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Candidate, 16, commits suicide a day before writing last BECE paper

A 16-year-old girl named Mariam Batuley, a JHS Three (3) student has hanged herself just a day before writing her last paper in the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) at Abesewa, a Community at Dunkwa On Offin in Upper Denkyira East. Information gathered by Kasapa News indicates that the deceased …

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How teachers took monies from BECE candidates to help them cheat

Some teachers helping in the conduct of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been sanctioned by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC ) for taking either a Cedi or two Cedis from candidates sitting the exam and helping them to engage in multiple exam malpractices in the examination …

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57-year-old mother-of-four completes BECE sets eyes on Free SHS

Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …

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BECE maths paper leakage: Eleven arrested

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said eleven persons have been arrested over the leakage of the Mathematics paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The paper leaked on Thursday, 17 September 2020. Pictures of the Mathematics paper which was scheduled to be have been written on Thursday …

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Sad! BECE candidate dies after writing four papers

Sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana has it that a Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, Richard Mensah, writing this year’s exam,  has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. Reports say that he died on Wednesday, September 16 2020 after writing his papers on Monday and …

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BECE candidates sleep in classrooms over inadequate exam centers

The woefully inadequate examination centers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region has forced hundreds of candidates in the ongoing BECE to spend nights in shabby classrooms in the district capital Tease. The Kwahu Afram Plains South District has only one WAEC approved Examination center -the  St.Fidelis Senior …

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Two Pregnant BECE Candidates Rushed To Health Center in Eastern Region

Two Pregnant Candidates sitting the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Kwahu Afram Plains South were on Monday rushed to Maame Krobo Health Center. Whereas one was treated and discharged a few minutes the other was transferred to Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital after she was diagnosed with spontaneous delivery. About …

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Effiduase-Asokore Cons: Best Wishes to BECE Candidates – MP

This is to wish all Students writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) most especially to the candidates in Effiduase-Asokore Constituency the very best of luck as they commence their exams today.   In Effiduase-Asokore Constituency, our district education directorate managed to arrest the download decline in pass rate, …

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Two pregnant girls, nursing mother sit for BECE in Sissala East

Two pregnant girls including; a nursing mother are participating in the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. The nursing mother who delivered only a day to the examination displayed high level of determination when she managed to join her colleagues …

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Meet the 60-year-old JHS woman writing the 2020 BECE

Final year Junior High School students across the country started their final exams today. The Basic Education Certificate Examination started today amongst JHS 3 students across Ghana. The examination which will last for a week kick started on Monday September 14 with the English paper.   At the Agona Odoben …

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