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224 KGL Group has strongly defended its role in the ongoing renegotiation of its agreement with the National Lottery Authority (NLA), insisting that it remains committed to Ghana’s development and will not be distracted by what it describes as attempts to undermine indigenous businesses. In a statement signed by Dr. Razak Kojo Opoku, KGL dismissed […]
246 The worsening flood disaster at Aboi-Nsuoakyi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region has reached alarming levels, with local authorities struggling to contain the situation as hundreds of residents remain displaced. According to observations by The Punch Newspaper team during a visit to the affected community, the floods, which have persisted for […]
342 The Fourth Estate, right from the beginning, had been calling for the abrogation of the NLA-KGL deal. At the Fourth Estate, the deal was a terrible one. However, this description has never been backed with any reasonable conclusion or substantial evidence by the Fourth Estate. Its surrogates have also never been able to back […]
376 The Ashanti Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has intensified its consumer education campaign by engaging members of the Al Bilal Mosque congregation at Asokore Mampong in Kumasi on their rights and responsibilities regarding electricity and water service delivery. The engagement, which formed part of the Commission’s ongoing public outreach programme, […]
450 The devastating floods that swept through parts of the Central Region following three days of torrential rainfall have claimed the lives of 18 people, affected 877 residents and caused the collapse of 58 buildings, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has disclosed. Addressing a press briefing at the Ekon Community disaster site yesterday, the […]
486 The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has intensified efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability and fairness in the country’s gold trading sector through a strategic engagement with licensed gold traders operating within Ghana’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) industry. The engagement forms part of GoldBod’s broader reform agenda aimed at aligning Ghana’s gold trading ecosystem with […]
360 The Ministry of the Interior has suspended the operating licence of Kantanka Security Services Limited with immediate effect over alleged breaches involving the use of unapproved uniforms, as well as the possession and use of firearms and ammunition by some of its personnel while on duty. A statement issued on Monday, June 22, said […]
469 The Ashanti Regional Representative on the Council of State, Mr. Yaw Owusu Bimpeh, has strongly challenged comments made by broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere on the Good Evening Ghana programme, describing his characterization of recent remarks about the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) as a “constitutional sin” as legally flawed and historically inaccurate. In a statement […]
454 The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Ghana, has expressed concern over the continued destruction of the Offin River through illegal mining activities in the Atwema Mponua district of the Ashanti region close to communities, warning that the situation poses a serious threat to water security and the environment. The association says it has […]