September 06, 2022
Ghana: Mary Aboagye Wins Israeli Green Innovation Competition
An Environmentalist and the Chief Communications Officer(CCO) at aiScarecrowTechnologies, MsMary Aboagye, on Sunday won the fourth edition of the Israeli Green Innovation… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Ghana: Residents Along White Volta Cautioned... Against Bagre Dam Spillage
The Water Resources Commission (WRC) has cautioned residents along banks of the White Volta River, to take precautionary measures to avoid being adversely affected, in the face of… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Ghana: Gaagbini Farming Community Rendered Homeless By Floods
Residents of Gaagbini, a farming community in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region were rendered homeless, following heavy rains in the municipality at the… Read more »
Ghana: Danger Looms At Sofokrom!... Laterite Excavation Causing Fear
Excavation of laterite by a private contractor on the hill at Sofokrom, a suburb opposite WAPCO Filling Station at SECKO junction, on the Takoradi-Accra highway, is causing growing… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Ghana: Forestry Commission Orders Closure of Accra Zoo
The Forestry Commission (FC) has ordered the temporal closure of the Accra Zoo to the public, following the mysterious death of a man, who was allegedly attacked and killed by a… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Ghana: Lands Commission Staff Undertake Clean-Up Exercise of Offices in Accra
The management and staff of the Lands Commission last Friday undertook a clean-up exercise at the head office in Accra for improved sanitation. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ghana: A Call for Debt for Climate Swap for Climate Vulnerable States Like Ghana
Climate change has become perhaps the most important threat to human development. Climate change has reduced development of vulnerable countries by at least 20%. The World Bank… Read more »
Ghana: GWCL, 2 Others Awarded U.S.$250,000 to Improve Water Delivery
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), and its two partners have been awarded a US$250,000 grant to improve water delivery to unserved communities in Sierra Leone. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Ghana: Heavy Rains Cut Off Communities in Wa West District
A 12-hour downpour Monday evening and Tuesday morning has cut off some communities in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region from the district's capital, Wechiau and the… Read more »
Ghana: 200 Women Schooled On Contaminated Drinking Water
A total of 200 women in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality were on Monday trained on indigenous techniques of treating contaminated water for drinking, at Atebubu in the Bono East… Read more »
Ghana: 11-Year-Old Maame Gyimah Adjudged Child Sanitation Diplomat
An 11- year- old pupil from Dawhenya Methodist 'B' Basic School, Maame Akua Ohenewaa Gyimah, was on Sunday adjudged the new Child Sanitation diplomat in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: Greater Accra Tops Noise Making - EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a total of 271 noise pollution complaints for the year 2021. Read more »
Ghana: Enforce Policies Safeguarding Mangrove ... Neenyi Ghartey Vii to FC
The Paramount Chief of Efutu Traditional Area, Neenyi Ghartey VII has asked the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to stringently enforce policies safeguarding mangroves… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Ghana: Yameriga Chief Lauds Land Reclamation Project
The Chief of the Yameriga community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, Nab Kougbira-Maantihiig, has observed that the most reliable intervention to restore land… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Ghana: 'Adopt Measures to Make School Sanitary Facilities Sustainable'
Child Sanitation Diplomat, Miss Mawadatu Naziru, has urged the Ministry of Education to adopt practical measures to ensure that school toilets are sustainably operated and… Read more »
Ghana: PAC Orders Zoomlion to Refund Gh¢517,500 ... for Failure to Execute Fumigation Contract
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered Zoomlion Ghana Limited to refund GH¢517,500. 00 into government chest for failure to execute a fumigation contract awarded to… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ghana: State of River Ankobra Worrying
Some persons living close to the Ankobra River in the Western Region have expressed worry about the state of the river in recent times. Read more »
Ghana: Tariff Increase Not Only Solution
It is now public knowledge that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased the average end-user tariff for electricity by 27.15 per cent and water by 21.55 per… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Ghana: PURC Adjust Tariffs - Electricity up 27.15 Percent, Water 21.55 Percent ... Effective September 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased the average end-user tariffs for electricity by 27.15 per cent and water by 21.55 per cent, effective September 1,… Read more »
Ghana: 'Atewa Forest Is a No-Go Area for Bauxite Mining'
A Rocha Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organization, has urgently reminded all investors and mining companies, especially the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Ghana: Climate Project Improves Crop Yields
The Climate Information Made Available to Entrepreneurial Farmers (CLIMATE) project has helped to improve agricultural practices amongst farmers in the northern part of the country… Read more »
Ghana: Tamale Hit By Floods After Torrential Rain - - Renders Many Homeless - More Than 100 Homes, Properties Submerge
Some parts of Tamale Metropolis was on Friday flooded following long hours of torrential rainfall leaving many residents stranded. Read more »
Ghana: U.S.$200,000 Mangrove Seedlings Project Takes Off in Ellembelle District
A $200,000 funded project aimed at raising 200,000 mangrove seedlings to be replanted in degraded sites within the Greater Amanzule Wetland complex in the Western region has… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Ghana: Deputy Minister Orders Halt to Sand Winning At Amrahia
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has directed an immediate clamp down on all sand winning activities on portions of the Amrahia Dairy Farm… Read more »
Ghana: Absa Bank Plants Fights Climate Change
Absa Bank Ghana's commitment to the environment remains one of the strengths of the company's strategy in the country. Read more »