Some selected personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Northern Command have been trained to ensure an incident free 2017 Hajj activities beginning August 10 at the Tamale Sports stadium. The 35 officers have been trained on profiling of prospective Hajj Pilgrims, queuing, endorsement of forms and other simulation exercises. The Regional Commander, Chief Superintendent ...
Police in the Eastern Region have arrested one middle-aged man, Joseph Sarpong, for being in possession of a substance believed to be cannabis. According to the Eastern Regional Police PRO, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, two other accomplices are currently on the run. He said that his team who were on patrol on the Kpong highway received ...
The Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament has recommended that government implement the mandatory tow tax. This follows the Transport Ministry’s decision to consult the Committee after the implementation was halted initially following public outcry. Chairman of the Road and Transport Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayepaye, however, indicated the ...
Northern Regional Secretariat of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has received the first consignment of relief items for onward distribution to last Tuesday’s flood victims. The Regional Coordinator, Alhaji Abdullah Hindu confirmed receipt of the items in a Citi News interview, Tuesday August 1, 2017. He disclosed that additional four trucks load of relief ...
The Sector Commander of the Aflao collection point of the Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division), Kafui Modey has urged Ghanaians to help in the fight against smuggling and other cross-border transgressions by volunteering information on the activities of perpetrators to security agencies. Mrs. Modey observed an incessant smuggling of goods and humans as well as ...
Thousands of residents of Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region have benefited from a free eye screening service. The nine-day screening exercise dubbed “Avoidable Blindness Elimination Project” was undertaken by a team of ophthalmologist from the Friends Eye Center, the brain child of Kog Kriationz Network, an Accra based Non-Governmental Organization. Beneficiaries of the screening ...
The Police administration has reinstated the officer at the centre of an alleged gold scam, DSP Emmanuel Basintale. Citi News has gathered that his reinstatement took effect some two weeks ago. He was interdicted after preliminary investigations implicated him in the scandal. Background A licensed US gold buying firm, Green Global Resources, accused the Ghana ...
A Ghanaian pilot, Captain Charles William Minyila has been appointed as the Chief Pilot by the board of Aero Surveys, operators of Starbow airline, an indigenous Ghanaian airliner. A statement issued by the CEO, Mr Eric Antwi, on behalf of the board of Aero Surveys, said Captain Minyila will be responsible for the supervision of ...
A Public health lecturer at the University of West London, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye has urged government to immediately develop a strategic arrangement to export nurses officially to countries where their services are needed. According to Dr. Aboagye, Ghana could make some foreign exchange from such exports. Dr. Aboagye explained ...
Workers of Owere Mines at Konongo in the Ashanti Region have said they will picket at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources today [Tuesday]. This is to protest a nineteen-month period of unpaid salaries for about 50 staff. The Branch Secretary of the Ghana Mines Workers Union Francis Owusu, told Citi News that the ...
Dr. John Kofi Mensah has assumed office as the new Managing Director of adb Bank effective today, August 1st, 2017. He takes over from Mr. Daniel Asiedu. Citi Business News understands Mr. Asiedu last occupied the position on Thursday, July 27, 2017. President AkufoAddo on July 17th,nominated Dr. John Kofi Mensah as the new MD of ...
Over 200 delegates from Ghana and the United Kingdom have recently attended a 2-day trade and investment forum. The objective of the forum was to showcase Ghana and her business opportunities as a continuing re-energized and dynamic Sub Saharan African business partner. The forum highlighted the renewed interest in Ghana by British businesses and investors. ...
Economist Dr. Lord Mensah wants the government to follow strictly its plans outlined in the midyear budget review in order to achieve growth targets. He explains that though government has cut down its expenditure, it will need to intensify efforts to increase revenue. Dr. Lord Mensah’s comments follow the presentation of the midyear budget review by Finance ...
Three former officials of the John Mahama government whose homes were raided in search of documents on the AMERI power agreement have been questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over the involvement in the agreement. They are former Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor; former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor and former ...
The three former officials under the John Mahama government whose homes were raided in search of documents on the AMERI power agreement are expected to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for questioning. They are former Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor; former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor and former Deputy ...
Management of HFC bank has dismissed reports that the laying off, of drivers of the bank follows its interest to acquire two local banks – Capital and UT Bank in Ghana. The bank, last week, initiated moves to lay off all of its drivers and blamed the move over its growing cost of operations and ...
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to open up to more consultations on critical electoral issues to avoid suspicion from stakeholders. It said though the EC was enjoined by law to be more transparent, professional and independent in the conduct of its activities, the growing mistrust among ...
The Medical Superintendent of the New Abirem Government Hospital, Dr Alexander Osei Bonsu, has run into trouble with the law over alleged theft of medical equipment valued at GHC50,000.00, the property of the hospital. The equipment was reportedly being conveyed to a private facility, operated by the suspect, when it was intercepted. Police Superintendent Emmanuel ...
A group of hackers claim to have stolen the script for a forthcoming Game of Thrones episode and other data in a breach at entertainment firm HBO. The group says it has 1.5 terabytes of the company’s data and has posted episodes of Ballers and Room 104 online. It added that more material would be ...
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