The Tolon District Assembly, District Education Directorate, and other stakeholders have partnered to provide temporary classrooms and accommodation to displaced students of Tolon Senior High School. The management of Tolon Senior High School last week directed over 600 students of the institution to return home following a fire that gutted one of their dormitories. The […] The post Tolon
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says the beneficiaries of the purported will of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, will not have access to Achimota Forest and Ramsar site lands captured in the said document. A purported copy of the will of the late Sir John, a former CEO […] The post Ramsar site, Achimota Forest
Civil Engineer, Abdulai Mahama, has blamed technocrats at the various Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies for perennial flooding in the national capital, Accra. He said technocrats shirk their responsibility by authorizing construction on waterways. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Mahama called for stricter measures that will ensure technocrats discharge their roles effectively. “This […] The post Technocrats
A joint team of military and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has gone on a rescue mission after torrential rains hit the capital from around 10:30 pm on Monday to the early hours of Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer for the National Disaster Management Organisation, George Ayisi in an interview on the CitiBreakfast Show, […] The post NADMO, military,
Most residents of Adabraka Sahara, a community close to the Odaw river, had a tough time navigating through floodwaters to safety following a downpour which lasted for about 10 hours. Some parts of the capital city of Accra, were flooded following torrential rains which began late Monday evening, May 23, 2022, through to the following […] The post Accra floods:
The government has assured that all documents on land acquisition transactions at the Greater Accra Regional office of the Lands Commission are intact. Some of the records in parts of the offices were reported to have been destroyed by floods after Saturday’s downpour. This raised concerns about the safekeeping of records at the commission. During […] The post No
Heavy rains on Monday, May 23, 2022, submerged parts of the capital city of Ghana, Accra. This comes barely three days after most parts of Accra got flooded after close to a 10-hour downpour. Parts of Tema Community 25, Golf City, Kaneshie First Light, Adabraka Sahara, among other places, were unmotorable during and after the […] The post Downpour on Monday submerges parts
Heavy rains, which started late Monday evening through to Tuesday morning, submerged parts of the capital city of Ghana, Accra. This comes a few days after most parts of Accra got flooded after close to a 10-hour downpour on Saturday. Monday’s torrential rains started at different time intervals in different places in Accra. It began […] The post Hours of downpour submerge
Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, wants the government to revoke or suspend Executive Instrument (E.I) 144, which declassified portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve. “We write to demand that you revoke or suspend the operation of the Forests (Cessation of Forest Reserve) Instrument, 2022 (E.I 144) and the Forests (Achimota Firewood Plantation Forest Reserve) (Amendment) Instrument, […] The post Suspend
The sudden collapse of two popular digital coins in early May shocked investors and wiped $400bn (£318bn) from the value of many other cryptocurrencies, including the biggest, Bitcoin. All over the world, people who lost their life savings are now appealing for help. One desperate man was even arrested after visiting the home of the […] The post Cryptocrash: ‘I
The UN mission in Sudan has expressed disappointment over Sudan’s refusal to renew the residence visa of one of its senior staff members. Rosalind Marsden, a former UK ambassador and EU representative to Sudan, left the country after the authorities failed to renew her visa. “It is disappointing that after considering the application for many […] The post UN regrets Sudan
Police in the Western Region have commenced investigations into a case in which some heavily-built men backed by supposed police officers, besieged the premises of B-BOVID, and allegedly attacked security personnel on duty. B-BOVID is a company that is into agribusiness, and it is located near Wassa Mpohor in the Western Region. The incident happened […] The post Western
The MTN Group CEO, Ralph Mupita, has attributed long-term investments to his company’s ability to thrive during the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Every single year we put in enormous amounts of capital to sustain our networks and make sure our networks are high quality,” he said in an interview with Citi TV’s Bernard Avle. […] The post Long-term
A former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, says the government must explain to Ghanaians the reason behind its decision to increase the acreage of Achimota forest land ceded to the Owoo family. He said the erstwhile NDC government completed an agreement and duly handed over 118 acres of the land to the […] The post Gov’t
The MTN Group CEO, Ralph Mupita, remains optimistic about the digital ecosystem in Ghana despite the rollout of the controversial E-levy. While he acknowledged the budgetary constraints the government is faced with, Mr. Mupita said he was in favour of a more balanced approach to the matter. He also stressed that it was “early days […] The post ‘It’s too
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, on Monday, May 23, 2022, led the arrest of 26 sand winners and chainsaw operators on illegal mining sites in the Western Region. George Mireku Duker made the arrest through a helicopter patrol of galamsey sites with journalists and military personnel at Wassa Dunkwa, […] The post 26 sand
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