The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, a continental showpiece to celebrate the rich musical heritage of Africa and her talented artistes for the economic growth of the continent, has opened submission of entries for musical works across Africa for the 2014 edition. Entries open from May 15, 2014 to July 5, ...

Presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, has asked government to urgently form a bi-partisan group of advisers to help them address the nation’s current economic challenges. “It is no longer a matter of public debate that Ghana’s economy is in crisis; I will like to make a proposal to government, ...

Presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, has asked government to urgently form a bi-partisan group of advisers to help them address the nation’s current economic challenges. “It is no longer a matter of public debate that Ghana’s economy is in crisis; I will like to make a proposal to government, ...

The World Bank has stated that the items to be provided with a loan Ghana is sourcing from it will not go through the normal procurement process. Parliament on Wednesday approved a $156 million loan facility to be sourced from the World Bank to finance the Ghana Secondary School Education Improvement Project. Part of that ...

The Ministry of Health say they are disappointed by the industrial action declared by the Ghana Nurses and Midwives Trainees Association, saying leadership of the trainee nurses have failed to trust the Ministry. The trainees declared an indefinite strike over the delay in the payment of allowance and clearance forms. The trainees say their allowances have been in arrears for two years. ...

The Volta Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held elections to select their regional representatives to the national council. The region was the last to conduct the elections. This was after a former constituency chairman of the party challenged the legality of the National council. Speaking to Citi News, The Chairman of the ...

Some residents of Anlo Constituency in the Volta Region have expressed anger over the President’s decision to remove the Agriculture Minister from Office. Fiifi Kwetey the MP for Ketu South replaced Clement Kofi Humado as Minister for Agriculture and Aqua Development in the latest Presidential reshuffle announced over the weekend. Speaking to Citi News, some ...

Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday lowered the Ghana Commercial Bank’s global local-currency long-term deposit ratings to B2, from B1, and the foreign-currency deposit ratings to B3, from B2, saying outlook is negative. “The outlook on these ratings remains negative. Concurrently, the E standalone bank financial strength rating, which is equivalent to a B2 baseline credit ...

The Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG) says it is considering legal action against the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to retrieve monies owed them. HISPAG has begun a gradual withdrawal of services to NHIS card holders due to government’s inability to pay claims. The Director of operations and communications for HISPAG, Mr. ...

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has said that its decision to change the timing of the African Cup of Nations from even years to odd years has resulted in improved performances by the African countries at the World Cup. Two of the continent’s five representatives at the tournament, Algeria and Nigeria, made it through ...

Samsung is to stop producing plasma televisions (PDP TVs) by 30 November. It said falling demand meant it would instead focus on producing curved and ultra-high-definition (UHD) TVs. “We remain committed to providing consumers with products that meet their need,” Samsung told the CNET website. Panasonic, Sony, Hitachi and Pioneer have also pulled out of the sector ...

Several government departments in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim staff from fasting during the month of Ramadan. One department website said that civil servants cannot “take part in fasting and other religious activities”. The move comes amid tightened security in the region which has been hit by a growing number of ...

Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, a former Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has appealed to the Youth to remain patriotic, and commit themselves to nation-building, by  using discipline and good morals to help promote national unity and cohesion.He said there was also the need to reverse the Ghanaian attitude of “No love” for ...

Actor John Dumelo, one of the celebrities sent to Brazil to champion Ghana’s off-the-field campaign at the 2014 World Cup has said their main purpose of promoting Ghana at the tournament was achieved greatly. He said as far as he was concerned, their job of promoting Ghana in Brazil as part of a volunteer work ...

The Chief Manager in-charge of Public Relations at the Ghana Water Company Limited, Mr Michael Agyeman has allayed the fears of consumers over the recent 6.1 per cent tariff increase in water. According to him, the increment is insignificant since Ghanaians would by charged only one pesewa per 200 gallons of water. “It is just ...

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov outplayed Andy Murray on Centre Court to end the Briton’s Wimbledon title defence in the quarter-finals. Dimitrov, 23, played superbly to win 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in two hours and one minute and reach his first Grand Slam semi-final. Murray had been on a 17-match winning streak at Wimbledon and was looking ...

The Education Ministry says it is unfair for Ghanaians to single out the provision of sanitary pads from the list of items going to be provided for needy students because “it begins to look like we just want to focus on the trivia” Parliament on Wednesday approved a $156 million loan facility acquired from the ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said African states should take urgent steps to develop the Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo to generate environmentally friendly but cheap and sustained power.He said Africa, under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), should team up ...

Singer and showstopper, Mzbel, says that she is going to remain single for the rest of her life as she is convinced that marriage is not meant for her. “I am not looking forward to marriage because I do not want to feel dedicated to anyone. I want to be my own woman and infact, ...

The decision by the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) to reject National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) subscribers at its facilities with effect from yesterday is yet to be carried through by its members across the country.  While some members of CHAG have started the implementation of the cash-and-carry system for NHIS card holders, others ...