The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) says the new trend of online susu investment called Loom is nothing but a scam. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of EOCO, Jacqueline Avotri, the scheme is targeted at younger demographic of victims who are willing to part away with money on cyberspace. EOCO is therefore warning the general public to distance themselves inorder not to be loomed by the latest scam. Read Full statement below: ...
A candidate sitting for this year rsquo;s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region on Wednesday attempted suicide by hanging just minutes after the Information Communication Technology (ICT) exams paper. The minor whose name has been withheld for purposes of protection writes his examination at the Sandema Senior High/Technical exams centre. Mr Giba Abraham Adoctor, the Upper East Regional Examination Officer, who con ...
Ghana experienced shortage of 111,000 units of blood in 2018, representing 39.7% of national demand, a situation that thousands of Ghanaians with various health conditions that required blood transfusion died as a result of the non-availability of blood. 280,000 Units annual demand As of the end of last year, the national annual demand for blood was 280,000 units. 169,000 Units of blood collected in 2018 However, records from the National Blood Service indicate th ...
The two Canadian women who were rescued in Kumasi last Wednesday after they had been abducted from the Royal Gulf Club in Kumasi on June 4, 2019, have arrived safely in Canada. The two women, Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley, 19, and Bailey Jordan Chitty, 20, left Ghana last Wednesday evening aboard British Airways flight BA78 to Heathrow Airport in London, the United Kingdom. Daily Graphic sources at the Kotoka International Airport indicate that the flight, operated with a B ...
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Special Development Initiative says she is satisfied with the progress of work on the construction of dams under the One-Village-One-Dam project in the five regions of the North. The Ministry said contrary to reports of shoddy work done in the first phase of the project, they are impressed with the work done so far. According to Mavis Hawa Koomson, the implementation of any government programme will be met with some difficulties, however gov ...
DAILY GUIDE reports reveal the third lady was sped off by the Uber driver after the kidnappers had kidnapped the two other ladies ndash; Bailey Chitty and Lauren Tilley. According to reports, the Uber driver drove the third Canadian to the police station, where she lodged a complaint. This important information was relayed to DAILY GUIDE by a top police officer in the Ashanti Region on condition of anonymity. He said the three Canadian ladies w ...
The rescue of the kidnapped Canadian ladies ndash; Bailey Jordan Chitty and Lauren Patricia Tilley ndash; could have triggered disaster had a grenade found on the kidnappers been detonated. Emerging details after the operation indicated that the kidnappers had a grenade in their arsenal, and perhaps they were ready to detonate it to protect their den. The possession of the grenade is sufficient evidence that they were not ready to release their quarries without a fight. This ...
The Judicial Service has defended its decision to shut down the Adjabeng District court 2 in Accra. Sophia Akuffo, the Chief Justice, on May 30, 2019, during her tour of the facility, ordered the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to close down the court said to be in a deplorable condition and ldquo;and totally unfit for purpose. rdquo; The building that houses the courtroom and its offices, is built with asbestos, poorly lit, and has scattered offices on the compound which previo ...
A Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Osei Bonsu Amoah says for the nation to realize the Ghana Beyond Aid vision by the President, there is the urgent need for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to situate the government rsquo;s transformational flagship programmes in the administration of local government. The transformational flagship programmes, the Deputy Minister mentioned, include the Planting for Food and Jobs, One-District One-F ...
The World Bank Africa Region on Thursday, June 16, 2019, screened a documentary on Ebola highlighting the immense accomplishments under the Ebola Recovery and Reconstruction Trust Fund (ERRTF) as well as covering the response efforts by governments and international and national partners since its inception in September 2014. The documentary, titled lsquo;Resilience Rising rsquo;, runs for close to an hour and details how the funds set aside by the World Bank, -$1.6 Billion- hel ...
Henry G.R Kerali, World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone has entreated Ghana to stay alert on possible Ebola outbreak whiles ensuring necessary measures are put in place to combat the disease and any other that may arise. Following the Western African Ebola virus epidemic that disrupted in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone from 2013 to 2016, all other countries are on high alert to foresee and avert any case that will result in the repeat of what happene ...