Priests in around 100 Catholic churches in Germany are offering blessings to same-sex couples from Monday. The Love Wins movement emerged after the Catholic Church said in March that God “cannot bless sin”. “Couples who take part should receive the blessing that God wants to give them – without any secrecy,” the group wrote earlier. […] The post German
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday assured the May 9 Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, of the government’s support for its public-spirited activities. He gave that assurance when he met the families of some victims of the May 9, 2021 Stadium disaster at the Jubilee House Accra. The group was led by the former Asante […] The post Akufo-Addo meets families
Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the university upon completion of the programme in 2020. They argued that before they enrolled for the course in August 2018, the authorities of TTU told them it had not secured an accreditation […] The post Students
The Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly has begun the construction of a 50-meter length bridge on the Densu River to link old Weija to New Weija. In times past, residents and school children at Old Weija struggled to cross to New Weija when the dam is spilled with some even resorting to the use of canoes […] The post Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly to begin
Former Ghanaian High Commissioner to Canada, Mr Ayikoi Otoo, says the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would be key in unlocking Africa’s brimming economic potentials. He made this assertion during the Fireside Chat Series, organised by the Institute for International Affairs, Ghana (GhIIA.org). In addressing the role of international trade in Ghana’s development, the […] The post AfCFTA
The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Prof. Benjamin Jabez Botwe Nyarko, has said nuclear applications hold the key to realizing more than nine (9) of the seventeen (17) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to him, nuclear applications continue to contribute to meeting the developmental objectives of many countries in areas such as […] The post Nuclear
The Cedar Mountain Chapel International of the Assemblies of God Church, Shiashie, Accra, has donated GHS25,000 in support of Citi FM Foundation’s 30-bed girls’ dormitory project for the Baptist School Complex and Orphanage (BASCO), at Trotor near Suhum in the Eastern Region. Lead Pastor of the church, Rev. Stephen Y. Wengam, made the donation and […] The post Cedar
Ghanaian medical students on scholarship in Cuba are lamenting the harsh conditions they currently live under coupled with delay in releasing their stipends. According to them, long delays in the payment of stipends, lack of access to basic healthcare amid a global pandemic and what they call the unresponsive attitude of the Ghanaian mission in […] The post Ghanaian
The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service is investigating 53 Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region over alleged corruption in the implementation of the School Feeding Programme under the Free Senior High School policy. Management of the GES has thus written to the Ashanti Regional Directorate to ensure all school heads and […] The post CID
The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to owners of unauthorized billboards in Accra to remove them. The Association says it will partner with the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council to rid the city of unlawful billboards and signage after the ultimatum elapses. Addressing the media, the Executive Director of the […] The post Pull
The ongoing matter of the Wesley Girls’ High School (WGHS), Methodist Church and the Muslim community over the refusal of the school to allow a Muslim student to fast in the Holy month of Ramadan calls for some reflection. The school and the Church are on the same side seeking to enforce what they term […] The post Dziffa Ametam Writes: The Church
The Small-Scale Miners Association has bemoaned the burning of the mining equipment of its members. As part of recent efforts against illegal mining, 200 military personnel were deployed to flush out illegal miners destroying water bodies in the country. Briefing the media on the progress of the operation on April 30, 2021, the Minister of […] The post Stop burning
In this edition of the #CitiCBS, Bernard Avle discussed the lack of modern equipment, at the Korle-bu teaching hospital. The team also spent sometime discussing the fallout from the Finance Minister’s press briefing on issues raised by the #FixTheCountry campaigners. There was also a conversation on the rate of development for some Government hospital projects. […] The post Citi Breakfast
The ten persons standing trial over charges of high treason for allegedly attempting to destabilize the country are still in police custody, two weeks after they were granted bail. Eight of them were granted bail to the tune of GHS2 million each with two sureties to be justified, while ACP Benjamin Agordzo and Colonel Samuel […] The post Agordzo,
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has called for zero tolerance for hooliganism at football and sports centres to forestall incidents similar to the May 9 Stadium tragedy that befell the country two decades ago. Speaking at the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the disaster in Accra, the Minister called on all […] The post May 9
Pro-New Patriotic Party pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) says the ongoing #FixTheCountry campaign is without merit and must not be given the needed attention. The group in a statement said it believes that the campaign is politically motivated and being pushed by unseen hands who are seeking to mislead the public. “It is […] The post AFAG takes on #FixTheCountry
More than 100 former United Nations peacekeepers from Ethiopia have sought asylum in Sudan. The group was part of a recently closed UN mission in Sudan’s Darfur region, and had been due to return home. A local refugee official said the peacekeepers came from Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, and feared persecution. Thousands have been killed […] The post Ethiopian
The government is fast-tracking the implementation of the $200 million jobs and skills programme to enhance job creation significantly. The intervention is designed to facilitate new and expanded private sector businesses to employ many more people. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance at the Minister’s Press Briefing on Sunday, May 9, 2021, said, “we […] The post Government
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, and they shall be filled – Matthew 5:6 Although we may disagree based on faith, there is this element that runs through almost every religion which is fasting. Ghana is no exception where Muslims observe the Ramadan fast every year and various Christian denominations embark on […] The post What you
The #FixTheCountry campaign mostly made up of the youth has been one of the most talked about topics since last three days with the Ghanaian citizenry asking the leaders to fix some issues in the country that are making life hard for the Ghanaians. There have been over 500,000 tweets about this campaign that had […] The post 7 Pillars of society – A catalyst for
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