The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has directed the Minerals and Forestry Commissions to publish the list of all companies holding prospecting and reconnaissance licences in forest reserves. The Forestry Commission is supposed to undertake this exercise by Friday, May 7, 2021. Sector Minister, Samuel A. Jinapor, made this known at the Minister’s Press briefing […] The post Lands
Frank Kwaku Anokye, a trader, who defiled his ex-girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter at Timber Market in Accra, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Anokye, aka, Nyamekye, while in a relationship with the victim’s mother, allegedly defiled the victim without the knowledge of the mother. Anokye pleaded not guilty to the […] The post Man
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has launched the International Conference on West African Food Security Storage System and the Building of Multilateral Partnerships. The event is geared towards safeguarding food security in West Africa and ensuring a sustainable future for ECOWAS citizens. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey expressed gratitude to the ECOWAS […] The post Foreign
The paramount chief of Buipe traditional area, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor Il has closed down a charcoal market in the Buipe township. He announced the closure of the charcoal market at a district consultative dialogue on illegal logging and commercial charcoal production in Buipe. The closure of the charcoal market comes days before the ban on […] The post Buipe Chief closes
The Coalition of Muslim Organizations Ghana (COMOG) says the decision by authorities of the Wesley Girls’ High School to prevent a Muslim student from partaking in the month-long Ramadan fast constitutes an abuse of the student’s rights. Father of Bushira Ismail, a first-year Muslim student of the Cape Coast-based school, Zakariah Alhassan, accused the school […] The post Preventing
The Coalition of Muslim Organizations Ghana (COMOG) says the decision by authorities of the Wesley Girls’ High School to prevent a Muslim student from partaking in the month long Ramadan fast constitutes an abuse of the student’s rights. Father of Bushira Ismail, a first-year Muslim student of the Cape Coast-based school, Zakariah Alhassan, accused the […] The post Preventing
The Military High Command has debunked reports indicating that 200 persons were arrested for mining illegally along the River Pra. The command also refuted reports that the team seized 200 excavators. “The information that has been put out there is misleading… that information about 200 Ghanaians being arrested is never true,” the Acting Chief of […] The post Military
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has created the largest free trade area in the world measured by the number of participating countries. The agreement links 1.3 billion people across 54 countries with a joint gross domestic product (GDP) valued at US$3.4 trillion. According to the World Bank, it has the potential to […] The post Making
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In this edition of the Citi Business Edition with Kojo Akoto Boateng, he speaks with the CEO of Royal Crown Consult, George Yeboah Kesse on pharmaceutical start-ups in Ghana, the impact of COVID-19 on vaccine supply, and other issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry. Citi97.3 · Citi Business Edition: Pharmaceuticals start-ups in Ghana and COVID-19 […] The post Citi
Local clothing manufacturer, Woodin, has been unveiled as the official textile partner of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The deal will see Woodin supply players and technical teams of the clubs in the Men and Women’s Premier League, players of the national teams, as well as staff of the GFA with, among other things, customized […] The post Woodin unveiled as official
Chief of Okorase in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region, Nana Asare Kumi III, has lauded Vodafone Ghana Foundation for giving the Okorase Community Clinic a facelift. Nana Asare Kumi III in a remark during a brief handing-over ceremony expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the foundation for painting the facility and providing it […] The post E/R:
The fight against crimes is a task that continues to engage governments and law enforcement agencies across the world. There is no society exempt from crime. The famous Sociologist, Emile Durkheim while writing his treatise on ‘Crime and Deviance’ points to the normality of crime as an inevitable part of society, noting that crimes exist […] The post Fighting crime with police
Police in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 21-year-old man over the death of a five-year-old boy at Boete in the Obuasi East District. According to police, the body of the five-year-old was found under the bed of the room of Emmanuel Adjei. The boy was declared missing but was later found in […] The post Man arrested for allegedly killing five-year-old-boy
Ghana will soon start a national roaming service where one will not need to own several SIM cards from different network providers to access good networks. This was disclosed by the Communication Minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful via a post on her Facebook page on Friday, April 30, 2021. “Ghana to start a national roaming service […] The post Ghana to soon
Officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Okaikwei North District have locked up offices and classrooms of the Achimota Preparatory School. This follows a court order received by the GES to take over the management of the facility. The ruling was given on March 2020, according to a statement from the GES. The […] The post Achimota Preparatory School
A former deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka, has described as unfounded opposition to the nomination of Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor. The Attorney General, Godfred Dame, in a letter nominated Kissi Agyebeng, a private legal practitioner and lecturer to fill the vacant position of Special Prosecutor. But many have opposed the move citing his alleged […] The post Kissi
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is seeking urgent intervention from the government to alleviate the economic hardships affecting workers in the country, especially teachers. In a Citi News interview ahead of the May Day Celebration, the President of the Association, Angel Carbonu, said the increased cost of living necessitated the association’s call for […] The post May
Mr. President, on behalf of most, if not all creative artists, movie producers, actors, theater producers, and all the professionals in the cinema and theatre business, I bring you warm greetings. I hope you are doing well. Mr. President, it’s been over a year since you instructed that cinemas and theatres be closed down in […] The post Francis
All over the world economics are fiercely being pushed to broaden their technological and digital horizons with the rate at which the internet is taken over all aspects of the corporate world. The digital economy stands out in this narrative making it the newest way to approach and efficiently conduct business in the 21st century. […] The post Forex trading and its impact
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