Former President John Mahama is urging the government to reopen the country’s land borders. He says the long closure of the borders has significantly affected economic activities along border communities. In a Facebook post calling for a review of the government’s COVID-19 restrictions, he said the ongoing deliberations of the government concerning the reopening of […] The post Reopening
The family of Stephen Mane, one of the two persons who were hit to death by stray bullets in the recent shooting incident in Wa over a land dispute, is accusing the Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Peter Ndekugiri, of making biased and prejudicial comments about their deceased relative. According to the family, the […] The post Family of slain
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Former President John Mahama has joined calls for the government to scrap the $50 mandatory COVID-19 test being done at the Kotoka International Airport. In a Facebook post recounting his experience travelling to the UK, he said since Ghana’s COVID vaccination card is internationally recognised, he did not have to take a test when he […] The post Gov’t must
A former Member of Parliament for the Bantama Constituency, Daniel Okyem Aboagye, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot extricate itself from the current challenges the country is confronted with. According to him, the Akufo-Addo government has been put in a tight position as a result of its efforts to address challenges inherited from […] The post NDC
The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns over the delay in the delivery of the State of the Nation by President Akufo-Addo. It says the delay can be attributed to the President’s unavailability to carry out the constitutional mandate despite the readiness of Parliament. The President was expected to deliver the message on the State […] The post Gov’t
Citi97.3 · FamLife: Saturday, 19th March, 2022 The post FamLife: Saturday, 19th March, 2022 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
The Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ebenezer Appah-Sampong has touted the National Plastics Management Policy (NPMP) as one that will create many job opportunities for the youth in the country. His comments come on the back of an event held by the EPA to provide the platform for private owners who […] The post National Plastics
The Ofaakor Circuit Court presided over by his lordship, Ebenezer Osei Darko has remanded into police custody suspect Ebenezer Kuma, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted three teenage girls under the guise of mentoring them to become film actors. He has been charged with defilement. The suspect, who is also the head Pastor of […] The post Pastor arrested
A driver has been convicted for dangerous, careless and inconsiderate driving on the Accra- Kumasi highway (N6) close to the Suhum interchange. The convict was arrested on Tuesday, 15th March 2022, for failing to comply with road traffic signs, to wit ‘road marking’, and was charged and put before court on Thursday, 17th March 2022. […] The post Man
Country Manager of Zipline Ghana, Naa Adorkor Yawson has revealed that the inclusion of Zipline’s medical drone delivery technology into the nation’s medical logistic supply system, is addressing the challenge of access to healthcare delivery and aiding Ghana on the road to achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage. In her estimation, the country, just like many others […] The post Zipline
Ghanaian startup, Dext Technology Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Education to implement a practical STEM project in some selected districts in Sierra Leone. The project aims at equipping both learners and teachers with the needed skills and resources to make the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, […] The post Dext
The Vice-Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University, Professor Joshua Danso Owusu-Sekyere has stressed that government sees Technical and Vocational Education Training as a catalyst to accelerate its industrialization agenda hence, interventions such as the state-of-the-art engineering workshops and laboratories constructed in the various Technical Universities boost teaching and learning. The Vice Chancellor who was […] The post CCTU
Three New Patriotic Party members vying for electoral area coordinator positions in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency have filed a suit to halt the polls scheduled for later today [Saturday, March 19, 2022]. The three, Jesse Larbi, Alex Kwame Frimpong and Jacqueline Joycelin Asamoah, aver that the election committee in the constituency has failed to hold polls […] The post Dome
Police in the Northern Region has assured that the suspect involved in the assault on the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) staff will be apprehended. The police say they will continue to investigate the matter between residents of Koblimahagu and the electricity distributing company over allegations of power theft. A NEDCo staff sustained cutlass wounds […] The post Suspect
The Parliamentary Service has denied claims that the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has requested that $50,000 be sent from Ghana to him in Dubai, where he is seeking medical treatment. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo, the Parliamentary Service said the speaker cannot make such a request since […] The post Bagbin
The Parliamentary Service has denied claims that the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has requested that $50,000 be sent from Ghana to him in Dubai, where he is seeking medical treatment. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo, the Parliamentary Service said the speaker cannot make such a request since […] The post Bagbin
The circuit court in Yendi has refused the injunction seeking to annul the New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling stations elections in Yendi. Some party members in the Yendi constituency went to court to seek an injunction on the polling stations elections, describing it as not transparent. The leadership of the NPP in the Yendi constituency […] The post Court
The Minority in Parliament has distanced itself from explanations provided by its counterpart on the Majority side that the leadership of Parliament is yet to give the president the green light for the presentation of the 2022 State of the Nation Address. Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi insists the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo […] The post Speaker
A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Stephen Amoah has dismissed the minority’s call on President Akufo-Addo to dissolve the Economic Management Team. The Minority argues that the team has failed in its duty to cushion Ghanaians in the face of continuous hikes in fuel prices and has not been able to roll […] The post Calls for dissolution
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