On today’s edition of Citi Business Edition, Citi Breakfast Show co-host, Kojo Akoto Boateng speaks to the Founder of Fibre Wealth Limited, Ing. George Annan on coconut waste management. His company Fibre Wealth Limited harnesses the potential of the coconut fruits to bring quality eco-friendly products to the world. The company researches, develops and designs […] The post Citi

President Donald Trump’s two sons have rebuked Republicans for failing to back the president as he struggles to win re-election. Mr. Trump’s eldest son Don Jr accused the party of being “weak”. His brother Eric warned: “Our voters will never forget you if your [sic] sheep!” The spat reflects an emerging rift between Trump’s disciples […] The post US

A number of medical equipment owned by the Cathedral Clinic and Laboratory Health Facility in Accra, were damaged in a fire incident on Thursday night. The structure was gutted by fire after smoke emanated from the ground floor which houses the laboratory. According to eyewitnesses, the cause of the fire is not known as they […] The post Management of Cathedral

Ghana has recorded 145 new cases of COVID-19. This has pushed the current active case count to 947. Out of this number, ten persons are in severe condition while four are in critical condition. Ghana has since March 2020 recorded a cumulative figure of 48,788. Meanwhile, 47,521 persons who contracted the disease have recovered while […] The post Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases rise

22 out of the 51 persons who were arrested on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country have been discharged last Wednesday. This leaves 29 of them still in the grips of the police, An Accra Circuit court on Wednesday freed the 22 alleged secessionists over lack of evidence. The remaining suspects will know their […] The post Court frees 22 alleged secessionists appeared first

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee, Yusif Sulemana has accused the government of cronyism in the granting of tax waivers under the one district one factory policy of the Akufo-Addo administration. Parliament this week approved tax waivers ranging between $25,000 to $13 million for 16 firms captured under the policy. Speaking to […] The post Tax

Civil Society Group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has described Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu as incompetent for not being able to bring the Airbus bribery scandal to its logical conclusion despite several months of investigation. Mr. Amidu in his corruption risk assessment report on the Agyapa deal gave an update on his […] The post You’ve

The State of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) has presented an amount of GHS425,000 to five MASHAV alumni entrepreneurs and three healthcare institutions to facilitate their projects. MASHAV announced in June 2020 a micro-financial grant to support ongoing development projects operated by graduates of the MASHAV training programs. This is to complement its […] The post Israel

Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen says the establishment of the Business Resource Centres (BRC) across the country will help nurture the youth with budding talents and boost small-scale businesses. According to the Minister, statistics available show that Ghana’s labour force stands at 12 million as against 700,000 jobs created by the public sector […] The post C/R:

National Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Said Sinare says he will never engage in any activity that will jeopardize the lasting peace that Ghanaians enjoy. According to him, he does not intend to foment trouble in the 2020 elections because he has no violent bone in him. Alhaj Sinare, a […] The post I’m not violent;

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has commissioned the newly built Adibo market in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region. The move by Mr. Mahama forms part of his New Yendi City (NYC) agenda of improving the socio-economic lives of the people of the area who are […] The post Farouk Aliu

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons on Thursday destroyed a total of 1,194 confiscated small arms in the Western and Western North Regions, as part of efforts to create awareness on the dangers of illicit arms. Out of the figure 1,068 are foreign-made weapons, including single and double-barrel riffles which represented 89.5 […] The post Over 1,000

When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more – it’s also about quality: producing food that is wholesome and preserved safely. About 690 millionpeople go hungry each year. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to add between 83-132 million people to this number based on socio-economic factors. Even before the pandemic, about half of Africa’s citizens were […] The post Growing

The Ashanti Advertising Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has intensified the campaign of the party as the region prepares for a massive victory for the NPP flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo and all parliamentary candidates of the party come December 7, 2020. The Chairman of the Committee, Boateng Gyenfi, has launched a customized ‘Town-Based Billboard […] The post NPP

Democratic candidate Joe Biden has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Georgia, a key state in the US presidential race, voting data shows. Mr. Trump must win Georgia to leave him with a path to win. According to the most recent data, Mr. Biden is leading in the state by 917, with most votes now […] The post US Election 2020: Biden inches ahead of Trump in key state

The Member of Parliament for Bongo Central, Edward Bawa is accusing the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of manipulating some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency to defect. It will be recalled that in October some NDC supporters in the Lungo community defected to join the NPP. But Edward Bawa who […] The post NPP manipulating NDC

The Member of Parliament for Bongo Central, Edward Bawa is accusing the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of inciting some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency to defect. It will be recalled that in October 2020 some NDC supporters in the Lungo community defected to join the NPP. But Edward Bawa […] The post NPP inciting NDC members to

Uber reported a 1.1-billion-dollar net loss in the third quarter, in figures released after the US stock exchange closed on Thursday. The world’s biggest ride-sharing app has struggled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business, but it had recorded even higher losses in the same period last year due to enormously high […] The post Uber reports $1.1b loss in latest

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah is demanding urgent action from the Electoral Commission (EC) in relation to persons who are not aware of the absence of their names on the voters’ register. According to her, over 16,000 persons whose names have been expunged from the register may not […] The post Publish

It is election season once again, and as usual there is an ongoing debate on promises made by politicians and which individuals, or political parties are most trustworthy or capable of delivering on the promises they make to us. As a medical doctor and public health practitioner, I have been particularly interested in the promise […] The post Free