Sanitation

1,557  The Deputy Minister for Lands Natural Resources, Hon. George Mireku Duker has charged the first batch of river wardens to execute their work without fear or favour. Speaking at a day’s orientation exercise held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 for the wardens on the arduous yet nationalistic task ahead of them, Hon. Mireku Duker […]

1,783    A three days workshop has been organised by the water resources commission for stakeholders in Accra. In her opening address at the coconut hotel in Accra, the Acting Executive Director of the Water Resources Commission Mrs.Adwoa Painntsil said, the project which is financed by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by WMO, is to […]

2,056  The Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation, Mrs. Cynthia Asare Bediako, has defended the number of registered Ghanaians participating in the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP 27) in Egypt. The number of participants at the ongoing climate conference got social media users and Ghanaians talking with some alleging 270 […]

2,003 The 2022 MOLE XXXIII Wash Conference which was organized by the Coalition of NGOs in water and sanitation under the Theme: “Ghana’s Commitment To Water , Sanitation and Hygiene: Connecting Systems To Bridge Service Delivery Gaps Preamble” has ended  today. The annual Mole WASH Conference is a CSO-led multi-stakeholder platform aimed at reviewing sector […]

1,956As part of the fight against illegal mining activities in the country, the Municipal Chief Executive for Wasa Amenfi East in the Western Region,Hon. Frederick Korankye together with the newly Taskforce team formed to combat illegal mining activities in the area have burnt five (5) Changfan machines popularly called ‘Tototo’ and arrested a 51 year […]

1,717  The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has called on all stakeholders of the Twenty-seventh session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to join hands with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the organizers to make this year’s event which is scheduled to take place in Sharm El […]

1,567  The founder of the Advocates for Anti Galamsey and Environmental Degradation, has lauded the efforts of the Traditional authorities within the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council in the western north region for stamping upon their authorities to declare the total support to the government in the fight against Illegal mining ( Galamsey ) activities after […]

1,777 Unlike the previous military operations which takes three months, the new military campaign would be a sustained efforts until the galamsey menace is brought to a satisfactory situation. In view of that, the government has allocated significant funds and logistical support for the operation being spearheaded by Operation Halt II. Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, […]

2,319  I am not a mining expert and for that matter I have stayed away from illegal mining discussions (galamsey). I mostly do not like to poke my nose into areas I am not an expert in, so as not to speak ignorantly. However, it seems galamsey is more of greed and doesn’t need one […]

1,817  Vice President Dr Bawumia has said government’s investments in the water and sanitation sector has resulted in the country not recording a single case of cholera in the last five years. Ghana recorded its worst outbreak of cholera in 2014 with eight out of its 10 regions being affected. The cholera outbreak started in […]