The Electoral Commission (EC) is undertaking sweeping reforms to enhance what it terms effective administration of elections in the country. The reforms, which are currently being discussed at various committees are likely to lead to the merging of some constituencies, the creation of new districts and the creation of new units within the commission. The […] The post Electoral Commission
Government has rejected the recommendation of the Emile Short Commission to sanction the Minister of State in charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong over his role in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election that resulted in violence. The five-member commission chaired by Justice Emile Short and constituted by the government in February 2019 to look into […] The post Bryan
The over 200 Cuban trained Ghanaian doctors who arrived in the country recently would sit for their licensure exams next month in order to enable them practice in the country. This is according to the Ghana Medical and Dental Council which emphasized that by law, passing the exam is a pre-requisite for absorption into Ghana’s […] The post Cuban trained doctors’ exams
The over 200 Cuban-trained Ghanaian doctors who arrived in the country recently would sit their licensure exams next month in order to enable them practice in the country. This is according to the Ghana Medical and Dental Council which emphasized that by law, passing the exam is a pre-requisite for absorption into Ghana’s health system. […] The post Cuban-trained
Prof. Christopher Gordon, the immediate past Director of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies has been appointed as Convener of International Organization for Standardization’s Technical Committee on Environment (ISO/TC 207/SC 2/WG 7). Prof. Gordon’s nomination by the Ghana Standards Authority as the Chair of the Technical Committee on Environment was unanimously approved by the […] The post Prof.
The noose around controversial city pastor James Ng’ang’a’s neck appears to be tightening after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) fined him Sh1 million (GHS 52,000) for showing a woman’s breast during one of his live church services aired on his Sasa TV channel. Ng’ang’a was penalised by CA for broadcasting the indecent content during […] The post Pastor
Fine wines from South Africa will be on display this week in Ghana. WESGRO, the official Tourism, Trade & Investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape in South Africa is assembling some of SA’s best wine brands in separate wine pairing and exhibition programs aimed at boosting wine trade between Ghana and […] The post WESGRO to boost Ghana-SA wine trade appeared
Over forty polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Ashanti Region have been handed indefinite suspensions by the party for supporting the parliamentary bid of one, William Yamoah a former President of the National Union of Ghana Students. The suspended executives have accused their MP, […] The post Over
The Embassy of Mexico in Accra has projected Ghana to the Mexican government as a relevant country in Africa. The Embassy has also placed Mexico in the view of Ghana as the relevant country in the international arena. The Mexican Ambassador to Ghana, Madam María de los Angeles Arriola Aguirre, disclosed this in her address […] The post Mexican Embassy projects Ghana
A number of entertainment activities have been lined up for this year’s Odwira Festival which is already ongoing at Akropong Akuapem. The celebration which started on Monday, September 16, 2019, will end on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Today, there shall be dancing competition, theatre by playwright Chief Moomen who will be staging the journey of […] The post Mr Eazi,
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, David Adakurugu has passed on. David Adakurugu died in Tamale in the Northern Region at about 12:00 am on Friday after a short illness. Confirming the incident to Citi News, NDC Tempane Constituency Chairman, Iddrisu Atamde said, the unfortunate […] The post NDC Tempane
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says government will provide the people of Old Fadama in Accra with better social amenities to make living in the slum community bearable. He said the government is committed to providing potable water to the community, building schools as well as public washrooms. While addressing residents during a visit to […] The post Bawumia
The Ghana Police Service says it will swiftly put before court the third suspect in the Takoradi kidnapping case. According to information available to Citi News, the suspect, Chika Innoidim John, has given his initial statement to the police following his repatriation to Ghana from Nigeria on Wednesday. He was arrested in August this year […] The post Third suspect
Minority Spokesperson on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandor as rubbished the Health Minister’s reasons for the lack of progress of health projects started under the Mahama administration. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu used his meet the press session on Thursday to deny claims that the neglect of the projects was deliberate. But Mr. Akandor said this was a mark […] The post Stalled
The Finance Ministry has given clearance for the employment of some 2,000 health personnel for the University of Ghana Medical Centre. According to Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, this is part of efforts to fully operationalise the facility to cater for the health needs of Ghanaians. “About three weeks ago we started accessing funds, monies […] The post UG
The Electoral Commission (EC) has criticised the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) decision to air its grievances with the ongoing voters register exhibition exercise via a press conference. The EC in a statement said, “the allegations [raised by the NDC at a press conference] were calculated and targeted at creating an erroneous impression about the EC […] The post NDC
The Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu, has refuted claims that the current government has abandoned health projects started under the former Mahama administration. The Minority in Parliament after touring some abandoned hospital projects across the country last week accused the government of failing to address the challenges within the health sector. But taking his […] The post We’ll
Barclays Bank has been named overall winner of the Market Leader Award and Best Service Overall in Ghana in the 2019 Euromoney Cash Management Survey. Commenting on the awards, Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku said: “we are always exploring new and innovative ways to help bring possibilities to life for our customers. […] The post Barclays
The Teshie Nungua Area of the Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle Dr. Alfred Koduah has graduated its second batch of students from the Pentecost skills Development Center (PSDC). The graduation ceremony which took place on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Emmanuel Kwadwo Kyei Memorial Temple, Baatsona had sixty-eight students from the four […] The post 2nd
ActionAid Ghana’s youth training hub, Global Platform Ghana, in partnership with the Young Reporters for the Environment and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, will be mobilising youth from across the 16 regions of the country to engage in a mass demonstration in the heart of the capital at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, today, Friday. The exercise […] The post Ghanaian
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