Two persons have been arrested by the Police for allegedly robbing and killing a Chinese national. The District Commander of the Baatsona Police Command, Chief Superintendent Felix Cosmos, who confirmed the incident to Citi News, said the crime was committed earlier this month. The Chinese, a businessman resident at Sakumono near Tema, was killed by the two ...
Given my experience, there are some key concepts I learned in my journey as well. We women have equal responsibility in making a marriage work. For all the points mentioned for husbands, there are perhaps also some for wives I would like to share. 1. Always seek out the best in him. Dwell on those ...
The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie, has said that Ghana’s premium cocoa risks being banned on the international market, due to the huge “heavy metals” unleashed into the soil in cocoa growing areas by illegal miners. He said if the situation is not checked, the consequences of a ban will be far reaching on ...
Some residents of Prestea in the Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western Region, are kicking against the ban on all forms of small scale mining activities initiated by the Lands and Natural Resource Ministry across the country. According to the residents, small-scale mining has been a part of their daily life “serving as a ...
President François Hollande has called on French voters to reject far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and back Emmanuel Macron to succeed him. The pair will face each other in a run-off vote on 7 May after taking the top places in Sunday’s first round, with Mr Macron the current favourite to win. Mr Hollande said ...
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure would prefer to play “without a referee” in Thursday’s derby with Manchester United after criticising the standard of officiating in the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Arsenal. Referee Craig Pawson ruled out Sergio Aguero’s first-half strike at Wembley. Replays suggested the goal should have stood and City went on to ...
Authorities at the Sports Directorate of the University of Ghana have dispelled reports that a final year student drowned in the University swimming pool. According to them, the deceased, Dennis Akoto, received the needed medical attention when he was found unconscious in the pool. The Director of Sports at the University of Ghana, Dr. Bella ...
A Local Governance analyst, George Kyei-Baffour, says the failure of the President to appoint substantive Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), is having a toll on the administration of the various assemblies. Mr. Kyei-Baffour opined that, President Nana Akufo-Addo should have been bounded by some timelines to nominate MMDCEs. MMDCEs are nominated by the President ...
The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), says President Akufo-Addo’s promise to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa, will be a mirage if government sidelines local environmental service providers. Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is saddled with indiscriminate disposal of waste, and still suffers open defection; a situation which has earned it the 4th dirtiest city ...
The Sales Area West Africa of global mining equipment giant, Sandvik Mining & Construction, has celebrated a major milestone of working 2.5 million man-hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI). This means the West Africa operations of the company, which include legal entities in Ghana, Nigeria and Mali, as well as physical presence across West ...
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), is threatening to demonstrate if government goes ahead to withhold the salaries of workers without SSNIT biometric registration. According to NAGRAT, the directive is too sudden and will be unfair to the affected teachers. The Ministry of Finance has instructed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, not to ...
Some illegal miners in Tarkwa-Breman in the Prestea Huni-Valley of the Western Region, have vowed to vote against their Member of Parliament (MP), Madam Barbara Oteng Gyasi in the next general election, for waging a war against their activities. The first-time MP, is a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. The miners expressed their anger ...
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has urged government to carry out its planned renegotiation of the Power Compact II with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and also provide details of the review. Under the Power Compact II, government is expected to allow Private Sector Participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the ...
Some economists have lauded the government’s commitment not to issue any Eurobond this year. They explain that the development should give room to deal with the country’s ballooning debts. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has refuted assertions that the recent non-deal road show embarked on by a team of government officials is likely to ...
Players in the financial inclusion space have intensified efforts aimed at reducing the number of unbanked population in Ghana. A recent study conducted by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa has shown that the percentage of the unbanked population currently stands at 45 percent. However banks and their allied institutions believe the gap could be bridged ...
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed confidence in the newly appointed Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Samuel Yaw Annor, to improve the scheme which is in a critical condition. He said this when Dr. Annor and other functionaries of the NHIA paid a courtesy call on him during ...
If government is really bent on creating more jobs in the country, it needs to focus its attention on the manufacturing sector. This according to a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, is because the sector has the potential of solving the frightening employment rate that has bedeviled the country. ...
The Citi Breakfast Show on Monday April 24, 2017 discussed among others, the fire incident at Papa Kwesi Nduom’s Coconut Grove Regency Hotel.
First Call Ltd, a company that is into vehicle breakdown assistance and towing services, has launched its mobile app to help in the provision of its services in Accra and Tema. The app, ‘First Call Rescue Me, will help in the delivery of services like roadside assistance, accident assistance, and other ancillary services. These services ...
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, has rejected allegations that he influenced the suspension of the traditional leaders of Alavanyo and Nkonya from the Volta Regional House of Chiefs following the death of two persons at Nkonya. “It is important to stress that, the government has no hand in the suspension of the chiefs,” ...
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