A harmless call by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarians for the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State, Charles Adu Boahen,is turning out to be a crime the lawmakers have committed, leading to vitriolic attacks unleashed on them. The MPs, numbering about 80, on Tuesday October 25, held a press […]Continue Reading
Nana Osei Tutu, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Team,who is contesting as Constituency Communication Officer of the Okaikoi Central constituencyin the upcoming party constituency elections, says he is poised for victory, come this Saturday October 29. Alias Otumfuo, the NDC communicator is coming against the incumbent, whom he contested Continue Reading
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, has courted the support of the leadership of the Christian Council of Ghana to help government halt the illegal mining menace in the country. Describing the engagement with the Council as a productive, impactful and useful one, Hon. Jinapor said the meeting with the […]Continue Reading
The chiefs and people of Beppo, a mining community in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, have vowed to wage war against illegal mining, otherwise called ‘galamsey,’ following afruitful engagement with the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker. The assurance, which was conveyed by the Tufuhene, Nana Bretuo […]Continue Reading
Eighty-seven recruits engaged by the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to police all river bodies against pollution, as part of the measures against illegal mining, have passed out. The recruits, comprising 84 males and three females, are the first batch of 300 men and women, selected from parts of the country for training and equipping […]Continue Reading
The raging war against illegal mining in the country is far from over, as government, through the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to all owners, operators and users of excavators to register their equipment with immediate effect to avoid sanction. Per the directive, the excavators are to be registered […]Continue Reading
President Nana Akufo-Addo has been called upon to step in and save the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) from imminent collapse, as the company is saddled with heavy debt. The workers,in an SOS message, are pleading with the President to, as a matter of urgency, direct the release of revenue raised from auctioning of scrap […]Continue Reading
Nana Yaw Kyei, a popular traditional priest from AdansiAboabo, has been elected the new Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the AdansiAsokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region. The new chairman, popularly known as OkomfuoKyei, polled 436 votes to beat the incumbent, Godwin AnumleyDogodzi, who garnered 285votes at the party’s delegates’ Continue Reading
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutuom,in the Greater Accra Region, has expressed disappointment with his constituents for failing to recognize his efforts and appreciate them, despite his good development works for the constituency. Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi said, despite his sacrifices for the area since becoming the MP, the electorate have never come […]Continue Reading
A former Special Assistant to the Minister of Education, who was appointed as the new acting Director-General (D-G) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has been rejected by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT). According to NAGRAT, Dr. Eric Nkansah, a banker, who was just appointed by President Akufo-Addo, last Wednesday, October 19, is […]Continue Reading