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1,616 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 […]
1,358 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 […]
1,171 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 […]
1,226 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 […]
1,187 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 […]
1,479 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 […]
1,424 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, […]
2,098 Ing. George Asiedu ,Coordinator for Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA/GKMA SWP) has stated that, since the inception of the project, they have constructed about 59,000 potable biodigester toilets for households in low-income urban communities in Accra and Kumasi with 598 gender-friendly for schools and health facilities in […]
1,367 On Monday, 23rd October 2023, the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources attended an event organized by the Ghana Water Company and commended them for their great initiatives and advised Ghanaians on proper ways of protecting our water bodies. At the event the Minister commended the Ghana Water Company for the initiation of an […]
1,525 The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has held a tariff education at the Wesley College of Education in Kumasi, with a call on the students to speak up against the dangers of illegal mining. It has urged Ghanaians to join the fight against the canker, which is known as galamsey, since it has increased […]