Some Ghanaians have opposed a government policy to facilitate Christian pilgrimage to Israel and other destinations. The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has come under intense criticism after it announced the policy last Friday. Government committees will plan and oversee the trips for the Christian community. But there is seeming opposition to the policy, ...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has publicly backed his Municipal Chief Executive nominee for the Savelugu/Nantong Municipal Assembly who is under fire from irate New Patriotic Party (NPP) Youth and executives in the area. One of the protesters’ main concerns is that the MCE, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, is not a registered voter in the constituency, but President ...
A Customary Land Secretariat has been inaugurated in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region to address land disputes. The eleven member land management committee of the secretariat, shall record all land transactions at the local level as well as resolve land disputes within the Talensi traditional area. At the inauguration of the secretariat ...
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, has bemoaned what he described as the reckless doling out of prime state lands in the Volta Region by the Regional Lands Officer to private individuals. The Regional Minister said his office received with shock the decision by the Regional Lands Officer, Gershon Tsraa, to grant a 99-year lease ...
Parliament today [Monday], approved the nomination of Justice Sophia Akuffo for the position of Chief Justice of Ghana. She becomes the 13th Chief Justice in the position, and the second female after the immediate past Chief Justice, Georgina Wood. The approval followed the favourable recommendation of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, after she was screened ...
The Citi Breakfast Show on Monday June 19, 2017 discussed effective ways of using technology to address corruption in Ghana.
The 13-member committee set up by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to probe its defeat in the 2016 election, has presented its findings to the National Executive Council (NEC) today, June 19, 2017. As part of its recommendations, the committee has asked the party to take a holistic look at the party’s biometric electoral register. The ...
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), is demanding an apology from the Judicial Service following the dismissal of some journalists from an Accra Magistrate court last week. The journalists covering the Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu murder trial were kicked out from the court by the Magistrate, Arit Nsemoh without any reason. Angered by the directive, the journalists ...
The Ghana Association of Private Employers Association, GHAPEA, has applauded the Ghana Immigration Service for its proficient role which led to the arrest of four human traffickers in Ghana. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of GHAPEA, Rev Dr. Ocansey, the group lauded the service and encouraged it to do more to curb ...
Google has unveiled four measures it will use to tackle the spread of terror-related material online. Among the measures it is deploying will be smarter software that can spot extremist material and greater use of human experts to vet content. It said terrorism was an “attack on open societies” and tackling its influence was a ...
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been delivered, the government says. It described it as a “diversion of relief materials”, which correspondents say is a euphemism for theft. A statement from the acting president’s office added that security was being beefed up to ...
President Nana Akufo-Addo says donor support to the budgets of some ministries in 2016 is the equal to the revenue allegedly diverted by some 19 customs officials who were arrested recently. President Akufo-Addo was addressing the Ghanaian community resident in the United Kingdom, at an event held at the Central Hall, Westminster, London. It will ...
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has sparked a huge and unending debate in football by revealing that he consults Mallams as well as Pastors to fortify himself for matches. The Black Stars skipper stated that football game itself is spiritual in nature and seeking prayers from Mallam and Pastors is the right path for success. Gyan ...
Head of Anaethesia at FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Dr. Irene Adorkor Wulff, on Thursday mentored Senior High School students at the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) competition, at the University of Ghana, Legon. The morning mentorship talk, which is an empowerment session put in place by organizers of the competition, saw the seasoned Consultant ...
Generally the commonest cement on our construction market being Portland cement is manufactured using two basic raw materials, calcareous and siliceous (generally argillaceous) material. These two materials are mixed together and heated to a high temperature within a revolving kiln. The heated mixture produced is called cement clinker which is then grinded into powder form. ...
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and hostages have been released,” Salif Traore told AFP news agency. “Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese.” The attack ...
A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians near a north London mosque. The van mounted the pavement and struck a group of people just after midnight near Finsbury Park Mosque in Seven Sisters Road. A 48-year-old man has been arrested. Prime Minister Theresa May said police ...
The government is to launch a $100 million National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP). The main objective of this flagship government programme, is to create jobs through entrepreneurship and skills development for young people. NEIP will begin with a $10 million seed fund to be provided by government but will be scaled up to $100 ...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, has called on the government to prioritise employment of Graduate Nurses and Midwives to bridge the Nurses/Patient ratio gap that currently stands at one is to 22. An assessment by the association reveals that Ghana will need not less than 38,000 Nurses and Midwives to fill the nurses-patient ...
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