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21 Aug

Nana Lauds Joe Ghartey For Transforming Railway Sector

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Nana Lauds Joe Ghartey For Transforming Railway Sector President Nana Akufo-Addo has praised the Minister of Railways Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikadu-Ketan, Joe Ghartey, for transforming Ghana’s railway sector. Addressing a gathering of Chiefs and people on day two of his working visit to the Western Region, Mr Akufo-Addo revealed that deep down his heart, he knew his surest bet to resuscitate Ghana’s then ailing railway sector was to appoint Mr Ghartey. He, however, confessed that appointing Mr. Ghartey was a very challenging decision for him to make. “I had no doubt in my government that I…

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21 Aug

1D1F: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Ekumfi Fruits And Juices Factory

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 21st August 2020, has commissioned the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory, a project initiated under the One-District-One-Factory initiative of his Government. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory is a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, and has one of the most modern, automated agro-processing plants in the country. “A total investment of fifteen million dollars, ($15 million), of which ten million dollars ($10 million) was a facility from Ghana Exim Bank, has been made. Presently, the production capacity of the factory is ten (10) tonnes of processed juice per…

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21 Aug

DVLA Boss Exposes John Mahama On Commercial Vehicle Import Duties

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A key executive with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Nana Oteatuoso Kokobeng II, has punched holes and exposed former President John Mahama on his promise to exempt Commercial vehicles from import duties if he secures power in December. The Bekwai DVLA boss in an interview on Wontumi fm and tv which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, stated that the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress is telling pure lies since he can’t determine the private or commercial status of any vehicle by just looking at it. Nana Oteatuoso Kokobeng II stated that “Mahama can’t just assume and tell that a car…

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21 Aug

Lands Minister Unveils 3 More Community Mining Schemes In Ashanti Region

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Lands Minister Unveils 3 More Community Mining Schemes In Ashanti Region Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has launched three additional Community Mining Schemes in the Ashanti. The Bekwai Municipal, Adansi Asokwa and New Edubiase areas Community Mining Schemes were jointly launched at Bekwai on Thursday. The Community Mining Schemes are in fulfillment of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s 2016 manifesto promise. In all, there are about 120 concessions under the Community Mining Scheme in the three areas, with 16,000 jobs expected to be created. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh reiterated that the Community Mining Scheme is…

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21 Aug

Gov’t To Create Over 70,000 New Jobs Under Community Mining In Ashanti

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Gov’t To Create Over 70,000 New Jobs Under Community Mining In Ashanti More than 70,000 new mining jobs are expected to be created by Government under the Community Mining Scheme in the Ashanti Region. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, disclosed this on Thursday, August 20, 2020, as he jointly launched the Community Mining Scheme in Bekwai, Adansi-Asokwa and New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region. According to him, there are about 120 concessions under the Community Mining Scheme in Bekwai, Adansi-Asokwa and New Edubiase. He stated that the introduction of the Scheme in the areas will lead to…

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20 Aug

“€48 Million Takoradi Market Circle Project To Be Completed In 30 Months” – President Akufo-Addo

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“Today, I am here to cut the sod for the construction and redevelopment of the Takoradi Market, popularly called Market Circle. I am particularly happy that this project, which is dear to my heart, is going to commence under the presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 19th August 2020, when he cut the sod for the construction and redevelopment of the Takoradi Market.     Addressing the gathering, the President noted that, over the last three years, eight months, Government has rolled out policies and…

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20 Aug

Construction Of GNPC Operational Headquarters Commences In Takoradi

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 19th August 2020, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Operational Headquarters of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. This, is in fulfillment of a key manifesto pledge made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the people of the Western Region, in the run-up to the conduct of the December 2016 elections, a pledge reiterated by then President-Elect Akufo-Addo to the Western Regional House of Chiefs on 27th December 2016. Indeed, on page forty-four (44) of the 2016 NPP Manifesto, the NPP pledged to position Western…

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19 Aug

Your ‘Patriotic Intervention’ Deserves Commendation- President Akufo-Addo Praises Zoomlion

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lapped praise upon the Executive Chairman of Jospong Groups of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw-Agyepong, for the role Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of JGC, is playing in the country's effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. He described Zoomlion's sustained effort in helping to control the spread of the virus as a 'patriotic intervention.' President Akufo-Addo made the commendation on Wednesday when he cut the sod for the commencement of a solid and liquid waste treatment facility in Asaakae in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA),…

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19 Aug

Prez Cuts Sod For First Ever Waste Treatment Facilities In Sekondi-Takoradi

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of the construction of the Sekondi-Takoradi Solid and Liquid Waste Facility, estimated to cost 60 million Euros, in Asaakae in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), Western Region. The project, which is going to be executed by waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), and its partners--Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL), Pureco and Komptech---would serve the people over 2 million people in EKMA. Speaking at a colourful but brief ceremony yesterday, President Akufo-Addo reiterated that the issue of sanitation was very important…

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19 Aug

“New Community Mining Schemes To Create 12,000 Jobs At Aboso, Gwira & Akango” – President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched three Community Mining Schemes at Egila/Gwira, Akango/Duale and Aboso, in the Evalue-Gwira and Tarkwa Nsuaem constituencies, respectively. The Schemes are expected to create some two thousand (2,000) jobs at Egila/Gwira and Akamgo/Duale, with some ten thousand (10,000) jobs set to be created at Aboso. Launching the schemes on Tuesday, 18th August 2020, day one of his 2-day working visit of the Western Region, President Akufo-Addo explained that the Community Mining Scheme is an initiative meant to encourage responsible small-scale mining, in line with the Minerals and Mining Law, 2015,…

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