[ads2] The Young Democrats of America (YDA), the youth wing of the US Democratic Party, recently completed a visit to the city of Dakhla, Western Sahara and have called on investors to tap into the region’s unexploited economic potential. The YDA delegation held talks with the General Director of the Regional Investment Center (CRI) to identify investment opportunities in several productive sectors. Mounir Houari, director of the CRI of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, presented to members of the American Democratic Party the various investment opportunities in various sectors such as renewable energies, promotion of seafood, aquaculture, services and shops, as well as…
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[ads3] The MTN Ghana Foundation has donated some personal protective equipments (PPEs) to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi of the Western Region on Wednesday. This forms part of its campaign in the fight against the devastating coronavirus which is in line with its recently launched “Wear it for Me” and BE WISE campaigns. The Foundation donated face masks, coveralls, gloves, contactless thermometers, face shields and mentholated spirit to the management of the hospital. Speaking at the donation exercise, the Regional Senior Manager for South West, Prince Owusu Nyarko stated that the move underlines the importance MTN Ghana Foundation…
[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has commissioned and handed over the North-Kaneshie residential unit in Accra on Wednesday to its new owners. The North-Kaneshie residential unit is part of the Government’s Affordable Housing project nationwide. The unit which contains two bedroom apartments and beyond sells at GHS586,000 and above. At the commission exercise, the sector Minister said the target beneficiaries of the unit are bankers, civil servants and other middle to low income earners. Below are some pictures [ads5]
[ads3] Parliament has expressed discontent in government’s commitment to improving the works and housing sector following what it describes as meager budgetary allocation for the sector for the year 2021. This was revealed during the consideration of a report by parliament’s committee on works and housing before the House went on recess. In all, an amount of GH¢175,046,585 was approved for the Ministry of Works and Housing, which has been described as insufficient, and amounts to a paltry 4% of the total budget allocation for the infrastructure sector. While the Ministries of Roads and Highways had an allocation of 47%…
[ads2] The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has successfully held the boy’s category of the U-15 Seven’s Tournament at the Sakasaka Community Park in Tamale. Despite the deadly Coronavirus frustrating businesses and schools around the globe as well as sporting activities, the Ghana Rugby is organizing these tournaments in all the zones of the Union (GARA, CENTWEST and NRRA). The tournament dubbed ‘Getting Into Rugby’ is the basis for growth and the aim is to introduce a GIR championship which will help develop players for the future. Four teams namely Sakasaka Community, Moshie Zongo Community, Kanvile Community and Kalpohin Community…
[ads2] The World Bank has assured government of its support for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project and other flood mitigation projects being implemented in the country. This was made known by the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Mr. Pierre Laporte when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye in his office. “The World Bank is committed to supporting government’s efforts at mitigating flooding and its negative impacts on the people of Ghana. I appreciate your dynamism and commitment as a Minister and trust…
[ads2] The French ports-to-media conglomerate, Bolloré Africa Logistics, partnered by the Danishshipping giant Maersk’s ports arm, APM Terminals, opened a hugely profitable, state-of-the-art container terminal at Ghana’s Tema port in July 2019. It’s the latest link in a chain of 18 West African container terminals run by the French billionaire and his partners. Africa Confidential has uncovered how they won the right to build and run the new container port of Tema, a lifeline not only for Ghana but for landlocked Burkina Faso and Mali, through their 70% owned joint venture with the Ghana government, Meridian Port Services (MPS). It…
[ads3] The Ghana Rugby Football Union hosted an U15 Boys/Girls 7s tournament at the St. Thomas Aquinas School, Accra. These tournaments are being held in all the zones of the Union (GARA, CENTWEST and NRRA). Since the devastating Covid 19 didn’t only frustrated business and schools around the globe but also affected all sporting activities,the aim of the tournament was to to introduce a GIR (Getting into Rugby) championship which will help develop players for the future. Nine (9) boys teams and 7 girls teams represented from the various communities namely; William Wilberforce Int. Community. Yes Yes, Future Leaders Hunters…
[ads3] Government has reiterated its resolve at improving the perennial flooding challenges in Accra through the implementation of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project with funding from the World Bank. At the third (3rd) Steering Committee meeting of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project held in Accra, chairman of the inter-ministerial committee and Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, said the project when completed will help improve flood risk and solid waste management while improving access to basic infrastructure and services in the targeted flood prone communities in the Greater Accra region. “The…
[ads2] The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye as part of his working tour, has visited various drainage sites in Accra to assess drainage works being undertaken by the Ministry. The sites included the Odaw- Onyasia confluence at Caprice, Kwame Nkrumah circle project, Upper and Lower Korle lagoons. Messrs Dredge Masters is currently undertaking the dredging of the Odaw drain from Caprice to the outfall including the Lower and Upper Lagoons. Other sites toured by the Minister included the Santa Maria Drainage Project site and Apenkwa Drainage Project site among others. Following the surge in flood cases, especially in…