1,379 In a press conference to outline plans and structures put in place to bring sanity in the meat industry in the region, the Chief Butcher of Kumasi Abattoir and National vice Chairman of Meat Sellers Association, Chief Alhaji Ibrahim Wahab Tikuma has revealed that the outfit will son roll out plans to clamp down […]
Sanitation
1049 bio-digester toilets provided for households in Greater Kumasi
1,326 One thousand and forty-nine bio-digester toilets have been provided for households within the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area (GKMA) under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources’ Project to increase access to improved sanitation and quality water supply for low income families in the country. The World Bank funded project,which started in 2015, is aimed […]
22% of Ghanaians Practice Open Defecation-Sanitation Minister
1,275 About 22% of the Ghanaian population practiced open defecation whiles only 21% had access to improved sanitation. The remaining 8% depended on various forms of unapproved sanitation facilities such as bucket latrines. Disclosing the state of affairs during the celebration of 2021 World’s Toilet Day in Kumasi, Hon Cecilia Abena Dapaah- Minister for Sanitation […]
Stop Urinating In Gutters For They Aren’t Wash Rooms-Sanitation Minister To Public
1,078 The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources,Hon.Cecelia Abena Dapaah, has cautioned the general public especially men and children to desist from the habit of always urinating in gutters for they are not Wash Rooms. Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah was of the view that, people always take advantage of the abundance of gutters and always […]
New Levy For Sanitation And Pollution:DAMAK Sanitation and Health Watch Backs Government
1,019PRESS RELEASE It has come to our notice that the government has proposed a new levy on sanitation and pollution as part of measures to enhance sanitation challenges in the country The new levy that aims at salvaging the sanitation sector is welcome news to the office of Damak Sanitation & Health Watch by the […]
Kuntase Manhene clears air over demolition of community centre
1,985Omanhene of Kuntase traditional council ,Ogyeabour Barimah Amankwaah Adunan II has denied an allegation of demolishing a community center in the area. According to him, the unit committee members of the electoral area concocted the story just to tarnish his good image. It will be recalled that the Unit committee members in Kuntase led by […]
Zoomlion Ghana, Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council Relaunch Agenda Keep Kumasi Clean and Green Project
1,188 The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited have relaunched the sustainable development project of Cleaning and Greening greater Kumasi with a renewed pledge keeping the cities clean and green. The project, according to Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Madam Gloria Anti will include the provision and installation of […]
Fanteakwa South DCE Responsible For Illegal Mining In The District-Residents
1,543The District Chief Executive of Fanteakwa South in the Eastern Region, Ntori Adjabeng has been blamed for the mass distraction of water bodies and lands in the district, according to residents. The DCE was heard saying some licensed small-scale miners were responsible for the muddying of some water bodies in the district but further report […]
Small Scale Miners Association Poised To Partner Government To Fight Against ‘Galamsey’
1,388 The Newly inaugurated Western Regional chapter of Small Scale Miners Association have strongly pledged to collaborate with the government in the fight against illegal mining in the region and the country at large. Addressing a news conference at Wasa Akropong in the western region, chairman for the association, Dr. Nana Twum Barima V, insisted […]
Galamsey Must Be Stopped- Asantehene Roars
1,872 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the occupant of the golden stool has vehemently stressed that, the illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is unsustainable, unacceptable and that it must be stopped. He said that, he himself and Asanteman oppose anything that destroys the environment and the echo-system. In his speech at KNUST during the Regional […]