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Notorious Galamsey Gangs Polluting Tano River Grabbed!

May 26, 2022

A number of recalcitrant illegal miners operating along the Tano River in the Western Region have been arrested, following a three-day operation led by the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, in an Operation Halt II, swoop. The swoop, which was undertaken to clear illegal miners off the Tano River, saw […]Continue Reading

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Citizens Safety: Are We In a Kind of Banter With the Underworld?

May 25, 2022

Ghana’s Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Saturday affirmed “rumours” already making the rounds thus – “Very worrying reports of potential attacks of extremist elements targeted at Ghana. As we heighten the alertness of intelligence and security agencies, all of us need to be more security conscious and be quick to report any suspicious persons or […]Continue Reading

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I Don’t Speak Again, I Use Text Messages – Prof. Martey

May 25, 2022

The outspoken former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey says he changed his style of commenting on national issues. Prof. Emmanuel Martey was very vocal on national issues during the Mahama-led government between 2012 to 2016. He consistently attacked then government over perceived corruption and economic mismanagement. He has however Continue Reading

Business TOP STORIES

6th CEO’s Summit pushes for ease of doing business law to boost economic growth

May 24, 2022

The Ghana CEO’s Summit is urging government to take a serious look at addressing the bottlenecks embedded in the country’s civil service and craft a framework that will streamline systems for a more efficient delivery of government services. The CEO’S Summit believes that easing business processes like tax filing, business registration and the likes will […]Continue Reading

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NLA ‘Dashes’ VAG Digital Lotto To New Company

May 24, 2022

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is planning to digitalize the 5/90 VAG Lotto and award the contract to a new company to take over and, ostensibly compete with banker-to-banker lotto operators, The Anchor has gathered. The new company, known as Zena Technologies Ltd, according to sources, would be given the contract to run the 5/90 […]Continue Reading

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Tarkwa, Australia Begin Sister-City Development Journey

May 24, 2022

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku Duker, continues to seek development supports for his constituents in that part of the region. The latest is that the MP, together with the Austrian government, are set to commence an initiative to develop Tarkwa, a small scale-mining hub, which produces […]Continue Reading

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Anti-Ashanti Agenda Hits NPP General Secretary Race

May 24, 2022

The race for the General Secretary position of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has taken an interesting twist, with intriguing historical and dirty tribal spin against candidates from the Ashanti origin, considered as the ‘World Bank’ of the party. The Anchor is reliably informed some candidates in the race, together with their agents, are […]Continue Reading

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Dangerous Bortianor Hills, Weija Illegal Quarry Sites Shut Down

May 24, 2022

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has cracked the whip on operators of illegal stone quarry, sand winning and construction activities around the Bortianor-Hills, Tuba, Oblogo and Weija enclave under Ga-South and Weija-Gbawe municipalities of the Greater Accra Region, areas even though described as earthquake prone zone and risky to human Continue Reading

EDUCATION TOP STORIES

Publishers start printing textbooks for new curriculum; books to be ready in 120 days – President of Publishers Association

May 23, 2022

There is finally a glimmer of hope that the no textbooks syndrome associated with the Standard Curriculum will be a thing of the past. Ghanaian publishers will finally begin printing textbooks for basic schools across the country. Primary schools have been without textbooks for three years since government introduced the new curriculum. The Ghana National […]Continue Reading

Crime TOP STORIES

Terrorism threats: What we should lookout for in young adults and children in communities [Article]

May 23, 2022

Terrorists exploit vulnerable groups and use them to their advantage to achieve their goals. Our children and young people fall within these vulnerable groups that can be exploited to our disadvantage and used against us. What are we doing about our young people in the wake of reports of existential threats of terror, and how […]Continue Reading