With countless economies and million livelihoods at ransom as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, countries around the world are looking at ways to keep tourism businesses afloat. In the face of a global pandemic and hotel industry meltdown, it is clear that the hotel industry is sailing into uncharted deep waters. Instances from the […] The post Goodlet Ansah writes:
Multilingualism, the ability to communicate in more than one language, could be a personal or national attribute. By and large, many communities around the world can be considered as multilingual. With migration and mobility, communities, previously thought to be monolingual, are gradually increasing their language repertoires. At the same time, the quest to communicate with […] The post Multilingualism
A TV channel in the UK owned by one of Nigeria’s most flamboyant evangelical pastors has been sanctioned by Ofcom, the broadcasting authority in London. The authority punished Chris Oyakhilome’s Loveworld Limited, which runs the Loveworld channel that can be viewed in the UK, “after a news programme and a live sermon included potentially harmful […] The post Pastor
Pre-Tertiary Educational Unions Teacher Unions in Ghana want schools to remain closed because of the threat of COVID-19 even if the ban on public gatherings is not extended by the President. In a letter addressed to the Director-General of Ghana Education Service, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the unions said they “would not ascribe to the re-opening […] The post Schools
The management of the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba is calling on the general public to identify 36 bodies in its morgue. This is ahead of a scheduled mass burial of unclaimed bodies in a bid to decongest the hospital’s mortuary. Speaking to Citi News, the Administrator of the Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Omar […] The post Winneba Trauma and Specialist
Citi TV’s flagship programme, Breakfast Daily, has introduced a new segment that gives their audience the opportunity to speak directly to the President. The segment, ‘Hello Mr President’, places the viewers at the centre, granting them a platform to share their challenges with the policymakers. It the segment runs on the show every Wednesday from […] The post Citi
As part of measures to reduce community infections of COVID-19 in the Ashanti Region, the Ashanti Regional Police Command has started an enforcement exercise aimed at ensuring that every individual who steps out of their homes wear a nose mask. The exercise according to the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Godwin Ahianyo which […] The post A/R:
The Surgical Theater of the Ho Teaching Hospital has been closed down for disinfection after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. According to a staff of the hospital, who spoke to Citi News on condition of anonymity the affected person developed symptoms after returning from sick leave. The staff further said workers are living in fear […] The post Ho
The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has rejected a request by the Chief of Staff for an audit verification to be conducted in order for the payment of salary arrears to be made to over 200 former and current Members of Parliament. Frema Osei Opare’s request was based on a letter from a group known as Forum […] The post Reject
The Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs has called on the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to as a matter of urgency consider businesses owned and run by young people when disbursing the GHS600 million stimulus package earmarked for businesses. The chamber said this call has been necessitated by results emanating from a survey […] The post Prioritize
Cassava Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of Econet Global, has announced the release of ‘Sasai TeamTalk’, a voice and video conferencing service that takes up to 20 people on one call. The service, coming at a time many countries have imposed restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, will be available […] The post Cassava
The Minority in Parliament has threatened to drag the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison to Parliament for breaching the Bank of Ghana Act in respect of financing government expenditure. According to the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson, the Central Bank has so far printed 5.5 billion Ghana cedis […] The post Minority
Mr. Kojo Mattah has been sworn into office as the new president of the Keta Senior High School (KETASCO) Past Students Association. This was after members of the association elected him as the new president through an election that was conducted via electronic-voting system organised by the ICT Committee of the Past Students Association. Delegates […] The post Kojo
Thomas Thabane has announced he will step down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife. He did not say when he would leave office but his party said a new premier would be sworn in on Tuesday. The 80-year-old’s current […] The post Lesotho PM resigns amid ex-wife murder case appeared first on
Thirty-six bills are expected to be presented to Parliament when the House reconvenes on Tuesday [May 19, 2020]. These Bills include the Affirmative Action Bill, 2020, the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the National Ambulance Service (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Eighteen Bills are currently at the Committee level […] The post 36
Thirty-six bills are expected to be presented to Parliament when the House reconvenes on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. These Bills include the Affirmative Action Bill, 2020, the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the National Ambulance Service (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Eighteen Bills are currently at the Committee level […] The post 36
The Tamale Public Health and Reference Laboratory has made a desperate appeal for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the public. “Our PPE is not enough and we are actually appealing to the general public to support the facility,” the Head of the laboratory, Dr Abass Abdul Karim, said to Citi News. He further warned that […] The post Tamale Public Health
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified that it does not intend to introduce any new or additional taxes on electricity that power sector firms sell to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The GRA also stated that it has withdrawn the letter dated 4th May 2020 directing all electricity and power-producing companies to apply […] The post No levies to
The National Board for Small Scale Industries to disburse funds will launch a portal within this week [18th May to 22nd May] to start receiving applications for the utilisation of the GHS600 million soft loan scheme for micro, small and medium scale businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve given ourselves a month for the […] The post COVID-19:
The African continent has always been pitied and turned into a prostitute where powerful foreign economies use to their own desire. They exploit the continent of its precious wealth and give a little token after the “exploited pleasure.” In the end, the continent is faced with inadequacies and difficulties in surviving. The presence of COVID-19 […] The post Kwame Adinkra writes:
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