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Chief of Staff urges public institution PROs to dominate public info discourse
The Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has urged public relations officers (PROs) of the various ministries, departments and agencies, and state enterprises...
Students of Takoradi Technical University reject certificate
Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the University...
It will cost Ghana US$10 billion to fix all roads – Ofori-Atta
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has estimated that it will cost government US$10 billion to fix all dilapidated roads in Ghana.
The Minister said...
Ghana to roll-out eight additional interventions this month – Ofori-Atta
Government will, this month, start rolling out eight additional interventions under the Ghana's Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support Scheme (Ghana-CARES) programme, to...
Government denies cloning phone of one of the convenors of ‘#Fixthecountry’ Movement
The Ministry of National Security, on Sunday, refuted allegations that it had cloned the phone of one of the convenors of #FixtheCountry Movement.
A statement...
Government deploys 400 soldiers to begin Operation Halt II
The Ghana Armed Forces on Friday deployed 400 soldiers of all ranks to begin the second phase of 'Operation Halt' to rid the country's...
Government takes delivery of 350,000 AstraZenecca vaccines from DR Congo
Ghana on Friday morning, May 7, 2021, received 350,000 doses of the AstraZenecca COVID-19 vaccines from the Democratic Republic of Congo, to kick-start the...
No prison inmate contracts COVID-19 since the outbreak-Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has lauded the management of the Ghana Prisons Service for ensuring the safety of prison inmates to prevent any...
Akufo-Addo’s government has a track record of fixing problems – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the remarkable track record of the Akufo-Addo-led Government in fixing problems gives hope that it is capable of...
Veep supports economic empowerment of PWDs
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has lauded the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry for planning to build a residential and livelihoods empowerment centre for Persons with...
‘You will have yourself to blame if you go back to mine in water...
The Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, has warned that anyone who will go back to mine in rivers and get arrested after the...
Publish mining companies holding prospecting, reconnaissance licences on May 7 – Abu Jinapor
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Friday, tasked the Minerals and Forestry Commissions to publish the list of 105...
Power fluctuations will soon be over in Ghana – Minister
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Permpeh, has entreated Ghanaians to exercise patience as government is investing financial resources towards the upgrading of...
UMaT has a technology to clean polluted water bodies-Vice Chancellor
Professor Richard Kwasi Amankwah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), says the University has developed a technology capable of...
Anyone doing galamsey is a criminal and anti-Ghana – Nana Nketsia V
Nana Kobina Nketsia V, the Paramount Chief of Essikadu Traditional Area, has lashed out at people involved in illegal small-scale mining, describing them as...
Enforce mining laws without fear or favour – Western Region Security tasked
The Western Regional Security Council has been asked to enforce the laws regulating the small-scale mining sector to the letter, without fear or favour,...
We need non-partisan approach to fight galamsey – Abu Jinapor
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, says the nation required a broad-based non-partisan approach to clamp down on the...
Energy Minister inspects progress of work at Pokuase
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) will from May 10, next month begin the tie-in of the 330 kilovolt Aboadze-Volta Transmission Line to the Pokuase...
‘Pokuase BSP tie-in to transmission line will result in power cuts in Accra’
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) will, from May 10, 2021, begin the tie-in of the 330 kilovolt Aboadze-Volta Transmission Line to the Pokuase Bulk...
Ghana receives US$2.7 billion Foreign Direct Investment in 2020
Ghana received a total of 279 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects valued at US$2.7 billion in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The projects will go...
Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining says dealing with ‘galamsey’ is a national emergency
Stakeholders at the maiden National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, on Thursday, agreed by consensus that dealing with illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as...
Stakeholders hold Consultative Dialogue to tackle illegal mining activities
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has expressed optimism that the proposals, ideas and suggestions from the National Consultative...
Current power outages is not generation capacity challenge or fuel shortage – Opoku Prempeh
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister, says the intermittent power outages currently being experienced in parts of the country is not because of...
Public institutions to submit annual report to RTI Commission by May 6
The Right to Information Commission has asked all Public Institutions to submit a written report on their activities as required under Section 77 of...
GRIDCo has no plans to undertake nationwide load shedding
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has no intention to embark on a nationwide load shedding exercise.
The assurance comes after Mr Ebenezer...
Ghana’s National Consultative Dialogue on small-scale mining on April 14
Government will organise a National Consultative Forum on Wednesday, April 14, to discuss new ideas, proposals and suggestions towards regulating and sanitising the small-scale...
Lands Minister commissions investigation into gold smuggling syndicate
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has commissioned an investigation into an alleged gold smuggling syndicate, uncovered in the...
We have not really hurt the Ghanaian taxpayer – Ofori-Atta
The Minister-designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has refuted claims that Ghanaian taxpayers are worse-off today because the Akufo-Addo-led administration has imposed so many...
Agyapa deal will seek to build consensus in the interest of Ghana – Ofori-Atta
The Minister-designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has given the assurance that the new Mineral Royalty Transaction (Agyapa) to be re-submitted to Parliament intends...
God’s hands is visible in my recovery-Ofori-Atta
Minister designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for their prayers and outpouring of love shown him during his ill-health.
"God's hand...