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COCOBOD CEO Rejects Agric Minister Job

January 17, 2023

Information on the desk of The Anchor indicates that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has allegedly rejected plans to reassign him to the Agriculture Ministry as the substantive minister. According to sources, Mr. Aidoo, who is a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Amenfi East constituency […]Continue Reading

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Mireku Duker Speaks At WAIMM Industry Confab Today

January 17, 2023

George Mireku Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mining, has been billed to address the 5th West African Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (WAIMM) conference today, January 17, as the main speaker. The annual industry conference and exhibition, WAIC 2023, which is expected to be attended by mining engineers, […]Continue Reading

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Police Officer, Wife, Baby Burnt To Death

January 17, 2023

Sergeant Asante Baafi Owusu, a 36-year-old Police Officer with the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Ashanti Regional Police, his wife, Millicent Abena Achaa, and their four-month-old child, Samuel Baafi Nyamedo, have been burnt to death in a fire outbreak. The tragic incident occurred at Apromasea, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti […]Continue Reading

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PMMC Begins Bulk Purchase Of Gold

January 17, 2023

The Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) has commenced processes to secure adequate quantities of gold in support of government’s “Gold 4 Oil” initiative. According to the national assayer, management has begun setting up offices in selected mining regions, first of which has already been established in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, to buy “all gold […]Continue Reading

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Water, Electricity Tariffs Increased Again

January 17, 2023

Despite a fairly stable cedi, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced increments in utility tariffs beginning February 1, 2023, in spite of rising economic hardships faced by the citizenry. The state-owned regulator, in a statement, said the end-user tariff for electricity has been increased by 29.96 percent, while that of water has also […]Continue Reading

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KT Hammond, Boadu, Others Penciled For ‘Injury Time’ Substitution

January 16, 2023

The Anchor is picking up some interesting names for possible ministerial appointments to replace the old guards in President Akufo-Addo’syet-to-be announced major reshuffle of his government, barely two years to the end of his administration. Insiders told this paper that the shake-up will affect a number of long-standing appointees,in-charge of ministries, such as Health, Continue Reading

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NLA Goes After Illegal Lotto Operators

January 16, 2023

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has warned that it will revoke the licences of private lotto operators who have not yet regularized their operations for the 2023 licensing year. In a statement released by the NLA, with a list of private lotto operators in good standing, the authority cautions that private lottery operators who still […]Continue Reading

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Essikado-Ketan NPP Rubbishes Lies Against Regional Treasurer

January 16, 2023

Accusation that the Western Regional Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Horma Akaisi Miezah, was caught on tape saying that the 2020 election was manipulated to favour the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP),Mr. Joe Ghartey, has been rubbished. According to some members of the NPP in the Essikado-Ketan constituency, in the Western Region, there […]Continue Reading

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January 16, 2023

The Minerals Commission has commenced the implementation of the fifth edition of the new procurement list, which now has 50 items for the provision of goods and services. This replaces the fourth edition of the procurement list, which was published by the commission early last year. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the […]Continue Reading

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Alan Kyerematen resigns as Trade Minister

January 6, 2023

Multiple media reports indicate, Trade and Industry Minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has resigned from the government. Accra-based Joy FM reported that sources close to the minister said he tendered his resignation letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday, Jan 5, 2023. The man popularly called ‘Alan Cash’ has long been rumoured to be nursing […]Continue Reading