The Director of Public Health at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Florence Kuukyi, has sounded the alarm on Accra’s deteriorating sanitation situation, cautioning that the rising levels of waste now pose a serious danger to both public health and air quality. She disclosed that air pollution claims more than 28,000 lives annually in Ghana —...
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that government is preparing fresh legislation aimed at prohibiting illegal mining operations in water bodies and forest reserves. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community in Belgium during her official trip to the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, the Vice President voiced deep concern about the destructive effects...
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on members of the Ga royal families to close ranks and use tradition and chieftaincy as tools for development. According to the Speaker, the progress of Ghana is tied to the growth of its capital, Accra, and without a well-developed Greater Accra Region,...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has revealed that its Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Program is gaining momentum, with over 50 communities engaged and 10 large-scale mining companies already on board. The initiative, which seeks to formalize small-scale mining and provide alternative livelihoods, will see portions of concessions from large mining firms...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced that government is moving to establish special tribunal courts to expedite the prosecution of illegal mining cases, as part of renewed efforts to clamp down on the menace of “galamsey.” At a press briefing in Accra, the Ministry disclosed that Cabinet has already laid a bill...
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from police custody after satisfying bail conditions totaling GH₵25 million in two separate illegal mining cases. Wontumi had spent three nights behind bars after initially failing to meet the bail requirements imposed by the...
Presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has secured the first position on the ballot paper for the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. The governing party conducted the ballot draw on Friday, October 10, at its national headquarters in Accra, to determine the order of candidates on the ballot ahead of the much-anticipated contest later this...
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Maame Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr, has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across the country to desist from misapplying funds allocated for Persons With Disability (PWDs) under the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). Speaking during the Committee’s sitting in Parliament...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has firmly stated that Ghana will not accept the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the United States. In a statement issued on Friday, the Minister stressed that “Ghana is not accepting Abrego Garcia. He cannot be deported to Ghana,” adding that this position has been...
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has renewed its call for equitable access to quality eye care for all citizens as it marked this year’s World Sight Day in Accra. The event, held at the Service’s headquarters, was celebrated under the theme: “Increasing Access to Quality Eye Care in Ghana.” In a welcome address, Dr. Kennedy...