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The Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has cut sod for the construction of an 80-bed Cardiothoracic Centre at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The Centre will include a Cardiothoracic Training Centre and Conference room, VVIP clinic, 3 operating theatres, an Intensive Care Unit, Executive Clinic, a Dialysis Unit, …

Angry residents of Atwima Kwanwoma in the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration in the wee hours of Tuesday in protest over stalled construction of their road, which started in 2017. They blocked the major link road compelling motorists to seek alternative routes to their destination. The demonstrators are unhappy …

As part of measures to help increase rice production in the Ejisu constituency of the Ashanti  region, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area who double as deputy minister for Finance,Hon. Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah has presented about 500 bags of fertilisers , Urea and NPK to support various …

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced that parts of the N1 Highway will experience roadblocks on Wednesday, June 23, and Thursday, June 24. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s Acting Chief, A. B. K. Nuhu, he stated that the N1 Highway link at Fiesta Hotel Junction will …

About 55 per cent of children in the country foresee a bleak future and are planning to leave the country by 2040, says a study published by Child Rights International (CRI). The respondents cited jobs, education, and better standards of living elsewhere as the reasons for wanting to migrate from …

Private road transport operators have announced that they will be adjusting transport fares in a few days. According to the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concern Drivers Association and True Drivers Union, the decision is because of the 3% increase in fuel prices on Sunday. “As a result of the 3% …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday gave the assurance that government will construct a guinea fowl processing factory in the Bawku Municipality of the Upper East Region. He said the factory would be constructed under the ‘One District, One Factory’ initiative, saying “In the same way under the ‘One …

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has vowed to cause the dismissal of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the region who do not perform satisfactorily in their roles. According to him, the performance of MMDCEs in Accra will be assessed every six months, after which recommendations would …

The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately constitute the Road Fund Board to ensure the payment of contractors.   According to the Chamber, the delay in the formation of the board six months into the year is having a toll on road …

  Source: MyGhanaMedia.com