113 Antwi Mensah and family Foundation, as part of efforts to help solve sanitation issues at Ejisu R/C School, has commissioned a 15 seater toilet facility for the Junior High School, Primary and the KG with washrooms at a cost of Gh¢500,000.00 The facilities also includes a common shower for the kindergarten as well as […]
Sanitation
Lordina Mahama solves water problem in Jema & Ampoma
244 Through their traditional leaders, the people of Jema and Ampoma in the Kintampo South Constituency have expressed their appreciation to former First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama for solving their water supply challenge. The water supply had been disrupted for almost six months due to a faulty pump at the small town water system plant […]
I’m poised to get Adum back to its cleanliness state-Ashanti Regional NADMO Director
305 If there is someone in Kumasi who is keen on getting Adum back to its cleanliness state, then it is believed you would not fail to mention the name of Mr.Frank Kwadwo Duodu, the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). He has been supporting, both financially and technically, members of […]
Aisha Huang jailed 4 and half years for mining offences
316 The ‘galamsey queen’ was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison in addition to a fine of GH₵48,000. This was announced by an Accra High Court on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Chinese national, also known as En Huang, was standing trial for undertaking a mining operation without a licence, facilitating […]
Dunkwa chief cautions Illegal miners against contaminating river bodies
200 Okofrobour Obeng Nuakoh III, the Chief of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region has called on all miners to stop desecrating and polluting the Offin river. He noted that the fact that Dunkwa is a mining town does not mean mining should be done irresponsibly and entreated all miners to reclaim mined areas and avoid […]
Future Divine Hope Foundation donates sanitary pads to schools in Kpone Katamanso Municipality
223 In a quest to tackle poor menstrual hygiene practices among young ladies in the country, Future Divine Hope Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has donated sanitary pads with hygienic materials to some schools in Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra region. The donation follows higher cases of reproductive and urinary tract infections in […]
Mfante killing: Mankranso Forestry Commission office remains shut in fear of reprisal attacks
242 Three days after two brothers were allegedly shot and killed by a Forestry Commission taskforce at a community mining site in Mfante, the divisional office of the Commission at Mankranso remains shut. The youth of Pokukrom in the Ahafo Ano South-East District and the family of the two murdered brothers have issued a four-day […]
‘No forest in Ghana is protected from mining’ – Expert traces audacity to mine at Kakum to controversial L.I
222 The Executive Director of the Nature and Development Foundation says he is not surprised at a company’s decision to seek permission for mining license for the Kakum National Park in the Central Region. Dr. Mustapha Seidu highlighted that the floodgates for the depletion of the country’s forest reserves were opened with the enactment of […]
Review law on mining in forest reserves — Stakeholders
278 Stakeholder organisations in the forestry and environment space have called for an immediate review of the legislative instrument (L.I) on mining in forest reserves, Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulation 2022 (L.I 2462). According to the Nature and Development Foundation (NDF), A Rocha Ghana, WACAM and Oxfam, the current regulation was fraught with […]
Ghana National Association Of Garages Desilts Choked Gutters In Suame- Magazine
296 The Ghana National Association Of Garages has desilted choked gutters in Suame -Magazine. The move is to ensure that the auto mechanics have some sigh of relief when it rains. Mr.Lukeman Muhammed Nuhu Apiedu, Chairman for the Association explained that, the mechanics have been going through havoc anytime it rains. According to him, […]