The circumstances surrounding the current power purchase difficulties endured by customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are getting murkier, with a threat by the minority in parliament to release some documents and escalate the matter. According to the minority, the whole issue has to do with an attempt by the management of the […]Continue Reading
The Minerals Commission has debunked a purported mining lease in circulation said to be a mining right given to Akonta Mining Limited to undertake mining operations in the besieged Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Western Region. According to the commission, the embattled mining company has absolutely no lease to mine in the forest reserve. […]Continue Reading
Madam Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has assured that the centre, under her leadership, is committed to its core mandates of assisting the marginalized in society and advancing pro-poor policies. According to Hajia Zakariah, despite the ongoing economic challenges across the Continue Reading
Exactly a week after The Anchor’s publication revealing the sorry state of classroom structures at Nkwantapong D/A Primary School, in Bosome-Freho, a district in the Ashanti Region, authorities are yet to visit the school to assess the situation. Residents told this paper that since the publication, neither officials of the Ministry of Education and the […]Continue Reading
The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, Kwadwo Poku, has fingered the IT department of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the technical hitch that affected the credit purchasing system of the Company. According to him, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has been trying to enforce […]Continue Reading
The Managing Director of Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has rejected allegations of sabotage over the recent power purchase difficulties faced by the citizenry. Samuel Dubik Mahama said the challenges with the institution are just like all others. Speaking at a presser on Monday, Mr Mahama said ECG will put the necessary systems required to make […]Continue Reading
Rapper Flowking Stone says actors and players in the music industry should encourage diversity and not look down on musicians perceived to be unprofessional or not talented. He contended that each singer or rapper is endowed with unique skills and potentials that make the sector very dynamic and attractive. For instance, he cited Patapaa as […]Continue Reading
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dispelled claims by the New Patriotic Party that 29, instead, of the 46 E-Block projects former President John Dramani Mahama makes claims to were completed. The NDC said the Mahama government, in its bid to enhance access to Secondary Education, awarded a total of 124 Community Day Senior High […]Continue Reading
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says he is not engaged in any illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey.” Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, said his company, Akonta Mining Limited, has all the required documentation. Speaking on Wontumi TV on Monday, October 3, Chairman Wontumi said he is ready […]Continue Reading
Details are emerging that last week’s system failure at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which resulted in challenges with the purchase of power by customers across the country, was allegedly orchestrated by a cabal within the company. Mr. Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo-Prampram, in the Greater Accra Region, […]Continue Reading