186 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Ghana pushing the total count to 7,303. According to the Ghana Health Service’s website, 2,412 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier have also recovered. The GHS update on May 27, 2020, shows that 95 more persons recovered since the last update. Health officials in Ghana have so […] The post 186
In this edition of Eyewitness News, the NDC’s decision to boycott today’s IPAC meeting was the leading story on the news bulletin, together with the EC announcing the end of June for the rolling out of the Voters’ register. Also in the bulletin was more details about the COVID-19 cases among some members of Ghana’s […] The post Eyewitness News, Wednesday, 27th
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the party will challenge the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voters’ register. He said the NDC will do all it can to prevent the EC from leading political parties and Ghanaians into a “dangerous and confusing situation.” “That […] The post We’ll
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called for the full disclosure of the COVID-19 test results of Members of Parliament. “There should be nothing to hide. Let us lead by example and in a way that avoids entrenching stigmatization which is becoming a major challenge in the national […] The post Lead
The Electoral Commission (EC) says the desired aim of its Wednesday’s Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on the compilation of a new voters register was achieved despite the absence of the largest opposition party in the country–the National Democratic Congress. Director of Elections at the EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe insists the Commission is unfazed since its […] The post Wednesday’s
Anxiety disorder is one of the critical mental related health issues that often receives less attention in our society and in our governance structure. This malady includes disorders that share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances. Fear is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is […] The post Samuel
Anxiety disorder is one of the critical mental related health issues that often receives less attention in our society and in our governance structure. This malady includes disorders that share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances. Fear is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is […] The post Samuel
A renowned educationist, Professor Stephen Adei has recommended an entrance exams for Junior High School students to qualify them into Senior High Schools. This recommendation is part of others he has been proposing as possible options government could adopt as part of the roadmap for opening of schools. President Nana Akufo-Addo on March 15, 2020, […] The post Organise
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on Tuesday, May, 26 embarked on a Special Registration exercise at the Ghana Military Academy, Whistler Barracks, Teshie-Accra. It is mandatory that cadets have valid NHIS cards at all Military Reception stations and other Military Health Posts. Officers from the Kpeshie NHIS district office set up there to register […] The post NHIS
Five Burkinabes have been apprehended by Immigration personnel after attempting to enter Ghana illegally via an unapproved route near Hamile in the Upper West Region. This brings to over 200 the number of Burkinabe nationals arrested and repatriated on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border in the Upper West Region since the closure of Ghana’s borders. Speaking […] The post Five
A Takoradi resident has been arrested by the Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for recruitment fraud. The 53-year-old was picked when he tried to defraud some unsuspecting persons of various sums of money under the pretext of getting them recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service. According to a statement from the […] The post Takoradi:
Former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings will deliver the keynote address to mark the 41st anniversary of the June 4 uprising on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Due to the social distancing safety protocols instituted by the government as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, this year’s anniversary address will be delivered […] The post Rawlings to mark
The Electoral Commission (EC) will begin the voter registration exercise next month, June 2020. The exercise is expected to last till July 2020. This was disclosed to Citi News by the General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu after he took part in the first of a two-session IPAC meeting held […] The post Election 2020: EC
fter the nightmare of the Second World War, the economies of Western Europe were on their knees. And so, on 3rd April, 1948, the United States launched an economic recovery program unprecedented in its ambition. Over the next four years, the U.S. would extend a strong hand and lift these crippled nations out of the […] The post Mahama writes: COVID-19
The Volta Regional Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was on Tuesday overwhelmed by operators of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the Region seeking to register for Tax Identification Numbers (TIN). The rush for the unique identification, a mandatory requirement for business transactions, was necessitated by the government’s release of a stimulus […] The post V/R:
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Anthony Sam has attributed the spike in COVID-19 cases in the metropolis to the failure by residents to adhere to social distancing and other preventive protocols. The Western Region currently has 344 COVID-19 cases per updates from the Ghana Health Service. Already, major markets in the […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi:
The growing number of high income earners in the Ashaiman and Tema enclave will soon not need to travel far for the kind of healthcare they would prefer. This is because New Crystal Health Services is expanding its operations to also cater for them. The private healthcare provider has secured about 5.7 million dollars from […] The post New
The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that the gun used by the landlord who shot and killed his tenant at Ofankor was legally acquired and registered. According to the police, the weapon was registered in 2007. “Police investigations have disclosed that the weapon used in committing the crime was legally acquired and registered through due […] The post Ofankor:
In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle and the team focus on the arrangements towards the easing of restrictions. The main conversation was about how schools would reopen. Listen to the podcast below. Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show – Wednesday, May 27, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show – Wednesday, May 27, 2020 appeared first on
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey has appealed to corporate entities and financial institutions to assist the Ga Traditional Council led by the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II to develop the Ga state. He says the development of the Ga state has been delayed due to the numerous chieftaincy issues that characterize […] The post Greater
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