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Editorial: Help Rescue IGP Dampare From Diplomatic Ditch

June 2, 2022

Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, seems to have gone with the proverbial thumb, to Ghana’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo-Dampare’s ancestral funeral grounds, Tuesday, only to return home with a slap; diplomatic slap, though. Harriet might have done the undoable, when as an important diplomat, she dared comment through tweet message Continue Reading

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Bereaved Families Decry 20% Development Levy Charges …On Dead Bodies 37 Military Hospital Charging Dead Bodies …20% Development Fee; Families Angry

June 2, 2022

The Anchor has established that the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, one of the nation’s revered referral medical institutions has been levying corpses deposited at its morgue some 20 per cent extra fees termed as ‘Hospital Development Fee’ which many decry. The paper’s checks reveal the hospital has, indeed, been surcharging the levy on relatives […]Continue Reading

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Special Prosecutor Sits On Massive Tax Evasion Petition …Against La Bianca Frozen Foods; As Tema Port Boils

May 31, 2022

The Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, is being accused of allegedly sitting on tax evasion petition sent to his Office against businesses belonging to a Council of State Member, Eunice Hinneh, described as highly-influential. The petition sighted by The Anchor, among other things, disclosed that La Bianca Company Limited and its subsidiaries belonging to Madam […]Continue Reading

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Government gives over 400 acres of military, other state land to Asantehene

May 30, 2022

The government has given more than 400 acres of state lands, including a section of the military barracks in Kumasi, to the Asantehene. The Fourth Estate has sighted a directive to public institutions to that effect. It is signed by the Chief Director of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, Mrs Emelia Ayebeng Botchway, on behalf of […]Continue Reading

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GH¢50m released to NHIS – Annoh-Dompreh

May 30, 2022

  The government has released an amount of GH¢50 million to the National Health Insurance Scheme, according to the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. The amount is part of the budgetary allocation of the scheme for the year. Earlier in the month, the Minority Caucus in Parliament bemoaned the effects of fund capping and the […]Continue Reading

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Ghana must not look outside when it comes to dredging —Akufo-Addo

May 30, 2022

With the introduction of two new ultra-modern IHC Beaver 50 dredgers and marine equipment by Dredge Masters Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored that Ghana will not need to look outside when it comes to dredging works. These dredging activities in the country, he […]Continue Reading

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Another rainstorm to hit Accra, Cape Coast, and other towns tonight – GMet

May 26, 2022

Residents within the Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions should prepare for another downpour tonight. This is according to the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet). Highlighting the towns, the Agency mentioned Cape Coast, Accra, Akyem Oda, Ho and Takoradi, among others. The Agency also forecast that thunderstorms will accompany the rain. As such, it advised residents Continue Reading

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Lands Minister Jinapor Must be in a Great Fight

May 26, 2022

Ghana’s Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, may have found himself in a very good fight that worth fighting, though; and The Anchor wishes him well in the tenacious ‘tango’. Jinapor’s ministry has assured Ghanaians who were terrified at a released list of 75 items of houses, vehicles, guns and acreages of land […]Continue Reading

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Mireku Duker Breaks Ground For More Projects; Donates to Fiase Golden Royals FC, others

May 26, 2022

By: Gifty Arthur The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku Duker, continues to bring development to the doorsteps of his constituents. The lawmaker, who is also the Deputy Minister for the Lands and Natural Resources, as part of his usual community engagements, last week, embarked on a number […]Continue Reading

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Boost For Organic Fertilizer Production; Agric Ministry offers support for local companies

May 26, 2022

As part of efforts at addressing the perennial shortage of agro-chemicals in the country, the government has started working with local fertiliser producers to produce quality organic fertilisers on a large scale, for use by farmers across the country. According to the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, organic agriculture has taken […]Continue Reading