The outgoing British High Commission will be fondly missed by Ghanaians, President Nana Addo has said. Jon Benjamin, who is very active on social media especially Twitter, has been heavily criticized by some Ghanaians for what many have described as controversial comments. There have also been a number of criticisms by Ghanaian politicians who have ...
Scores of multinational companies and some state institutions face legal action from the Data Protection Commission for violating the requirement to register with it, in accordance with Section 27 (1) of the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843). The offending entities include a number of airlines, shopping outlets, hotels and public hospitals including the Korle ...
Instagram’s Snapchat Stories clone, aptly named Instagram Stories, is now being used by 250 million users every day. Instagram revealed the new milestone Tuesday when it announced a minor update for its live video streaming feature, allowing users to share recordings of their concluded live streams via Stories. Instagram launched Stories as its answer to ...
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku and her Deputy, Dr. Ziblim Iddi ,as well as other members of the Tourism Ministry, are on a four-day working visit to the Western Region, touring heritage sites and other tourist sites in the region. Mrs. Catherine paid courtesy calls on the Western Regional ...
Two persons believed to be members of a gang that raided the Droboso Cemetery in the Brong Ahafo Region, are currently in police custody at Wenchi. The two, believed to have masterminded the grave looting, were arrested by community members at Nkonsia Cemetery, a farming community near Droboso on the dawn of Monday and handed over to ...
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has said the government will constitute a new Governing Council for the University of Education, Winneba this week, following challenges over the legitimacy of the current Council. He therefore urged students in the various campuses of the school to remain calm as the ...
The UN High Commission of Refugees today [Tuesday], June 20, 2017, released the world’s first satellite for distance learning, to be used by children in refugee camps. The satellite will enable two-way interactive learning, and was introduced at the Ampain Camp in Ghana’s Western Region. With the recent incident of Sudanese refugees at the Krisan ...
Leadership of the Tamale branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) today (Tuesday) defied the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly’s order for relocation of the main lorry station near the State Transport Company (STC) yard. The Metropolitan Security Task Force gave the GPRTU leadership 10 days ultimatum to relocate ...
More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since last October, the Catholic Church says. The figure, reported by Reuters, is from Church sources in the country. The deaths are the result of clashes between the army and a rebel group, but civilians have also ...
Government’s Christian pilgrimage is set to take off on July 15, 2017, despite the early negative reception from some sections of the public. The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Kofi Dzamesi has however stressed that “government is not paying any money” with regards to this pilgrimage. In a Citi News interview, he indicated that his ...
Government’s Christian pilgrimage is set to take off on July 15, 2017, despite the early negative reception from some sections of the public. The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Kofi Dzamesi has however stressed that “government is not paying any money” with regards to this pilgrimage. In a Citi News interview, he indicated that his ...
A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling his baby out of a window in order to attract “likes” on Facebook. The father posted a picture of himself holding the baby out of a window in a high-rise building with the caption: “1,000 likes or I will drop ...
Manchester United boss José Mourinho has been accused of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors investigating his time as Real Madrid’s head coach. The Portuguese manager is accused of defrauding Spain of €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) in taxes between 2011 and 2012. He has yet to comment on the claim. A prosecutor says he did not declare ...
Some of Mexico’s most prominent journalists and activists were targeted by a massive spyware campaign, according to a new report from Citizen Lab. Conducted mostly between August 2015 and July 2016, the campaign included 76 separate spyware-laced SMS messages sent to 11 different targets, including prominent TV journalist Carmen Aristegui and her young son. It’s ...
The 2017 edition of Ghana’s biggest festival christened Asafotufiami, held annually in Ada, in the Greater Accra Region was on Monday launched at the La Badi Beach Hotel. This year’s festival which will be the 80th Anniversary of the celebration saw the unveiling of a special logo and a host of activities lined up for ...
Imagine being in pain every day of your life. Your knees hurt, you feel sharp pains in your elbow and your entire body is in constant pain. To complicate your woes, you often have low energy because your red blood cells have broken down. Well, this is the everyday experience of people living with sickle ...
In 2008, the National Road Safety Commission in furtherance of its advocacy and research mandate, conducted a study on the magnitude of the use of “home-used” or “second-hand” tyres and its impact on the road safety situation in Ghana. Findings from the study confirmed among others that, 75% of tyres imported into the country were ...
The President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku Mante, has expressed his willingness to lead a delegation to apologise to the Krobo community on behalf of Sarkodie, Citi Showbiz has learnt. Speaking to KMJ on Hitz FM on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Mark Okraku Mante said he was ready to meet the Krobo elders ...
The Northern Regional Police Command has said it is on standby to deal ruthlessly with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members disrupting the work of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Savelugu Nantong, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu. On Monday, President Akufo Addo charged the Police to arrest his party members, who have prevented the MCE from ...
Disposal of waste within the capital, Accra, has become a daunting task as most private sanitation service providers seem not to execute their work efficiently. The situation, especially in the rainy season, is of great concern to most residents in and around Accra. Their fears are heightened because of the obvious health challenges inappropriate disposal of ...
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