Tag: Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry
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Construction Chamber calls for sensitization on Real Estate Agency Act
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry is calling on the Real Estate Agency Council to create more awareness on its operational Act. The Council was commissioned late last year in accordance with the Real Estate Agency Act. Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber, Emmanuel Cherry, said the Real Estate Agency Council must work to enlighten…
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2022 budget must make provision for payment of debts owed contractors – Construction Chamber
Barely a day to the presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, is urging the government to ensure that plans for the settlement of debts owed its members as far back as 2016 are captured in the policy document. The chamber argues that the delayed payments adversely…
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Prioritize government’s ‘Year of Roads’ agenda – Construction Chamber to Road Fund Board
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry says it expects the newly constituted Road Fund Board to work assiduously to achieve government’s year of roads agenda. Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber, Emmanuel Cherry, stated that “…the second year of roads is a mandate that the board must quickly prioritize to make sure that they realise…
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Construction Chamber welcomes formation of Road Fund Board
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has welcomed the announcement by the government of the constitution of the Road Fund Board. The chamber has been at the forefront of calls on the government to constitute the board so its members who are in some cases owed since 2017 can be paid for projects executed. Chief…
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Construction Chamber calls on government to constitute Road Fund Board
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has called on the government to immediately constitute the Road Fund Board. The Chamber said the constitution of the board would ensure its members who are owed monies as far back as 2017 are paid. Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel Cherry, stated that…
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Construction Chamber welcomes government’s move to establish Development Bank Ghana
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has welcomed moves by the government to establish the Development Bank Ghana. In an interview with Citi Business News, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel Cherry, stated that the bank will be key to the development of the construction industry. “This has been one…
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Build favourable economy to boost local production of building materials – Construction Chamber
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has called on the government to put practical measures in place to enable the mass production of building materials in the country. This follows the announcement by the Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asesnso Boakye that his ministry will push for the use of local materials for constructing government…
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Construction chamber lauds government’s discounted bitumen from GOIL initiative
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has welcomed recent comments by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah that government will negotiate with the management of GOIL to supply road contractors bitumen at a discounted price. However, speaking to Citi Business News, CEO of the chamber, Emmanuel Cherry stated that although the move is…
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Akufo-Addo’s new government must focus on paying local contractors – Construction Chamber
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry says it expects President Akufo-Addo’s government to prioritise paying local contractors for executed projects. Emmanuel Cherry is the Chief Executive Officer of the construction chamber and according to him addressing this challenge will significantly help in building the struggling local construction industry. “As we speak now there is a…
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Construction Chamber welcomes Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial appointments
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has lauded President Akufo-Addo for his ministerial appointments. The chamber is particularly pleased with the proposed names for sectors related to the construction industry. They are; Kwasi Amoako-Atta: – Roads & Highways Francis Asenso Boakye: – Works & Housing Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh: Energy Ken Ofori-Atta: – Finance Yaw…