Roads and Highways Ministry adopts new concept for road rehabilitation and maintenance
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, says he is optimistic that a new concept for road rehabilitation and maintenance in Ghana known as Output and Performance Based Road Contract (OPBRC) will translate into a meaningful policy change that will positively influence the road sector. Mr Amoako-Atta made the observation at a ground breaking […]
‘Oil revenues could help address infrastructural deficit if utilised’
Senior Vice President and Head of Ghana Business Unit at Kosmos Energy Ghana, Joe Mensah, says future oil revenues in Africa if utilised well could help address the infrastructural deficit on the continent. The continent has been producing oil for decades but proceeds from the sector have not reflected in infrastructure development. On 2020 oil […]
African Education Watch calls for probe into School Feeding Programme
The Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), an Education Policy Research and Advocacy Organisation on Wednesday called on the government to probe corruption allegations against the School Feeding Programme. “EduWatch is calling for an investigation into issues related to the supply of food items and alleged corruption in the implementation of the School Feeding Programme. “We are […]
Lands Minister denies granting mining license to anyone
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted allegations of granting mining license or lease to anyone. According to him, he is also not aware of anything done by his ministry in relation to granting license or lease to anyone. His comments follow rumours of him granting license or lease to small-scale […]
Prof. Benneh: Court sets June 9 to begin committal proceedings against alleged killer
State Prosecutors will on June 9, commence the committal proceedings at the Kaneshie District Court against one Ebenezer Kwayisi, also known as Junior, alleged to have murdered the University of Ghana Law Lecturer, Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The State per the committal proceedings will seek to convince the Magistrate Ama Adomako Kwakye, to commit the […]
CCF-OSIWA on Vagrancy Law
Many people especially the poor continue to fall foul of the law and go to jail or suffer fines due to ignorance or their inability to uphold their rights and responsibilities. It is for this reason and others that the Crime Check Foundation supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is to […]
Ghana Olympic Committee lands 2-year sponsorship package worth ¢200k
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), has signed a two-year sponsorship package worth ¢200,000 with Twillium Industrial Company to support the growth of sports in Ghana. Twillium Industrial Company, producers of Verna Mineral water, Rush Energy drink signed the sponsorship agreement with GOC on Wednesday, May 19, with the aim of helping the development of sports […]
EPA cautions fake retailers, producers of pesticides and herbicides
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has cautioned retailers and producers of pesticides and herbicides who are operating without licenses to regularise their activities through the agency or face the law. Speaking to GBC NEWS in Wa, an Officer of the Upper West Regional Office of the Agency, Justine Babasoro Dakpiri, said herbicides and pesticides are […]
Burning equipment won’t solve galamsey menace- Alhassan Suhuyini
Deputy Ranking Member on the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini, has condemned the approach deployed by government in the fight against galamsey. Mr. Suhuyini noted that burning of equipment was wrong and will not solve the problem. He said the same punitive measure has been used over and over again without any […]
Two sales personnel convicted for stealing
The circuit Court in Weija, presided over by Mr. Bernard Bentil, has sentenced two men to five years imprisonment for stealing goods worth ¢44,556.31 from their employer. The two—Nathaniel Ekow Anderson and Patrick Semadebe—according to court records on July 26, 2020, stole goods belonging to 2PA Company Limited to the tune of GH13,332.23 and GH31,224.0 […]
