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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

Ghana Cocoa Board has sold a record ¢11.7 billion ($2 billion) of six months cocoa bills between January and May 2021 to finance cocoa purchases. The cocoa regulator normally borrows from abroad to fund cocoa beans purchases. But indications are that the 2020/21 production has exceeded target, stretching the $1.3 …

The Upper East Region is set to receive a permanent Military Barracks to enable it deal with issues of terrorism around its borders. President Akufo-Addo made the announcement when he paid a courtesy visit to the Paramount Chief of Bawku Traditional Area, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, Monday, during his …

Some students of Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School, on Monday, stormed the Wa police station to protest the arrest of some teachers in their school. The teachers were arrested for allegedly assaulting a young man who was accused of attempted rape. The man had, allegedly, tried to rape …