Author: SAMUEL
Minister of Works and Housing Kenneth Gilbert Adjei has assured Ghanaians that the Mahama administration is determined to address the housing deficit challenge in Ghana. He says a number of measures have been introduced as part of the reset agenda by the government to resolve the housing challenge. It is recalled that President Mahama announced plans to launch a Low-Cost Housing Project aimed at addressing the accommodation needs of government and public sector workers. The initiative forms part of a broader agenda to promote affordable housing, improve living standards, Speaking during a thought leadership forum on the theme ” Blueprint…
Eleven West African Nationals who had filed a legal action against the Ghana government have been deported to their home countries; lawyers have told an Accra High Court. The eleven nationals, comprising four Nigerians, three Togolese, two Malians, one Gambian and one Liberian, were seeking the enforcement of their human rights, arguing that they were being detained in Ghana against their will. They also filed an injunction against their repatriation and another order compelling the government to produce them before the court. When the case was called on Tuesday, September 23, presiding judge Priscilla Ofori ordered the lawyers to put…
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has cautioned parents and students against seeing the 2025 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) as an absolute right, emphasising that the process is guided by merit and competition. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, September 23, Mr. Asare explained that although there are enough spaces in senior high schools to absorb all 590,000 candidates, challenges arise because many parents insist on placing their children in a handful of “popular” schools, regardless of academic performance. “School placement is not a democratic activity. One of the challenges is the over-democratisation…
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources who doubles as caretaker Minister for Environment, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has served warning to illegal miners that he is coming after them. In 72hours after this announcement training has commenced for thousands of security personnel to be trained before deployment to over 44 to 50 flashpoints of illegal mining across the country. These men will be stationed at the flashpoints permanently on rotation basis constantly to avoid any familiarities. As part of their training, all stakeholders such as the Forestry Commission, Minerals Commission, Lands Commission, etc, will take turns to brief the…
MP for Ellembelle, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah who doubles as Minister of Lands and Natural Resources as well as caretaker Minister for Environment has commenced vigorous training for security personnel drawn into the NAIMOS. These men will be trained to professionally handle the menace and to be able to DETER, HALT, DISCOURAGE and ARREST perpetrators. President Mahama is not opposed to mining but frowns heavily on illegal and irresponsible mining especially on our WATER BODIES and in FOREST RESERVES These men will be deployed to over 44 major flashpoints plus some others to be stationed there in the fight against…
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) as part of efforts to combat Ghana’s current national environmental threat, illegal mining popularly known as galamsey, in collaboration with the security agencies is training more personnel to be combat ready for the anti-illegal mining fight. Galamsey, which has become a major cause of worry to Ghana considering the devastation to forests, water bodies, and contamination of both water and soil thus affecting crop yield has become a topical issue in Ghana. President Mahama upon assumption of office gave a directive to the sector Minister, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah not to issue…
The Stop Galamsey protester, Kamen Abubakar Sadiq has accused politicians of hypocrisy and abandonment in the fight against galamsey and water pollution. Speaking during the protest, Sadiq warned that no one, including Members of Parliament, is safe from the health consequences of polluted water. “This story building acquired so many things. And you guys are the first people that are supposed to come and protest for water. “Maybe some of them are members of parliament. “If some of them are members of parliament, they should watch out for kidney failure. They should watch out for sickness that is going to…
Singapore has long supported the Palestinian people’s right to a homeland. We believe a negotiated two-state solution is the only path to a durable peace. There is no other alternative. Regrettably, extremist elements on both sides are undermining prospects for a two-state solution. That’s why Singapore has decided to impose targeted sanctions against the leaders of radical settler groups who carry out acts of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Singapore will recognise a Palestinian state when there is an effective government that accepts Israel’s right to exist and categorically renounces terrorism. The situation is dynamic and we are…
As many public hospitals and health facilities across the country call for retooling as well as general medical supplies, Gold Fields Ghana Foundation in a response has donated essential medical equipment and supplies worth US$793,491 to eleven public health facilities in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea-Huni-Valley municipalities of the Western Region. Speaking to Channel One TV News at the handing over of the medical support in Tarkwa, the Executive Secretary of Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, Razak Abdel Yakubu, said the support includes Incubators, ICU beds, Anaesthetic Machines, Surgical instruments, Centrifuge, Nebulizers among others. He said this forms part of the legacy…
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia wants government to discontinue the purchase of gold sourced from illegal miners popularly known as galamsey. Speaking during a visit to the Ayensu River, following the shutdown of the Kwanyako Headworks due to pollution from galamsey activities, Miracles Aboagye raised alarm over remarks made by President Mahama during a recent media engagement. “During the recent media engagement, the president said that indeed he could be buying gold from galamseyers to as much as $4 billion out of the $6 billion he has exported. That for us is a…