The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana has jumped to the defence of Justice Clemence Honyenuga, a Justice of the Supreme Court whose neutrality is being challenged by a defendant in an ongoing case. The Association describes the allegations as malicious lies aimed at tarnishing his reputation and scandalizing the judiciary. The association says […] The post Bribery
The Criminal Court 2 Division of the High Court on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, began the trial of two persons alleged to have shot and killed two policemen in Kasoa on 28th August 2019. The trial had been delayed because of difficulty in impaneling the jury. In her opening address, State Attorney, Nana Ama Prempeh […] The post Kasoa: Trial of suspected killers
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has sacked two female students from the school’s hostel for engaging in what it described as “acts of lesbianism.” The school insists the actions by the two students are against the university’s rules stated in its handbook. This was contained in a notice issued on Tuesday, November 23, […] The post UPSA
The Techiman South National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary, Suleman Twih Brempong, was allegedly attacked by a group of men during a constituency executives’ meeting at Tanoso, a suburb of Techiman, on Tuesday, in the full glare of almost all constituency executives. According to the Techiman South NDC Constituency Communications Officer, Hajj Tanko, who was present […] The post Techiman
The Member of Parliament for Salaga North Constituency in the Savannah region, Alhassan Abdallah Iddi, is leading a team of health personnel to vaccinate residents against Yellow Fever. Seven people have been confirmed dead as suspected Yellow Fever infections soar in the North East Gonja District. Mr. Iddi said he had to lead the vaccination […] The post Savannah
The National Identification Authority, NIA, wants applicants for the Ghana card to exercise patience as over 300 centres have been open across the country to issue the cards. A Citi News’ visit to some centres on Tuesday saw a huge number of applicants struggling to register for the cards. At the Ring Road registration centre […] The post ‘No need to rush
Weddings On Budget, an online-listing platform offering multicategory wedding vendor services, has donated food items and some toiletries to the Save Them Young Orphanage in Tema. The donations were made by a delegation from WOB led by the company’s Lead Administrator, Mawuli Agbenorku. The items donated included bags of rice, gallons of oil, cartons of […] The post ‘Weddings
A former Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu has urged commercial drivers who are unhappy with fuel price hikes and have threatened to strike to exercise restraint. Members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union on Tuesday tagged their vehicles with red bands as they urged the government to reduce fuel prices. The drivers acted in […] The post ‘Consult
The debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy enters day two later today, Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The debate started on Monday, November 23, 2021, with the MPs debating policies on Finance, Environment and Science. The members of the house will debate policies on Health, Trade, and Industry, Communications, Mines, and Energy. The […] The post Parliamentary
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior, Bryan Acheampong has emphasised the need for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s foreign travels to be kept highly confidential. Mr. Acheampong believes this will enhance the President’s security, as it will frustrate attempts to track his movements. “My advice to the National Security Minister is that […] The post Nana
The forum for Public Sector Associations and Unions, says it will take action against the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, if it fails to transfer to public sector workers, monies accrued from their contributions by end of 31st December 2021. The Unions indicated that in its last meeting with SSNIT dated 16th November, […] The post CLOGSAG
The forum for Public Sector Associations and Unions, says it will take action against the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, if it fails to transfer to public sector workers, monies accrued from their contributions by end of 31st December 2021. The Unions indicated that in its last meeting with SSNIT dated 16th November, […] The post Public
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Deputy Chief Executive, Administration and Human Resources, Mrs. Yaa Pokuaa Baiden says out-of-pocket payments (copayments) for services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a clear violation of the rights of the Scheme’s active members. In a live televised discussion on Accra-based United Television (UTV), Mrs. Yaa […] The post NHIS
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as presented to Parliament. According to him, the budget particularly seeks to support an entrepreneurial environment as a way of tackling unemployment in the country. The Minster cited examples of Ghanaian entrepreneurs in the past who […] The post Support
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the 2022 budget statement and economic policy responds to concerns about youth unemployment in the country. According to him, the spate of youth unemployment worsened by the coronavirus pandemic has compelled government to propose policies that will create avenues for young men and women to find descent jobs […] The post 2022
The Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee and MP for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has called for the capping of the number of Members of Parliament in the country. This would be part of measures to cut costs in the Legislature. “It is time to cap the members of Parliament for the Republic of Ghana. We […] The post It’s time to cap number of MPs in
The leadership of private commercial transport operators will later today, Wednesday, November 24, 2021, meet the Ministries of Transport and Finance to reach a consensus on the impact of rising cost of fuel on their operations. This follows the demand by commercial driver associations that government must remove some taxes that will amount to a […] The post GPRTU
Samsung has chosen a site close to the city of Taylor in Texas for its new $17bn (£12.7bn) computer chip plant, amid a global shortage of semiconductors. It is the South Korean electronics giant’s biggest-ever US investment. The plant is expected to create 2,000 technology industry jobs, with construction starting early next year. Samsung, like […] The post Samsung
A further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization has warned. The death toll already exceeds 1.5 million in the 53 countries of what the WHO terms as its Europe region. The WHO warned of “high or extreme stress” in intensive care units in […] The post Covid-19: Europe region faces 700,000 more
The Minister for Railway Development, John Peter Amewu, has said the government would not be able to construct any sky train in the country. According to him, it is not possible to do so. In November 2019, the government through the then Minister for the sector, Joe Ghartey, signed an agreement for the construction of […] The post ‘There won’t be any sky
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