The Minerals Commission has debunked claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini that Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has granted prospecting licences to some companies to prospect for minerals in Forest Reserves, in spite of a ban. The Commission, in a […]Continue Reading
A 57-year-old man, Gideon Tetteh, has been arrested by officers at the Awutu Ofankor District Police Command for allegedly murdering his wife after having sex with her. The unfortunate incident happened at Awutu Mankomeda in the Awutu Senya West District in the Central Region. According to information, the deceased, Sabina Bonney, told her husband to […]Continue Reading
Following reports of illegal mining activities on the Offin River in the Western Region as a result of improved reporting mechanisms, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, Hon. George Mireku Duker on Tuesday, August 16 2022 in the company of Military officers of the Operation Halt II stormed the […]Continue Reading
The Anchor sees it as heart-warming, the government’s resolve to tackle agriculture with all the priority it demands and deserves, especially, at this time when the prices of every primary commodity has been on the increase on the market. We also deem it as better late than never, though. We’d been arguing this within ourselves, […]Continue Reading
The Executive Director the for Institute for Energy Policies and Research, Kwadwo Poku, has reiterated his call on government to adopt a shoot-and-kill approach in its effort at curbing illegal mining in water bodies. “I am a bit extreme on this, I am on record to have said that if the military or police or […]Continue Reading
Dr Collins Agyemang Badu, National President, Ghana Psychological Association (GPA), says Ghana is currently experiencing “mental health inflation.” He attributed the problem to stress, anxiety, and loss of jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the increase in crime, violence amongst the youth and high level of unemployment, amongst others. Dr Badu said in terms of […]Continue Reading
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Cohort 4 Awardees at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have donated equipment to the Kumasi Central Prisons Skill Training Centre. The items will replace obsolete equipment at the facility. The donation worth GH₵20,000 forms part of the awardees’ social responsibilities as beneficiaries of the Continue Reading
After weeks of intense lobbying through his loyalists for another extension of contract without success, Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in-charge of Management Services (MS), Anthony Boateng, will finally exit the service today, August 16, 2022. This is after he had attained his retirement age of 60, two years ago, but was […]Continue Reading
Officials of global gold mining giant, AngloGold have hinted that the company is committed to invest as much as $1 billion dollars in its operations in Ghana’s extraction sector. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AngloGold, Alberto Calderon, who announced this during a courtesy call together with her team to the Ministry of Lands and […]Continue Reading
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will become Kenya’s fifth President since independence, winning Continue Reading