The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Department has been cited in the 2018 Auditor General’s Report for its failure to transfer over GH¢4 million in criminal case proceeds into the Consolidated Account. According to the report, the amount was realized from a court case involving the Republic and Flamengo Foods in 2016. Almost three […] The post AG’s
An A-level Commerce student of Tema-based DPS International (DPSI), Nana Afrakoma Otoo, has brought laurels to Ghana and has carved a niche for DPSI in the global academic arena as she picked a bronze medal in the 2019 edition of the International Economics Olympiad held in St. Petersburgh, Russia. She may have taken one month […] The post DPSI student
Businessman and President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, Herbert Mensah, with support from Sunda International, has donated several products and two bullocks to the Muslim community in Kumasi to coincide with the celebration of Eid ul-Adha, the holiest festival of feast on the Islamic calendar. Eid ul-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice is celebrated […] The post Sunda
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the relocation of the Karpowership barge to Sekondi will not have an “adverse impact” on power supply in the country. GRIDCo in a statement assured that: “there is adequate generating capacity to meet power demand during the period that the barge will be temporarily disconnected from the national […] The post Karpower
Mobile Money vendor, Kate Aidoo is appealing to the public for financial support to undergo surgery. In July 2019, she suffered an acidic attack from two persons at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region. The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court sentenced the culprits to 20 years in prison. The post Acid victim calls for financial support to undergo surgery appeared first on
Mercury issues have become a matter of general concern in the recent past and will continue to be with us for some time unless we take the bull by the horn to understand the issues and why they must be addressed. The Minamata Convention on Mercury became a working document for the world and Ghana […] The post Mercury in your mouth [Article] appeared first on Citinewsroom
This article, if it ever qualifies to be one, was inspired by a conversation with a few friends on the banking industry reform, particularly the Savings and Loans sector. For the avoidance of doubt, I was the defender of the banking reform in my book, ‘Fate of System Thinking’ and still hold that opinion […] The post Euthanized or forsaken?
The Upper West Region has consistently maintained below 50 per cent performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the past six years. This poor performance at the BECE level, which served as the foundation for the secondary and tertiary levels is attracting lots of dissatisfied concerns among stakeholders in the region. Addressing the […] The post Upper
A police officer is appearing on the Nigerian version of Big Brother despite bosses refusing her permission. The Metropolitan Police said it was carrying out an internal investigation after PC Khafi Kareem went on the programme “without authority”. Scotland Yard said the 29-year-old had been granted unpaid leave for an “unrelated reason”. A spokesperson for […] The post UK
Angry drivers in Pokuase Mayera in Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra region have blocked portions of the road to protest the deplorable nature of their roads. According to the drivers, the stretch has been in a bad state for over a decade. The protestors blocked the road at four different spots. Previous complaints […] The post Pokuase Mayera: Drivers, residents
Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said. Four drugs were trialled on patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a major outbreak of the virus. More than 90% of infected people can survive if treated early […] The post Ebola drugs
Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, Paul Makonda, says he and the provincial top administration are mulling over an idea of publishing the identities of all married men to a website run by a State agency in a bid to stop deceitful married men from sexually preying on unsuspecting single women. Makonda says the proposal, if […] The post Tanzania:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will begin a six-day tour of the Northern and Upper Regions of Ghana beginning today, Tuesday August 13, ending Sunday August 18 2019. At every main stop on the tour, the President is expected to commission completed schemes, inspect work in progress and cut the sod for new projects across […] The post Akufo-Addo begins tour of Northern,
It’s just past halfway into 2019 and sales of Tesla electric cars outstripped those of several car brands in the USA, delivering 95,200 cars to customers. Sales in the USA are usually a yardstick to measure automobile industry performance internationally. Sales of electric passenger vehicles (EVs) are projected to exceed those of fossil fuel burning […] The post Edward
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A farmer and resident of Ejisu Abenease in the Ashanti Region, Isaac Osei Mensah, is appealing to Ghanaians and the Abuakwa Police Command to speed-up investigations into his missing 17-year-old daughter, Daniela Osei Mensah, a form 1, Home Economic student of Jachie Pramso Senior High School. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Mr Mensah […] The post Kumasi:
The Greater Accra Youth Network, marking the International Youth Day, has called on government to actively engage youth in the development of educational policies. The network bemoaned the inclusion of youth in the formulation and implementation of such policies. “We have noted that the youth are not deliberately and meaningfully consulted and engaged in the […] The post Engage
The Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government could have done better with funding negotiations for the 250 Ghanaian students who were trained in Cuba under government scholarships. According to him, the cost of tuition and accommodation as negotiated by the NDC government some six years ago was […] The post Cuba-trained
Deputy Health Minister, Alexander Abban has said government spent a total 37 million dollars to train the over 200 doctors sent to Cuba. Alexander Abban said the payment included tuition, feeding, accommodation and monthly stipends for the seven-year stay in Cuba. Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the 250 doctors to the Health Ministry, […] The post Gov’t
The Ghana Immigration Service says it has rolled up programmes including unique identification of its officers at the Kotoka International Airport. According to the Airport Command, this will help reduce the perception of extortion and corruption as travelers will be able to differentiate between GIS staff and other workers at the airport. There have been […] The post Immigration
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