- Africa
- June 24, 2024
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Kete Muslim Youth Association donates Anesthesia machine worth Ghc70,000 to Krachi West Municipal Hospital
By Benjamin Makafui Attipoe, Kete Krachi As part of is its commitment to its social responsibility and well-being of the Krachi Wast Municipality (KWM), the Kete Muslims Youth Association (KMYA) has presented an Anesthesia Machine, which is an essential medical equipment, to the surgery department of the Krachi West Municipal Hospital at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region. The equipment which cost some Seventy Thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc70, 000.00) would go a long way to facilitate…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 52 views
YEA deplores BEAP for Post-COVID economic recovery
…Supports 1,452 businesses The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has successfully initiated the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) with an inaugural batch of 1,452 businesses. This programme is a critical component of Ghana’s strategy to revive its economy, following the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. BEAP, designed to aid 10,000 Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and startups severely impacted by the pandemic, commenced with 1,452 businesses in its first phase. Each month, additional businesses will…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 108 views
Okudzeto Ablakwa drops SSNIT Hotel bomb on Agric Minister
….Says Rock City Hotel took part in acquisition bid without GRA tax clearance certificate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has provided documents from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to substantiate his claims that Rock City Hotel is operating at a loss, hence not in a position to take on the management of the SSNIT hotels. The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, revealed how the bid for SSNIT Hotels by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 51 views
Energy Minister, CBOD CEO shoot down GRA-SML deal resumption
…Reveal inferior Petroleum Revenue Monitoring System The Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh and the Chief Executive of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, have shot down the resumption of work by Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) in the monitoring operations in Ghana’s Downstream Petroleum. The two, raised concerns about the recommencement of work while disclosing that SML’s technology was inferior to the revenue monitoring systems that have been developed by the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Trade…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 127 views
How NPP 2016 manifesto influenced ambulance trial
…Akufo-Addo, Agyeman Manu, Hawa Koomson captured in procurement craze The ongoing trial involving Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, over the purchase of 200 ambulances, has been drilled down to a manifesto pledge, a procurement craze by the Akufo-Addo government and the perennial practice by Ghanaian politicians to distance themselves from the policies of their predecessors. Central to this case is the Akufo-Addo government’s decision to reject the ambulances procured by the previous…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 92 views
NDC’s running mate asks female journalists to spotlight women’s issues
The Running Mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged female journalists to use their platforms to highlight women’s issues in the media. Addressing a gathering of female journalists in Accra, she emphasized the significant influence they possess in shaping policy and advancing the causes of women and children, particularly the girl child. “Female journalists wield enormous power and influence that can be leveraged to shape policy and advance the cause…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 120 views
Stratcom Africa launches 30 years of Dynamic Impact in Communication Industry
By Paul Mamattah Strategic Communication Africa (Stratcomm Africa) has launched the 30th anniversary celebration of its existence of practising communication business and communication management that facilitates information sharing among stakeholders. For its 30 years in existence, Stratcomm Africa, has successfully provided professional communication support to individuals, organizations, public and private institutions in Ghana and beyond. Stratcomm Africa was established in 1994, as a centre of development and intellectual communication out of a firm conviction that communication,…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 76 views
CCM-Zanzibar advocates for extension of President Mwinyi’s term in office
Deputy Secretary General CCM – Zanzibar, Dr Mohamed Said Dimwa said they will follow constitutional and legislative procedures in extending President Mwinyi’s term
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 60 views
Zanzibar orders continued holding of 25 containers of alcohol
In a letter addressed to the director general of the Zanzibar Ports Authority, a copy of which The Citizen has seen, the board said the three companies, ZMMI, Scotch Co. Ltd, and One Stop Ltd attempted to clear their alcohol consignments without the requisite importation permits, contravening Section 33 of the Liquor Advisory and Control Act of Zanzibar No. 9 of 2020
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- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 112 views
Smiling Faces and Handshakes: How Nkrumah’s close allies bid him goodbye while plotting his ousting
Of Ghana’s four major military coups, the one that ousted the country’s founder and first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was perhaps the most unexpected. In his book Dark Days in Ghana, originally published by Zed Books in 1968, Nkrumah detailed his final moments with some of his closest associates, expressing his shock at their betrayal. While away on an international assignment in Vietnam, Nkrumah’s political life came to an abrupt end due to the coup…
