The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG), after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief ceremony at the Presidency, which had the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei ...
Transport fares have been increased by 15 percent effective Thursday, April 6, 2017. This was announced in a statement from road transport operators. Transport operators have been advised to comply with the new fares, and “post the fare list at their loading terminals so as to avoid any confrontation with the travelling public.” The statement further ...
After a quarter of a century, The Undertaker seems to have retired from WWE. The wrestling legend dropped his gloves, hat and trenchcoat in the middle of the ring at the end of Sunday night’s WrestleMania 33. The 52-year-old, whose real name is Mark William Calaway, lost the main event to Roman Reigns. Fans have ...
Domestic Airline operators have reduced airfares following the passing of the appropriation bill by parliament. The bill which was passed on Friday saw parliament scrap the 17.5% VAT on domestic air ticket fares. Patrons of local airlines were officially expected to from Saturday, 1st April 2017, enjoy 17.5 percent slash on air tickets they purchase ...
The Ministry of Education has announced the termination of all contracts for the printing of textbooks and exercise books awarded to foreign companies under the Mahama administration. The Ministry has also said it will no longer award contracts to foreign-owned companies. The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, who made these remarks at a media encounter ...
Ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. The head of Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the blast hit a train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. The committee said an explosive device was later found and made safe at another station nearby. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ...
Springfield Exploration and Production Company and its Partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Ex-plorco, a subsidiary of GNPC, will commence a comprehensive Community Sensitization and Engagement in the Western Region to educate communities, local government and traditional authorities, community-based and non-governmental organizations in line with its upcoming seismic campaign and other operations. The Exercise is ...
Effective Friday (March 31, 2017), importers of products affected by the 1 percent special import levy will no longer pay any of such charges. It comes on the back of the implementation of the tax cuts announced in the 2017 budget. A statement from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) therefore directed the various customs and ...
The Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CAITEC Group, Tang Hong has donated an amount of GH¢50,000 to the Police administration in support of the construction of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Headquarters at the Nima Police Station. Mr. Tang Hong, who was accompanied ...
A Ghanaian lawyer, Elikplim L. Agbemava, has commenced an action at the Supreme Court seeking clarification on some of the benefits enjoyed by Article 71 office holders as well as other public servants in that category. In his writ sighted by citifmonline.com, the lawyer further wants presidential staffers who benefit from salaries, allowances, and privileges almost like an ...
Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize. According to the Director of Chatham House, Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, the nomination of Charlotte Osei was based on her admirable supervision of Ghana’s peaceful and transparent electoral process in December 2016. A statement from the organizers said, ...
Former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has rubbished a report by the special committee led by Lawyer Philip Addision to look into the erstwhile government’s deal with AMERI. According to him, the report is full of factual inaccuracies and lacks objectivity. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on the matter, Mr. Donkor said ...
About 20 heavy built men believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Invincible Forces, have reportedly besieged the offices of the Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Scheme, and forcibly locked the office of the Regional Manager. They claim they cannot work with the Regional Manger, whom they allege is an outsider and ...
Government is formulating a policy to curb illegal mining also known as galamsey, which is gradually having debilitating effects on the country. This revelation was made by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during his tour in the Ashanti Region over the weekend. Responding to questions from the media during his tour, the President explained ...
A young Nigerian/British Engineer, trained in the United Kingdom, Echendu Ndubuisi Endy, is making huge inroads in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, through the provision of logistics and other services to the industry. At age 32, a small company (Echendu Oil and Gas Limited) he started in the UK in 2009; has grown ...
The Member of Parliament for the Wa Constituency, Rashid Pelpuo has called on the Ministry of Employment to make public its inquiry into the Abelemkpe Marwako assault. The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah tasked the Labour Department of his Ministry to conduct a labour audit and present its findings in a ...
The Galamsey menace and its associated challenges took centre stage on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday.
A former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has spoken of the pressure Chinese officials in Ghana put on him when he tried to fight against illegal mining. Speaking on The Big Issue, the former minister said the former Chinese Ambassador tried different methods to get him to ease up on the ...
Road Safety Management Services (RSMSL) on Saturday deployed the first batch of tow trucks for the first phase of the National Towing Project expected to be rolled out in full on May 1, 2017. According to the National Road Safety Commission NRSC, broken-down, disabled and abandoned on Ghana’s major highways and other link and arterial ...
Various groups and individuals have joined Citi FM’s campaign aimed at raising awareness on illegal mining, also known as Galamsey. Organisations such as the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), and some other Ghanaians took to Twitter to express their concerns about the menace, which is destroying various water bodies and the environment in general. The ...
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