In this edition of the Citi Business Festival 2020, Bernard Avle hosts the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Boardroom Africa, Marcia Ashong to talk about “Business Readiness Post-COVID”. She shares insights on how SMEs can respond to challenges posed be COVID-19 and preparations they need to make to be able to stay relevant […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
In a week when the attention of Americans abruptly shifted from a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic to outrage over the deaths of black people in police custody, they learned that while George Floyd survived one threat, he was unable to live through the other. Floyd tested positive for coronavirus in April, and again following his death […] The post George
The donation includes funding for legal fees for Arbery and Taylor’s families, along with black-owned businesses in crisis in his native Chicago and other cities. West’s representative said he established a 529 education plan to fully cover college tuition for Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd. West’s donation comes in the wake of […] The post Kanye
Eyewitness News speaks to a former Minister on the prospect of being prosecuted over the Saglemi Housing project, hears from a stranded Ghanaian in Lebanon and looks back on the 41st anniversary of the June 4 uprising. The Okakwei North MP joins the show for Point Blank. Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Thursday, June 4, 2020 The post Eyewitness News, Thursday, June 4, 2020 appeared first on
The African Union (AU) has started an ambitious initiative to increase testing for coronavirus across the continent. The aim is to take the total number of tests done up to 10 million over the next two to three months. To date, more than 160,000 cases have been confirmed in Africa with 4,600 deaths. But experts […] The post AU aims for 10 million Coronavirus tests appeared first
The Ministry for Railways Development says works on the Tema to Mpakadan railway line will not be completed on schedule as expected. The ongoing rail project was supposed to be completed in August this year but was halted after 70 workers on the construction team tested positive for COVID-19. The Minister for Railways Development, Joe […] The post Tema-Mpakadan railway
Friday congregational prayers in the Tamale Municipality are to remain suspended despite the easing of restrictions on religious and social gatherings by President Akufo-Addo. In a joint statement from the Tamale Central Mosque and the Ambariya Muslim Community, they said they cannot control crowds during Friday prayers and therefore, the suspension will continue until further […] The post Tamale:
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has emphasized the need for world leaders to formally commit to making any approved COVID-19 vaccine freely available to all countries. Speaking at the first-ever virtual Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by the UK government on Thursday, the President said: “a bold international agreement to this end cannot wait.” He said the […] The post Akufo-Addo
The upsurge of COVID-19 has certainly forced Ghanaians into discovering new ways of doing old things. As the cases begin to plateau around the world, and countries start to ease restrictions, what we all keep wondering is when we will get back to normal and what normalcy will now look like. Left with little or […] The post 2020: The year of sombre Easter and CovEid appeared first
The Electoral Commission (EC) recently organised a two-day pilot of the voter registration exercise nationwide. The exercise was however called off in the Western Region due to some challenges with the Biometric Voter Registration machines. Speaking on Citi TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the Member of Parliament for the Mpraeso Constituency, Seth […] The post Challenges
The Minister for Tourism and Creative Arts, Barbara Oteng Gyasi has indicated that under the first phase of eased COVID-19 restrictions, event organizers are to ensure that their events do not last too long although there is no time limit to their activities. Speaking at the Information Ministry’s presser to give clarity on the eased […] The post No
The Accra Indie FilmFest (AiF) will be hosting their second edition of the festival virtually. The film festival brings together young and independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their works and to also network with others. However, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the call for people to avoid large […] The post Accra Indie FilmFest goes virtual appeared
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 8,885. This is according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service on Thursday, June 4, 2020. This implies that 337 new cases have been detected since the last update from the Ghana Health Service on June 2. Meanwhile, 57 persons have recovered from the virus pushing […] The post COVID-19 case count in Ghana rises
Two landfills sites within the country will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres. The two sites are Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region. This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of the Kpone Landfill site […] The post Kpone,
All former government officials involved in the botched Saglemi Housing deal will soon face criminal prosecution, Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea has disclosed. The legal processes will commence upon the completion of a value for money audit by the Ghana Institute of Surveyors to ascertain the extent of embezzlement. The US$ 200 million […] The post Officials
With 8,666 daily recoveries from the novel coronavirus confirmed on Thursday, the number of people cured of COVID-19 in Russia is now more than 200,000. In total, 204,623 people have recovered from the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, the country’s emergency task force said in a daily report. Daily cases were below recoveries […] The post Russia: COVID-19 recoveries
Former President Jerry Rawlings has hit out at the intellectuals in the party he founded–the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He described them as a disappointment during his speech at the 41st anniversary of the June 4 uprising suggesting they had not done enough to shape Ghana’s historical narrative. Mr. Rawlings, for example, suggested that his […] The post NDC
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling on the voters’ register as one that upholds the principle of fair hearing. According to him, this does not in any way suggest how the final judgment will be determined. The Supreme Court earlier today, Thursday, June 4, 2020, directed the Electoral Commission […] The post Supreme
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described the Minority’s petition to the Auditor-General for a special audit into the GHS280.3 million that was allocated by the government for the provision of food, water, and sanitation under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) as premature. According to him, the call is also part of the Minority’s attempt […] The post Minority’s
Major markets in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis that were closed down due to the surge in COVID-19 cases have been reopened today, Thursday, June 4th, 2020. The markets which include the Takoradi Market Circle, Jubilee Park, Sekondi, and Kojokrom markets resumed to tight restrictions and a shift system with the exception of Effiakuma Number nine market. […] The post Major
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