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Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Augustine Collins Ntim has described comment by the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Bosome-freho as unfair. According to him, the action of the DCE does not promote unity and development. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosomefreho in the Ashanti Region, Hon. …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has proposed that President Akufo-Addo should relieve his colleague MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, of her ministerial portfolio. According to Ablakwa, an appointment as an Ambassador-At-Large to clean up Ghana’s battered image will suit Adwoa Safo – who has been …

About Twenty-Seven(27) senior and junior Officers who were recently recruited and posted to the various Regional Coordinating Councils by the Local Government Service have been withdrawn. The reason for their withdrawal is attributed to an anomaly. The recruits are therefore expected to report to the Head Office for verification of …

  The Ashaiman Main Market Butchers Association has decried the importation of meat products into Ghana, arguing that the situation is crippling their business activities. They fear losing their business for the reason that about 80% of their customers preferred cheap imported meat to fresh ones on the local market. …

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Rural Development Mr Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi has Applauded waste management experts Zoomlion Ghana Limited for the construction of recycling plants across the country. Mr Akwasi Gyamfi made this statement when the Parliamentary select committees on Local Government, Works and Housing, …

Black Stars coach C. K Akonnor has defended the decision to call up home-based players to begin preparation for the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers.   The former Ghana captain on Friday, 12 February 2021, named a 32-man home-based squad to move to camp on Monday, 15 February, to begin preparation for …

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to run a shift system for some public basic schools as they return from their COVID-19 induced closure. This, according to the academic is the …

Local contractors under the Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) have called on government to settle GHC500 million debts owed for projects executed under the Government flagship program $1Million per Constituency. The Association with about 500 members said the government’s lack of payments has impacted negatively on their families and threatens …

A report by the Alliance for a Greene Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has noted that the continued disruption of food distribution and trade activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for African countries to reduce their import dependency and increase domestic food production to ensure self-sufficiency. The report further …