Scores of young Ghanaian entrepreneurs are to benefit from a number of initiatives to be introduced by the United States of America. Under these initiatives grants will be offered to support start-ups and expansion of businesses and social ventures in six countries in 2015 including Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, ...
The founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has blamed the country’s energy problems on greedy stakeholders working within the sector. “The problem is greed. Remove the greed on the part of politically connected influenced peddlers and their accomplices in government and we will solve the energy problem. It is that ...
The Narcotics Control Board, (NACOB) has served notice it will stop engaging the media in order to improve its effectiveness. The Executive Secretary of NACOB, Yaw Akrasi Sarpong told Citi News, media reports about its activities, in most cases only serves to alert suspected drug barons to escape a situation he bemoaned. According to him, ...
Ghana will become home to one of four regional leadership centres to be built by the USA in Africa. The other centres will be located in Kenya,Senegal and South Africa. Beginning in 2015, these Centers will improve the availability and quality of leadership training programs and professional development opportunities for young African leaders. Each will ...
Organized Labour wants the President, John Mahama to give specific timelines and measures his government intends to implement to address the challenges facing the nation. The President in his Eid-Ul Fitr message on Monday revealed he has taken note of Organized Labour’s concerns and will address them soon. He pledged to treat the concerns of ...
Microsoft has confirmed that officials from China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce – the body responsible for enforcing business laws – have visited some of its offices. The firm, which has not been accused of any wrongdoing, did not disclose the reason for the visits. But media reports indicate the technology giant may be ...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is embarking on a massive clean-up exercise in the banking industry aimed at preventing micro finance institutions from bolting with funds of depositors. It has introduced new measures to safeguard deposits at these institutions. For some months now, the banking industry has seen an increase in the number of microfinance ...
A nursery worker may lose her job after she was spotted taking part in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony while on sick leave, it emerged today. Amy McIntosh had been signed off work for several weeks when her bosses caught her on TV dancing as a giant Tunnock’s tea cake during the celebrations in Glasgow. ...
Olimpija Ljubljana 1-2 Chelsea Cesc Fabregas set up fellow debutant Diego Costa to score as Chelsea beat Olimpija Ljubljana 2-1 in Slovenia. The Blues had trailed at half-time to a Darijan Matic strike in front of 16,000 inside the Stozice Stadium. But the Spain team-mates combined for Chelsea’s equaliser after 55 minutes, before Kurt Zouma ...
Government will, in the next few weeks, institute a presidential taskforce to clamp down on landlords and property owners, who charge rent in foreign currencies. “The major rationale behind the taskforce formation is to enÂÂsure that landlords and property owners do not overcharge their tenants especially in foreign currencies as the practice is contrary to the ...
The City of London police has started placing banner advertisements on websites believed to be offering pirated content illegally. The messages, which will appear instead of paid-for ads, will ask users to close their web browsers. The move comes as part of a continuing effort to stop piracy sites from earning money through advertising. Police ...
The UK is to cut the amount of time EU migrants without realistic job prospects can claim benefits for from six to three months. David Cameron said the “magnetic pull” of UK benefits needed addressing to attract people for the right reasons. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said immigration should “put Britain first”. But ...
The presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the 2012 general election, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has called for the trimming down of the number of ministers to a maximum of 40 to reduce the cost of governance and set the tone for an effective restructuring of the public services. In his opinion, ...
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is still under investigation for tax fraud, a judge in Catalunya revealed on Monday. The Argentine has already appeared in court to answer claims of alleged tax evasion to the tune of €4.1 million between 2006 and 2009 and has long declared his innocence. Nevertheless, the player and his father Jorge ...
Marco Reus’ agent Dirk Hebel has claimed that a number of major European teams are closely monitoring his client’s situation at Borussia Dortmund with a view to a potential transfer. The Germany international has a contract with BVB until June 2017, but he’s available for a limited fee release clause of €35 million in the ...
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has rubbished claims Loic Remy’s move to Liverpool broke down over a failed medical. The France striker, 27, was nearing an £8.5million switch to Anfield before the Merseyside club pulled out – amid suggestions there were concerns over his fitness – but Redknapp admitted he is baffled by the news and ...
Liverpool’s £8.5m move for QPR striker Loic Remy has collapsed. The Merseyside club are refusing to comment on the reasons behind the deal falling through but it is understood there has been an issue with the 27-year-old’s medical. Remy flew to the United States, where Liverpool are touring, on Monday. The Reds’ bid had activated ...
The brother of Mukurwe-ini MP Kabando wa Kabando accused of killing their mother had left Nairobi about a month ago, a relative disclosed on Monday. Mr Caesar Thiari Mwangi was on Monday charged with the murder of his mother Rose Wachera Mwangi. Ms Gladys Wanjiru Njuki, 50, a cousin of the deceased, said Mr Mwangi ...
A huge blaze engulfing Libya’s biggest fuel storage facility in the capital, Tripoli, has spread to a second tank. Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has described the fire as “out of control”. It comes hours after the authorities appealed for international assistance to try to contain the blaze. The government blames clashes between rival militias ...
Former Hip life Artiste, Yaw Siki has advised young people to abstain from pornography and totally dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ. Yaw Siki made a resolution to stop writing secular music after he was involved in a fatal accident on April 15, 2013 on the Tema-Motorway road. Sharing his life changing story on Citi ...
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