Legal minds schooled on Narcotics Control Commission Act

Narcotics

By Razak Baba The Narcotics Control Commission has organized a workshop in Kumasi for Judges and Magistrates on the Narcotics Control Commission Act which provides for offences related to narcotic drugs and plants cultivated for narcotic purposes and for related matters. The capacity building and advocacy workshop was to strengthen and promote the understanding of […]

Gov’t begins nationwide stakeholder engagement on YouStart

g7 YouStart

Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme in July 2022, the government has begun a nationwide stakeholder engagement to sensitise Ghanaians on the policy. The engagements formed part of measures to ensure the programme is well understood by Ghanaians and garner the necessary support and acceptance. The programme is expected to be funded with […]

Cape Coast to convene Regional Festival to project variety of cultures to propel trade

Festival

By Kofi Sekyiama Pobi As part of the 2022 Transformational Agenda under the auspices of the Central Regional Minister Madam Justina Marigold Assan, and the Regional Coordinating Council, the Management of Centre for National Culture led by its AG. Director, Madam Dorcas Salamatu Alhassan has presented the concept of a New (Non Traditional) Regional Festival […]

Revoke or suspend EI on Achimota Forest- Occupy Ghana

Achimota Forest

Occupy Ghana, a pressure group, is asking the Government to either revoke or suspend the Executive Instrument degazetting parts of the Achimota Forest. The Group is demanding a full public inquiry under Chapter 23 of the Constitution into the matter of the Achimota Forest Reserve. “While the Achimota Forest Reserve issue requires immediate attention, we […]

Documents at Lands Commission intact – Deputy Minister

Documents at Lands Commission intact – Deputy Minister

All documents and digital records of the Lands Commission are safe and intact, Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has said. The Deputy Minister said the Commission had soft-copy back-ups of all documents destroyed by floodwaters at the Records Department and other offices at the Commission’s Head Office on Saturday […]

Ghana ready for mining hub – Jinapor

Lands Minister

SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE Ghana is positioning itself to become the mining hub of Africa, where all mining and related activities, as well as various linkages, will be centred and take place. In furtherance of this, the country is already implementing a policy and legislative framework towards a mining industry which substantially retains the full value chain […]

Lands Commission set to resume full service – Executive Secretary assures

Lands Commission set to resume full service - Executive Secretary assures

SOURCE: GNA The Lands Commission has assured the public that it will resume full operations Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after the disruption of work on Monday, May 23, 2022. This follows concerns from a section of the public over when the commission would resume full service, after flood water destroyed some documents at the Head […]