The Lands Minister says government cannot determine the representation accused persons get in court. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor said government does not have such powers under the constitution. He was reacting to the surprising appearance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)‘s former National Chairman for notorious galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang and her accomplices on JoyFM’s Continue Reading
The Dompim Pepesa Divisional Council in the Western Region has exposed a self-styled chief over attempt to associate the name of the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, with illegal mining, otherwise called galamsey. The traditional authority said Nathaniel Dekyi, who is not the chief of Dompim Pepesa, is rather the […]Continue Reading
The Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has assured that government will not cut budgetary funding to the education sector, despite the current economic hardship. He said government will also not touch its flagship Free Senior High School, though suggestions to improve its implementation are welcome. The former Senior Minister, who mounted the […]Continue Reading
The founder of the Concerned Voters Movement (CVM), Razak Kojo Opoku, is urging presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop using the name of the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, as the reason for their presidential ambitions. According to him, it is unwise for some aspirants to consistently blame the Finance Minister […]Continue Reading
The woes of the former secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, are far from over, as the Office of Special Prosecutor has commenced investigation into corruption allegations against him. A press release issued yesterday, October 10, by the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, announced that, there is an ongoing enquiry into Continue Reading
The Microfinance and Small Loan Centre (MASLOC) has begun processes to go paperless nationwide for efficiency and effectiveness. This means that every loan application, disbursement and repayment, henceforth, will be done digitally, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the centre,HajiaAbibata Shani Mahama, has said. “Our training this morning is on our digitalization Continue Reading
The 2021 Population and Housing Census revealed that 79,733 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 have been married or living with a man. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, 25,999 are girls aged 12 to 14 years. The regions with the highest percentage of girls ever in union are North East with 13 percent, […]Continue Reading
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has assured that government will do the needful by ensuring that its position that the TanoNimiri Forest Reserve is not up for grabs is strictly adhered to. According to George MirekuDuker, reports that Akonta Mining Limited has returned to the Forest Reserve, when it has earlier been […]Continue Reading
The United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has said her country’s schools, especially the boarding institutions, have become home to many Ghanaians. She said the European nation is a “familiar environment” for Ghanaian children, as many go there to study and later work and live there. According to Ms Thompson, the UK […]Continue Reading
Nana Akwasi Awuah, the managing director of the state-owned Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), is warning that, gold from Ghana may soon be rejected and blacklisted by the global consuming community, if illegal mining lingerson without adhering to the international standards. He believes, as a gold producing nation, responsible sourcing of minerals is crucial for Continue Reading