Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has cautioned Ghanaians not to pay any amount of money for seedlings to be planted on the Green Ghana Day, come June 10, 2022. He stressed that “the seedlings are not to be sold, they are for free, let no one lie to …
Read More »How former Upper East Regional Minister planned arrest of Sakawa man
Former Upper East Regional Minister, Ms. Tangoba Abayage is revealed to have contributed immensely towards the rescue of an 11-year-old girl whose father attempted to use her for money rituals known in local parlance as Sakawa. Ms. Tangoba Abayage who has good relations with the herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo Junior was …
Read More »Accra floods: Buildings on waterways to be demolished – Works and Housing Minister
Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye says government will soon embark on a mass demolishing of buildings mounted on major waterways in the city of Accra to curb the yearly flooding. He told NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie, in an interview that, the city authorities will be given the …
Read More »It floods even in America, Europe – Works and housing minister on Accra floods
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested more to improve Ghana’s drainage system than any other government Ghana has had. According to him, the menace of floods was not peculiar to Ghana because advanced countries with all their technology also …
Read More »Over 156,000 jobs created from 1D1F – Trade and Industry Minister claims
The government’s flagship programme, 1 District 1 Factory (1D1F), has created 156,782 direct and indirect jobs. This, according to Alan Kyerematen, Trade and Industry Minister, has gone a long way to address Ghana’s unemployment situation. Speaking at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s 3rd National Public Lecture on the theme “Harnessing Job …
Read More »UGBS denied me admission despite having aggregate 9 – Education Minister recounts
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education and MP for Bosomtwe, has disclosed that he failed to secure admission to Ghana’s premier university despite excelling in his A level exams. He said, having made aggregate nine, he was hopeful of gaining admission to the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) …
Read More »Tourism Minister unveils Asamoah Gyan as Tourism Goodwill Ambassador
The Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal on Thursday unveiled Asamoah Gyan as one of Ghana’s Tourism Goodwill Ambassadors. The Minister, during a short ceremony to unveil the renowned footballer, said Gyan had gained prominence over the world and it was important to appreciate him as a country and …
Read More »Payment plan for CLOGSAG ready – Labour Minister
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Barfour-Awuah, has assured members of the Local Government Committee of Parliament that government is frantically working on getting striking CLOGSAG members to return to work. The Minister in a closed door meeting, according to Starr News sources, informed the committee a payment …
Read More »Deputy finance minister explains ‘Neutrality Allowance’
Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Kumah, has refuted suggestions that the ‘Neutrality Allowance’ being demanded by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) is compensation for them not engaging in political activities. According to him, ‘Neutrality Allowance” is a term a committee set up by the government came …
Read More »PHOTOS: Ashanti Regional Minister visits ongoing projects
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah has visited four major project sites in Region. The Minister embarked on the one-day tour to the sites on Thursday April 14,2022 to get first hand data on the progress on works at the various sites. Some of the projects he visited …
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