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MASLOC SECURES FUNDING FROM AfDB

September 29, 2022

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

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Animals Take Over Dilapidated Classrooms At Bosome-Freho

September 27, 2022

Students and teachers of the Nkwantapong D/A Primary School,in BosomeFreho, adistrict in the Ashanti Region, are struggling with animals for space, as a result of the dilapidated state of classroom structures. Some of the classrooms, The Anchor gathered, have become the playing ground and sleeping place for stray animals, like goats, sheep and fowls, because […]Continue Reading

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Volta Youth Demands Apology from Asogli Palace

September 27, 2022

A group calling itself ‘Volta Youth Democratic Governance and Development’ has warned the Asogli State Council to, as a matter of urgency, render an unqualified apology to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong,for disgracing him publicly during their just-ended Yam festival. The group, in a press release, noted that, it […]Continue Reading

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Massive Reforms At MASLOC Yielding Results

September 27, 2022

After a year of relentless efforts, massive reforms made by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) are yielding impressive results. Since her appointment as the CEO in September, last year, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah has been on a mission to transform the centre and strengthen its ability […]Continue Reading

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No Textbooks, Capitation Grants Two Weeks After Schools Re-Opened

September 27, 2022

Basic schools across the country are yet to receive textbooks and capitation grants for teaching and learning, two weeks after schools have re-opened, The Anchorhas learnt. Dr. Clement Apaak, adeputy ranking member on Education Committee of Parliament, who dropped the hint in a write-up,saidthis has been the case since Tuesday, September 13,this year,when the 2021/2022 Continue Reading

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300 River Guards Begin Training Against Galamsey

September 26, 2022

At least, 100 persons drawn from various parts of the country have begun a-month-long training as part of efforts to protect the country’s river bodies from illegal mining, otherwise called ‘galamsey.’ The 100 personnel, which comprise 97 males and three females, were officially  handed over to the Eastern Naval Command by the deputy chief executive […]Continue Reading

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MASLOC Disburses Gh₵1.7million Group Loans

September 26, 2022

A total of 34 trader groups in the Ashanti Region have received soft loans, totaling GH₵1.7million from the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to help sustain their small businesses. The disbursement, which took place at Jubilee Parkin Kumasi, the regional capital, last Thursday, September 22,reacheda total of 1,425 beneficiaries, made up 34 groups, with […]Continue Reading

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Alex Mould Grinds Pepper For NDC Running Mate Job

September 26, 2022

Mr. Alex Kofi Mensah Mould, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), appears to be leaving no stone unturned to become the running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)in the 2024 general elections at all cost. Mr.Mould, who for a long time has been schemingfor the spot, […]Continue Reading

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No Secret Burials At Tarkwa Community Mines; Management Rubbishes Falsehoods

September 26, 2022

The management of Tarkwa Community Mining has vehemently denied a broadcast piece alleging that five of its underground workers died and were secretly buried in a shaft, without the involvement of the police and families of the deceased. But, according to the company, no such abominable incident occurred anywhere under the watch of management, and, […]Continue Reading

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NDC Chair Seat Not For Anybody, Quits Secretary Job After 17-years

September 22, 2022

By; Gifty Arthur The longest serving general secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit hard at some critics in the party, stating that the chairmanship position of NDC is not a preserve of anybody. Though Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah did not mention any name, his comment is believed to be in direct […]Continue Reading