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There is some good news at last for farmers who have lost their farms due to the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Few days after President Akufo-Addo visited some of the hard-hit communities, government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has announced allocation of funds to make up for the loss. The $40million […]Continue Reading
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…To Be Declared Over Dam Spillage Simmering pressure is mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo, who recently visited some victims and affected communities of flood disaster this Monday, to declare a state of emergency in the ongoing Akosombo Dam spillage, at a time the Volta River Authority (VRA) has hinted it will continue to spill excess […]Continue Reading
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– Elmina Fisherfolks Cry Some frustrated fishermen at Elmina in the Central Region have said the introduction of the Automated Premix Fuel Dispensing and Monitoring System which is expected to reduce abuse and waste in the supply chain to ensure efficiency and transparency has become a conduit for massive corruption. Voicing out their frustration at […]Continue Reading
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…Fined GH¢38, 400For Invading UTV The 16 New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists, who stormed the studios of the Abeka-junction based United Television (UTV) uninvited, were convicted and fined by an Achimota Magistrate Court, yesterday Monday, October 16. The youth, who were led by the acting Greater Accra Regional youth organizer, Mandela Wiafi, were fined 200 […]Continue Reading
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…With Morgues, Toilets, Cemeteries Submerged in Volta Health experts are raising serious health concerns about the resultant effects of spillage of the Akosombo Dam, saying the exercise may birth serious public health emergencies. According to them, affected communities in the three regions, Volta, Eastern and Greater Accra, may likely suffer serious physical, mental and Continue Reading
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… 2Minutes After Receiving Injection   A 19-year-old level 200 law student at the University of Ghana, Legon, has been reported dead at the Ewim Polyclinic in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The deceased, Nana Obeng Owusu Junior, purportedly died at about 19:00 hours on Monday after a nurse only recognized as Michael injected the deceased […]Continue Reading
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Major inner-city roads in Koforidua, under the New Juaben South municipality, in the Eastern Region, which have been in a deplorable state, are receiving massive facelift, with work progressing steadily, contrary to reports that construction work has stalled. The Anchor, over the weekend, observed asphalt overlay ongoing on deteriorating roads surfaces in some communities, Continue Reading
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The coming days and weeks ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) crucial election to have a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections will witness many twists and turns, with the mudslinging of some high-profile personalities in government as the ultimate target. Among the targeted personalities is the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Mrs. […]Continue Reading
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…After Akosombo Dam Spillage Many in the lowland communities along the Volta Lake in the Volta Region have been displaced after the Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced its annual spillage of the Akosomba Dam. The most affected areas, according to The Anchor’s monitoring of the situation, are in the Sogakope, Addidome, Battor and its surrounding […]Continue Reading