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Ellembelle District implements 15 Mineral Development-Funded Projects 
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Ellembelle District implements 15 Mineral Development-Funded Projects 

The Ellembelle District Assembly has steadily progressed with its implementation of 15 Minerals Development-Funded (MDF) projects, between 2020 and 2024 within its communities. The projects are being undertaken and monitored in collaboration with Friends of the Nation (FoN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), under the ‘Fair 4 All Agriculture and Extractive Value Chains projects’. Out of the 15 projects, 11 have been completed and two are on-ongoing, with the additional two yet to commence. The joint project, dubbed, “Gender-Responsive Tracking of Minerals Development Fund (MDF),” is the brain child of OXFAM International, being implemented by a consortium in Ghana with FoN being the main implementers in the Western Region. Mr George Edusei Gyebi, an Assistant Development P...
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President Faure Gnassigbe of Togo in Accra to participate in African Prosperity Dialogues 2025
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President Faure Gnassigbe of Togo in Accra to participate in African Prosperity Dialogues 2025

President Faure Gnassigbe of Togo has arrived in Accra to participate in the Presidential Session of the ongoing Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025. The Togolese leader was welcomed at the Jubilee Lounge of the Kotoka International Airport, Accra by Mr Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, Minister for the Interior and Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide and Presidential Advisor. The Africa Prosperity Network (APN), a non-profit organization is the vehicle that runs the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD), an initiative committed to creating the platforms for partnerships among political and business leaders, civil society and academia in Africa. The APN is a non-profit organisation founded with the objective of advancing the vision of ‘The Africa We Want’ as outlined in the African Union’s Age...
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AWLN Ghana congratulates new Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection
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AWLN Ghana congratulates new Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection

The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana Chapter, has extended its warm congratulations to Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, on her appointment as the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. “This remarkable achievement is a testament to her tireless advocacy for the rights of women and children, and commitment to social justice and we believe that her leadership skills will bring great success to her tenure.” A statement signed by Dr Charity Binka, President of AWLN Ghana chapter, expressed confidence that her vision and dedication to the promotion of gender equality and inclusivity will drive positive change in the Ministry to improve the lives of many women, children, the vulnerable and marginalised. Prior to engaging in politics, Dr. Agnes Lartey had worked to suppor...
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Women in Planning congratulate Vice President  
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Women in Planning congratulate Vice President  

Women in Physical Development Planning have congratulated Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on her election as the first female Vice President in the political history of the country.  They encouraged the Vice President to remain at the forefront of tackling the nation’s long standing gender equity gap that existed in all the sectors of the economy, with planning and sustainable human settlement in particular.  In separate interviews with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the women planners described the Vice President’s election as a historic milestone that would inspire more women to climb higher in their career lives.  Mrs Gifty Nyarko, the Sunyani Zonal Secretary of the Ghana Institute of Planners, said she had confidence in the Vice President, and was optimistic that h...
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Cease all mining activities in, around water bodies now -EPA cautions miners
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Cease all mining activities in, around water bodies now -EPA cautions miners

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Tuesday issued a directive to all individuals and entities involved in illegal mining (galamsey) in and near water bodies to cease with immediate effect. The directive is in accordance with Section 2 and 3b(ii) of the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), the EPA said in a statement signed by its acting Chief Executive Officer, Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse. The directive it said applied to all unauthorised mining activities. Hence, the EPA, Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Minerals Commission, Water Resources Commission and the relevant security agencies would seize equipment used in illegal mining operations in line with applicable laws. The authorities, the statement, said would intensify surveillance ...
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Vision Unlimited Foundation presents bibles, Christian literature to churches  
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Vision Unlimited Foundation presents bibles, Christian literature to churches  

The Vision Unlimited Foundation (VUF), a non-governmental organisation, has presented bibles and assorted Christian literature to some churches to be distributed among their congregations to help propagate the word of God.   The items were donated by the Mission Cry – USA, an international non-governmental organisation, to the VUF with the aim of ensuring that every household in Ghana owns a bible.   The Word Alive Revival Ministries at Ga North and Explosive Army Ministries at Dome in Accra were among the churches that received the bibles.   Reverend Prof. Clement Owusu Sarpong, the Founder of the VUF, who made the presentation, said it was the desire of the Mission Cry to let the people know Jesus Christ, the saviour, hence the donation.   In an ...
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Speaker of Parliament warns MPs against involvement in galamsey 
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Speaker of Parliament warns MPs against involvement in galamsey 

Mr Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday warned Members of Parliament (MPs) that any involvement in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, will face severe repercussions.  ".... Honourable members, galamsey must be confronted head on. If any of you happen to be involved in galamsey, please advise yourself. You must be prepared as a house to bite the bullet. We must lead and show the way," Mr Bagbin said.   He stressed the gravity of the situation and the need for MPs to take personal responsibility and dissociate themselves from galamsey operations.  The Speaker's comments come at a critical time when galamsey continued to devastate Ghana's environment, particularly its water bodies and forests.   Despite successive governments' effor...
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Woman sues Crownville Enterprise over indebtedness
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Woman sues Crownville Enterprise over indebtedness

The Winneba High Court has issued an order for substituted service on Crownville Enterprise Limited, owners of a telecommunication mast at Gomoa Mpota near Winneba Junction for being elusive in an ongoing case brought against the company. The company has been dragged to court by Madam Elizabeth Awo Senah, a resident of Winneba, over a GHS15,845 debt being ground rent arrears owed her. According to the plaintiff, she rented out a piece of land to the company to mount its mast for a period of 15 years in 2009, but the company had failed to settle its rent since 2014. The court presided over by Madam Mariam Agyeman Gyasi Jawhary, Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting with additional responsibilities as a High Court Judge, issued an order of substituted service on the company after s...
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Alliance urges capture of NCDs on NHIS medication lists  
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Alliance urges capture of NCDs on NHIS medication lists  

The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Alliance, a civil society organisation has re-echoed the need for the nation to capture the NCDs on the lists of medication of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).  Mrs Ama Nyarko, a NCDs advocate, and member of the Alliance which works to prevent and control NCDs in the country noted that NCDs remained a leading cause of deaths in the country, urging the government to prioritise its fight.  In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the side-lines of a day’s training workshop held at Duayaw-Nkwanta in the Ahafo Region, Mrs Nyarko expressed worry that NCDs killed more people in deprived communities due to patients' inability to procure drugs and medication.  The Alliance organised the training for some of its me...
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Freemasonry is not anti-Christ; I’m a committed Catholic’ – Afenyo-Markin
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Freemasonry is not anti-Christ; I’m a committed Catholic’ – Afenyo-Markin

By Joana MensahMinority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has refuted claims that Freemasonry is anti-Christian, insisting that it aligns with Christian principles. Speaking in an interview with Channel One TV on Wednesday, January 29, he maintained that his membership in the fraternity does not conflict with his Catholic faith. His remarks were in response to concerns raised by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference following his public disclosure during a parliamentary vetting that he is both a Catholic and a Freemason. In a letter signed by Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the Church reaffirmed its position that Catholicism and Freemasonry are incompatible. However, Afenyo-Markin dismissed such concerns, as...
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