The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has begun the enforcement of its most touted and sanitation and law enforcement project dubbed “Operation Clean Your Frontage”. The operation is jointly executed with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the Ghana Armed Forces, the Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies, and other interested partners. The core aim of the operations is to enhance enforcement of the “Operation Clean Your Frontage” bye-law. The exercise provides the opportunity for the Environmental Health Officers to take immediate action against households and businesses that have not maintained a clean frontage and sanitized environment. Concurrent terms, warnings and compliance notices are issued...
Madina sweeper receives ‘Borla Woman of the Year’ award
A middle-aged lady, Madam Philomena Dzogbo has won the Most Distinguished Borla Woman of the Year 2022 Award. She was presented with a plaque and a luxurious plus hotel accommodation with meals all for free for one month at the AH Hotel within East Legon. Madam Dzogbo is a sweeper with Zoomlion and is stationed under the capital of the La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly in Madina. She was thankful to the organisers of the awards and encourage her colleague sweepers to give the work all their best for their time will certainly come as she was not expectant of any...
Madina Polyclinic launches breast cancer awareness month
The Health promotion Unit and Welfare Clinic at Madina Polyclinic (Kekele Hospital) has launched the Breast cancer awareness month on Monday, October 3, 2022 at the forecourt of the hospital. The event marks the start of series of activities targeted at creating breast cancer awareness every year, in the month of October which has been designated as world break cancer awareness month. Also known as ‘Pink October’, people around the world adopt the pink colour and display a pink ribbon to raise awareness about breast health and the importance of screening for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, now the...
Lakeside University student emerged winner of the maiden edition of Zongo Shark Tank business reality show.
A student entrepreneur of Lakeside University has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Zongovation Hub’s Zongo Shark Tank business reality show. He took home a cash prize of 10,000 after winning a business pitching competition with his Tanko’s Enterprise which seeks to provide goods and services to people within his community in the Oti Region with ease. The first and second runners-up; Khadijah Osman of Oskhalim Food Processing and Amdiya Abdul Latif of Ecoperiod also took home the same cash prizes. The three winners were selected from 10 finalists who made it to the grand finale of the competition....
Densu River Displaces 2000 Residents In Nsawam
Over 2000 Residents in the Nsawam/Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region have been displaced following the flooding of the River Densu. The affected areas are Nsawam -Zongo, Gyankrom, Lanteh, Adoagyiri, Okobeyeyie, Owireku, and lorry station among others. While some residents are temporarily seeking shelter in churches and schools, others are seeking refuge with relatives on higher grounds. The rains which started on Saturday through to Sunday caused the River Densu to overflow its banks, forcing residents in the areas to The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh who was in Accra at the time of the incident quickly...
Govt Building Hospitals In Over 90 Districts – Bawumia
Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the government is taking a bold decision to provide hospitals in over 90 districts across the country which do not have such facilities. The Vice President disclosed this when he inspected an ongoing Agenda 111 project at Wulensi in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region during a two-day tour of the region. “The Agenda 111 Project is a bold decision because government has decided to ensure that every district in Ghana gets a district hospital across the country, and Nanumba South is one of the beneficiaries,” Dr. Bawumia stated. Dr....
Nkwanta South: Man arrested for alleged murder, use of weapon remanded
The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court has remanded into prison custody, a driver involved in the alleged killing incident in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The court, presided over by Joseph Evans Anang Okrokpa, granted an application by police for the 43-year-old suspect, John Nana Sei, to be remanded. The suspect whose plea was reserved is facing charges of murder and use of offensive weapon under section 70 of the Criminal Offensive Act (29).Four other suspects whose names have been withheld are currently on the run. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Bright Nkansah in his application urged the...
E/R: Ten declared missing after heavy rains cause floods
The Eastern Region Dirfive ector of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwame Appiah Kodua, has confirmed that five deaths were recorded over the weekend in four districts of the Region. He explained that 10 more have been declared missing in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality. A total of 17 Municipal and District Assemblies were also affected by the floods. Details of the death rate are New Juaben North Municipality 2, New Juaben South Municipality 1, Denkyembour 1, Akyemansa 1. Three rivers in the Region – Birem, Densu and Ayensu – overflowed their banks. Several households were, thus, affected and hundreds of...
Ofori-Atta hints of plans to review E-Levy to ensure compliance
The government has hinted at plans to review the electronic transfer levy (E-levy) to ensure tax compliance. The e-levy imposes a 1.5 percent charge on all electronic transfers, including mobile money and bank transfers. The government says despite an impressive outcome from the levy for the first and second quarters of the year, there is a need to broaden the tax net to enhance domestic revenue mobilization. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta made this known during a press briefing on the economy last week. “The Ghana Revenue Authority has intensified its efforts to shore up domestic revenue, particularly in relation to...
IMF deal: Debt restructuring will severely hit local banks – Joe Jackson
Director of Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, is concerned that debt restructuring will ultimately affect local banks. This is further speculated to affect purchasers of government bonds, depending upon the outcome of yet-to-be held negotiations. As the government engages the IMF for support, the question of Ghana’s debt sustainability and consequent debt restructuring are concerning to industry watchers. Most have agreed that restructuring is the only way out of the country’s unsustainable debt situation. Joe Jackson tells Citi News that though speculative at the moment, debt restructuring may come with it, some pain for the local banks and purchasers of treasury bills. “Commercial...