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OBEDIENT SMALL-SCALE MINERS TO BE AWARDED, STUBBORN ONES FOR JAIL

September 12, 2022

By: Gifty Arthur Small-scale miners across the country, who have distinguished themselves through their operations as responsible law-abiding businessmen and women in the sector, are set to be awarded for their obedience and success. The idea, an initiative of government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is meant to sanitize the mining industry, […]Continue Reading

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New ‘Anlo Chief, Queen’ In Trouble, Face Contempt of Court

September 12, 2022

A legal practitioner, known in private life as Ephraim Agbeko Vordoagu and businesswoman, Mrs Confidence Haugen, who were purportedly installed as new chief and queen mother of Anlo under the stool names; Torgbuiga Wenya III and Mamagah Abui Buiekpor II have landed themselves in big trouble. The two, including the Paramount Chief of Klikor traditional […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Bad Governance, Poor Leadership, Corruption InimicalTo Democracies

September 8, 2022

The Anchor is inclined to believing the Head of Mediation and Coordination of Regional Political Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. OnyinyeOnwuka, when she expressed worry and sadness about fast eroding trust in democratic principles, particularly, in the West Africa subcontinent. Interestingly, Dr Onwuka was addressing the opening ceremony of a two-day youth summit on Continue Reading

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‘Smugglers Paradise’: JoyNews investigations expose customs officers aiding smugglers at borders

September 8, 2022

JoyNews Investigations is coming with yet another riveting exposé on how some senior customs officials connive with smugglers to transport thousands of gallons of vegetable cooking oil from Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. These commodities are dumped across markets in Tamale and Sampa in the Northern and Bono regions, respectively. It is a billion-dollar smuggling business […]Continue Reading

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MASLOC Impacting Lives After 16-years

September 8, 2022

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), one of the pro-poor policy initiatives of government under the Office of the President is still vibrant and touching lives, 16years after its creation. The strategic institution, established on 6th September, 2006 and turned 16years, Tuesday, has been the backbone of the Ghana’s Socio-economic development – by Continue Reading

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Blocked SIM cards can only be retrieved within 6 months – NCA

September 7, 2022

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says individuals whose SIM cards will be blocked after the September 30 deadline set for the re-registration exercise can only retrieve them within a six-month grace period. Unregistered SIM cards will afterwards be completely removed from the system. According to the Deputy Director for Consumer and Corporate Affairs at NCA, Continue Reading

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Police arrest Ellembelle DCE following scuffle over missing excavators’ retrieval

September 7, 2022

Police in the Western Region have arrested the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo. This comes days after Mr Bonzo, his personal assistant, and one other person were placed under police investigation for the disappearance of two mining excavators in the district. Sources say Wednesday’s arrest ensued when the DCE caught wind that […]Continue Reading

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New IMF Mission Chief for Ghana arrives in Ghana, meets Ofori-Atta and 1st Deputy Governor

September 7, 2022

The new International Monetary Fund, IMF, Mission Chief for Ghana, Stéphane Roudet, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta and the first Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku Afari. Stéphane Roudet is in the country following his appointment as the new IMF Mission Chief for […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Corruption Seems To Cast Us In Straight Jacket

September 6, 2022

The recent reports released from the offices of the country’s Auditor-General reveal appalling level of how Ghana has sunk so deep; in fact, too deep into a national self-worthlessness and soon could become, if already not, a laughing stock among comity of nations. The A-G report compiled over year 2021 did paint a gloomy picture, […]Continue Reading

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Sack Controller of Immigration over Aisha Huang’s return – Adam Bonaa

September 6, 2022

Security Analyst Dr Adam Bonaa has called for the resignation of sacking of the Controller of Ghana Immigration Service on the back of the re-arrest of Chinese galamsey queen Aisha Huang who was first arrested and deported from Ghana in 2018 for allegedly engaging in illegal mining and sales of gold. In an interview with […]Continue Reading