Cheers from a charged crowd echoes over the roofs in mainland Takoradi, amidst drumming and dancing. It’s the final days of the 2016 campaign at the Takoradi Market Circle, and the promises are in the air. Some had already been announced, but this one seems to reignite a forgotten dream. For once, the Western Region … Read more
The country is losing millions of cedis to the exportation of raw cup lumps (raw rubber) and action is required to realise the full benefits of the cash crop, Lionel Barre Managing Director of Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL), has said. “If the raw rubber is exported, those involve do not pay tax, minimal jobs … Read more
Thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously pardoned. The enactment by the government of the so-called Alan Turing law means about 49,000 men will be cleared of crimes of which they would be innocent today. Wartime code-breaker Mr Turing was pardoned in 2013 … Read more
The management of Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) has committed GH¢200 million to expand the operations of the company. The investment drive, which the company said would be executed in two phases over 10 years, involves the construction of a new rubber processing factory this year at its present location at Apimanim in the Ahanta … Read more
Ti-Kelenkelen looked up only to receive the shock of his life. The bus stop had no ceiling. It had only a roof, which was made of plywood obvious to anyone looking up. Upon closer watch it also became obvious that the top of the plywood was overlain with about two-centimetres thick of rubber, but obviously … Read more
According to the constitution of Ghana, retirement in public service is 60-years. Meaning if Ghana was a woman as we have been referring to our country as Ama Ghana, she would be retiring on 6th March, 2017. I think our greatest achievement is our Democracy. Aside that, our 60years in active service hasn’t been the … Read more
As the search for the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) continues, asempanews.com is reliably informed that President Akufo-Addo could settle on DCOP David Asante-Apeatu. Knowledgeable sources say the president has had series of meetings with the top echelons of the Ghana Police Service and his security advisors and would soon instruct sitting IGP, DCOP … Read more
Certainly, President Akufu-Addo’s government is at its embryonic stage and therefore, it will not only be quixotic but also an act of primitive bigotry to start criticizing Ghana’s new president at this time. The government is a product of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). If Mr. Akufo-Addo and the NPP are supposed to lead Ghanaians … Read more
One of the most dedicated female broadcasters of our time,Harey Ajoa Yeboah Asiamah popularly known as Ohemaa Woyeje has revealed why she is still childless and unmarried. There has been mixed reactions with regards to why the award winning radio personality is yet to give birth; with the most popular assertion gathered by razzonline.com being … Read more
Acrylic wool hair products, which were introduced recently onto the Ghanaian market, are gaining preference over existing hair braiding materials because of their affordability and good quality, hairdressers at Tema Station in Accra, have said. The Ghana News Agency quoted a hairdresser, Fuseini Abdulah, as saying her clients have developed a taste for the wool … Read more
That is what dyed-in-the-wool communists do… pretend as if everybody is a nincompoop like themselves, in order to conveniently investigate the obvious. The fact of the matter is that the government of the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost Election 2016 because even as the party’s own longtime General-Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, publicly acknowledged, the … Read more
Management of Royal Bow Company Limited, importer and distributor of Cindy Rice, has denied reports suggesting its product is made from rubber. A video circulating on social media suggests the popular rice brand is artificially manufactured from plastic grains which makes it unwholesome. This has come at a time when Ghanaians prepare meals with rice … Read more
Management of Royal Bow Company Limited, importer and distributor of Cindy Rice, has denied reports suggesting its product is made of rubber. A video circulating on social media suggests the popular rice brand is artificially manufactured of plastic grains which makes it unwholesome. This has come at a time when Ghanaians prepare meals with rice … Read more
Royal Bow Company Limited, distributors of the Cindy Rice brand in Ghana, have debunked assertions the product contains plastic grains harmful for human consumption and has urged the public to disregard it. The company in a statement copied to citifmonline.com said all of its products are subjected to series of quality control checks before distributed … Read more
Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has revealed Randy Abbey and Fred Pappoe as being among his key advisors in his antagonistic and disastrous reign as Ghana’s sports minister. Abbey and Pappoe, who were rumoured to be seeking to force Kwesi Nyantakyi out as the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), are now confirmed by Vanderpuye to … Read more
I did not watch neither did I listen to last night’s NCCE debate. But I am told and I am glad Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo did not partake in such a sham. As a man seeking the mandate of his people, working towards a positive change and looking forward to enforcing the sovereignty of … Read more
It is a fact that most Ghanaians have confidence in the Electoral Commission (EC) in organizing credible elections but some events leading to the December elections have given the general public and stakeholders the cause to suspect and insinuate rigging and insults the EC. This is because most of these events could easily be averted … Read more
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen of the press Good morning, fellow Ghanaians We wish to welcome you to the final edition of the Meet the Press series for this year, and consistent with our mandate, we are hopeful that at the end of this session with the media both the Citizenry and Government will be … Read more
The Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah has urged the youth to dream big and pursue visions that are realistic no matter how scary they might look initially. He said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is poised at empowering the youth with alternative livelihood opportunities through programs that will support them to set up their … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has defended the decline in the contribution of agricultural to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), describing the situation as “very normal” in the case of every developing economy such as Ghana. He said as a middle income or developing economy, it is a normal economic phenomenon for agric’s contribution to GDP to … Read more