Hundreds of commuters traveling from Kumasi to Accra have been stuck in gridlock between Bunso and Anyinam, on the main Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region. Citi News understands that the severe traffic, which started around 5:00 pm on Friday, May 28, 2021, is not getting any better as some travelers had spent between two […] The post Commuters stranded
Citi FM’s ‘The Literacy Challenge’ team visited the premises of St. Paul’s Lutheran School and the Kay-Billie-Klaer International School in Accra on day three of its Junior High School (JHS) tour. This is part of an objective to encourage students to partake in this year’s contest and compete among the best. On Friday, May 27, […] The post The
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has urged members of the ‘Operation Halt’ task force to arrest and prosecute persons who own up for burnt excavators at mining sites. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has come under heavy criticism for endorsing the burning of excavators with some describing the act as lawless. The President has […] The post Anyone
The United Bank for Africa Ghana Ltd, has commissioned a state-of-the-art sanitary facility with a borehole at the cost of GHS130,000 for the people of Attrubuto in the Damongo township, in the West Gonja Municipal Assembly. The bank constructed the facility to help curb the nuisance of open defecation in the community and its related […] The post UBA
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has implored the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to summon the Attorney General (AG) to the House to explain the legality of the government’s approach of burning excavators in the fight against galamsey. The Minority Leader is of the view that burning excavators is illegal and that the AG, Godfred […] The post Summon
The National Labour Commission (NLC), has secured an interlocutory injunction against the industrial action embarked upon by the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region. The court order instructed members of the Association “to comply with the procedure provided under the Labour Act for resolving […] The post NLC
Germany has officially acknowledged committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia, and announced financial aid worth more than €1.1bn (£940m; $1.34bn). German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people there in early 20th Century massacres. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said his country was asking Namibia and victims’ descendants for forgiveness. But […] The post Germany
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has rejected proposals for a year-long ban on all forms of small-scale mining. The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin, who made this proposal, explained that the moratorium will ensure a total review of the small-scale mining regime. However, in an interview with Citi News, the General Secretary […] The post Suspending
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has reminded lawyers that professional misconduct will not be countenanced. He says the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Counsel will not close its eyes to any infractions committed by lawyers in the pursuit of their careers. Speaking at a mini-call of 32 newly-qualified lawyers to the Bar today, […] The post Be
The Eastern Regional Fire Command has explained why some of its personnel responded to a distress call at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District in a hired taxi instead of a fire truck. The Public Relations Officer for the Eastern Regional Division of the Ghana National Fire Service, Assistant Divisional Officer Grade 1 (AD01) Ignatius […] The post E/Region
The Eastern Regional Fire Command has explained why some of its personnel responded to a distress call at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District in a hired taxi instead of a fire tender. The Public Relations Officer for the Eastern Regional Division of the Ghana National Fire Service, Assistant Divisional Officer Grade 1 (AD01) Ignatius […] The post ‘Our
The National Labour Commission (NLC) is insisting that the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has been served with a notice to suspend the strike and appear before it on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The Executive Secretary of the NLC, Ofosu Asamoah, in an interview with Citi News, noted that his outfit is seeking a […] The post Ignore
The Council of Presidents of the Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professions (GFAHP) has declared support for the medical laboratory scientists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), over the latter’s impasse with the hospital management. The lab scientists at KATH had been on a one-week sit-down strike before the declaration of an indefinite strike […] The post Allied
The Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council, which has over 300 communities under its jurisdiction, has expressed worry over the possible destoolment of the Omanhene of Gomoa Akyempim, Ahunakor Ahor Ankobea II, by one gate in the traditional council. The Council fears the possible destoolment of the Omanhene will worsen the plight of the over 300 Gomoa […] The post Gomoa
The leadership of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) says it is yet to receive official communication from the National Labor Commission (NLC) on the industrial action taken by its members. The NLC issued a directive for the group to suspend their strike, which is in protest of a decision by the management […] The post NLC
Three persons have been confirmed dead in the mining collapse incident at Breman Brofoyedur in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. This is in spite of reports that nearly 30 more people had been trapped after the pit caved in. There had been an excavation in the area in search of more […] The post Central Region: Death toll in Breman
A former Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Inusah Fuseini, has condemned the President, Nana Akufo-Addo for justifying the burning of excavators and other mining equipment by members of the government’s ‘Operation Halt’ team. President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, asked persons who are dissatisfied with the government’s approach in dealing with the ‘galamsey’ […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
The Council of Presidents of the Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professions (GFAHP) has declared support for the medical laboratory scientists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), over the latter’s impasse with the hospital management. The lab scientists at KATH had been on a one-week sit-down strike before the declaration of an indefinite strike […] The post Allied
Some residents of Amanase, a community along the main Accra Kumasi Highway close to Suhum, erupted in protest after a hit-and-run left a middle-aged man dead on Thursday evening. The unidentified victim in the hit-and-run was badly mutilated, according to police. The angry residents blocked the road, burned tyres and prevented commuters from using the […] The post Eastern
Some residents of Amanase, a community along the main Accra Kumasi Highway close to Suhum, erupted in protest after a hit-and-run left a middle-aged man dead on Thursday evening. The unidentified victim in the hit-and-run was badly mutilated, according to police. The angry residents blocked the road, burned tyres and prevented commuters from using the […] The post E/R:
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