Unlike previous budgets, the COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need for more money to be injected into the health sector. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the 2021 mid-year budget review in Parliament today, July 29, 2021. He is expected to touch on various parts of the economy that need to […] The post #GhBudget: COVID-19 and health sector in focus
Eyewitness News for Wednesday 28th July, 2021 Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Wednesday, 28th July, 2021 The post Eyewitness News, Wednesday 28th July, 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two (2) more COVID-19 vaccines for importation, distribution, and use in Ghana. The two new vaccines are Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) bringing the total number of approved COVID-19 vaccines for use in Ghana to five. The FDA in a statement said it continues to use the […] The post FDA approves two more
Armed police officers from the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service have raided some hideouts believed to be dens for criminals in Aboabo in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The police have intensified their patrols within Aboabo after a 16-year-old died on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, when a stray bullet hit […] The post Police raid
A one-time Energy Minister under the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Boakye Agyarko has spurred on members of the party in celebration of its 29th anniversary today, July 28, 2021. He says this is the time the party members must ‘rededicate’ themselves to the affairs of the party and not be complacent to the […] The post Boakye
The Manager of the Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, Rev Ebenezer Kwame Addae, has underscored the need for a massive disinfection across all public places in Ghana in the wake of the third wave of COVID-19 infections. He explained that such an exercise was necessary to help mitigate the spike in infections. Health professionals believe […] The post 3rd
15 motorists have been apprehended on the Tesano-Achimota road for flouting the 50km/hour speed limit. The motorists who were captured by the speed gun at the Abeka junction in Accra were apprehended by the MTTD personnel at the Tesano police station bus stop. Most of the motorists who faulted were commercial drivers who were moving […] The post 15
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said that the regulatory agency will not hesitate to revoke the licences of industry players who continually flout rules of the sector. Dr. Abdul-Hamid said this at a meeting with board members of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) at GIMPA […] The post Play
I have taken notice of a decision by the Cape Coast High Court that has annulled the Assin North Parliamentary Election, held on December 7, 2020. 1. First and foremost, let me condemn in no uncertain terms, the shameful manipulation of court processes by the Registrar, Ustaz Hamza of the Cape Coast High Court, and […] The post Sammy Gyamfi writes on Assin North
Former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has claimed he was set up to be caught on tape collecting a purported bribe to facilitate the issuance of a mining licence. Mr. Bissue, who has long maintained his innocence in the matter, said the corruption perception was fabricated by persons close […] The post I
The value of Ghana’s 126 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is GH?110 billion, representing approximately 27% of the nation’s 2020 gross domestic product (GDP). Prudent management to generate 10% return on the assets can generate GH?11 billion to the national coffers and the enterprises, resulting in the employment of more than 700,000 people in the public and […] The post State-owned
The 2021 edition of the annual e.TV Ghana and Japan Motors Corporate Run and Walk event has been launched at the Silver Star Tower with a special focus and support to the virtually impaired in Ghana. The Corporate Run and Walk which is scheduled for 21st September 2021 at the Silver Star Tower is aimed […] The post #RunningForCharity: e.TV Ghana
Process and Plant Automation Limited (PPA), an electrical engineering solutions provider with expertise in industrial and building automation has been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards. By this certificate, it has been attested that the management system of PPA has been audited and found to be having the requirements of the ISO 9001 […] The post Process
Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda has become something of a national darling since she burst onto the scene back in 2012. Since then, MzVee, as she’s more commonly known, has been the voice behind a number of the biggest hits of the last decade and acknowledged as one of the nation’s best female artistes in the 21st century. […] The post Five reasons why MzVee is the perfect
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has expressed surprise with the actions and decisions of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana to embark on a strike over conditions of service. Speaking to Citi News, the Head of Public Affairs at the commission, Earl Ankrah, stressed that “there is no deadlock.” He instead said […] The post Universities’
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has expressed surprise with the actions and decisions of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana to embark on a strike over conditions of service. Speaking to Citi News, the Head of Public Affairs at the commission, Earl Ankrah, stressed that “there is no deadlock.” He instead said […] The post Universities’
The Minority in Parliament says it will soon file a legal challenge to appeal the decision of the Cape Coast High Court that nullified the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election. The caucus is of the view that the Presiding Judge in the case erred in law and fact. On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the High […] The post Minority to appeal judgement nullifying
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has responded to suggestions that he called Ghanaian traders opportunists when he addressed Nigeria’s Parliament on July 7. “I was talking about others trying to take an opportunity of some weaknesses in our system,” Mr. Bagbin said during a meeting with representatives from the Ghana Union of Traders Association […] The post I
It appears more trouble is brewing for the embattled NDC Member of Parliament for Assin North, Joe Gyakye Quayson, after the High Court in Cape Coast declared the polls that elected him in the 2020 parliamentary election as null and void. After losing the case against the petitioner, Michael Ankumah Nimfa, the Central Regional Secretary […] The post Assin
More trouble is brewing for the embattled NDC Member of Parliament for Assin North, Joe Gyakye Quayson, after the High Court in Cape Coast declared the polls that elected him in the 2020 parliamentary election as null and void. The petitioner in the case, Michael Ankumah Nimfa, has filed a fresh criminal case against Mr. […] The post Assin North:
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