Fake courier texts gain popularity ahead of Black Friday Fake text messages impersonating well-known delivery companies have risen rapidly in recent weeks, with scammers expected to take full advantage of the upcoming Black Friday retail spree. Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has reported a significant recent surge in SMS scams – known as ‘smishing’ – that pretend … The post Watch
Quiet quitting is real, so how should your business respond? Industries across the world are seeing a “rebalancing” of the labor market as the surge of hirings caused by the pandemic begins to ease off, experts have warned. A senior LinkedIn executive has revealed that between 2020 and 2021, the world saw a 40% increase … The post Why
Israel’s police were boosting forces throughout Jerusalem on Wednesday after twin blasts shook the city, killing an Israeli-Canadian teenager and injuring at least 18 others. The blasts were caused by explosive devices, according to a statement issued by the police. One of them went off at a busy bus stop near the entrance of the … The post Israel boosts forces
Malaysia’s veteran opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has been sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister (PM), after several days of post-election deadlock. The new leader was appointed by King Sultan Abdullah, after elections over the weekend resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament. Neither Mr Anwar nor ex-premier, Muhyiddin Yassin, had won the simple majority … The post Malaysia’s
Former US vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, is projected to have again lost her bid for a political comeback after this month’s midterm elections. The Republican suffered her second defeat in three months to Mary Peltola, a Democrat, in the race for a US House of Representatives seat in Alaska. Senator Lisa Murkowski is meanwhile projected … The post Sarah Palin
A senior figure in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has told BBC News that the rebel group is “ready to address political problems in a peaceful and political manner”. Getachew Reda was speaking as the TPLF and Ethiopia’s federal government are working out the implementation of a deal signed earlier this month ending hostilities … The post TPLF: We’re
An Algerian court has sentenced 49 people to death after they were found guilty of lynching a man wrongly suspected of starting devastating forest fires last year. The sentences are likely to be reduced to life in prison as there is a moratorium on executions. In 2021, Algeria experienced the worst fires in the country’s … The post Dozens sentenced to death over lynching
A brawl broke out in Sierra Leone’s parliament in Freetown Wednesday November 23 as Members of Parliament (MPs) were in session. They debated a proposed change to the electoral system to allow for proportional representation in next year’s election. In video footage, representatives from the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the opposition All … The post Chaotic
Ghana Black Stars began their campaign in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament on a dawdling note when they slumped 3-2 to Portugal in the second game of Group H at the ongoing fairy-tale World Cup tournament in Qatar. Mohammed Salisu has the advantage in this duel with Bruno Fernandes •Ati-Zigi makes a timely … The post Ghana start Qatar World Cup on sloppy note appeared
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has assured that the Black Stars will be very competitive at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals in Doha. He made the remarks on Wednesday when Dr. Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) visited the Black Stars … The post Black Stars
The national men U-18 and U-20 handball teams of Ghana are competing in the International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy 2022 Zone 3 championships in Abidjan. Team Ghana arrived on Wednesday in Abidjan for the three days tournament slated for November 23-26. Ghana has been paired in Group B of both categories. According to officials of … The post Slow start for Ghana in
Ghana Athletics (GA) has received an invitation from their Nigerian counterpart to participate in the Nigeria International Relay Championship scheduled for December 9-11 in Asaba. Mr Bawa Fuseini, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GA, who disclosed this to the Times Sports yesterdaysaid Ghana will raise teams to participate in the men and women 4×100, men … The post Ghana
The path has been cleared for Novak Djokovic to play in the Australian Open, after the Australian government overturned a visa ban. The Serbian tennis star was detained in January over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid. He was deported from the country 10 days later, despite mounting a successful legal challenge. At times … The post Djokovic visa ban overturned by Australia
Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for two domestic matches for knocking a phone out of an Everton fan’s hand. The 37-year-old appeared to hit the phone as he went down to the tunnel after defeat at Goodison Park in April. Ronaldo, who left United by mutual consent on Tuesday after criticising … The post Ronaldo banned, fined over phone incident
Belgium laboured to victory in their opening World Cup game as they were pushed all the way by an outstanding effort from Canada. Canada dominated large portions of this Group F game but were wasteful in front of goal, particularly when Alphonso Davies saw a first-half penalty saved by Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois. Courtois also … The post Canada miss penalty in defeat to Belgium
FBNBank Ghana has rewarded the ultimate winners of its “To Qatar We Go” promotion. The promotion, which started August 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022, was to reward and support loyal customers of the bank to watch the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. It was also to garner support for the national team, the Black … The post FBNBank Ghana reward promo winners appeared first on
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Joseph Cudjoe, has paid a working visit to Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG) as part of his familiarisation tour. In his introductory remarks, the Minister indicated that his visit was to learn first-hand the operations of the bank. Mr Cudjoe mentioned that, in March 2022, the President of the … The post Minister of Public
Fante kenkey sellers at Yamoransa have reminded the government to redeem its promise to construct an ultra-modern kenkey processing factory under government’s One District, One Factory (1D1F) industrialisation strategy. The move is to expand the local economy, and the proposed factory, is envisioned to be fully furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. It envisaged that … The post Yamoransa
In line with Tullow Ghana’s commitment to increase local participation in Ghana’s oil and gas industry, the company launched its maiden edition of the “Tullow Supplier Market Day” in Accra on Wednesday. The Tullow Supplier Market Day is a quarterly forum aimedat providing suppliers with a platform to provide direct feedback to Tullow’s procurement team on … The post Tullow
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, (MSMEs) are seeking more government support to participate in formal markets and scale up their operations to realise their full potential in anticipation of the 2023 budget statement. The business community and MSMEs are also hoping for government to assist in their expansion and consolidate measures to support and integrate … The post SMEs
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