Provisional results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been released by the West African Examinations Council. The Council will dispatch the results to the schools through the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education. Meanwhile, the result have been posted online and candidates who desire may access their results online at the Council's website  www.waecgh.org . Click here to Check Your BECE Result! A total of 572,167 candidates made up of 287,730 males and 284,437 females wrote the examination. Out of that 61 had visual impairment and 321 were identified with hearing impairment. In addition, 86 candidates had special assessment needs due to other conditions. In a statement released on Monday, February 28, 2022, and signed by the Head of the Council’s Legal

The distribution of teachers laptops under the ‘one teacher one laptop’ project by the government of Ghana may commenced in the Tamale Metro Education Directorate in the Northern Region on Monday. The Directorate has released the distribution schedule for JHS schools in the Metro.  The distribution will start with some selected JHS as shown below: Teachers in the above schools, whose names have been validated for the collection of the TM1 laptops should visit Tamale Metro - GES on Monday, 28/02/2022 with a valid ID Card for collection.  Time for the visit is at 1:30pm. Any teacher who visit the office before the given time will not be serve.

Ya-Na Abubakari Mahama II  Overlord of Dadgon His Majesty Ndan Ya-Na has clarified that Tamale Dakpema Bawa Fuseini is not a recognized chief within the traditional system of Dagbon but a Fetish Priest otherwise known as a “Tindana”. According to Ndan Ya-Na Abubakari Mahama II Naa Yaba Gulkpe Naa is the Paramount Chief of the Gulkpegu Traditional Area and is in charge of the Greater Tamale Metropolis and serve as the official representative of His Majesty Ndan Ya-Na in Tamale. It will be recalled that Diamondfmonline.com on January 29, 2022 reported about the seeming confusion between some Paramount Chiefs and the Tamale Dakpema over the later holding himself publicly as the paramount Chief of Tamale. At a press conference addressed by Secretary to the Gulkpegu Naa, Mohammed Rashad, the Chiefs said the Tamale Dakpema was not a member of both the Dagbon Traditional Council and the Northern Regional House of Chiefs hence, he cannot hold himself as Paramount Chief of Tamale. The Dakpema B

The Tamale Circuit Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to the policeman involved in the Lamashegu shooting incident which resulted in the death of one person. The deceased identified as Abdul Hakim, a resident of Lamashegu is said to have been hit by a stray bullet, fired by the police. General Corporal Samson Kweku Darfour has pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful discharge of weapon and causing harm. The case has been adjourned to March 23, 2022. At Thursday’s hearing, the prosecution amended the facts presented at the first hearing. The prosecution indicated that the accused was the leader of the team which was detailed to monitor crime along the Tamale stadium forest road. While on duty, they saw someone driving an unregistered Toyota Camry. Upon seeing the police team, the driver made a U-turn and sped off. “The accused, seeing that, jumped into the police vehicle and gave the victim a hot chase to the Lamashegu chief’s palace, where he shot into the car th

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Education Minister Minister, as much as I think your heart is in the right place and you care about Ghana, I usually listen to you in dismay. The policies that may have worked in America will not necessarily work in Ghana. The terrain is very different and not everything in the US is wonderful. We need to fashion out policies that would work for Ghana by looking at best practices. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely trend data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. and in 2019 these were the striking Statistics showing the poor STEM Performance in U.S. schools. About 75 per cent of U.S. students fail to become proficient in math by grade 8. More than 75 per cent of U.S. students are behind in math by grade 12. Only 10 per cent of U.S. 8th graders reach the advanced science level on the international TIMSS exam. By contrast, 25 per cent of 8th graders in China and 32 per cent of 8th graders in Si

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commenced the verification and confirmation of senior high school (SHS) choices for the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) candidates. The exercise will be done through bulk SMS, USSD messaging and online, and will end on Tuesday, February 22,2022. The exercise will allow candidates to confirm or correct details such as  selected  schools, courses, residential status , gender among others; but not make changes to their choice of schools. A statement issued by the GES on Tuesday said the confirmation and verification process is part of measures to ensure a smooth placement into SHS this year. "Candidates should note that this is not a new process of school selection and therefore schools cannot be changed except there is an error that needs to be rectified," it said. “… a bulk SMS of the schools selected will be sent to the contact numbers provided by candidates during the school selection. Candidates are to check and imm

An integrated online learning (e-learning) programme to deliver 3,000 courses for the youth and professionals in the country at no cost has been launched in Accra. The courses cover artisanal, entrepreneurship and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The government has partnered the Layden Educational Foundation, a social enterprise and brainchild of the programme, to deliver the courses free of charge to the youth and professionals. To be based at the University of Ghana, the Leydon-Alison Integrated Online Programme Centre targets secondary school leavers, graduates, undergraduates, workers, corporate and business people, as well as other individuals. Priority Unveiling the programme last Monday, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said the government supported the integrated e-learning programme because it fell in line with its skills development and entrepreneurship programme. He said skills development through integrated online learning provided a tool for

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Six police officers have been interdicted following violence in Lamashegu, Tamale, that left one person dead and eight wounded on Sunday afternoon. Police and residents clashed after officers allegedly shot a 24-year-old man. Police in a statement said a team of investigators had been dispatched to the area, led by the Deputy Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). “Personnel from the Police Professional Standards Bureau have also been detailed alongside the CID team to look at professional standard related issues of the incident,” a statement from police said. The Northern Regional Police Commander has been tasked to liaise with the affected families and offer them the necessary support in line with Police Regulations. Police further appealed to the people of Lamashegu and the entire Tamale Metropolis to remain calm as investigations continue into the unfortunate occurrence. Initial reports indicated that the wounded man was chased to the Lamashegu Chief’s Pal

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