Pulse News On The Go - 14th June, 2016

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• published: 14 Jun 2016
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President John Mahama has presented 500 vehicles to some Senior High schools and training colleges in the country. Speaking at the Black Star Square where he started his Accounting to the People Tour of the Greater Accra Region, President Mahama said the drivers of the vehicles must undergo a mandatory defensive driving lesson before they handle the buses. The flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) has rubbished claims that the party’s national congress at the Accra International Conference Centre was filled with minors. Some minors wearing delegate tags, were reportedly found among delegates at the Congress. But speaking to Pulse.com.gh, Mr Ayariga said quote: “There were no kids at the delegates congress. There were only kids around the delegates congress. Whiles we were playing music, they were dancing. People should be serious.” Unquote The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has denied allegations that it has asked some schools to re-register some candidates for next year's examination. Social media reports suggested that some candidates in the Eastern Region will be made to re-register due to some inconsistencies in the index numbers. But head of WAEC, Rev. Dr. Samuel Nii Ollenu says people peddling such rumours are only being mischievous. Mobile Money subscribers can now expect interests on their mobile money deposits as telecommunication companies will soon begin to pay interests to mobile money subscribers following steps by banks to pay interests to the telcos. There is however an ensuing controversy over how the interest payments should be done and whether the telcos are the ones to make the payments.