EPA Warns Concrete Company Over Pollution

The R&E Group site at Adenta  Residents of SDA, a suburb of the Adenta Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, are groaning with pain over excessive noise and dust being generated by a concrete manufacturing company. They have therefore issued an SOS to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to come to their aid. The EPA had earlier warned the company of...

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Metropolitan Group Rewards Employees, Brokers

Group photograph of award winners with the CEO Metropolitan Group of Companies has rewarded its employees at an awards ceremony dubbed, ‘Night of the Stars’ in Accra. The three employees, who excelled in the year under review, will embark on an all–expense paid trip to Cape Town, South Africa. Patrick Tekpor was adjudged Best Performing Link Officer while Vida Bervell...

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‘Punish All Culpable in WAEC Leakages’

Prof. Dr. Bour Prof. Dr. Daniel Buor, outgoing Vice Chancellor for Valley View University (VVU) has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to apply stringent measures on all who are found to be in connection with leakages of examination questions. According to him, WAEC needed to ensure strict control in their dealings to prevent the examination process...

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Road Users To Be Rewarded

From left: David Osafo Adontenh and Ing Obiri-Yeaboah THE NATIONAL Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has officially launched the fifth edition of its National Road Safety Awards (NRSA) to reward transport operators, journalists and other road users. According to Ing May Obiri-Yeboah, Executive Director for (NRSC),  the event which is slated for November 13 at the La...

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75% Tyres in Ghana Are Sub-Standard

Dzifa Attivor Minister of Transport, Dzifa Attivor says about 75 percent of tyres imported into the country are used tyres and are also sub-standard. According to the Transport Minister, most of the tyres have either exceeded their manufacturers’ guaranteed age threshold or have a reduced life span. At a dialogue session to  discuss the enforcement of...

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Adams Family Seek Justice

Muazu Issaka Muazu Issaka, the younger brother of the late Adams Mahama has called on the judiciary and the police to administer justice in prosecuting the gruesome murder of their beloved brother. According to Issaka, who is also the spokesperson for the Adams family, the untimely death of his brother was a big blow to the family therefore finding and convicting the...

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Criminals Invade Mobile Money Services

Samuel Thompson Essel Samuel Thompson Essel, Chief Executive of Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), says criminals have currently invaded the Mobile Money platforms to perpetrate their illegal trade. According to FIC Boss, the Mobile Money platform might be the next big challenge in dealing with money laundering if telecommunications companies and financial companies...

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Crop Varieties Licensing To Enhance Agriculture

Walter Nunez-Rodriguez Chief of Party for USAID Ghana, Walter Nunez-Rodriguez, has thrown his weight behind the inception of the Crop Varieties Licensing Policy saying that would promote agricultural development immensely. According to the USAID Ghana boss, the policy would provide an effective and efficient industry to address the many aspects that are hindering agricultural...

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Seed Industry Ready For Investment

Walter Nunez-Rodriguez Chief of Party for USAID Ghana, Walter Nunez-Rodriguez, says with the inception of the National Seed Policy, the seed industry in Ghana will attract foreign investments. According to the Chief of Party, the USAID has been working closely with the National Seed Council (NSC) to provide assistance to improve the seed industry and increase...

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Ghana Tops Road Safety Ranking

The Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) has ranked Ghana first among 23 African countries for implementing most road safety action plans developed within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety initiative. According the ECA, Ghana’s ranking meant that the country had fully implemented the mid-term of the decade-long global initiative with all of its commitments within the context of its national blueprint,...

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BOST Generates $21m Profit

From left Francis Sallah, Mr Awuah-Darko and Mr Owusu signing the MoU Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko says the 2015 half-year profit of his outfit is in excess of $21 million. According to the MD, the 2015 half-year profit was achieved through the hard work of staff, board and management...

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Minister Appeals To Ga Mantse Claimants

From left: Constant Gladzah, Dr Daanaa and Nii Kpobi Tettey Tsuru The Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa, has asked members of the Ga royal gates to exercise patience and allow the court to rule on who is the rightful Ga Mantse. According to Dr Daanaa, his ministry found it prudent to appeal to those who enstooled Dr...

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Gov’t Embezzles SADA Funds

Lawyer Atta Akyea  Samuel Atta Akyea, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South constituency, has lambasted the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for misappropriating funds meant for the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) project. The Abuakwa South MP wondered why government was not interested in an...

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Capitation Fails To Abolish Basic School Charges

Dr Kwesi Botchway Launching the Report The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) says the implementation of the Capitation Grant scheme has failed to eliminate extra fees and charges at the basic school level. The Capitation Grant Scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MOESS) in 2005 with the ultimate objective...

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Konadu Eulogizes Hawa Yakubu

(from left) Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Joanna Adamson, Mrs Bawumia and Atta Akyea Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, wife of the founder of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings says she pushed the agenda that led to getting the late Madam Hawa Yakubu into parliament. According to the former first lady, despite...

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