{
  "id": 12109203,
  "title": "GES identifies 800 promotion applicants with unreachable phone numbers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ges-identifies-800-promotion-applicants-with-unreachable-phone-numbers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:07:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ges-identifies-800-promotion-applicants-with-unreachable-phone-numbers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has identified approximately 800 promotion applicants who are unable to be contacted due to unreachable phone numbers. These applicants are seeking promotion to Director II and Director I positions. The GES sent out messages to all applicants explaining the next steps, but some individuals have not received these messages because their provided phone numbers are not reachable. The GES has requested affected applicants to submit their full names, staff identification numbers, and current phone numbers through gespromotionexams@gmail.com or by calling 0593385729. The team is ready to reach out to these applicants to establish communication. Approximately 800 applicants are affected by this issue, and the GES urges them to provide updated contact details as soon as possible.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) is asking about 800 applicants seeking promotion to the ranks of Director II and Director I to provide active contact numbers after attempts to reach them proved unsuccessful. The affected applicants are those who have not received text messages from the GES regarding the next steps in the promotion process. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}