New figures released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting show that Ghana’s public debt reached 142.5 billion cedis as at December 2017, representing 69.8 percent of GDP. This means that the debt stock has almost hit the dreaded 70 percent of GDP, a point the International Monetary Fund ... The post Ghana’s debt hits GH¢142.5bn, reaches
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku has told Citi Business News the first portion of a 50 million dollar grant by the World Bank will be released to government by June this year. The money, she says will help in improving the state of roads at tourist sites, as well as improve ... The post First tranche of World Bank tourism fund expected in June appeared
Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited has appointed Mr. Thomas Attah John as its new Managing Director effective Friday, March 16, 2018. He replaces Mr. Lekan Sanusi who takes up a new position as Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Uganda Limited. Mr. Thomas Attah John, an astute banker, is also a Certified Brewer and Chemist ... The post Guaranty Trust Bank gets new MD appeared first on
The abandoned $860,000 Volo Samsung Digital Village finally saw some activity on Sunday after the North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and a team of health professionals kick-started a medical outreach programme based at the village’s health centre. There are now plans in the works to host periodic medical outreaches for residents of the North Tongu District ... The post $860,000
New figures released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting show that Ghana’s public debt reached 142.5 billion cedis as at December 2017, representing 70 percent of GDP. This means that the debt stock has hit the dreaded 70 percent of GDP, a point the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ... The post Ghana’s debt now GH¢142bn; reaches
The Ghana Immigration Service has reassured the public of adequate security along all of the country’s borders. There have been a number of terrorist attacks in Mali, Cote d’ Ivoire, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and some other West African countries in recent years. This has led to some fear that these terrorist groups could target Ghana ... The post Ghana’s borders remain secure
Tim Cook looks at Facebook’s messy Cambridge Analytica affair as something of a wake-up call. The Apple CEO has largely kept quiet on privacy issues since Facebook’s troubles sprung up last week. That’s when we learned that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica quietly, deceptively gathered data belonging to more than 50 million Facebook users in 2014. ... The post Tim
We’ve all been on a night out and had some success. We’ve met a guy, got along well with him, swapped numbers and perhaps even dated him for a bit afterwards. Some girls have even gone onto marrying a guy they met in a club. However, there are also stories of girls meeting the most ... The post 10 Ways to quickly recognize a pick up artist appeared first on
More than one million Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) are to be distributed in the Volta Region by the Ministry of Health and its partners to help fight malaria infections. A total number of 2,240,202 registered people across the 25 districts of the Volta region are expected to benefit from the distribution of 1,414,62 Long ... The post V/R: MoH, partners to distribute
More than 350 previously unseen photos of The Beatles at two early US shows have fetched £253,200 at auction. Mike Mitchell captured the Fab Four arriving at the venues, at pre-show press conferences and on stage in Washington DC and Baltimore in 1964. A total lot of 413 negatives were sold with copyright for £253,200 ... The post The Beatles: Unseen photos of early US gigs fetch
Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police acting on a European arrest warrant. Mr Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was held crossing from Denmark on the way to Belgium, his lawyer said. Mr Puigdemont had been on a visit to Finland since Thursday. He has been living ... The post Former Catalan president detained in Germany
Who’s to blame for the leaking of 50 million Facebook users’ data? Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke several days of silence in the face of a raging privacy storm to go on CNN this week to say he was sorry. He also admitted the company had made mistakes; said it had breached the trust of users; and said ... The post Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011
AshGold produced a brilliant tactical performance to beat Hearts of Oak 3-1 in the Phobians first game at their new home grounds in Cape Coast. C.K Akunor’s men controlled the early embers of the game and were rightly rewarded for their early dominance when James Akaminko tapped in from close range after just 9 minutes ... The post GHPL Week 2: AshGold thump Hearts 3-1 in Cape
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the goal of his government is to make Ghana a world-renowned destination for skills development, and a leading country in technical and vocational education training (TVET) in Africa. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we want to emphasize the importance of TVET, and redeem the misconception that technical and vocational education is ... The post We’ll
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been in power for 35 years. But while his longevity in office is a talking point at home, the time he spends out of the country has stirred international comment – as Paul Melly, an associate fellow of Chatham House, explains. Criticised by some for a supposedly “hands-off” style of ... The post Paul Biya: Cameroon’s ‘absentee
The Criminal Investigative Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has committed itself to equipping its personnel with the needed expertise to deal with the new wave of crime in the country. According to the Director-General of the Department, DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, her outfit has scheduled a series of training programs to ... The post CID to equip personnel with expertise
Lecturers of Wa Polytechnic have threatened to embark on a sit-down strike from tomorrow [Monday] in protest of the appointment of the school’s rector, Professor Emmanuel Marfo-Owusu. The workers, on Saturday, boycotted an induction ceremony for the Rector, whom they have accused of financial malfeasance, among other things. The agitated workers, comprising the Polytechnic Teachers ... The post Wa
Students of Business College International (BCI), Tamale, on the occasion of the College’s 15th Anniversary launch, eulogized the late dancehall Artiste, Ebony Reigns in grand style. The Anniversary launch coincided with the funeral of Ebony Reigns at the State House in Accra on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The College’s talented music stars put up a ... The post Business
Business College International (BCI) in Tamale has launched its 15th Anniversary celebrations with a promise to increase its scholarship package quota to assist needy students. The school’s Head of Operations, Bilal Shamsudeen, at the official launch recalled that the school in 2003 began with a student population of 165. According to him, the school has ... The post Business
The University of Ghana, Legon will be unable to pay its workers their March 2018 salaries on time due to the government’s failure to release subventions. No timeline has been given for when payment will eventually be made. A memo, sighted by Citi News, from the University Registry also revealed that the University has been borrowing ... The post March salaries to delay;
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