The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in-charge of Management Services (MS), Lawyer Anthony Boateng, is setto finally exit the service on August 16, 2022 after attaining his mandatory age of 60 plus additional two-year contract. But ahead of the D-day, The Anchor has gathered that people who have benefitted from the 62-year-old’s […]Continue Reading
A mining giant, Newmont Africa, has commenced disbursement of compensation package to residents whose unauthorized structures were impeding the smooth take off of the $850 million Ahafo North Mining Project. The disbursement of the relief package, follows conclusion of discussions with government, traditional authorities and community stakeholders, to make up for the Continue Reading
The apparent failure by the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson AsieduNketiah, to declare his intent of whether to contest again as the party’s general secretary or race for the national chairmanship position, is said to be holding down the political career of others. The umbrella family has begun preparations for […]Continue Reading
Even before the bumper harvest could begin, some tomato farmers in Agortime-Zoipe Districts of the Volta region are crying and counting their losses over lack of buyers, as greater bumper of their produce rots away. The farmers who are grappling with post-harvest losses told The Anchor, the development is forcing them to sell the tomatoes […]Continue Reading
Government’s sustained fight against illegal mining from all angles is apparently sending shivers down the spines of some illegal miners in communities where canker, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ is prevalent. This is coming on the heels of the acquisition of some patrol boats by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, as a probable permanent […]Continue Reading
A bodyguard of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, yesterday pounced on a private security officer on duty at the Law Courts Complex in Accra, beaten him mercilessly and leaving him traumatized. The crime of the security man, was his refusal to allow the Attorney-General’s vehicle entry into the court premises because […]Continue Reading
The high expectations of Ghanaians from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to conduct a smooth and credible examination this year, devoid of any last-minute setback, appears to be in limbo. This is because contrary to the spirited denial by the Education Ministry that government does not owe WAEC, it is emerging that the national […]Continue Reading
Even before he could settle down as the newly-elected General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP)at the party’s just-ended Annual Delegates’ Conference held last Saturday July 16, elements in the opposition are up in arms to soil his image. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hinted, it will,in the coming days, drop […]Continue Reading
Officials of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, have clarified reasons for the variations in the cost of construction of its Astroturf facilities across the country, following a social media post by minority Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa suggesting malfeasance. According to management, the opposition MP’s Continue Reading
But for swift intervention by the Ashanti regional police command led by DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, who whisked away Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs to safety, he would have been lynched by angry spare parts dealers at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi yesterday. MrOsei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is also the Member of Parliament for […]Continue Reading