Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in Paris on Sunday during May Day protests against the policies of newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron. Thousands of people joined May Day marches across France, calling for salary increases and for Macron to drop his plan to raise the retirement age. […] The post Violence erupts in May
Langma, a predominant Ga-Adangbe community in the Ga South Municipal Assembly, is a boundary settlement that lies between the Central and the Greater Accra Regions. Residents of this community are mostly engaged in fishing and farming activities which produce a lot of vegetables often transported to Kokrobite, the nearest community. Residents and community leaders of […] The post Lack
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says despite the strenuous efforts the Ministry is undertaking to end illegal Small Scale mining (galamsey) activities in the country, a collective effort is needed to totally rid the country of this menace. Mr. Mireku Duker asserted that the fight against illegal mining is a […] The post Collective
Some residents of Kaase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, on Sunday afternoon attempted to siphon fuel from a fuel tanker that had overturned regardless of the danger it posed to them. People were seen running towards the tanker with their buckets in hand to fetch the fuel. Fire Service personnel who were informed of […] The post Kumasi: Kaase residents rush for fuel
Brief Tender Light, a documentary plot on the lives of four African students who left their home countries to pursue higher learning at America’s elite MIT, could soon go public, barring funding constraints. The 90-minute documentary, set in four different locations, US, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Rwanda, is hoping to raise $720,221 as its total […] The post Brief
Cement manufacturing company, CIMAF Ghana, has supported the 1997 old students of Prempeh College with a truckload of cement to help construct an accommodation facility for the school. The group describes the gesture by CIMAF as a timely one, as it is expected to help complete the project later this year to coincide with its […] The post CIMAF
A Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, says the government will address the initial challenges that have characterized the first day of the implementation of the widely unpopular E-levy. The new 1.5% value tax that took effect on Sunday May 1, 2022, has been fraught with a number of challenges including the non application of some […] The post ‘E-levy
President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is hopeful that the report of the technical committee constituted to review the Single Spine Pay Policy will help to avert the many agitations on the labour front, especially those involving public sector workers. The president made the statement at the celebration of this year’s May Day at the Independence […] The post l’m
Since midnight of 1st May 2022, the social media space in Ghana has been washed with several comments about the 1.5% E-levy. The new tax took effect on May 1 despite widespread public complaints against it. Most people who undertook mobile money transfers above GH¢100 confirmed the deduction of the 1.5% value tax in addition […] The post Ghanaians on social media
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Akufo-Addo government of visiting untold hardship on Ghanaians through several actions and decisions such as the implementation of the 1.5% E-levy. In a statement to mark the celebration of workers’ day, the opposition party said it will focus on addressing the pains and suffering of Ghanaian […] The post ‘Implementing
The Church of Pentecost, Obuasi Area, through the effort of the Area Head – Apostle William Boakye Agyarko as part of its social intervention, has renovated two boys dormitories for Obuasi Senior High Technical School which had become a burden to the school’s management. The total cost of the dormitory renovation project was GH¢ 62,910. […] The post Church
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Kathleen Addy as the acting chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). She is being elevated from her role as the Commission’s deputy chairperson in charge of Finance and Administration to fill the vacancy created by the resignation Josephine Nkrumah, who is departing after serving at the helm of […] The post Kathleen
Over 200 structures around the Komkomba market in Accra have been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Sunday morning. Some affected residents who spoke to Citi News said timely intervention by fire service personnel would have prevented some structures from being destroyed. According to them, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) did not respond […] The post Over
Ghana’s former Finance Minister and ex-Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has called on government to do away with what he describes as the current starvation wages and endeavour to pay living wages to Ghanaian workers henceforth. In a solidarity statement published on his official social media handles to mark the 2022 […] The post Pay
Government says it is currently receiving proposals from potential strategic investors for a possible restructuring of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). The Tema Oil Refinery, which is Ghana’s first and only refinery, has not been operational for a while now due to many challenges. Several Civil Society Organisations such as the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers […] The post Gov’t
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, Prof. Ofori Danso, says fishermen are endangering stranded sea mammals as well as themselves for lack of knowledge on the importance of sea mammals to the environment. Prof. Danso who was speaking to Citi News after his presentation at an Environmental […] The post Fishermen
The discussions of polygamy should rekindle debates on gender justice. For me, the existence of polygamy is the literal expression of gender injustice and gender inequity in traditional African society. Why should a man be entitled to marry more than one woman while a woman cannot do same? Beyond this question, the very idea that […] The post Dowry
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has urged architects to make available design proposals for buildings that can help in addressing the housing challenges in the country. According to him, the input of architects will support the government’s effort to put up a number of affordable housing units. Speaking at a ceremony to […] The post Make
‘LeGyandary”, a book detailing the life and career of Ghana’s all-time leading goalscorer, Asamoah Gyan, has been launched in Accra. The launch, which took place at the Kempinski Hotel on Saturday, was attended by a number of the country’s former and current footballers, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Diplomats, business leaders and fans of the former […] The post Ex-Black
A former Member of Parliament for the Gomoa West constituency, Alexander Abban is urging civil servants to fight for better salaries rather than more allowances, which he says provide only immediate satisfaction. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM, he said while he agrees that civil servants in the country deserve better conditions of […] The post Fight
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