A mercury-free Gold mining processing equipment with a high recovery rate of about 300 percent has successfully been introduced to artisanal and small scale gold miners in the Western Region by Commodity Monitor, a logistics and research firm. The practical demonstration of the processor to miners in the Prestea-Huni-Valley District proved its efficiency to recover […] The post W/R:

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has not been asked to close down any of its channels. According to him, the state broadcaster has been informed by only one of its transmission platforms that it is being allocated only three slots to host its channels. The Minister in […] The post GBC has not been asked

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says the Communications Ministry does not have the mandate to direct the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to shut down any of its broadcasting channels. Executive Director of the MFWA, Sulemana Braimah sharing his view on the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show said the National Media Communication is […] The post Directive

Twenty-four (24) health workers and ten Senior High School students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ahafo Region. The Ahafo Regional Director of Health Services, Boakye Boateng disclosed this in an interview with Citi News. He expressed worry over the continuous spread of the virus in the region and called on residents to adhere […] The post Ahafo

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 26,125. This represents a jump of 695 new cases confirmed from the previous 25,430 cases announced on the Ghana Health Service website earlier today [Thursday July 16, 2020].  The number of recoveries is now 22,270 recoveries/discharge while the death toll remains at 139. The Greater Accra region continues […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19

Tema Regional office of Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun massive mosquito control exercise within Tema and its environs to help reduce mosquito population. The larvae source management approach which involves the application of Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (Bti) which has been recommended for larviciding by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the efficient biological agent […] The post Tema:

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare believes the government’s decision to generally reopen schools should be largely dependent on a significant reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country. Kofi Asare argued that it is paramount for the government to consider the country’s COVID-19 statistics before deciding to reopen schools, given that most […] The post Reopening

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West also requested donations in the cryptocurrency. “Everyone is asking me to give back,” a tweet from Mr Gates’ account said. […] The post Major US Twitter

The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked claims that the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) machines that are being used in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise are old machines. “The attention of the Electoral Commission has been drawn to fabrications by certain personalities regarding the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits being used by the Commission for the […] The post We’re

The world’s desperate search for solutions in the perilous times of mysterious ravaging plagues, devastation and moral decadence may just have to be eased off as a radical Christian project – BROKEN & EMPOWERED (BE) pursues a mission of unleashing God’s end time breed ready to engage and lead the spiritual and intellectual transformation the […] The post New

The youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken on the National Peace Council. According to the NDC youth wing, the Council is biased towards the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Citing the commitment of the NDC to the Code of Conduct and roadmap to ending political vigilantism, the party said the National […] The post NDC accuses National Peace

Newspaper Headlines for Thursday, July 16, 2020 The post Newspaper Headlines: Thursday, July 16, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.

The government has said that it is open to discussions with the Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners over concerns they have raised about the country’s management of COVID-19 cases. According to President Akufo-Addo’s Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, the appropriate agencies are available to discuss the issues and come to a […] The post We’re

A Deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has stressed the need to avoid a backlog of students in schools even as COVID-19 has disrupted academic calendars. He made this point on Citi TV‘s The Point of View in defence of the government’s insistence that Ghana must hold the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) […] The post Adutwum

Ghana has recorded 178 new COVID-19 cases, leaving its total number of positive cases at 25,430. This is one of the lowest numbers of reported new cases since the beginning of the month of July. According to the update on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website on Thursday, July 16, 2020, the number of recoveries […] The post COVID 19: Ghana records 178 new cases, total now

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is scheduled to present the mid-year budget review to Parliament on Thursday 23rd July 2020. This is in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). According to Citi News sources, the presentation of the statement on the review of government projections for the 2020 […] The post Finance Minister

Four pre-tertiary education unions are calling on the government to close schools over the surge in recorded cases of COVID-19. The unions namely, the National Association of Graduate Teachers,  Ghana National Association of Teachers, the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, in a joint statement demanded that government […] The post Pre-tertiary