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328 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 […]
290 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 […]
429 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 […]
322 The chief of Kodiekrom in the Oforikrom municipality in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kofi Owusu I, has set in motion a monthly community clean-up up exercise to be adopted by his community members. According to him, the clean-up exercise initiative shall focus on bringing together communities like Kotei and Deduako who are the […]
288 The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, in collaboration with the World Bank Supervisory Team, will embark on a monitoring visit to the ongoing Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project from Monday, October 9, to Friday October 13, 2023. The US$125 million project is a sequel to the parent GAMA Sanitation […]
476 The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) has called on the government and development partners to extend the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area (GKMA) Sanitation and Water Project (GKMA, SWP) to other parts of the country. Mr. Francis Ameyibor, the M-CODe National Convenor, has stressed the need for expansion to ensure that the citizenry outside […]
277 Source: Ivy Setordjie and John Seshie Bixsen Sand-winning companies have commenced a one-week land reclamation exercise at Kpoglu in the Ketu South Municipality. The companies namely; H2KA Limited, Volta Marbles and Rocks Quarry Limited, and Rich Arrow Limited have been winning sand in the Ketu South Municipality legally for some time now. Their […]
277 Mr Yaw Atta Arhin, Water ,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)Technical Specialist, World Vision Ghana, has stated that open defecation is a threat to public health and urged stakeholders and policy makers at the Water and Sanitation sector to put pragmatic measures in speeding up the progress in the fight against open defecation, as a […]
336 The Ngyinamoabakam toilet project has faced delays and lack of urgency despite pleas from the locals and media attention. Lawyer Armah Blay, the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Sekondi Constituency, pledged to help complete the project by the end of 2023, but encountered obstacles from the incumbent MP and the Assembly. Following pressure from Lawyer […]
340 The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has denied allegations that it promoted 8 sub-professionals to positions without following the prescribed procedures outlined in the administrative instructions of the Civil Service. The allegations were made in a petition submitted to the Head of Civil Service by an employee, Thomas Attoh Donkor. He claimed that […]