Cabinet approves reforms to limit mining leases to 20 years
The government has proposed reducing the maximum duration of mining leases from 30 years to 20 years as part of amendments to the Minerals and...
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Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians’ bid to legalise cannabis
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had...
Mining firms to secure community approval before licence applications under proposed law – Lands Minister
Mining companies seeking licences in Ghana will be required to obtain recommendations from host communities before their applications are considered by central authorities under proposed...
Galamsey fight is difficult but we will not surrender – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has acknowledged the significant challenges facing the government’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as...
Alogboshie flood death toll rises to nine after recovery of another body
The Assembly Member for the Abofo Electoral Area in Alogboshie, Greater Accra, James Akogo, has confirmed the recovery of another body following the devastating June...
US Prosecutors reveal Abu Trica defrauded 80 elderly Americans in alleged $8m romance scam
United States prosecutors have accused Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, of using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology and fake online identities to operate a...
Most young Ghanaians want marriage and children but jobs and finances stand in the way – UNFPA Report
Most young Ghanaians still aspire to get married and have children, but financial insecurity and unstable employment are preventing many from realising those goals, according...
Dutch referee dies weeks after being dropped from World Cup
Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after he was dropped from officiating at the World Cup following a police investigation in the UK....
‘We go again, get involved’ — Mahama rallies support for Day Two of clean-up exercise
President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to turn out in large numbers for the second and final day of the National General Cleaning...
Gov’t general clean-up exercise will be sustained, not a one-off response – Felix Kwakye Ofosu
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the government’s National General Cleaning Exercise will become a sustained initiative rather...