Several organisations and individuals, continue to throw their weight behind Citi FM’s campaign against the menace of galamsey in the country. Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, is the latest civil society organization to join the campaign dubbed #StopGalamseyNow. The CSO took to social media to make the announcement: IMANI supports @Citi973 #StopGalamseyNow campaign @KojoAB ...
Dealers of spare parts at Abossey Okai in Accra have told Citi Business News they are in talks with government to scrap the import levy on imported spare parts. The traders were thrown in a fix when it emerged that they may not enjoy any tax cuts due to the rules and regulations regarding the ...
One of three book runners for Government of Ghana’s four bonds issued recently, totaling 2.25 billion dollars has downplayed fears that the success of the bonds auction will have a negative impact on credit for the private sector. Government on Monday (April 3, 2017) announced it was successful in the auction of a total of ...
One of three book runners for Government of Ghana’s four bonds issued recently, totaling 2.25 billion dollars has downplayed fears that the success of the bonds auction will have a negative impact on credit for the private sector. Government on Monday (April 3, 2017) announced it was successful in the auction of a total of ...
Dismissed acting General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Eric Asani Tano, has launched a scathing attack on the party’s leadership; saying they have rendered the party politically non-viable. According to him, the party has lost so much credibility such that, it would be surprising for it to qualify for the 2020 general elections. The ...
The Ghana Water Company limited (GWCL), has lamented effects of illegal mining activities on its production capacity, as it currently produces forty percent below its national production capacity. According to the company, almost all of its major treatment plants across the country have been shut down. Speaking to Citi News, the Head of Corporate Communications at ...
Social media has been buzzing with varied reactions to the appointment of James Kwesi Appiah as new Black Stars coach. After weeks of speculation, the former Black Stars coach and player was handed the job by the Ghana Football Association ahead of Hugo Broos and Willy Sagnol. The three men were interviewed last Friday and ...
Former Ghana International Nii Odartey Lamptey has backed the re-appointment of Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars Head Coach. The 56 year old has been named head coach beating Frenchman Williy Sagnol and Belgian Hugo Broos to the job. This will be Kwesi Appiah’s second spell as head coach of the team after he was sacked ...
Students and pupils of Saps School Ltd in Teshie-Nungua, have donated seven bags of rice and two gallons of the oil to Citi FM’s Easter Orphan Project. Three staff of the school made the donation at the premises of Citi FM, whilst also making individual donations of one bag of rice each. The Karisa foundation also ...
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) will support an independent inquiry into the AMERI power deal. The centre insists that, such an enquiry will help lay to rest any doubts and debate currently ongoing about the appropriateness or otherwise of the deal. In an interview with Citi News, the Deputy Executive Director at ACEP, ...
Jamaica may have another sprinting sensation on their hands, after a 12-year-old female athlete posted a record time at the 2017 Boys and Girls Championships over the weekend. Brianna Lyston left her competitors in her wake to win the 200m race in the Caribbean nation, clocking a time of 23.72 seconds – almost within two seconds ...
The Headmaster for Zamse Senior Technical Institute (ZAMSTECH), Francis Banbogo, has appealed to government to take urgent steps to re-tool the technical departments of all secondary-technical institutions in the Upper East Region. According to him, the technical departments of these schools have become ineffective, with obsolete equipment used only as teaching aid hence affecting the quality of ...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, whose duty is to ensure that government ends the illegal mining menace, appears helpless, and has rather stated his support for the media campaign against the menace. Mr. Amewu even believes that the media has the power to end the power, beyond educating and informing ...
A Kumasi Circuit Court has ordered an 18-year-old thief, who attacked and seized the handbag of a woman at knife point to serve two months in prison. Raphael Osei pleaded guilty to the crime. Police Chief Inspector Felix Akowuah told the court presided over by Mrs. Patricia Amponsah, that the incident happened at Odeneho-Kwadaso on March ...
A wi-fi-enabled sex toy that features an in-built camera can be hacked, security researchers say. Pen Test Partners, which tested the Siime Eye vibrator, said it was “trivial” to connect to its web interface. This meant attackers could access intimate videos recorded by the device, as well as control other functions. Svakom, the US firm ...
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group says. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes on Khan Sheikhoun by Syrian government or Russian jets had caused many people to choke. Later, aircraft fired rockets at ...
The Police administration has dismissed claims that a donation of GHC 50,000 presented to it by a Chinese businessman, will compromise them in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as Galamsey. A donation by the Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CAITEC Group, Tang Hong, ...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named James Kwesi Appiah as the new coach of Senior National Team, the Black Stars. The decision was taken by the Executive Committee of the GFA on Tuesday after approving the report of the six-man coaching search committee. Appiah will be handed a two-year contract and will start his ...
The Paramount Chief of Some Traditional area, Togbui Adama III is calling on the Anlo state and political parties to desist from interfering in the current impasse between them and the foreign salt mining company for cheap sovereignty and political points. Residents in communities around the parts of the Keta Lagoon have clashed with the ...
Neigbouring Ivory Coast is unhappy with Ghana following activities of illegal miners in Ghana, which they claim is affecting water bodies in that country. The Minister of Environment, Science and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng made the revelation on Tuesday during the launch of a media coalition against the galamsey menace in the country. According to ...
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