The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has closed down Happy Sunshine Company, Producers of La Vonce tomato paste, following a  number of Citi News reports on the company’s illegal operations. The closure of the company comes after a closed-door meeting between management of the tomato factory and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday. A notice ...

President Vladimir Putin feels insulted by allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, Donald Trump has said after meeting him briefly at an Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam. “You can only ask so many times… he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election,” the US president said. Mr Putin later dismissed the ...

The celebration of the winner of Citi FM’s Best Boss Promotion, Afua Nana Kyerewah Ababio, reached its final leg as her friends and colleagues from Royal Bank joined her for a party organised by Citi FM at the serene Peduase Valley Resort. Afua, who is the Head of Private Banking at the Royal Bank, emerged winner out of about ...

Social action group, One Ghana Movement, has called for an immediate public enquiry into the gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra, as well as punishment of officers who “facilitated the breaching of safety protocols that might have resulted in the explosion.” Seven people were confirmed dead in the blast, whilst 132 people sustained varying degrees ...

Social action group, One Ghana Movement, has called for an immediate public enquiry into the gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra, as well as punishment of officers who “facilitated the breaching of safety protocols that might have resulted in the explosion.” Seven people were confirmed dead in the blast, whilst 132 people sustained varying degrees ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kwaku Ricketts-Hagan, has suggested that hasty public endorsements from members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for John Mahama to contest the Presidency in 2020, could eventually hurt his potential ambitions. The former President has remained coy on whether he will run for the ...

Management of the Battor Catholic Hospital in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region took delivery of some vital medical equipment following a response to their appeal to the Member of Parliament for the area, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. It was all joy and relief for staff and patients of the hospital upon receipt of medical equipment; ...

Pressure group, Occupy Ghana, has called on government to publish the dates detailing when it will lay the Right to Information Bill before Parliament for passage. According to the group, the delays with the passage of the Bill, which has been in parliament for almost a decade, were inexcusable. Despite extensive work on the Bill ...

The Ministry of Works and Housing has dismissed claims by former Deputy Works and Housing Minister, Sampson Ahi, suggesting government has abandoned all ongoing sea defence projects across the country. According to the Ministry, contrary to these claims, government has paid a substantial amount of money to contractors putting up the sea defense walls within ...

Honduras and Australia played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their intercontinental World Cup play-off. The Socceroos – who will probably be happier with their home leg to come – had the better chances in San Pedro Sula. They were initially awarded a penalty for a foul on Bailey Wright, but the ...

Safi Sana, a waste management company in Ghana, has been nominated for the 2017 edition of the Netherlands-Africa Business Council Doing Business in Africa award (NABC). The award seeks to promote innovative, sustainable and profitable enterprises across the world. Having been nominated for this award, Safi Sana is therefore asking all its valued partners to ...

Romelu Lukaku struck twice to equal Belgium’s all-time goalscoring record in a 3-3 friendly draw with Mexico. The striker was at the heart of Belgium’s opener when his shot forced a save, allowing Eden Hazard to tap in. An Andres Guardado penalty saw the scores level at half-time but Lukaku nudged in a cross to ...

A civil society group committed to the tenets of the United Nation, Ghana United Nations Association (GUNU), on Friday joined students of the Odorgonno Senior High School in Accra to celebrate the 2017 World Science Day for Peace and Development. The day, whic is marked every November 10, is aimed at highlighting the important role ...

The Founder and President of Family Health University College, Prof. Enyoman Yao Kwawukume, has stated that the institution remains committed in keeping abreast with modern methods of teaching and learning. He said the school is one of the few Medical Schools in the Sub-region that uses real Cadavers (human parts) to study Anatomy, and also ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on government to prioritize mental healthcare in Ghana. He said mental health cannot be relegated to the background as had been done over the years amid the rising cases of mental disorder. The Asantehene made the call in a speech read for him at the 59th annual ...

The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), is to give motorbikes to all assembly members nationwide. This is to make it possible for the assembly members to effectively discharge their duties. NALAG’s President, Felix Mensah Nii Anang La, made this known at the Northern Regional delegates’ conference held in Tamale. “It is inevitable ...

Senegal sealed a return to the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time since their 2002 debut thanks to a 2-0 win over South Africa in World Cup qualifying African Group D. Diafra Sakho scored the opener for the visitors in Polokwane, before a somewhat fortuitous Thamsanqa Mkhize own goal sealed the three points for ...

US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to defeat so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Kremlin says. It said a statement was prepared by experts after they met briefly on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam on Saturday. There has been no official confirmation from the US about ...

The government has officially launched an ambitious plan to reclaim 18 illegal mining sites in Kyebi in the Eastern Region. The exercise dubbed, Kyebi Reclamation Project, according to the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, is in two phases, and will be replicated at illegal mining sites across the country. The Kyebi Reclamation ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has revealed that the 2018 budget statement and fiscal policy to be delivered on Wednesday November 15, 2017, will focus on job creation. The President said the budget will give meaning to his government’s industrialization agenda which primarily focuses on the creation of jobs. Speaking at a durbar of ...