1,377 Operation Halt team has seized 838 Changfan machines operating on the Offin River. This was part of the team’s patrols on water bodies to serve as a reminder to illegal miners of the government’s unyielding and unwavering stance against illegal mining. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, Mr […]
Sanitation
KAASE Residents Educated On Waste Disposal
1,592 The Asokwa Municipal Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in collaboration with Zoomlion and the Environmental Health Department have engaged residents of Kaase on the need to properly dispose off waste. Residents were also taken through lessons on the effect of illegally encroaching on natural reserves and buffer zones in Kaase. Addressing […]
Sanitation Ministry Campaigns On The Provision Of Household Toilet Facilities Under GKMA Sanitation, Water Project
1,149 The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has organized a day market campaign on the provision of household toilet facilities under the GKMA Sanitation and Water Project. The focus was to interact with traders and passerbyes and educate them on what the initiative entails and ultimately enlighten them on the need to subscribe to […]
Chief Butcher Of Kumasi Abattoir Sends Strong Warning To Illegal Slaughters
1,806 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 […]
1049 bio-digester toilets provided for households in Greater Kumasi
1,777 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
1,733 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
1,554 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
1,469PRESS 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
2,429Omanhene 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
2,432 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 […]