Christmas and holiday festivities swung into top gear at West Hills Mall, Ghana’s leading family shopping and recreational Centre at the weekend when an inspiring line-up of giants in Ghanaian choral music performed on one bill in the Centre’s 2016 Carols Night. All day long on Saturday the mall had been engulfed in a delightful … Read more
Tuesday, 27 December, 2016 and Monday, January 2, 2017 have been declared public holidays by the Ministry of Interior. This is because the statuory holidays of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays. “Monday, 26th December, 2016, Tuesday, 27th December, 2016 and Monday, 2nd January, 2017 are public holidays and should be observed … Read more
Monday and Tueday to replace Christmas and New Year’s Day President John Dramani Mahama has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2 as public holidays. The two days replace Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which fall on Sundays. A statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Prosper Bani, on Tuesday, … Read more
Various printing hubs in Accra are excited about what they describe as a boom in business this festive season. The printing hubs which hitherto complained bitterly of low productivity during the election season tell business has picked up. A few months ago in the build up to Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the printing hubs complained … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2 as public holidays. The two days replace Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which fall on Sundays. A statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Prosper Bani, on Tuesday, December 20 reminded all about the de jure holidays of … Read more
Dick Van Dyke, who starred in the original Mary Poppins film, has confirmed he will appear in the movie’s upcoming sequel. The 91-year-old played chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 movie. He has now revealed he has joined the cast of the new film Mary Poppins Returns, which stars Emily Blunt in the lead role. … Read more
The Christmas bug has hit major markets across the country barely a week to Christmas day. A trip back to some of the major markets in Accra for example shows business activities have picked up tremendously. The euphoria surrounding the festive season was virtually missing about a week ago when Citi Business News visited some … Read more
The Spain international converted the all-important winner as the Blues momentarily moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table Chelsea equalled their longest Premier League winning run by beating Crystal Palace 1-0 on Saturday for their 11th consecutive victory. The league leaders were already guaranteed to be top of the tree … Read more
With barely two weeks to Christmas day it appears the buzz that usually surrounds the holiday season is missing this time round. A visit to some major markets in Accra show business activities are yet to pick up a week after the country’s general and parliamentary elections. Checks by Citibusinessnews.com at the Dome market in Accra … Read more
A collection of moments subtle and grand of the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Yangon International Airport on Friday in Yangon, Myanmar, for the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. President Barack Obama, right, laughs as he holds a koala next to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on … Read more
It’s just like Old Man Winter to come along and snow us in, prevent us from getting to work on time – and remind us how single we really are. During the cold season, you get to see your friends loved up on Christmas Day, proposing on New Years Eve and announcing their first child … Read more
In a new video by the Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. The footage, narrated in Hausa, is said to have been shot somewhere in Borno State, northeast Nigeria where the sect has its base. It showed suspected terrorists praying on what the narrator said … Read more
Hugh Ramopolo Masekela was born on April 4, 1939, in Witbank, South Africa. He began singing and playing piano as a child. But at age 14, after seeing the film, YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, where Kirk Douglas portrays American Jazz trumpeter, Bix Beiderbecke, he took up trumpet, given to the young Hugh by Archbishop … Read more
(1842-1892) Tetteh Quarshie’s travels to Fernando Po (now Bioko in today’s Equatorial Guinea), was to transform the economy of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) with his introduction of cocoa beans on his return. Hitherto, palm-oil and rubber were the main staple industries in Ghana. Tetteh Quarshie was born in 1842 to a farmer from Teshie … Read more
Baby Yeezus has arrived three weeks early. Kim Kardashian gave birth to a healthy son Saturday morning, she announced on her website. “Mother and son are doing well,” the baby announcement read. She also tweeted a photo of herself and her husband, Kanye West, holding hands, captioned, “He’s here!” Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, and her … Read more
Mario Balotelli got himself in the news again after posting a photo of himself eating ‘Jollof Rice’ on Facebook. Still on vacation after the World Cup, the AC Milan striker finally admitted he is a Ghanaian by eating the typical Ghanaian food – ‘Jollof Rice’ – prepared with rice, tomato sauce, onion, salt and peppers. … Read more