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Kasa Initiative Ghana, a non – governmental organization has held a stakeholder meeting to discuss progress associated with climate change which is a key feature under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 13. The meeting was held recently in Accra on the theme: CSO’s Role in Climate Change Programmes in Ghana. Addressing participants, a senior programmes officer at the Environmental Protection ...

Commercial flights to the Upper West Regional capital, Wa, started last Tuesday when Africa World Airlines (AWA) operated the maiden flight to the Wa Airport. Commercial flights to Wa are expected to enhance connectivity between the southern sector and the Upper West and East regions, and between Ghana and other West African countries to enhance business transactions. Wa is a ...

ACHIMOTA Solid Waste Transfer Station has been inaugurated in Accra. The new site has the capacity to hold at least, 2,000 tonnes of waste daily. It is operated by Zoompak, a subsidiary of Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The Achimota Transfer Station is the third of its kind to be constructed in the country. The other transfer station by Zoompak is located ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) currently engaging the services of personnel of the Nations Builders Corps (NABCo) to give them priority when filling vacancies. Nana Akufo-Addo said NABCo personnel across the country have demonstrated a high level of commitment and dedication in their line of duty and must, therefore, be prioritized. Speaking at ...

Two more people have been confirmed dead following the torrential rainfall that hit the Upper East Region recently. This brings the death toll so far to 29. A total of 1,384 houses have totally collapsed while 2,658 others have partially collapsed. The Upper East Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) says it is still assessing the situation ...

The Ministry of Communications has announced that all mobile phone users will have to re-register their SIM numbers (Subscriber Identity Module) from 1st January, 2020 to 30th June 2020 or lose the numbers as they will be deactivated. The measure, according to Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Minister of Communications, will help monitor and track down persons who use their phones ...

The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has issued new directives to guide police traffic duties, highway patrols, barrier duties among others. A statement from the police said the new directives were in response to numerous complaints from the public about unprofessional conduct of some officers. The statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs Department, ACP David Eklu said, ...

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has ruled out climate change as the reason why Ghana is experiencing rains in October. Public Relations Officer of the Agency, Papa Nii Clegg in an interview with Joy News said the change is not new and forecast more rains in the coming weeks. “The rains we are experiencing in October is not unusual. It could ...

Fifty-seven out of the 144 Frequency Modulation (FM) stations that were cited for various infractions in an audit exercise by the National Communications Authority (NCA) have been shut down, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has said. “In accordance with the decisions of the Electronic Communication Tribunal (ECT), 30 out of the 57 stations have submitted fresh applications ...

The Founder of Fountain Gate Ministry, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, says the increasing rate of criminal activities is not a failure of the church and its pastors. He acknowledges that one of the traditional functions of religion and Christianity for that matter, is to keep people from wrongdoing, however, those responsible for preventing the occurrence of crime in the country must ...