The youth of Ada and its environs have called on District Chief Executive for Ada East, Madam Sarah Dugbakie Pobee and the Ada District Police command to increase police visibility through consistent patrols. The youth in a peaceful demonstration at Kasseh near Ada were frustrated by the insecurity in the area in recent times and […] The post Ada Youth call on Police Command
The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), a non-profit organization that provides access to comprehensive, affordable orthopaedic care, is hosting American actress, choreographer and fitness trainer Adrienne-Joi Johnson, popularly known as AJ Johnson, here in Ghana at the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Pantang for a two-day visit. The veteran actress, who was recently appointed […] The post FOCOS
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider and its subsidiary company, MDXi, came out tops at the 2019 edition of Datacloud Africa Leadership Summit and Awards held on September 26 at the Movenpick Hotel, Accra, Ghana. MDXi was awarded the “Excellence in Data Centre: Africa” as well as “Africa Cloud Service Provider […] The post MainOne
Government on Tuesday signed a deal with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada at the on-going Dubai Air Show to buy six Dash8-400 aircraft to start its national airline. The plan to reestablish a national flag carrier has been in the works for some time now. The newly signed by the Aviation Minister Joseph Kofi Addah […] The post Ghana signs deal to buy six aircraft
Government on Tuesday signed a deal with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada at the on-going Dubai Air Show to buy six Dash8-400 aircraft to start its national airline. The plan to reestablish a national flag carrier has been in the works for some time now. The newly signed by the Aviation Minister Joseph Kofi Addah […] The post Ghana signs deal to buy six aircrafts
Former Presidential candidate of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has declared his support for the production and consumption of local rice under Citi FM/Citi TV‘s Operation Feed Yourself Campaign. In a post on Facebook, the politician also endorsed the local rice consumption ambassadorship by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the station. Mr. Greenstreet who […] The post Ivor
The first part of this was published last week and both episodes have been culled from a recent interview I had with Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare, a recipient of the OWSD Early Career Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship that awards up to $50,000 to women who have completed their doctorates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics […] The post Personality
Tanzania’s government is investigating allegations of widespread fraud in a scheme intended to rescue the country’s cashew nut industry. This is the first time the government has admitted something may have gone wrong with last year’s takeover of the cashew nut trade, when price disputes between farmers and traders led to the government deploying the […] The post ‘Huge
The US State Department has barred Amos Wako, Kenya’s former attorney general, from entering the US because of his “involvement in significant corruption”. Mr Wako’s wife and son have also been barred. “Today’s action sends a strong signal that the United States is a valuable partner in Kenya’s fight against corruption,” said a statement from […] The post US
The Speaker of Parliament has suspended sitting in the House. This was after leaders from both sides of the House complained about the poor attendance in the Chamber ahead of the second day of debate on the budget. Complaining about the attitude of members towards work in the Chamber, the Speaker said: “I do not […] The post Day two of budget debate:
The authorities in Uganda have ordered the recall of two batches of condoms distributed by Marie Stopes Uganda, a non-government organisation that offers reproductive health services. “While the Life Guard brand follows strict quality controls, unfortunately two recent batches have fallen short from the quality we demand,” Dr Carole Sekimpi, Country Director at Marie Stopes, said […] The post Uganda
Wild boar in Tuscany have sniffed out and destroyed a stash of cocaine in a forest, leaving drug dealers £17,000 out of pocket. The hidden haul of white powder was strewn across the Valdichiana valley after being dug up and partly devoured by the feral hogs. The drug dealers were heard complaining about their discovery […] The post Wild boar discover and
There is growing frustration among customers of some defunct fund management companies who have visited various validation centres in Kumasi as no official from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is attending to them. Customers continue to throng the Adum and KNUST branches of the Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) for the exercise since they […] The post A/R:
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has organized a self-care program for students, dubbed, the GIMPA self-care day. This program was a partnership between the school’s counselling centre and the GIMPA Clinic. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean of students, Professor Anthony Sallar highlighted the importance of training healthy and productive students […] The post GIMPA
The Hoteliers Association of Ghana is unhappy that the 2020 budget failed to rate the general performance of the Year of Return. “…The Year of Return which we trumpeted so much this year, at least at this point that the budget is being presented for next year, we should have had some information about the […] The post Hoteliers unhappy 2020
A Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak is once again questioning the government’s commitment to making education better following the introduction of the new curriculum for basic schools in the country. In a statement, Apaak asked the government to come clear on the state of learning materials for basic schools. The […] The post Release
The Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Adongo, is accusing the government of deliberately scheming to collapse the National Investment Bank (NIB). He says, the government in recapitalizing the bank, pumped assets into it and exposed it to imminent collapse. In the past, the legislator has accused the government of selling off the national […] The post Government
The University of Education Winneba, (UEW) has scheduled its election for a Pro-Vice-Chancellor on Thursday, November 23, 2019. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s election was earlier slated for June 13, 2019, but was postponed a day before the election, due to a lawsuit filed against the institution by a lecturer, Dr. Kaakyire Duku Frimpong. But the suit, challenging […] The post UEW
KPMG has not renewed its sponsorship of the Duke of York’s entrepreneurship initiative, Pitch@Palace. The accountancy firm is thought to have made the decision at the end of October. The controversy over the prince’s ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is understood to have been one reason behind the decision. The revelation follows […] The post Prince Andrew: KPMG ends sponsorship of royal’s
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says his new social network, WT:Social, now has more than 160,000 members. The platform says it will never sell user data and relies on “the generosity of individual donors” rather than ads. Those who do sign up are added to a waiting list and asked to invite others, or […] The post Thousands flock to Wikipedia founder’s
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