About 400 unemployed graduate teachers have appealed to the government and the Education Ministry to have them immediately posted. According to them, despite graduating from the various Colleges of Education, they are yet to be posted to the various senior high schools in the country. President of the coalition of …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has procured four hundred thousand (400,000) sets of questions and answer booklets from the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for distribution to the first batch of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School policy preparing to write their final examination April next year. The exams …

Some stakeholders in the cocoa value chain have asked government to pay critical attention to the deplorable roads in many cocoa roads as they impact negatively on the full benefits the country derives from the cash crop. They are thus asking government to urgently fix such roads to prevent the …

The Auditor-General, Mr. Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has discovered $ 3.4b in unpaid penalties relating to the Petroleum Holding Fund. The latest report on the management of petroleum funds for the year ending December 2017, found that a total amount of US$220m was outstanding. Of the total amount, US$219 million represents …

Ghana has learnt a lot of lessons in mining which will help the country to forestall the “Obuasi situation” in Nyinahin where bauxite would be mined, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. “After almost 100 years of mining gold, we have learnt some hard lessons”, Dr Bawumia said at a …

Ghana’s total debt stock has hit GHS208.6 billion, according to new data from the Bank of Ghana. The stock rose by GHS3.1 billion between July and September. Per the central bank’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data, the current debt stock represents 60.3 per cent of Ghana’s GDP. A total …

The world has seen a few true geniuses over the course of time. Some of the most well-known brains are, of course, Isaac newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Could a third emerge from today’s young generation of thinkers? Clearly, a good memory is important for children to learn and …

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), in its aspirations to transform into an efficient, world class platform for investments and raising capital, has signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE). SCE, an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign …

Citi FM and Citi TV’s campaign to get Ghanaians to consume more local rice to stimulate economic growth continues to get the backing of relevant personalities and agencies both in the public and private sectors. The latest to join in the campaign is the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation, which is …

Vice President of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Michael Ampem has appealed to government to subsidise the cost of feed to enable them increase production of birds for the market. Experts in the poultry industry claim there is a shortfall in the number of birds required to meet local …

November 24th 2019 Celebrated Highlife musician Jamson who became Physically challenged after getting his first massive hit song 20 years ago said he hasn’t stopped doing music. Speaking to some selected Bloggers at the just ended media after attending the just-ended 2019 3 G awards in the United States of …

The issue of which Ministry has the responsibility to issue visas in the country came up for discussion during yesterday’s sitting of Parliament, with some members expressing divergent views. The discussion revealed what was described as confusion amongst the members on the issuance of visas. Speaking on the matter, the …

Ghana’s debt stock as at the end of September 2019 stood at ¢208.6b. This was contained in the November Bank of Ghana’s summary of financial and economic data released after the Monetary Policy Committee met this week to review the “health” of the economy. Breakdown The GH¢208.6 billion total debt …

In what seems an attempt to protect his self proclaimed strict adherence to procurement laws and processes since he took over the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Stephen Amoah has resorted to fingering the Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) for a GH¢1.1million payment to an audit firm. The …

It is estimated that the economy loses over US$100million annually as a result of flooding. According to Acreaty Ghana Limited, a legal and human resource management firm, the losses are calculated taking into consideration loss of lives, loss of man-hours and damage to property, among others. “Can you envisage the …

Some Hotels in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti Region, have been closed down because they are not operating in accordance with acceptable standards. The temporal closure of the hotels formed part of a three-day intensive exercise by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to ensure professionalism in the hotel industry. The …

Kwame Governs Agbodza Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, has raised questions on government’s means of funding the expected Accra SkyTrain project. The Member of Parliament for Adaklu said even though Railway Minister, Joe Ghartey, has signed several memoranda to that effect, there was no money …

After nearly three months of work on the Tamale Interchange project, residents within the metropolis say they are being adversely affected by the construction. From heavy vehicular traffic to low sales and patronage, the people of Tamale, the Northern Region capital, blame the lack of proper planning for the inconvenience …

Some workers of Unicredit, one of the financial institutions affected by government’s bank clean-up exercise are finding it difficult to make ends meet months after the revocation of the licence of the company. Unicredit’s licence was revoked and the company, handed over to the Pricewater House Coopers (PWC) as receiver …

The Gonjaland youth association UK/Ireland branch has donated 40 dual desks to some two schools in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region. The two schools, Jiramope D/A Primary and Galenzigu D/A Primary Schools are the two schools that have benefitted from the association. Speaking to Bole based Nkilgi …

A German investor is set to build a cocoa processing plant in Suhum in the Eastern region, according to the German Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff. He said under the Compact with Africa (CwA) there will be more German investments in ‘Do The Right Thing’ (DTRT) textile factory which is …

The Board and Management of Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has taken a decision to release the full list of defaulters of the Government of Ghana Student Loan Trust Fund scheme before going to court to retrieve the money, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The list which captures defaulters as far back …

The University of Education, Winneba(UEW), now has a Pro Vice-Chancellor to assist the current Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni. This follows an election held in the four campuses of the University namely Winneba, Ajumako, Kumasi and Mampong. At the end of the process, Prof. Andy Ofori-Birikorang who is the Dean of …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country. The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service. The Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an …

There is growing Tension among members of the Health Service Workers Union (HSWU), the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) branch following the withdrawal of the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), MyNewsGh.com reports. “Why should we always allow NPP and NDC …

The President of the National Coconut Sellers Association (NCSA), Karene Beecham, has called on government to support efforts to regulate coconut business across the nation. Speaking in an interview with Lord Kweku Sekyi, Ms. Beecham appealed to investors to pay attention to the coconut industry, particularly its retail aspect, which …

Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in …

The Bono East based Vickey Brown who is a nurse by profession and has the talent of music, has come out with her second and brand new song called “Di Me Bronya”, an Afro Pop singer who broke the internet and social media platforms with her stunned and angelic voice …

An owner of a popular ‘buka’ (local street restaurant)  confessed to using diabolical means to entice customers, as well as take their destinies. According to eye witnesses, the lady named Happiness a native of Akwa Ibom state, suddenly ran mad while at her buka located at Aleto in Eleme Local Government area of Port-Harcourt, …

President Akufo-Addo has withdrawn the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) MyNewsGH has been authoritatively informed. The termination follows information forwarded to the seat of government by a Medical Team loyal to the New Patriotic Party that revealed the new GHS boss is …