The Big Issue: Saturday, 31st July 2021 Citi97.3 · The Big Issue, Saturday, 31st July 2021 The post The Big Issue: Saturday, 31st July 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied allegations of poor COVID-19 testing among passengers at the airport, saying, such viral complaints are erroneous. Currently, all passengers arriving in Ghana are to have in their possession a negative COVID?19 PCR test result in English from an accredited laboratory in their country of origin. The tests are […] The post Concerns
Repair works on the Ashaiman Overpass bridge, the Tema-Accra bound stretch of the motorway, will cause the disruption of traffic from August 1 to August 22, 2021. The repair works are for a damaged beam on the overpass bridge, according to a statement from the Ghana Highway Authority. The statement advised motorists to follow the […] The post Repair works
Private Legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has rubbished attempts to have criminal charges pressed against Joe Gyakye Quayson, the National Democratic Congress’ 2020 parliamentary candidate for the Assin North Constituency who had his election nullified by a High Court last week. The Central Regional Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Richard Takyi Mensah, has in […] The post Assin
Despite the introduction of the tourism levy which was expected to help fix roads to tourist sites, some tour operators say lack of good access roads to most tourist destinations is still a major hindrance to tourism in Ghana. Gideon Asare, the Managing Director of Adansi Travels, a leading travel agency in Ghana, made the […] The post Bad roads adversely affecting
The National Cathedral Secretariat has clarified that the appeal for funds towards the construction of the project is not an initiative of the government. The government has come under strict criticisms after the Finance Minister during the presentation of the mid-year budget review appealed for a GHS100 monthly donation from Ghanaians towards the construction of […] The post National
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu is asking the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to among other things focus on the prosecution of corrupt heads of public institutions. According to the group, political office holders have often been tagged as the most corrupt in the country to the neglect of public servants who often perpetrate […] The post Focus
The Ho High Court has granted bail to the Founder and Leader of the separatist group, the Homeland Study Group Foundation, Charles Kormi Kudjordi, also known as Papavi, after his arrest at his residence in Ho on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Citi News understand the arrest was made by a team of security personnel of […] The post Leader of separatist group
Charles Wereko-Brobby, a policy analyst, says the anti-LGBTQI Bill may face challenges at the Supreme Court. Speaking on Joy News’ Newsfile, he said there would be constitutional matters that need to be addressed. “I suspect there will be many challenges to it at the Supreme Court, where our Constitution gives the judges the right to […] The post Anti-LGBTQI
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly (OMA) has been ranked 11th in the 2020 National Rankings of Municipal and Metropolitan District Assemblies (MMDAs) Annual Government Service Performance Contract across the country. The Assembly was also ranked second in the Ashanti Region after performing creditably in key performance areas including general administration, human resource management, financial management, reporting […] The post Obuasi
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced that the government seeks to contribute to the welfare of teachers in the country by building 100,000 affordable housing units for them. This came to the fore at the 6th Quadrennial & 53rd Greater Accra Regional Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) […] The post Government
The Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie wants a stakeholders’ forum to be held to address the concerns raised about the COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport being undertaken by Frontiers Health Services. It follows concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament that there have been discrepancies in the […] The post MP
Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie wants a stakeholders’ forum to be held to address the supposed concerns raised about the COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport being undertaken by Frontiers Health Services. It follows concerns by the Minority in Parliament to the effect that, there have been discrepancies in […] The post MP
Fam Life on Citi FM with Letitia Ohene-Effah Citi97.3 · Fam Life, Saturday, 31st July, 2021 The post Famlife, Saturday, 31st July 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Google Play is changing its inappropriate-content policy to ban apps promoting “sugar dating” or “compensated sexual relationships“. From 1 September, the app store will prohibit facilitating “sugar-daddy” services, often involving older men offering cash and gifts in exchange for a relationship with younger women. Critics say they differ little from prostitution, though the exchange does […] The post Google
Kenya’s health minister has suspended all public gatherings over rising Covid-19 cases. Mutahi Kagwe said all public meetings planned for the next 30 days should be held virtually or cancelled. The country has in recent days recorded an increased number of coronavirus cases. Mr Kagwe urged Kenyans – including those who have been vaccinated – […] The post Kenya suspends
An international court has ruled that Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president who was once known as Africa’s richest woman, must surrender oil and gas shares worth $500 million. The Netherlands Arbitration Institute, part of the International Court of Arbitration, said that the transaction in which Ms Dos Santos had received the […] The post Angola
Sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. The Nigerian – a rival to Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith – had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested […] The post Nigeria
The timely intervention of firefighters from the Kyirapatre fire station prevented a major explosion at G.V Global Limited, a Gas Retail Outlet at Asokwa in the Ashanti Region. One attendant has been hospitalized after the gas dispensing machine exploded, and some cylinders caught fire. Other attendants and customers who were refilling their gas cylinders escaped […] The post Ashanti
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed National Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Kwabena Awuku as the new Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). Sammi Awuku as he is popularly called will take over from Kofi Osei Ameyaw who was ordered to proceed on retirement in March 2021. Sammi […] The post Akufo-Addo
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