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257 The ministry of sanitation has been asked to enforce the law guiding sanitation and to make sure all houses in Ghana have toilet facilities. Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, former constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party in Afigya Kwabre South in the Ashanti region who made the suggestion further indicated,public toilets are for strangers […]
446 A pathologist and researcher at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Paul Osei Sampene, has warned about the devastating impact of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, on child development. According to him, galamsey can cause child deformity during birth, affecting both the mother’s and father’s reproductive health. Speaking on […]
384 Mr. Kingsford Addai, Governing Council Member of National Disaster Management Organization(NADMO) together with Member of the Ashanti Regional Forestry Commission in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District , Mr. Kofi Arhin are calling for immediate action to halt the encroachment of forest reserves around the Barekese Dam. The encroachment, they have indicated, poses a serious […]
408 Dr. Adu Gyamfi ,Chief Executive Officer of Medimafo Herbal Clinic , is alarmed at the heavy metal concentrates found in herbs sourced from mining areas. Already, some herbs and plants used as medicine are going extinct due to deforestation, mainly caused by illegal miners. Dr Time Daso, affectionately called,observed, growth in the herbal industry […]
483 The Ghana Scholarly Society (GSS) expresses its profound concern over the escalating degradation of our nation’s water bodies due to the rampant activities of illegal small-scale mining, known as “galamsey.” This environmental crisis threatens the very survival of our natural resources and the health of millions of Ghanaians. Recent reports, including from the BBC, […]
204 Despite calls to halt all activities of illegal mining in the country, Ghana still experiences a sharp increase of illegal mining. Some few weeks ago, the activities of Illegal mining has become more of a concern and posing threat on our lives. Meanwhile, in 2017, government initiated “Operations calm down illegal” to help mitigate […]
293 NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Manhyia North, Hamza Swallah has reiterated the next NDC government’s solid commitment to ensure development in his jurisdiction. “We are committed to bringing urgency and speed to all our development projects in the region, especially in the area of roads,” he stated. He made the remarks when the Ashanti regional […]
630 Atwima Nwabiagya North NDC parliamentary candidate,MBA Zakaria , has praised the participants of Saturday’s clean-up exercise in some communities in the Atwima Nwabiagya North constituency. He expressed his pleasure at seeing the streets of Asuofua and Asamang clean and healthy and commended the efforts of those involved in the exercise. MBA Zakaria made the […]
427 Residents in communities like Agogoso,Biakwaso, Mensakrom,Asilevikrom,Anwona and among others in the Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region, have expressed worry and their utmost displeasure over lack of toilet facilities in the area. The situation, according to them, has compounded the already disgusting insanitary conditions in the area, which has resulted in perennial outbreak […]
451 The Ghana Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has fixed the 2024 MOLE Conference at Ho Volta Region from October 6th to 11th. Ms. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, Chairperson of CONIWAS, stated that as the global community intensifies its efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a growing […]