Residents of East La in the La Dadekotopon Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have resolved to take legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA), to stop the operations of plastic manufacturing, company EDISAW Company Limited. Residents say the operations of EDISAW poses a serious health risk ... The post La
Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has announced that a revised version of the Right to Information Bill has been approved by Cabinet and forwarded to Parliament. “Cabinet has given approval for the Right to Information Bill to be laid in Parliament for debate and approval because it is very critical that we pass the Right ... The post Revised RTI Bill approved,
The Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), Kofi Kapito, is hopeful that renewed efforts by his outfit to ensure the passing of the Consumer Protection Bill will catch the attention of government. The CPA, along with the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS Ghana), is looking to raise 20,000 signatures for a petition to compel ... The post Consumer
The Ho Campus of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), has admitted its fourth (4th) batch of students to pursue various academic programs in the School for the 2017/ 2018 academic year. A total of 87 first-year students consisting 67 males and 20 females, were admitted into the University College over the weekend. 61 of them ... The post GTUC matriculates students at Ho Campus
President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s 19th Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah. Dr. Nduom was accompanied by representatives of Groupe Nduom (GN) companies based in Washington DC, USA. Also present at the meeting were the Trade & Investment ... The post Nduom meets
Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy and his wife, Louisa named their daughter in a private ceremony in Accra over the weekend. The programme which was held on Saturday had in attendance relatives and close friend of the couple. Born in December, 2017, the baby was christened Catherine-Jiluda T. Satekla. She was named after Stonebwoy’s late mother, Catherine ... The post Stonebwoy
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is facing intensified calls to appear in person at investigations into the social network’s conduct. His company has been accused of failing to properly inform users that their profile information may have been obtained and kept by Cambridge Analytica, a data firm widely-credited with helping Donald Trump win ... The post Zuckerberg
The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA), has urged Chief Executive Officers of Free Zones Enterprises across the country to fully comply with the Free Zones Act 1995 in their transactions. According to the Authority, compliance with the Free Zones Act 1995 (Act 504), and Free Zones Regulation (L.I. 1618), is the obligation of businesses to ... The post Free Zones Authority
Two companies in Uganda are being investigated over the supply of suspected fake Hepatitis B vaccines to private health facilities. Uganda’s health ministry is quoted by the state-owned New Vision newspaper as saying there is a chance that the vaccines are genuine, but have had their labels changed. According to the National Drug Authority (NDA), which is ... The post Uganda
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The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has said the Right to Information Bill will be more meaningful if it goes beyond dealing with the public sector to include the private sector. The Speaker says making access to information from the public sector mandatory through the passage of the Bill without including private businesses, will ... The post RTI Bill
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Telecommunications Chamber, Ken Ashigbey, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES), to reconsider its stance against the use of mobile phones in Senior High Schools. Speaking at the 87th Speech and prize-giving Day celebration of the St Augustine’s College in Cape Coast on Saturday, Mr. Ashigbey said mobile ... The post Rethink
Manchester United will play Tottenham and Chelsea take on Southampton in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Spurs made the semi-finals for a second successive season with victory at Swansea on Saturday, while 12-time cup winners United beat Brighton. Chelsea secured their semi-final place by winning at Leicester in extra time on Sunday, as Southampton ... The post FA Cup:
Alibaba is increasing its control of Lazada, its e-commerce marketplace in Southeast Asia it acquired control of in 2016, after it injected another $2 billion into the business and replaced its CEO with a long-standing Alibaba executive. Alibaba’s first investment came in April 2016 when it bought 51 percent of Lazada for $1 billion, and it added another $1 billion last ... The post Alibaba
US President Donald Trump has been warned by fellow Republicans against interfering in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations. It came after he attacked Mr Mueller’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. In tweets at the weekend, Mr Trump reiterated that there had been “no collusion” between his team and Russia and ... The post Trump
About five persons have been wounded and are currently receiving treatment at the Battor Hospital, while 10 others are in police custody after a chieftaincy dispute at Goi in the Ada West District resulted in some violence. Some of the injuries have been described as serious. The Ada Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent George Andrew ... The post 5 injured, 10 arrested after
The Ghana Highways Authority is closing the Kulungugu Bridge on the Missiga to Kulungugu road in the Upper East Region for major repair works to take place. A statement by the Authority copied to citifmonline.com said the bridge will remain closed for the next 30 days. The Public Relations Officer for Ghana Highways Authority, Diana ... The post Kulungugu bridge closed for one-month-long
Private land owners at Gbetsile in the Kpone Katamanso District of the Greater Accra Region, are calling on the Chief of Defence Staff to call to order, a group of supposed military officers who have been terrorizing them, in a bid to stop them from developing their lands. According to them, the men in military uniform, ... The post Gbetsile land owners accuse Southern
A former National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for North Dayi Constituency, George Loh, has alleged that some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in collaboration with top staff members of their assemblies, illegally make close to Ghc60,000 every Friday According to him, these MMDCEs dip their hands into Assemblies’ internally generated funds with the ... The post MMDCEs,
The Zabzugu District Assembly in the Northern Region is expected to hold an emergency meeting today [Monday] following torrential rains which rendered over 2,000 residents homeless. The meeting is to consider plans to provide shelter and relief items to the displaced residents who are currently sleeping in the open. About one hundred and forty-five households ... The post Stakeholders
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