At least 200 banker to banker illegal lotto operators in the Greater Accra region have formalized their operations with the National Lottery Authority (NLA). The move is part of efforts to sanitize the lottery business in Ghana. The NLA has given all illegal lotto operators up to December to formalize their business or risk closure. It has vowed to clampdown ...

Paballong, South Africa – Five years ago 34 miners striking over poor pay and harsh working conditions were shot and killed by police in South Africa. The government promised the families of the men compensation for what is called the Marikana massacre. But they still have not received any money.   Source:www.aljazeera.com Share on:

Daniel Craig says he is coming back as James Bond. The actor was asked whether he will play the secret agent again during his appearance on US chat show The Late Show. “Yes,” Daniel told host Stephen Colbert, before standing up to shake his hand. The actor, who has played 007 in the past four Bond films, has until now ...

The staff of the erstwhile UT and Capital Banks will undergo skills assessment requirements in order to be employed at GCB bank. At a press conference on Tuesday (August 15, 2017) the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCB, Raymond Sowah said they will retain some staff based on the job skills the employees have. “We shall conduct a skills assessment ...

US President Donald Trump has again blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and others injured. In a statement on Monday, he had condemned white supremacists. But in New York on Tuesday he also blamed left-wing supporters for charging at the “alt-right”. His latest comments drew swift criticism, including from many in ...

National Association of Graduate Teachers [NAGRAT] has kicked against the introduction of a licensing examination for graduates of Colleges of Education. President of NAGRAT, Christian Addae-Opoku said it will not make sense that the Ghana Education Service will mandate the schools to produce professional and after the graduation of the trainee teachers, make them write another exam before they are ...

The National Accreditation Board has been cited in the latest Auditor General Report for financial irregularities exceeding 5 Million Cedis. In 2014 the NAB used 4.6 Million Cedis of its internally generated funds without approval from the Finance Ministry. It also spent over 700 Thousand Cedis to pay allowances to its board and committee members contrary to the approved rates. ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority in the Eastern region on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 commenced an exercise to shut down unapproved Guest Houses and hotels in the region. Some 9 guest houses and hotels in Adwaso, Aburi, Manpong, Abiriw, Akropong – Akuapem and Adukrom all on the Akuapem Ridge were shut down 11 more within the region are expected to be ...

The newly wedded former minister of information under late President Atta Mills and former diplomat, Sabah Zita Benson formally know as Zita Okaikoi has fired back at a journalist who reported that she is now operating a chop bar. According to her, the video on which the report was made was put on her own WhatsApp profile yet the reporter ...

Three suicide bombers detonate explosives near northeast city of Maiduguri in attacks bearing hallmark of Boko Haram. A female suicide bomber blew herself up and killed at least 27 others at a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, two local officials said, in an attack bearing the hallmark of Boko Haram. Two more suicide bombers detonated their devices at the ...