In this edition of Eyewitness News; There was a story on the first Deputy Speaker demanding a probe into how absentee MPs got names in the attendance book President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice-President Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party mourns ‘patriot’ Sir John, who died after contracting COVID-19. There was also a story of a Togolese […] The post Eyewitness News, Tuesday 2nd
The Electoral Commission has assured that all errors on voter ID cards will have the opportunity to be corrected during the register exhibition process. The electoral management body gave the assurance after replacing a voter ID with a wrong birth date back to the owner. Photos of the wrong date of birth ID card went […] The post EC replaces voter ID with wrong date of birth
A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has clarified media reports suggesting that he was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after contracting COVID-19. The Member of Parliament for Tema West says, although he had tested positive for Coronavirus, he was rather at the Hospital’s isolation centre receiving […] The post I
The Assemblies of God Church Exhibition Registration Centre at Dansoman in Accra has recorded one suspected case of COVID-19. According to the Health Officer at the centre, the registrant who was seeking to register for the voter’s ID card had a high temperature and confirmed a feeling of general malaise. The Health Officer, Faustina Ohenewaa, […] The post Voter
The year 2020 will most certainly go down the annals of history as the most difficult and most challenging period ever for businesses and enterprises across the globe. For big multinational cooperations and small business, the devastating impact is the coronavirus pandemic has left a great many companies crawling on their knees with a majority […] The post SheThrives
Panel members on the Manifesto Project organized by the Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD Ghana) have called on political parties in the country to design manifestoes that address critical developmental issues facing the country. The program was to propose research-based ideas to help shape and guide the manifesto promises which will be made by […] The post Election
Medical Superintendents Ghana has called on the government to pay health facilities the cost of treating COVID-19 patients. The group also wants the establishment of a COVID-19 Health Facility Relief Fund to prevent public hospitals from collapsing. Dr. Joseph Kojo Tambil, who is the President of the Medical Superintendents Ghana – the umbrella body of […] The post COVID-19:
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to ensure the Electoral Commission (EC) complies with the COVID-19 preventive protocols in the ongoing voter registration exercise. But there has been criticism of the limited adherence to COVID-19 prevention protocols such as social distancing and proper wearing of face masks at some registration centres. The […] The post Minority
Staff of the Metro Mass Transport Limited (MMTL) have threatened to embark on a sit-down strike on Friday, July 3, 2020, over issues of unpaid salaries. A statement from the Senior and Junior Staff Union at MMTL said the strike will be in place until further notice. “Given the foregoing, the workers through the leadership […] The post Metro Mass
A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has clarified media reports suggesting that he was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after contracting COVID-19. The Member of Parliament for Tema West says, although he had tested positive for Coronavirus, he was rather at the Hospital’s isolation centre […] The post I
In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle and the team focus on the challenges that the frontline health workers in Ghana are facing in the fight against COVID-19. In the on-air series of the Citi Business Festival, Prof Fred McBangonluri spoke to Kojo Akoto Boateng on Innovating for the future. Listen to […] The post Citi Breakfast Show – Thursday, 2nd July,
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has taken pragmatic steps to ensure that social distancing protocols are adhered to at voter registration centers. There has been a general breakdown in adherence at several centers around the country, leading to fears the centers might become grounds for COVID-19 spikes. But Head of Public Affairs at the […] The post Voter
Government is still considering its options in curbing the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana, according to the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. He was commenting on calls for localised lockdowns after the continued spike in COVID-19 cases which has put Ghana over the 18,000 mark for cases. “In terms of the possibility of the […] The post Re-imposition
Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has indicated the government’s intent to prosecute persons involved in the inflated Conti project. In response to a question in Parliament on the project, which is also known as the Accra Sewer and Storm Drainage Alleviation works, the Sector Minister said the difference in the contract sum […] The post Attorney
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Osei Assibey Antwi, has called on various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to take steps towards educating transport operators on road safety. The Kumasi Mayor was speaking on the sidelines of a virtual meeting between the KMA and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for […] The post A/R:
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 2nd July 2020, paid unannounced visits to five voter registration centres in the Greater Accra Region. The tour took him to the Kanda Cluster of Schools Registration Centre in Ayawaso East; Abossey Okai Presby Registration Centre in Ablekuma Central; Ebenezer Funeral Parlour (1&2) Registration Centres in Weija-Gbawe; […] The post Akufo-Addo
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that its flags should fly at half-mast at its national, regional and constituency offices nationwide as it mourns its former General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. This will last for seven days. Sir John passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of the […] The post NPP directs party
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has joined many Ghanaians in mourning the former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known in political circles as Sir John. The former President in a Facebook post to eulogize the CEO of the Forestry Commission who […] The post Sir
In this edition of the Citi Business Festival on-air series, Prof Fred McBangonluri joins Kojo Akoto Boateng to talk about ‘innovating for the future’. The Citi Business Festival 2020 is sponsored by Absa and supported by the GIPC. Citi97.3 · Citi Business Festival: Prof Fred McBangonluri on Innovating for the future The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
Security officers in the Upper East region have arrested a Togolese man for attempting to acquire the voters’ ID card. According to the Ghana Immigration Service, their officers at the Pulimakom Border Post joined the police for the operation which was based upon a tip-off. The suspect, who was identified as Bouguiligue Kouassi Kampe, was […] The post U/E:
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