Eyewitness News for Wednesday, 30th June 2021 Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Wednesday, 30th June, 2021 The post Eyewitness News, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
The World Bank announced today, June 30, 2021, that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, half of which are in Africa. More than half of the financing comes from the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries, and […] The post World
It is sometimes the case that individuals who are being assisted to carry a load, forget themselves and in the process leave the burden to the helper. Anyone who has taken time to analyse the health sector’s portion of the national budget at least for the past five years will find this unfortunate situation with […] The post Government must increase
The timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Wednesday dawn prevented a midnight fire from completely razing Zenith University College close to the Accra International Trade Fair Centre in Accra. The Fire Service said at 2:08 am on Wednesday they received a distress call about the fire incident and arrived at the […] The post Fire destroys part
Officials of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have arrested three persons in possession of narcotics. The three were on board a Ford Transit bus with registration number GT 6348-18 travelling from Accra to Aflao when they were arrested at Sogakope. The suspects, Eric Alorbu (Driver), his mate Amegavi Agbeko and a […] The post Three persons
The black law dictionary defines Cabotage as coastal trading which connotes the trade and commerce along the coast. It simply refers to the carriage of goods and persons in coastal waters between two points or ports within a country. This definition has been expanded to include inland waters like rivers and lakes. Cabotage in its […] The post The cabotage regime: Any lessons
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh says there is nothing wrong with the police’s use of lethal force to deal with armed protesters. He said such a force is needed to protect the lives of officers deployed to quell violent protests adding that such action is permissible by law. Mr. Oppong-Boanuh explained that, during violent […] The post Police
One of the leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh, wants Parliament to hold the institutions involved in the open fire which resulted in the death of two residents in Ejura during a protest on Tuesday accountable. A social activist, Ibrahim Muhammed, died on Monday, June 28, 2021, after he was attacked […] The post Ejura
A herdsman has been arrested in Tamale in the Northern Region for allegedly swindling the Tamale District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Iddrisu Tanko Issifu. In his quest to become a cattle farmer, Chief Superintendent Tanko Issifu, last year, allegedly entered into a barter agreement with two herdsmen– Osman Mumuni and Seidu Braimah– who promised to […] The post Herdsman
Two residents of Ejura in the Ashanti Region, who sustained gunshot wounds after a team of police and military personnel opened fire on protesters, have been discharged from the hospital. The youth, who were returning from the burial of a slain social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, alias Kaaka, started protesting over his death but were confronted […] The post Ejura
The Regional Coordinating Director for Ahafo Region, Ebenezer Amoah has admonished youth in the region to desist from shying away from informal sector jobs and take advantage of such avenues to boost their economic lives. Youth groups across the region on Wednesday, June 30 met the leadership of the region at the Regional Coordinating Council […] The post Ahafo
The Minority in Parliament has rejected what it calls a ministerial inquiry instituted by the President into the Ejura killings. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Interior Minister to conduct a public inquiry in 10 days into the chaos that resulted in the death of two persons following the killing of social activist, […] The post We
The Director of Business Banking at Absa Bank, Ghana, Grace Anim-Yeboah, has outlined some schemes Absa Bank has made available to help Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) expand their operations. According to her, supporting Ghanaian businesses will go a long way to turn the fortunes of the economy for good. “If we choose to […] The post Grace Anim-Yeboah
The Youth Wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has notified the police that it will organise a street protest dubbed ‘A March for Justice’ on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to demand justice for all persons killed or brutalised by the various security agencies in the country. The demonstration will begin from 8:00 am […] The post NDC youth wing
The Youth Wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress has notified the police that it will organise a street protest dubbed ‘A March for Justice’ on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to demand justice for all persons killed or brutalised by the various security agencies in the country. The demonstration will begin from 8:00 am to […] The post NDC youth
Officials of the Ghana Statistical Service enumerating people in the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality say they had to withdraw their field officers and enumerators deployed to the area in the ongoing Population and Housing Census following Tuesday’s disturbances that led to the death of two people. The officials say they prioritized the safety and security of […] The post Census
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has admitted a motion from the Minority side for the constitution of a bi-partisan committee to investigate the government’s contract for the procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines by the Health Ministry. Earlier in June, the Minority tabled an urgent motion calling on the House to probe the transaction, which indicates […] The post Speaker
Officials of the All-Africa Students Union led by Secretary-General H.E. Peter Kwesi Kodjie on Monday, 28th June 2021, paid a working visit to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif. The visit formed part of a series of engagements initiated by AASU to further the Union’s relationship with state and non-state partners within the […] The post All-Africa
Authorities at the Adwumam/Manhyia Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region have shut down the school. This was after a parent assaulted a teacher for disciplining her ward. The school’s management committee indicated that a parent came to the school and invoked curses on one of […] The post Basic
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is saddened by the death of social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, popularly known as ‘Kaaka’, and two others; Abdul Nasir Yussif, and Murtala Mohammed at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. While Kaaka was killed by unknown assailants on his way home last Sunday, Yussif and Murtala died after military […] The post Nana
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