Tag Archives: PROJECT

Works on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region is suffering a major setback as some squatters and residents have placed an interim injunction on the ongoing project. Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive Akwanuasa Gyimah, speaking on Akoma FM’s weekend political show Wonsom, explained …

When the Afife Rice Farming Project among other similar projects begun in Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah, he envisioned a long-term plan. With this, he went scouting almost immediately for support to build a dam that would ensure that this project, plus the other ones around the same locality, would not easily …

Residents of Ayisa, a suburb of Elmina in the Central Region have turned the sea defence project into a rubbish dumpsite. The sea defence was constructed to prevent flooding, chronic and occasional erosion along the coast. It’s also to reclaim land from the sea to widen human settlements, as well …

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has indicated that a rural market project at Otu-Kwadjo in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern Region, which was funded and executed with petroleum revenue, does not exist in the specified community. According to the independent statutory body mandated to promote transparency …

The second phase of Hearts of Oak’s ultra-modern training complex is under construction at Pobiman is almost complete. The first phase which was carried out by local contractors, K.A Estates Constructions Company Limited was completed within three months with the second phase of the project taking off in December 2020. …

A US-based Nigerian man has filed for divorce after his wife used a lump sum of N5 million (equivalent to GHS79,231) meant to start their first house to sow a seed in the church. The unbelievable story circulating on the internet has sent shock waves down the spine of many …

Acting President of the Shama Traditional Council Nana Kwamina Wienu II has described as frustrating and unfair instances where governments go ahead to cut the sod for the construction of projects amidst pomp and pageantry only to abandon them almost immediately after. According to the traditional ruler, the joy and …

Ashanti Regional Director of the Urban Road says the road was constructed illegally   Former President John Agyekum Kufour has allegedly blocked a major road that connects commuters to other areas with a wall ostensibly for an estate project. The blocked road connects State Experimental Basic School, Ashanti Regional Coordinating …

  In August 2012, as part of moves to alleviate the housing deficit of this country, the then President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama signed a $280 million deal to construct 5,000 housing units at Saglemi in the Ningo-Prampram District. Then the Government changed hands. Under the new administration, the …

The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), is still in its pilot phase. It is helping to promote an incentive system …