Some Fishermen in Elmina in the Central Region are angry with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development’s decision to extend the ban on fishing activities for another month. The fishermen say they fear criminal activities may rise in coastal towns as a result of the extended ban on fishing activities. “We are starving in […] The post Elmina fishermen lament
Staff of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) have declared a strike over a decision by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to migrate them and their colleagues at the CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) onto the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) payroll system […] The post Staff
The Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul Apraku Twum Barimah has charged the COVID-19 task force to begin arresting and prosecuting persons who continue to flout the President’s directive for curbing the pandemic, especially at events. According to him, such arrests and prosecutions will deter people from flouting the COVID-19 safety protocols at funerals […] The post Persons
Ghana continues to grapple with the increase in cement prices. According to local cement manufacturers, the prices of the product keeps going up because of the continuous hike in the international price of raw materials such as clinker, which is a major component in the production of cement. Cement is a mixture of clinker, gypsum […] The post Cement industry
GHACEM Cement Foundation has since its inception in 2002 dished out a total of 600,000 bags of cement to deprived communities across the country, valued at a cost of GHS27 million. The Foundation is Ghacem’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm, which assists deprived communities to improve their health and educational infrastructure. The cement donation by […] The post GHACEM
The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has stated that the Government is committed to ensuring the reading and writing proficiency of every school-going Ghanaian child by the age of ten years. To this end, he said government is putting in place a conducive learning environment and the necessary interventions to guarantee this […] The post Ntim
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Bawa Fuseini, says despite asking for $30,000 to prepare Ghana’s athletes adequately for the Olympics, his outfit was only given half the amount prior to the games. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, August 2, 2021, Bawa Fuseini said while the funds […] The post We
The National Labour Commission, NLC, has directed both the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), and the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, to call off their strike and appear before the Commission on Thursday, August 5, 2021. In separate letters to the two unions, the NLC directed them to “stay any or all […] The post NLC directs UTAG,
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has organised a special art exhibition to showcase products from local art dealers whose businesses have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event marks the second edition since GEPA officially partnered organisers of the monthly Accra Arts and Craft Market Exhibition hosted at the W.E.B Du Bois […] The post GEPA
The Minister responsible for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has made a passionate appeal to the country to rally behind Ghanaian boxer, Samuel Takyi to win a gold medal at the ongoing Olympic Games. Mustapha Ussif said: “I want to use this opportunity to appeal to all Ghanaians to support Takyi because he has made […] The post Tokyo 2020:
Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has debunked claims that Ghanaian athletes bear their own costs for qualifiers of competitions. His comments come after claims that athletes in the country are not adequately supported financially by the state when they have to participate in qualifying events According to him, the state has always made it a priority […] The post Ghanaian
Worker Unions of the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Upper East Region have declared an indefinite strike effective today, Monday, August 2, 2021. The workers say the action follows a move by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to migrate their salary payment onto the Controller and Accountant General Department’s […] The post Workers
The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, says it might be forced to send students home if the strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), and the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana exceeds two weeks. “Going home and coming back amidst COVID is not pleasant,” the […] The post KNUST
The Ghana Statistical Service has announced a final round of the mop-up exercise for the census from today August 2, 2021, to August 8, 2021, to enable it to complete outstanding enumeration in eight Districts in the Greater Accra Region. The outstanding 8 districts include Ga-West, Kpone Katamanso, Ga-North, Adentan Municipal, La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal, Ga-East, […] The post Statistical
A fisheries specialist, Richster Nii Armah Ammah Fio, has questioned the Fisheries Minister’s decision to extend the closed fishing season for fishermen at Elmina. The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, on Saturday, July 31, 2021, announced the extension of the closed fishing season for fishermen at Elmina, and also denied them premix […] The post Fisheries
A lot has changed since the digital revolution began in the 1980s with the launch of the “Internet”. Subsequently, technological developments on the back of the internet such as mobile devices, social media networking, big data, clouds services among others have led to disruptive experiences to our traditional, pre-internet ways of work and life. Equally, […] The post Crowdfunding
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Bawa Fuseini, has suggested that inadequate preparations due to insufficient funding played a significant role in the country’s poor showing so far at the Tokyo Olympics. Triple jumper, Nadia Eke, failed to make it through the qualifying round at her first Olympic Games in […] The post Inadequate
A police woman has been found dead at her home at Damongo in the Savannah Region. This was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, August 2, 2021. According to the police, the victim was found in a pool of blood with wounds believed to be knife stabs. The police […] The post Police woman stabbed to death at Damongo; boyfriend
The 2020 National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has appealed the High Court ruling which nullified his election as the Member of Parliament for the area. Mr. Quayson in his appeal sighted by Citi News insisted that the Cape Coast High Court erred in its ruling. The Cape Coast […] The post James
Fiscal targets broadly remain on track. Revenue raised in the first six (6) months of 2021 was GHC 28.3 billion against a target of GHC32.4 billion. Expenditure on the other hand reached GHC 50.6 billion against the GHC 55.1 billion target. This is good towards fiscal consolidation in the medium term. A possible ‘third’ wave […] The post Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah
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