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Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has assured of government’s active collaboration with the private sector to construct low-cost housing for Ghanaians. The Minister made this known when he paid a working visit to Nelson Boateng and his team at Nelplast Ghana Limited, processors of plastic waste materials for construction of housing units at competitive prices. The units, made ...

The Central Regional Minister Justina Marigold Assan has charged husbands to support their wives during labor to reduce the high rate of child mortality being recorded at the Saltpond Hospital. According to her, especially in the labor room, women need a level of love and attention from their partners, which has been proven to aid in a smooth delivery. She ...

Mining giant AngloGold Ashanti has suspended operations after a staff went missing following an incident at its Obuasi Site. In a statement, the company said: “AngloGold Ashanti reports with deep regret that an employee of our mining contractor at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana, is missing after a fall of ground in one of the operation’s mining stopes. “The ...

A former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others have pleaded not guilty to causing financial loss of more than $15.3m to the state. They denied any wrongdoing when they appeared before the Accra High Court yesterday. The five persons are facing criminal prosecution over the $66m SSNIT Operational Business Suite ...

Record winners of the MTN FA Cup, Accra Hearts of Oak have been paired with Liberty Professionals in the Round of 64 of the knockout competition. Hearts of Oak have won the competition 10 times – with their last final appearance ending in defeat to arch rivals Asante Kotoko in 2017. On the other hand, Asante Kotoko will trek to ...

The National Security has withdrawn the services of four officers from the Military and Police Service who were on secondment over the assault on Citi FM journalist Caleb Kudah. In a statement, the National Security described the action of the officers as inappropriate and contravened the Ministry’s standard operating procedures. The statement added that the officers have been referred to ...

Immediate-past Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has denied claims that he is involved in illegal small-scale mining (galamsey). Mr Asomah Cheremeh has been listed in a publication on some news portals as one of the many bigwigs of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) engaged in illegal mining. However, Mr Asomah-Cheremeh who himself is a lawyer, through ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the Electoral Commission’s proposal to close polls at 3 pm in the 2024 general elections and other future elections. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, the director of elections for the party, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said the move could disenfranchise many people especially “poor farmers” in rural areas who may want to go ...

Ghanaian-owned brokerage firm, Obsidian Achernar, has been licensed by the Bank of Ghana as one of the Primary Dealers (PDs) of government bonds for the country. Obsidian Achernar was commissioned by the central bank, along with 17 other reputable financial institutions including Absa Bank, Stanbic Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. Their appointment follows an invitation by the Ministry of Finance ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor has called on the National House of Chiefs to support the government’s effort to weed out illegal mining (galamsey) activities and sanitize the country’s small-scale mining sector. He said given that traditional rulers were custodians of lands within their jurisdiction, their role in curbing the galamsey menace would be ...