Policy Document Needed For Free SHS
IMANI Africa’s President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the absence of a policy document for the Akufo-Addo government’s free Senior High School (SHS) as delivered in the 2017 budget statement....
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Ghanaian Songs In the 50s You Should Listen To
Welcome to the Heritage Month: the month in which we give you a true taste of Ghana and her history. In March every year, we bring you songs and stories that show the spirit of the Ghanaian. In this...
‘You Are Different From Bawumia’
The Minority in Parliament has lauded the performance of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in the presentation of Thursdays 2017 budget, describing it as propaganda free. Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group Thursday, the Kremlin and the army said, in another blow to the jihadists....
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS
In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis. The Kremlin and the army confirmed they had regained control of the historic...
Sarkodie Surprises Bola Ray On His Birthday
Rapper Sarkodie surprised Kwabena Anoke Adisi (Bola Ray), Chief Executive Officer of Excellence In Broadcasting (EIB) Network yesterday at his house on the occasion of his 40th birthday. The...
2017 Budget To Focus On Stimulating Growth, Job Creation
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is expected to announce the abolition of import levies and taxes among others on some financial services as he prepares to present the 2017 budget in Parliament...
How Could the Pentagon Spend Extra Billions? Easily
President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more cash toward a defense budget already greater than that of the next seven nations...
Value For Heritage Money
‘Value for money’ featured prominently in a presidential inaugural speech. On hearing heritage fund could rescue education from underfunding, my initial thinking was value for money. Education is...
Bimbilla: Late Nakpa Na’s Family Demands Body For Burial
The family of the late Nakpa Na Salifu Dawuni in the unending chieftaincy dispute in Bimbilla has written to the President, through the Inspector General of Police, to order the release of the body...
Late Nakpa Na’s Family Demands Body For Burial
The family of the late Nakpa Na Salifu Dawuni in the unending chieftaincy dispute in Bimbilla has written to the President, through the Inspector General of Police, to order the release of the body...
Citi FM’s Exciting Heritage Caravan Set To Hit the Road This Sunday
On Sunday, 5th March 2017, two buses will set off from CITI FM premises in Accra with tourism enthusiasts on a road trip to discover Ghana. Dubbed the #HeritageCaravan, the Citi 97.3 organized trip...
Anthem and Blue Crosses Loom Large In Obamacare Talks
Anthem Inc. (ANTM. N) and other U.S. health insurers complained to the White House for more than a year that they were losing money on people who waited to sign up for Obamacare coverage until they...
Utilizing Heritage Fund – Best Option
The present government’s desire to take strategic decision to fix the country’s traumatized economy immediately after assuming the reigns of governance was as a result of persistent public outcry...
Old Ghanaian Songs You Should Listen To This Weekend
This is the last weekend of the month February. Next week we get into my favourite month. March is my favourite month because it’s my birth month, and Citi FM’s Heritage Month will also be here....
Government Must Define Beneficiaries of Free SHS
The Country Director of SEND Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mr George Osei-Bimpeh, has urged the government to conduct an appropriate means test to clearly define those who have to...
Akufo-Addo’s SONA Was Only A “statement of Problem” – Minority MPs
Ghana’s minority members of parliament have described as “lofty rhetoric,” President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, arguing it fell short of solutions to fix the so-called...
Akufo-Addo’s SONA ‘full of Lies’ – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has passed a scathingly damning verdict on President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, describing it as “high on platitudes and short of substance.”...
525 National Security Operatives Sacked By Government
The government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked 525 national security operatives, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, has said. According to...
Akufo-Addo Must Increase VAT From 17.5% – 20% To Finance Free SHS
Founder and Leader of the Independent People’s Party (IPP) is calling on President Akufo Adoo to increase Value Added Tax from the current 17.5% to 20% in order to have a sustainable means of...