Tag: Lands Commission
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Lands Commission to inaugurate Ahafo and Bono East Regional offices
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Honorable Benito Owusu-Bio would be inaugurating the Lands Commission’s Ahafo and Bono East regional offices on Thursday 7th April and 8th April 2022 respectively. It is a constitutional mandate for the Commission to establish its offices in all the sixteen regions of Ghana. The exercise also forms…
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Lands Commission establishes offices in newly created regions
As part of efforts towards decentralising its operations, the lands commission says persons who plan on registering their lands in the newly created regions no longer have to go to their former regional capitals to do so. According to the commission it has established offices in all the newly created regions to help facilitate its…
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Lands Commission to have one stop verification system for all land searches from October 1
The Lands Commission says it will from Friday, October 1, 2021, have a one-stop verification system for all land searches conducted at the Commission. According to the Commission, reports from its all divisions will be put into one separate report. It made this known in a press statement issued on Thursday, September 23, 2021, and…
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Formulate policies to restore Ghana’s forest cover – Lands Minister to Forestry Commission Board
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has tasked the newly inaugurated 11-member Forestry Commission Board to help to restore the country’s forest cover. The country boasted of some 8.2 million hectares of forest in 1900, however, this figure has depleted considerably with the world at large also battling climate change due to some human…
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Bawumia stresses on importance of digitalizing land registration processes
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says digitalizing land registration processes is the best way to improve the current state of the economy. Speaking at a national symposium on the Land Act, 2020, Dr. Bawumia said the only way Ghana can make the much-needed strides in development is when technology becomes the driving force for all…
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Lands Commission to move more services online after successful pilot
The Lands Commission says it will move more of its services online. According to the commission, the success of its piloted online platform for some selected services has necessitated this move. The Commission from November 9, 2020, moved away from its manual system unto an online platform for some selected services, to render a more…
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Lands Commission to commence online services on November 9
The Lands Commission will from Monday, November 9, 2020, move away from its manual system unto an online platform to render a more efficient service to the general public. The Commission says the move is an upgrade of its system, aimed at increasing client satisfaction and enhancing its productivity. With the introduction of the Ghana…
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GCAA workers blame Lands Commission over sale of lands meant for infrastructure expansion
The Coalition of Professional Associations and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Public Service Workers Union have condemned the Lands Commission for allegedly facilitating the sale of land originally earmarked to stock some technical infrastructure of the GCAA. The angry workers claim some works on the land are already disrupting the safety of the Aviation Authority’s…
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Lands Commission to use auto maps to help address challenges associated with land acquisition
Ghana will in the short to medium term have auto photo maps whereby the entire country will be mapped to serve as a basis for the digitization of the lands in the country. Already all maps in Greater Accra have been scanned and are undergoing digitization. This, according to the Lands Commission, forms part of…
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Lands Commission to complete digital migration by June 2019
The Lands Commission has disclosed to Citi Business News that it should complete the digital migration of all land documents by June 2019. This will mean that accessing any information from the commission could be done remotely from any part of the country. The development is also aimed at reducing the time needed to obtain…