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Parts of Accra Submerged After Saturday’s Downpour

play videoMany suburbs in Accra were submerged by floodwaters after a Saturday afternoon downpour Many suburbs in Accra...

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Ghana To Import Maize If Army Worm Is Not Controlled

The Regent of Dagbon Kampakuya Na Yakubu Abdulai Andani says Ghana may be forced to buy maize from Burkina Faso if the...

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Government To Deploy Drones To Fight Galamsey

Government will soon deploy drones to monitor water bodies across the country in the quest to halt illegal mining...

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US, Netherlands Pledge Support For Galamsey Fight

The United States and The Netherland Embassies in Ghana have pledged support for the country’s fight against illegal...

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It’s Impacts On Health and the Environment; the Way Forward

In Ghana the mere mention of illegal small scale mining provokes unfounded accusations. The situation has led to...

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Parts of Accra Submerged After Downpour

Parts of the capital got submerged after the rains Many suburbs in Accra were submerged by floodwaters after a Saturday...

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Standards Authority Shifts Attention On Transport Measurements

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has observed World Metrology Day as it looks to stimulate public discourse on...

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Parts of Accra Submerged After Downpour [Photos]

Many suburbs in Accra were submerged by floodwaters after a Saturday afternoon downpour. The rains that lasted about...

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Saving Atiwa Forest From Galamsey

The US Government has announced its readiness to support government’s efforts to protect the Atiwa Forest reserve and...

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Three Ministries To Buy Foodstuffs From Government’s Agric Programme

As part of measures to provide market for tonnes of food expected from the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, the...

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AMA Gives Encroachers 21 Days To Vacate Green Belt

Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has said encroachers along the...

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Engage Small Scale Miners Over Illegal Mining Ban – Asantehene To Lands Minister

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu to engage...

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Government Committed To Addressing Challenges of Nzema East Residents

Madam Catherine Ablema Afeku, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Art who doubles as Member of Parliament (MP)...

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Tipper Truck Drivers ‘fight’ Ashalaja Chief Over ‘unapproved Bridge Fee’

Some motorists (tipper truck drivers) at Ashalaja in the Ga South Municipality are up in arms against the chief in the...

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Zoomlion Opens Another Waste Transfer Station At Achimota

Waste management companies, tricycle owners, as well as others in the sector, who hitherto had to travel long distances...

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Waste Transfer Station Opened As AMA Warns Owners of Illegal Dumping Sites

ZOOMPAK, a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water...

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Women Paying Price For Ghana’s Disappearing Shea Trees

play videoMajority of women in northern Ghana depend on shea butter processing for a livelihood The livelihoods of over...

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Ghanaian Communities To Benefit From $5.5m World Bank Grant

The World Bank signed a grant agreement with Solidaridad West Africa for Natural Resources Management in 53 selected...

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Uncovered Galamsey Pits Plunge Amansie West Into Malaria Endemic Area

Abandoned illegal mining pits with stagnant water in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region have become breeding...