Ghana’s roads are to undergo a major reconstruction with modern all-season road network linkages to spur economic and social development through easier access to and from rural areas to the main population centre. The $10 billion project will include undertaking a thorough assessment of the current road network in Ghana to identify and build roads, … Read more
At the Flagstaff House [the seat of government], in the Greater Accra region, the President invited journalists to come listen to him tell Ghanaians what he has achieved so far after six months in office. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at exactly 12:30pm, the President’s guests were seated; so was the larger populace, outside the … Read more
A civil engineer, Mahama Abdullai, has urged government to penalize contractors who undertake shoddy projects in the country by blacklisting them. According to Mr. Mahama, such punishments will serve as a deterrent to contractors who offer substandard services. He observed that there are instances where road projects which are supposed to have a lifespan of … Read more
President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has called on authorities in the Central Region to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive if they want to attract more investors into the region. The area, he explained, should be provided the basic amenities that businesses will depend on for operations as the absence … Read more
Mr Sulemana Alhassan, the Upper West Regional Minister, said the region has comparative advantage in cotton, sheabutter and cashew production and it is looking for investors to partner government to develop those sectors. Government and the international community should also consider investing more in road infrastructure to promote internal and external trade between people in … Read more
A World Bank report says the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has failed in stabilising farm gate prices at levels that permit farmers to earn an adequate return on their lands, labour and capital. The report published this month and titled ‘Fiscal Consolidation to Accelerate Growth and Support Inclusive Development’, criticised successive governments for prioritising revenue … Read more
The Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has climaxed his four days Northern Regional “Thank you” meeting with family relations and New Patriotic Party members in Walewale, his hometown. With the exclusion of Nanung traditional area, the Vice President visited the Dagbon, Mamprugu and Yagbon paramountcies. He paid courtesy calls on the Regent of Dagbon, … Read more
The overlord of Mamprugu land, the Nayiri, Naa Bohigu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga has lauded government’s decision to split the Northern Region into two. He however suggested that Nalerigu should be the regional capital of the yet to be created new region. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in the run-up to the 2016 elections subscribed to … Read more
Ghana and Togo have resolved to deepen co-operation, as well as strengthen the ties of friendship that exist between them in the sectors of security, immigration, agriculture and water, health, trade, digital economy, environment, energy, transport and the issue of maritime borders. A communiqué issued at the end of the official visit of the President … Read more
Ghana and Togo have resolved to deepen co-operation and strengthen the ties of friendship between them in the areas of security, immigration, agriculture and water, health, trade, digital economy, environment, energy, transport and the issue of maritime borders. Presidents of both countries indicated their willingness to activate “the high level permanent joint Commission of cooperation … Read more
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified more than 100 commercially viable businesses profiled to kick-start the One District, One Factory (ODOF) policy of the government. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, who disclosed this in Accra yesterday, said after identifying the projects that qualified under the selection criteria, the … Read more
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has defended its calls for the re-introduction of the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level educational system. Explaining the position of the Conference on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, its General Secretary, Reverend Kwesi Dei, said the move will boost Ghana’s educational standards and improve its credibility. “It is one of the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sworn into office the 11-member Board (voting members) of the Millennium Development Authority at a ceremony held at the Presidency on Monday, March 13, 2017. The Board, which is chaired by Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah Baidu, was tasked by President Akufo-Addo to ensure the full implementation of the Second Compact. … Read more
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has called on government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level educational system which according to them, will restore the integrity of formal education in Ghana. ‘O’ and ‘A’ level education are better than what we currently have. Ghana has been subjected to an inferior form of education through the JHS … Read more
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has called on government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level educational system which according to them, will restore the integrity of formal education in Ghana. ‘O’ and ‘A’ level education are better than what we currently have. Ghana has been subjected to an inferior form of education through the JHS and … Read more
Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable House approves the Financial Policy of the Government of Ghana for the year ending 31st December 2017. On the authority of the President, and in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution, … Read more
Work on an interchange at Pokuase in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region is scheduled to begin by September this year. The project, estimated to cost $94.8 million, is being financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of a comprehensive integrated urban transportation system to improve urban mobility. Designed to … Read more
The Minister of Roads and Highway, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has stated that government will spend GH¢499,000 for the emergency maintenance of the Buipe bridge in the Central Gonja District in the Northern Region. The minister hinted that the rehabilitation on the bridge would be cheaper because there would be no external consultants or engineers, but … Read more
The Western Regional Minister-nominee, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has expressed dissatisfaction with what he described as the undue financial burden placed on cocoa farmers by government. He said the concept of cocoa roads in which the proceeds of cocoa farmers are used in constructing roads leading to communities that grow the cash crop is nothing more … Read more
Western Regional Minister-designate, Dr Kwaku Afriyie has expressed dissatisfaction with what he described as the undue financial burden placed on cocoa farmers by government. He said the concept of cocoa roads in which the proceeds of cocoa farmers are used in constructing roads leading to communities that grow the cash crop is nothing more than … Read more