The handcuffed unarmed black man who died in police custody after a former police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes was killed by “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” an independent autopsy found Monday. Drs. Michael Baden and Allecia Wilson determined George Floyd’s death “was a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and […] The post Independent
The government has outlined the advisories for mosques following the resumption of religious activities in the phased easing of the COVI-19 induced restrictions. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, made these fresh protocols known at a media encounter on Monday, June 1, 2020. Among the advisories for Mosques are that older […] The post Ease
The government has outlined the advisories for mosques following the resumption of religious activities in the phased easing of the COVI-19 induced restrictions. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, made these fresh protocols known at a media encounter on Monday, June 1, 2020. Among the advisories for Mosques are that older […] The post Government
The government has outlined the advisories for mosques following the easing of restrictions on religious activities following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, made these fresh protocols known at a media encounter on Monday, June 1, 2020. Among the advisories for Mosques are that older persons and persons […] The post ‘One
The government has announced a set of advisories following the resumption of religious activities in the phased easing of the COVID-19 induced restrictions. The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, detailed the protocols at a media encounter on Monday evening, June 1, 2020. Among the advisories for churches, elderly persons have been discouraged […] The post Government
The government is set to trial an app to monitor religious gatherings, among others as the coronavirus restrictions are eased. The app is expected to keep track of events and details of persons who attend these events. At a press briefing on Monday evening, the Minister of Communication Ursula Owusu Ekuful said the app, known […] The post COVID-19:
The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi has tasked churches and mosques to form COVID-19 Task Forces as part of measures to ensure safe meeting places amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force, according to Mr. Dzamesi, will ensure strict compliance of the COVID-19 precautionary measures. Outlining some precautionary measures for religious […] The post Churches,
The Managing Partner of Konfidants, Michael Kottoh, has emphasised the need for Ghanaian manufacturing companies to tap into the opportunities presented by the COVID-19 in the disruption of the global supply chain of essential items. Speaking on the first day of the on-air series of the 2020 Citi Business Festival, Mr Kottoh was hopeful Ghana […] The post #CitiBizFestival:
Two Civil Society groups, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) and IMANI Africa have petitioned Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to call on the Electoral Commission to rescind its decision to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections. Representatives of the two groups finished a closed-door meeting with the Asanteman […] The post IMANI,
Duke Mensah Opoku gives a detailed summary of parliamentary proceedings of the week. The post Speaker may sanction MPs, staff who fail to test for COVID-19 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions,
Mary Koomson is an investment banker who has developed an innovative way to engage with preschoolers to get them reading. She speaks to David Kwaku Sakyi about ‘Storytime with Mary’ and how it engages the preschoolers. The post Storytime with Mary: Engaging preschoolers’ imagination through reading | Breakfast Daily appeared
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the United States of America to use the killing of George Floyd to change how the nation confronts issues of racism. The late George Floyd, an African-American was killed by a police officer, in the full glare of three other officers, in Minnesota in the United […] The post George
The Western Regional Director of Health, Dr. Jacob Mahama, says the region is likely to take delivery of two more COVID-19 testing machines in the next two weeks. Dr. Mahama, speaking to Citi News’ Akwasi Agyei Annim in Sekondi on the region’s capacity to test more following the partial removal of restrictions on social gatherings, […] The post Western
The Bono East Region’s COVID-19 case count has seen an increase from one to six. This was announced by the Bono East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Fred Adomako Boateng in a Citi News interview on Monday, June 1, 2020. According to him, the five additional cases are as a result of targeted testing […] The post COVID-19 cases in Bono East Region increase to six
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) says the government’s decision to partially reopen schools for final year students despite the COVID-19 pandemic is a move worth commending. But as an additional request, the group wants adequate measures to be instituted to ensure that students including those with special needs are not deprived of their […] The post Coronavirus:
A pro-government think tank, the Danquah Institute has criticised the lack of clarity in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) communications on the voter registration and other election-related controversies. At a press conference held today, Monday, the Executive Director of the Institute, Richard Ahiagbah, said communication failure from the part of the EC contributed to the general […] The post EC’s
Some concerned parents of wards at the West Legon-based Brainy Bairn School have petitioned the National Inspectorate Board (NIB) for a review of the online learning structure at the school and associated fees. The parents in their petition said attempts to engage with the administrators of the school regarding the structure of the online programme […] The post Parents
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested sixteen (16) women who allegedly print fake currency in the region. A statement from the Police said: “All the suspects are females and are between the ages of 17 and 40.” The statement said an amount of GHS24,000 fake currency were retrieved from the suspects and are currently […] The post A/R: 16 women who print fake
An Accra High Court has ordered the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the government to pay GHS229,000 in damages to a trader whose leg was amputated following injuries she sustained in an accident caused by a soldier. The said soldier was driving a military vehicle while on official duty when the accident happened on April […] The post Court orders Armed
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is asking the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to assign health personnel to all schools to provide medical support upon the resumption of schools. The Interim Chair of GNECC, Joseph Atsu Homadzi in a Citi News interview said the presence of health workers at the […] The post Assign
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