More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop a coronavirus vaccine and fund research into the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Some 40 countries and donors took part in an online summit hosted by the EU. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the money would help kickstart unprecedented global co-operation. […] The post Coronavirus:

The US has said it wants to borrow a record $3tn (£2.4tn) in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the budget. The sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, set at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. In all of 2019, the country borrowed $1.28bn. The US has […] The post Coronavirus: US to borrow record $3tn as spending

Waste management firm, Zoomlion Ghana Limited says it has not purchased one of EIB Network’s radio stations, Live FM as purported in a section of the media. According to the firm, the report ‘is a wicked and calculated attempt to pitch Zoomlion Ghana Limited against the EIB Network”. Over the weekend, some media houses reported […] The post We’ve not purchased Live

The Western Regional veterinary laboratory in Takoradi has taken delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 samples for testing. The 80 samples which came from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metro, Effia-Kwesimintsim and the Elllembelle District are expected to go through sorting, extraction and master mixing for final results on Tuesday, May 4, 2020. The Head of the […] The post COVID-19:

#MyEfoPipos, I want to ask; where did this law that Junior High (JHS) and Senior High (SHS) students in Ghanaian public schools cannot use smartphones, tablets and laptops in school come from? Who thought through and taught this backward idea to those in charge of our educational system? Based on what empirical evidence was this […] The post Efo

A suspect in the murder of Marcus Mawutor Adzhali, the Assemblyman of Sogakope South electoral area, has said they were not contracted to carry out the killing. The CID Boss, COP Isaac Ken Yeboah during a press briefing said the suspect who had admitted his involvement in the crime, clarified that the Assemblyman was killed […] The post CID rules out contract killing

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has successfully treated and discharged seven persons who had contracted COVID-19 and were on admission at the hospital. “The Korle Bu Covid-19 Treatment Centre has successfully treated and discharged all seven patients who were on admission there. “The patients were discharged after a series of confirmatory tests returned negative. […] The post COVID-19:

Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show – May 4, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show – May 4, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content.

Jessica and the sisters discuss some relationship issues that listeners and viewers of the show send, including one from a pregnant woman whose boyfriend says he is only with her out of pity. The post My boyfriend says he is only with me out of pity appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs,

Sixty-five (65) more persons have recovered from the novel Coronavirus infection in Ghana. The total recoveries now stand at 294. The Ghana Health Service’s (GHS)  disclosed this in its regular update on Monday, May 4, 2020. Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases in the country has shot up to 2,719. Regional breakdown The Greater […] The post COVID-19 recoveries in Ghana now

Ghana has confirmed 550 new COVID-19 cases. The current case count now stands at 2,719, according to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update on the country’s COVID-19 situation. The update also indicated 65 new recoveries. Regional breakdown The Greater Accra Region is still leading the chart with 2,332 cases, followed by the Ashanti and Eastern […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19

Ghana has confirmed 550 new COVID-19 cases. More soon… The post Ghana’s COVID-19 case count increases to 2,719 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the results of the teacher promotion interviews which were taken for some teaching staff in February. “We are pleased to inform staff of the Ghana Education Service that the results for the promotion test held on February 20 and 21. 2020, to various grades in the Ghana Education […] The post 18,475 teaching

Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has donated GHS 100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to augment government’s fight against the pandemic. The Okyehene also donated 400 bags of rice, 100 bags of beans, gari to all the divisions in the Abuakwa Traditional Area. He also made a donation of face masks, and other personal […] The post Okyehene donates GHS100,000 to COVID-19

The Volta Regional Health Directorate is set to intensify testing in some selected areas in the Ketu South Municipality, following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Aflao. The border community which initially recorded nine cases now has a total of 16 cases. Six of the first nine cases recorded were foreigners who illegally entered Ghana […] The post Volta

A German-born Ghanaian doctor, Prof. Dr Marylyn Addo is deeply involved in the global search for a vaccine to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The virologist, who has already made a name for herself in the production of vaccines for some infectious diseases and Ebola as well as MERS in 2012. Aged 50, she is the […] The post Meet the German-born

The government has said feasibility studies have been completed to construct additional interchanges to complement the ongoing Sofoline interchange project in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta in February this year, assured that the remaining works on the Kumasi Sofoline Interchange will be completed by six months’ […] The post Feasibility

So whose idea was the Covid-19 outdoor display above? They have issued a disclaimer of sorts, but many questions are still begging for answers. Are they telling me that client and agency did not meet to analyse image and copy before it was signed off? For such things, there’s always a paper trail. And for […] The post Harruna Attah writes: The embarrassing COVID-19

Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show – May 4, 2020 Monday, May 5, 2020 edition of the Citi Breakfast Show with Bernard Avle and the team. The team assessed the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on the informal sector and options for state support for those within that sector. The post Citi Breakfast Show, Monday, 4th May, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom

For almost five years after the demise of Oseadeeyo Nana Addo Dankwah III, the Okuapehene Stool has remained vacant due to a protracted dispute stemming from the Sakyibea Royal family, whose turn it is to choose a successor to the unoccupied stool. It must be noted that the Okuapemman stool has three ruling houses- Nketia, […] The post The journey,