[ads4] The efforts by the sector Ministry to address problems associated with rental housing received a major boost as stakeholders made up of industry players and academia undertook the review of the existing Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220) meant to among other things bring sanity in the administration of rental housing and remove inherent constraints on housing supply in the country. The relevance of the existing law as amended and passed by Parliament some fifty-nine years ago has been outlived by the current population growth, urbanization and demand and supply imbalance. This situation has saddled the rental housing industry with…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
[ads4] RABAT has officially been launched as the Capital of African Culture at a glittering ceremony at the city’s Mohammed V Theatre. This was the official celebration of the February 2020 decision when the Committee of African Capitals of Culture officially announced the choice of Rabat as the Capital of African Culture for 2022-2023. A large concert highlighted the jam-packed program put together by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. The befittingly glamorous opening ceremony, supported by the Organisations such as United Cities and Local Governments United of Africa,…
Powered by Perception Management International, the 2022 publicized K-Balm National Armwrestling Championship which comes off on Friday. June 17, has received support from Max Fly Energy Drink and other brands targeted at making the event a success. The one-day national Armwrestling championship under the auspices of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) is an annual exercise to recruit prospective athletes to beef up the national armwrestling team, the Golden Arms. The K-Balm Ointment sponsored open championship which will be held at the DG Hathramani Hall at the Accra Sports Stadium and beamed live on ETV Ghana and all GAF social media…
[ads2] Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister of Works and Housing has admonished Ghanaians to stop disposing solid waste into drains to maintain drainage capacity and reduce the likelihood of flooding. The lawmaker believes disposing of solid waste into drains is one of the cause of flooding in the country hence the need to put a stop to it as soon as possible. He said, “while the government is making effort to ensure flood risk is minimised, it is important to highlight that government alone cannot achieve this goal, it must be shared responsibility.” In his address to commemorate the 7th anniversary…
[ads2] In furtherance of its primary goal to impact the lives of Ghanaians through social and economic empowerment programmes, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), through its Foundation, is seeking areas of collaboration in Science and Technology education, and technical training with the Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, USA. In a meeting hosted by the Board and the leadership of the University with 3 Ghanaian state agencies – GNPC, Ghana Digital Centers Limited (GDCL), and the National Service Secretariat (NSS), representatives of the State agencies took turns to present highlights of their operations in a bid to explore areas of…
[ads2]The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, through its Foundation, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Michigan based Non-Profit Organization, Youth Development Corporation (YDC) USA in Saginaw Michigan. The agreement, witnessed by the Mayor of Saginaw City Brenda Moore, YDC Board Chair, Gary L. Loster, and other dignitaries is aimed at collaborating to provide employable skills training, exchange programs to Ghanaian youths as well as sourcing for funding to support the various economic empowerment programmes designed and implemented by the GNPC Foundation. In a brief remark, the Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah, said the Foundation…
[ads2] CONSERVERIA (Famous for GINO and POMO brands ) has donated cash and products through the May 9 foundation for families of victims of the Accra stadium. The donations form part of activities to mark the 21st anniversary of the tragic stampede which occurred during a soccer game between rivals Accra hearts of oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko on May 9 2001. The tragic stampede claimed at least 126 lives and left many football supporters injured and their families in despair. The May 9, 2001 Accra stadium disaster remains the number one sports tragedy in Ghana’s history. Even though the…
[ads3] The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has inducted Sir David Adjaye OBE, one of the world’s most celebrated architect as a registered license member of the Architect Registration Council (ARC) to legally practice in Ghana today in Accra. The long-awaited induction ceremony comes after the ARC, the regulatory body for the architectural profession, completed the processes per its mandate, to ensure that the global icon in the architectural industry can practice as a licensed architect in the country. In his remarks, Asenso-Boakye said Sir Adjaye’s admission into the licensed Architects Register of the ARC will guarantee…
Wholly-owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 donated boxes of assorted items (T-shirts and PPEs) to the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as partnership towards the 2022 Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival. Mr. Eric Bannerman, Executive Chairman and CEO of Goldstar Air, and his team during donating the items, stated a continuous working relationship with the Ghana Tourism Authority to improve domestic tourism in order to boost the local economy and to attract more tourists to Ghana which will help create jobs, increase revenue, and strengthen national cohesion. Mr. Ekow Sampson, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Operations received…
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has called on Ghanaians to change their attitudes in the way waste are disposed off in drainages meant to enhance flow of storm water. This, the Minister observed, will go a long way to compliment government interventions against the perennial flooding in the capital and other parts of the country. Speaking at the launch of a Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) for the Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development Project (GARID) today in Accra, the Sector Minister stated that for the country to find a lasting solution to the menace of flooding,…