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
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
Ms. Patricia Ofori-Atta, a Senior Communications Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has received the top award in Environmental Communications. The award ceremony, which came off last Saturday, October 1, in Accra, was meant to recognise persons who have distinguished themselves in the environmental and sanitation Continue Reading
Some youth of Weija and its adjoining communities are warning persons demanding the closure of the Empire Cement Factory at Weija Junction, in Accra, to back off in order not to incur their wrath. According to them, the company is only aimed at creating job opportunities for the good people of the area and, therefore, […]Continue Reading
A delegation of 16 principals and registrars from leading schools in the United Kingdom (UK) – the largest group to visit Ghana in recent time – has arrived for the UK Boarding Schools Week Fair. The delegation is expected to have meetings with parents at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel, Accra this Wednesday, October […]Continue Reading
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has outlined programmes to mark the three-month-long celebration of its 60 years of existence. The authority, which is counting its successes, said it has made tremendous strides, made patrons millionaires and helped provide massive support for the national economy, despite the challenges over the years. The celebration, which starts Continue Reading
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has tasked the media to name and shame politicians, influential people and others suspected of financing illegal mining, notoriously known as galamsey, in the country. Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor said he will be more than willing and ready to take down such names for the necessary action, reiterating […]Continue Reading
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), under its current director-general, Mr. Samuel Awuku, has officially launched the 60th year of its establishment and plans to celebrate this milestone. The launch, which takes place today, September 29, at Fortune House at the company’s headquarters in Accra, is expected to be heavily attended by media celebrities, government Continue Reading
A move to have Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, the current national communications officer of the opposition National Democratic (NDC), stand unopposed in the upcoming national executive elections slated for this December appears to have crash-landed. Even before the party could officially open nominations, one Kwasi Godwin Ametowogo has suddenly emerged, ready to challenge the young Continue Reading
The management of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has secured funding, through the support of the Ministry of Finance, from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The funding from the AfDB, it is expected, will resource MASLOC to complete its loan management software (LMS), digital infrastructure to support efficient loan disbursements and collections, Continue Reading