[ads3] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has donated learning materials to the Presbyterian Cluster of Schools in Bantama in the Ashanti Region.[ads4] The Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for the Bantama Constituency donated exercise books to the schools as well as other learning materials. The legislator interacted with the kindergarten pupils, taught the class three pupils and also went ahead to teach the class six pupils about government and political history of Ghana. According to the MP, this among other initiatives in the promotion of education in his constituency is the best tribute to his…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
[ads2] Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air in collaboration with Network for Assin Development donated building materials comprising blocks and cement to Assin Brofoyedur M/A Basic School in the Assin Central Municipality in the Central region. The donation forms part of the airline’s corporate social responsibility and the NGO’s support of helping the school to rehabilitate the JHS Block which collapsed some time ago as a result of a heavy downpour.[ads1] The items were presented on behalf of both companies by the President for Network Development, Mr. Samuel Adobah and were received by the Headmaster of the School, Mr. Frank…
[ads2] The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has disclosed that Ghana has been ranked highly among African countries most exposed to risks from multiple weather-related hazards. In the past three decades, the country has experienced seven major floods – the devastating flood event in the Odaw Drainage Catchment on 3rd June 2015 led to an unfortunate loss of about 150 lives and about 50,000 people were directly affected to varying degrees. Speaking in parliament today, the minister stated that, the World Bank estimated that $3.2 billion (4.45% of GDP) worth of economic assets are at risk of flooding…
[ads4] The Works and Housing minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has said the Ghanaian government is collaborating with the World Bank to invest over $200million to tackle flooding at the Odaw drainage basin. According to the minister, the investment will address solid waste and flood risk challenges in the Odaw drainage basin and the project will also see the development and implementation of a Flood Early Warning System to enhance community safety and resilience. Speaking in parliament today, Mr. Asenso-Boakye stated that this is among the plans by the government to ensure flood risk is minimised in the country. Also, the minister…
[ads3] The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, has advised Ghanaian Artisans to cultivate a business mindset necessary to running successful and sustainable private enterprises. Speaking at the registration and data collection exercise for the 2021 GNPC Foundation/Aseda Foundation Skilled Artisans Project in Bekwai, Dr. Sarpong said that success in every economic activity hinge on the highest display of professionalism and competence and hence the need for young people to seek continuous personal development in their various areas of interests while upholding positive business etiquettes. Reminding the Artisans on the importance of…
[ads3] The death toll of the recent floods in Kumasi has reached six, with one child still missing. During a tour to assess the impact of the rains, Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso Boakye, ordered the demolition of part of a storey building under construction on a waterway at the Asafo Market in Kumasi.[ads4] This comes after traders at the market issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to stop the private developer from reconstructing the market. According to the traders, this is the first time they are witnessing flooding, blaming the private developer for blocking the…
[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021 together with experts from the Ministry embarked on a day’s working visit to the city of Kumasi, to have a first-hand assessment of areas affected by recent floods. They visited Kejetia, Asafo and Bantama markets where the Minister had an interaction with the traders. At Asafo, a group of traders expressed worry over construction of a market store on drainage channel ehich has a hindrance to the free flow of storm water, resulting in the recent floods in the market. As a matter of urgency, the Minister…
[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has announced that government has secured 4,500 acres of land to build more affordable houses to reduce the country’s housing deficit. According to him, under the National Affordable Housing Programme, the land secured has been earmarked for affordable housing construction at Amasaman, Amrahia and Afienya, all in the Greater Accra Region and Dedesua in the Ashanti Region.[ads1] Speaking at a press conference, Sunday, Mr Asenso-Boakye said, “the Lands Commission has commenced survey works at the sites for the sole purpose of developing service land banks for the affordable housing programme.” He stated…
[ads2] Government has constructed 19 kilometres (km) of drains and further excavated, re-channelled and maintained approximately 1000 km under the Drainage and Flood Management Programme. The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, disclosed that this is part of efforts to deal with perennial flooding in the country’s capital and other flood-prone areas. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, he said this forms part of several interventions by government to heighten the country’s resilience to flooding and mitigate flood risk in the country. “I am happy to inform you that though the Drainage and Flood Management Programme though…
[ads3] The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) through the GNPC Foundation, has commissioned a new 160-bed dormitory, and a 24-Unit Toilet and Bath facility at Bekwai SDA Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region. At a short ceremony to hand over the facility, the Chief Executive Officer of GNPC Ghana, Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, premised GNPC’s interventions in the Education sector on the recognition that government is overstretched and thus, called for corporate entities to extend support to schools and institutions so as to make academic works bearable for both students and teachers. “A trip across the country would…