The Minority in Parliament has called on the Finance Minister to improve the standard of living and cautioned the government not to peddle falsehood in the presentation of the 2020 budget. According to the minority MPs, every policy that is put in place by the government must be geared towards helping to ease the plight […] The post All policies must ease the plight of
Peace and security experts are urging Mali to stay focused on the on-going inclusive Inter-Malian Community and National Dialogue and Reconciliation initiatives. The government should additionally, continue with the security sector reform, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration process. A statement issued by the ECOWAS Commission said these recommendations were part of the conclusions of the maiden […] The post Mali
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has announced plans to construct public seating places in the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra. The MCE who was addressing the media and the stakeholders at the Meet the Press series organised by the assembly on Monday said the move forms part of efforts […] The post AMA to introduce public seating
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked that the government prioritizes the health care of prisoners in Ghana. According to the Association, a tour to some of the prisons revealed the outbreak of infectious and skin diseases due to its overcrowded nature. President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Ankobea told Citi News that […] The post Gov’t
COCOBOD has received a $600 million syndicated loan facility from the African Development Bank, and Credit Suisse Group AG, to finance key components of the organization’s productivity enhancement programmes. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the Africa Investment Forum, on Tuesday, 12th November 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa, […] The post COCOBOD
President Nana Akufo-Addo has made three appointments to the Supreme Court subject to the approval of Parliament. The three; Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson and Justice Gertrude Tokornoo, have been elevated to the apex court bench from the Court of Appeal. The Speaker of Parliament announced the nominees in Parliament today, Tuesday. They have […] The post Nana
Police have begun investigations into the shooting of a purportedly mentally-ill man by an officer at the Akyem Tafo Branch of Ghana Commercial Bank on Monday. The man, known as Ishmael, was shot in the thigh by the police officer and taken to the hospital for treatment. According to the police, Ishmael was armed with […] The post Akyem Tafo: Police probe shooting
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has ordered an immediate probe into the circumstances that led to the death of a two-year-old boy who suffered a snake bite and could not access treatment at the old Upper West Regional Hospital. The boy is reported to have been referred from Boli, a community […] The post U/W: Minister orders probe into
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has ordered an immediate probe into the circumstances that led to the death of a two-year-old boy who suffered a snake bite and could not access treatment at the old Upper West Regional Hospital. The boy is reported to have been referred from Boli, a community […] The post U/W: Minister orders probe into
What has called for this exercise/action by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)? Answer: The protection of investors and the integrity of the market are fundamental to the mandate given to the Commission by Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929). Efforts by the SEC to get directors of the affected firms to resolve regulatory Breaches […] The post Key
Apple has lost one of its streaming service’s top personnel, just a few weeks after Apple TV+ went live. According to Deadline, Kim Rozenfeld, the head of current scripted programming and unscripted content for Apple TV+, has stepped down from his position. Deadline’s report didn’t expound on the circumstances behind Rozenfeld’s departure, but it said […] The post Apple
A local government analyst, George Kyei Baffour has admonished Ghanaians to place importance on the December 17th Referendum and vote YES, because to him, it will lead to increased accountability at the local level. According to him, the YES vote which is geared towards accomplishing a constitutional mandate, would ensure greater participation of the citizenry […] The post Election
Google is beefing up the way it checks if any of the apps uploaded to its Play store are malicious. All new apps will be scanned by malware-spotting tools from three cyber-security companies as well as Google’s own in-house system. Google said it needed help because the number of apps being uploaded was too large for it […] The post Play store apps to be scanned for malware
The paramount chief of the Kpalime Traditional Area, Togbega Atikpladza Agbi Yao VIII has appealed to the government to help address the longstanding challenges in education, water, health, roads, infrastructure, and unemployment in the area. According to him, the failure of past and present governments to execute key projects in the Kpalime Traditional Area for […] The post Kpalime
The President of the Ghana Securities Industry Association, Emmanuel Alex Asiedu, has blamed recent revocation of the licenses of 53 Fund Management Companies on low standards in that sector. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the revocations last Friday citing non-payment of client funds among other infractions. Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Asiedu attributed […] The post Securities
Kenyans have expressed outrage after a video of police officers brutally beating a university student was shared online. The 22-second clip recorded from a high-rise building on Monday shows four officers kicking, hitting and stamping on the student as he lies on the ground. The Kenyans recording the video can be heard expressing shock at […] The post Brutal attack of student
The Academy of Motion Pictures has rejected a second entry for next year’s Oscar award for Best International Film. The Austrian movie, Joy, is about Nigerian sex-workers in Vienna, but the Academy says it has too much dialogue in English. Last week it turned down Nigeria’s own submission, Lionheart, for the same reason. The rejections come in […] The post Film
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has expressed its willingness to sign the agreed conditions of service document for Medical Doctors/Dentists working with the Ministry of Health and its agencies. This promise follows the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), mother body of doctors’ threat to withdraw its services over the failure of the government to […] The post We’re
The Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA) wants the Securities and Exchanges Commission to be clear on the processes put in place for customers who invested their monies in the 53 fund management companies whose licenses had been revoked to retrieve their investments. This, the Associations says, will help minimise the adverse impacts of low investor […] The post Securities
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