Yearly Archives: 2019

Ghana Club 100 Awards: Full list of winners

Telecommunication Company, MTN has been adjudged the best company at the 18th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards. The event which was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra brought together captains of industry in both the private and public sectors. Kosmos Energy, GOIL, and Sunon Asogli …

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Make your position on CSE clear – Catholic Bishops’ Conference to government

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference Ghana has implored the President to take further steps to prevent future reintroduction of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in any form into the country’s educational curriculum. According to the Bishops, the general uproar that greeted the CSE was indicative of what should be expected in …

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NDC opens nominations for 20 Ashanti constituencies

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations into 20 constituencies in the Ashanti region. The constituencies were stood aside during the August parlimenary primaries by the party that selected candidates for the 2020 polls. The polls will be held on December 14, 2019. A statement by the party …

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GMA suspends intended strike after govt’s intervention

The Ghana Medical Association has suspended its intended withdrawal of services. GMA told Citi News it has reached a consensus with government, thus its decision to call off the intended strike. The doctors, last week threatened to withdraw their services by November 17, should the government fail to review their …

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Parliament begins debate on 2020 budget today

Parliament will today [Monday] begin debate on the government’s 2020 budget statement and economic policy. In the document which was presented to the house last Wednesday, the government intends to generate some GHS 67.1 billion in revenue next year. The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta’s presentation was met with agitations …

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Okyenhene ‘fights’ Afede on ‘No Vote’ statement

The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Asagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has said the leadership of the various Regional Houses of Chiefs were neither “informed” nor “consulted” about the National House of Chiefs’ decision to issue a statement rejecting the proposal of making local level elections partisan. …

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