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WORKS TO COMMENCE ON CONSTRUCTION OF BRIGHT FUTURE VILLAGE IN GHANA

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Gambeta News

Work is set to commence soon on the construction of the Bright Future Sporting and Education Village following the sod-cutting ceremony held at Komenda-Domenase in the Central Region. The ceremony was performed by the Chief of Domenase, Nana Kwao Beisi II, and US-based Ghanaian Coach and Founder of the Village, Mr. John Samuel Kwabena Asiedu. The project is to be situated on a 30-acres of land which would have a multi-purpose complex of European standard…

GRDA SAYS GHANA NEEDS US$30BN TO DEVELOP ITS RAILWAY

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

A minimum of $30 billion is needed to develop Ghana’s entire railway network. However, of the expected amount, the government has so far invested $2 billion into the sector accounting for almost 75 percent of the country’s 4,000 kilometers of the railway network, unconstructed. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Yaw Owusu, made this known at a stakeholder workshop to discuss Ghana’s 2020 Railway Master Plan, in Accra yesterday….

GHANA GOVT. SIGN MIGRATION PARTNERSHIP WITH EU & UN

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

A two-year project has been launched in Accra to boost the capacity of migration stakeholders in Ghana, and leverage United Nations (UN) expertise for effective migration governance. Named “Building Migration Partnerships” the project is being implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), for the UN Network on Migration (UNNM), in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior. Funded by the European Union (EU), the government would receive support to implement the National Migration Policy…

HOW CONSTRUCTION OF OXYGEN PIPELINE WILL BRIDGE OXYGEN GAP IN GHANA

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of the oxygen pipeline would bridge the existing oxygen gap whilst ensuring that the mortality rate due to the shortage of oxygen was reduced. Sponsored by an American non-governmental organisation, Society of Critical Care Medicines (SCCM), the project would be undertaken by a Ghanaian-based company, Life Care Technologies (LCT) within six months. Speaking at the launch over the weekend, a member of SCCM and an associate professor of anaesthesiology and critical care medicine…

NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN OTI, GHANA

Posted on February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Oti Regional Minister, Dr. Joshua Makubu, inaugurated a six-unit classroom block for Dorbiso-Junction Primary School in the Krachi-East Municipality, to replace the dilapidated classrooms that made the school environment unattractive for effective teaching and learning in the area. The new classroom block, built with funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has a staff common room, store, and head teacher’s office. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Dr. Makubu said the government was committed…

KNDA EMBARKED ON RECONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADS IN GHANA

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly (KNDA) has embarked on reconstruction of major roads in the district to open up the area, for easy transportation of food crops to market centres. The major roads under reconstruction and due for completion within nine months are Chinderi-Grubi road, Chinderi-Banda road, and Bejamse-Borae roads. The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Nkrumah Kwasi Ogyile, made this known to journalists on Monday, after inspecting progress of work on the road projects in…

GHANA WORKS MINISTER ANNOUNCED ROAD PLANS IN 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Attah has announced that major roads in Accra would be completed and commissioned in 2023. He disclosed this when he embarked on a road inspection tour of some selected road projects in the Greater Accra Region. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the sites and assured contractors of the government’s resolve to honor its obligations to ensure that the projects are completed as…

ASSIN FOSU-ASSIN PRASO ROAD REHABILITATION AT 65% COMPLETE IN GHANA

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation works on the 31.2 km Assin Fosu – Assin Praso road in the Central Region is 65 per cent complete. Expected to be completed by November next year, the project is being funded by the Japanese government at a cost of US$62.3 million. It is the second phase of rehabil-itation work on the national trunk (N8), which connects Cape Coast and Kumasi. Inspecting progress of the work yesterday, Katsumura Akihisa, First Secretary for Development…

TEMA MOTORWAY PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN GHANA

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Gambeta News

To reduce vehicular traffic and ensure the mobility of persons and goods, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for the commencement of the second phase of the Tema Motorway Roundabout development project. The project involves the construction of a 1.8km interchange to link the Tema Harbour and Ashaiman and the 3-tier interchange would be constructed at the estimated cost of 26 million USD, according to the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Roads…

GHANA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED AFIENYA ROAD OVER BRIDGE PROJECT

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Afienya Road Over Bridge, a key component of the new 97.7-kilometer standard gauge railway line from Tema to Mpakadan. Describing the project as “a brainchild of the first NPP Government of 2001 – 2009, when the highly respected Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi was Minister for Harbours and Railways”, President Akufo-Addo explained that it was conceived to create a multimodal transportation network, involving road, rail, and lake transportation, which will facilitate the…

HSWU TO CONSTRUCT OFFICE COMPLEX IN GHANA

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Health Service Workers Union (HSWU) in the Western Region is set to construct a GH¢4 million office complex near Twin City Radio at Effia Nkwanta in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. The project, including a conference center, will be executed by BINMIC Construction Ltd within two years. At the sod-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, the Administrator, of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Mr. Michael Danso, noted the role management played in the realization of the project, saying “it’s very…

TWIFO PRASO BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MAKING PROGRESS IN GHANA

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction works on the Twifo Praso bridge and approach roads in the Twifo Atti Mokwa District of the Central Region are progressing steadily. The project, expected to be completed by March next year, is being executed by China Railway Number Five Company Limited. Works on the bridge, which would link Twifo-Praso and other communities as well as other districts, are expected to be completed by the end of December. The GH¢39,954,066.09 project formed part…

COMPANY PARTNERS TO BUILD DIABETES CLINIC FOR CHILDREN IN GHANA

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Sonia Nabeta Foundation, a non-governmental organization, in partnership with Sanford World Clinic (SWC) has established a clinic for Children with Type 1 Diabetes. (T1 D). The facility dubbed “SNF Clinics at San-ford Health” sought to support the Ministry of Health’s objective of improving access to healthcare for children with the disease. Services to be provided include consultations with a multidisciplinary team comprised of pediatric endocrinologists, psychologists, dieticians, diabetic nurses, and fellow warrior mentors. It…

REVNA BIOSCIENCES LAUNCH NEW PRECISION MEDICINE IN GHANA

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Gambeta News

Revna Biosciences (RB), a new precision medicine company on Friday launched its multifunctional biomedical research facility to advance molecular diagnosis, as first step to precision medicine a reality in Africa. The facility will analise complex infections, introduce advance molecular profiling technique to the region, and curtail the long wait associated with sending samples to overseas for diagnosis. Precision medicine or personalised medicine is a cutting-edge innovation in healthcare delivery that facilitates highly accurate detection, prevention,…

GHANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF 220KM BITUMEN ROAD

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, has disclosed that the government has completed bitumen surfacing of 220.29 kilometers (km) of roads in the region since 2017. He noted that this includes 127.6 kilometers of highways, 63.70 kilometers of feeder roads, and 28.99 kilometers of urban roads. The Minister made this assertion on Sunday when he took his turn to deliver the state of the region report in the area of roads, transportation,…

PWALUGU MULTI-PURPOSE DAM TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION IN GHANA

Posted on November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Stephen Yakubu, has assured that work on the $993 million Pwalugu multi-purpose dam will commence soon as the necessary consultation with the various stakeholders is nearing completion. He said actual ground works had not started because the necessary engagements and consultations with the major stakeholders including the communities to be impacted by the construction of the project were still ongoing. “The reason why actual construction has not started is…

GHANA GOVT. URGE TO PRIORTIZE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY SECTOR

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has been urged to prioritize investments in the energy sector in the 2023 Budget with a special focus on clean and renewable energy. This is to help reduce the country’s over-reliance on fossil fuels and ensure a robust post-oil energy supply system to sustain the economy. The Africa Programme Officer for Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), Denis M. Gyeyir, in his presentation at a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) budget forum in Accra. With…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUAME INTERCHANGE

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction works to begin on the 4-tier Suame interchange in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The Suame Interchange, which is the first 4-tier interchange in that part of the region, is the second in Ghana after the Pokuase Interchange which was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo on the 9th of July 2021. At the sod-cutting ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said once the interchange was completed, it would…

GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti region, the President was informed that the project, thus far, has seen a 100% demolition of the old structure,…

GHANA MP INSPECT AGONA NKWANTA-TARKWA ROAD PROJECT

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Gambeta News

Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr. George Mireku Duker, on inspected the 67km Agona Nkwanta- Tarkwa road project being executed by M/S Rango-Gabriel Cuoto Consortium. The visit to the Wassa Simpa Campsite and inspection of work on the Wassa Agona and Effunta sections was to afford Mr. Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the opportunity to assess the progress of the project and also, together with Parliament and the ministry, address some…

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