Job Recruitment Scams
NEWS COMMENTARY CAUTIONS JOB SEEKERS AGAINST FALLING PREY TO FRAUDSTERS. Ghanaians have been hit by waves of scams and fraudulent activities over the years. The infamous ‘sakawa’, 419, mobile money fraud and Loom have all come and gone, or at least reduced to a large extent. However, job recruitment scam appears to be the latest […]
Accra Mayor visits voter registration centres
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, on Friday paid a working visit to nine (9) voter registration centres in the Odododiodioo Constituency. The centres visited included, the Accra Royal Boys registration centre, City Engineers number three centre, Accra Sempe Primary number three centre, Amuginaa centre, Mojawe House number D 365/2 Centre, Divine Healers […]
Red Cross Society intensifies education on COVID-19
The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) says while the Coronavirus pandemic still ravages through the country, it will continue to strengthen its sensitisation and outreach programs to reach persons across the Upper West Region. Over the past few weeks, the GRCS has been visiting market centres, lorry stations and other social gatherings to reiterate to […]
GhIPSS Instant volume up by 600 percent in first half of 2020
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System, a subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, says its GhIPSS Instant Pay (GIP) has gone up by almost 600 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year. According to GhIPSS Half Year Performance report, the volume of GIP transactions at the end […]
Dormaa East records 22 cases of covid-19
The Dormaa East District of the Bono Region has gone from 0 to 22 Covid-19 confirmed cases. According to the District Chief Executive, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Agyeman, the confirmed cases came out of 203 samples tested for the virus out of 100 results received so far. Mr Agyeman stressed that the district has initialised contact […]
GES to recruit 2017-18 teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is to recruit teachers who completed colleges of education in 2017 and 2018 before the next academic year. The service has, therefore, asked only graduates who completed within those years to apply for employment to work at places where their services would be most needed in the country. However, the […]
SA settlements named ‘Covid-19’ and ‘Sanitiser’
A community in a newly formed informal settlement near the South African city of Cape Town has given the pandemic a new twist and named their area Covid-19. The place is occupied by people who have lost their income due to the pandemic and cannot afford to pay rent. It has different sections named Covid-1, […]
NDC to commemorate death of late President Evans Atta Mills
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Friday, July 24th, commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills. A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Asomdwee Park, near the Osu Castle in Accra at 0800 hours. A statement issued by the Director of Communications of the NDC, Mr […]
Eschew examination malpractices – PNC’s Mornah tells WASSCE candidates
Candidates of the 2020 West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been advised to eschew the tendency of engaging in any form of examinations malpractices. The People’s National Convention (PNC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region, Mr Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, who gave the advice in a press release, cautioned that […]
Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020 because of coronavirus
The Ballon d’Or for the world’s best players will not be awarded in 2020 because of a “lack of sufficient fair conditions” created by the coronavirus pandemic. The prize has been awarded by France Football every year since 1956. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won the men’s prize last year, with USA forward Megan Rapinoe claiming the […]
