The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News; ‘We’ll definitely get the perpetrators’- IGP assures Const. Emmanuel Osei’s family ‘I had an obligation to protect lives’ – Health Minister justifies Sputnik-V deal ‘We hope attacks on bullion vans carting money won’t happen again’ – Police IGP meets BoG officials; reiterates threat to […] The post Eyewitness
Telecommunication company, MTN, has handed over a 300,000 Cedi blood bank facility to the management of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, with a call on Ghanaians to support the work of the National Blood Service by donating blood. The handing-over ceremony coincided with the World Blood Donors day celebration. […] The post MTN
Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) in partnership with Citi TV will on Thursday, June 17, 2021, hold the first-ever public Dialogue Series on Financing for Development. The forum, dubbed “What is the Role of the Development Bank in Ghana’s Economic Transformation?” will also seek to address some niggling questions on the minds of Ghanaians such as; […] The post Citi
Panelists at the third virtual forum of this year’s Citi Business Festival have offered varied insights into the potential of Ghana’s agricultural sector to turn around the fortunes of the country if the right steps are taken by policymakers to support agribusinesses. Ghana imports about $2 billion worth of food and food products into the […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival
The police administration is optimistic that attacks on vehicles carting money will not recur, given stringent measures it is instituting to avert such incidents. This follows the gruesome killing of General Constable Emmanuel Osei who was shot by armed robbers at Jamestown while on a bullion van escort duty. Following the unfortunate incident, the Inspector […] The post Attacks
The police administration is optimistic that attacks on bullion vans carting money will not recur, given stringent measures it is instituting to avert such incidents. This follows the gruesome killing of General Constable Emmanuel Osei who was shot by armed robbers at Jamestown while on a bullion van escort duty. Following the unfortunate incident, the […] The post ‘We
The Director of the Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), Benjamin Gyan Kesse, is of the view that entrepreneurs will excel if they get the needed support, in terms of skills development and infrastructure from policymakers. Speaking on the virtual forum of the Citi Business Festival, Mr. Kesse pointed out that the main challenges hindering young entrepreneurs […] The post Policy
The Director of Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), Benjamin Gyan Kesse is of the view that entrepreneurs will excel if they get the needed support in terms of skills development and infrastructure from policymakers. Mr. Kesse on the virtual forum of the Citi Business Festival pointed out that the main challenges hindering young entrepreneurs in the […] The post Focus
The Western North Regional Security Council (REGSEC), has asked a Chinese firm, Top Engineering Construction, to stop quarrying activities in the Disue forest reserve. This follows the failure of the company to honour an invitation from the Council to resolve a matter brought before it involving the company. The Western North REGSEC had been petitioned […] The post Western
Managing Director of Ghana Incentive-based risk-sharing system for Agricultural lending(GIRSAL), Kwasi Korboe has called for greater and collaboration and engagements between the private sector and policymakers in a bid to improve the production and processing of agriproducts in the country. Speaking on week 3 of the virtual forum of the Citi Business Festival, Mr. Korboe […] The post Private
The Citi FM Literacy Challenge team as part of its Junior High School tour visited the Cosmos Schools at Lapaz on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. This is part of an objective to encourage students to partake in this year’s contest. The students showed keen interest in the topic for entry into this year’s Literacy Challenge. Some students […] The post The Literacy Challenge:
Mr. Herbert Krapa, a Deputy Minister-Designate for Trade and Industry, has said the government is undertaking a number of initiatives to ensure the country benefits fully from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). “A lot has been done in terms of positioning Ghana to take advantage of AfCFTA including the institutional support, the inter-ministerial […] The post Measures
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh has assured the family of late General Constable, Emmanuel Osei who was shot by armed robbers at Jamestown while on escort duty, that the perpetrators of the heinous crime will be brought to book. The IGP gave the assurance after he led a team of senior officers to […] The post ‘We’ll
As part of measures to encourage the youth to venture into agribusiness, the Head of Agribusiness at Absa Bank Ghana, William Nettey says multinational firms must partner with local financial institutions to help support such persons. According to him, this partnership will help go a long way to enable firms within the agribusiness space and […] The post Multinationals,
The founder of Kwafre Farms and 2018 National Best Farmer, James Boateng says it is possible for local agribusiness entrepreneurs to have their products listed in major supermarkets if they produce quality products and provide a convincing sales pitch. Speaking during the virtual forum of the 2021 Citi Business Festival on Tuesday, Mr. Boateng said […] The post Agribusiness:
Startup and those aspiring to enter the agribusiness space must strive to be consistent and reliable with regard to the services and produce they provide in order to succeed within the sector. This was the advice the founder and Chief Executive officer of the Eden Tree Ghana Limited, Catherine Krobo Edusei, gave on the virtual […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
It has emerged that immediate past Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Kennedy Kankam, provided a response to clarify the Audit query contained in a management letter to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly with regards alleged irregularities in the use of his portion of the District Assemblies Common Fund( DACF). Mr. Kankam […] The post Kennedy
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has justified the government’s procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines despite concerns about the cost involved. Government has come under intense pressure following its decision to use intermediaries to secure over three million Sputnik-V vaccines at a cost of 19 dollars instead of 10 dollars on the international market. The Minister of […] The post ‘I
Former Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije has urged the government to activate CCTV cameras installed in Accra to help fight crime in the capital. The CCTV cameras were installed at vantage points as part of the Accra Areawide Intelligent Traffic Management System. Mr. Vanderpuije who is also the Member of Parliament […] The post Activate
There is more hope for entrepreneurs in the agribusiness space in scaling up their business operations. The assurance is coming from Absa Bank Ghana, which is ever-ready to provide financial and technical assistance for such enterprises including start-ups to thrive and boost the local economy. Head of Agribusiness at Absa Bank Ghana, William Nettey asked […] The post ‘Come
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