The Minister for Roads Highway, Hon. Kwesi Amoako Attah has pledged that roads in Ashanti Region will be constructed under the second term of president Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo to ease traffic. According to him, Ashanti Region has a total road network size of about 9,700km of which about …
Read More »Samuel Abu Jinapor engages management of Lands Commission
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has held a consultative meeting with the management of Lands Commission to familiarize himself with their operations and gunner support for the ministry to deliver on its mandate. He indicated that, land plays a vital role and knowing that everything …
Read More »We’re committed to completing Saglemi housing project – Housing Ministry
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, says the government is committed to completing the 1502 units of the controversial Saglemi affordable housing project. According to Francis Asenso-Boakye, investors and engineers on the project will be engaged before government arrives at a completion date for the project. Addressing the …
Read More »SRC President of Ghana School of Law resigns over exams fiasco
President of the Student’s Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana School of Law, Philemon Laar has resigned. Mr. Laar attributes his resignation to the school management’s withdrawal of its recognition of his Presidency, with further threats to withhold funding support to the SRC should he remain at post. In February …
Read More »Private schools still struggling, in need of support – GNACOPS
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools is appealing to financiers and benevolent entities to come to the aid of private schools across the country which are still wallowing in hardship owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Individuals, philanthropists and other agencies can also come in and support in the area …
Read More »Dry season, power challenges contributing to water shortages – GWCL
The Ghana Water Company Limited has admitted to distribution challenges that have led to some communities being without water. Its Managing Director, Clifford Braimah, said the company is currently struggling with the combined factors of the dry season and high demand. “Demand has increased, and you have the same quantity …
Read More »Akufo-Addo leaves for Ivory Coast to attend late Prime Minister’s funeral
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 16th March 2021, for Cote d’Ivoire, to attend the funeral of the late Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire. President Akufo-Addo according to a statement from the Presidency is attending the funeral in his capacity as Chairman of the …
Read More »Executive must rescind decision to cap Parliament’s budget – ACEPA
The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Rasheed Draman says the Executive must soften its stance on the decision to slash the budget of Parliament. He said for a long time, the Executive has had its way in adjusting the budget of Parliament, resulting in the …
Read More »We’ll increase transport fares after approval of 2021 budget – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has indicated that road transport operators will increase transport fares after Parliament approves the 2021 budget. The Union says it will release new fares immediately after the approval of the budget. According to the union, the 2021 budget contains a number of taxes …
Read More »A/R: Stepfather burns 11-year-old boy to death in Kumasi
An 11-year-old boy has been burnt to death while his mother and two other siblings are in critical condition after his stepfather allegedly set ablaze a room they were sleeping in. According to the owner of the house, the 45-year-old suspect whose name was only given as Agyemang has been …
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