Tanker drivers continue to dispose liquid waste at Lavender Hill
Liquid waste collectors continue to empty their tankers at Lavender Hill despite the establishment of the Accra Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited at James Town. Though the tanker owners have been warned by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to desist from disposing liquid waste into the sea, GBC News’ Ewurabena Paha visited the old Lavender Hill and […]
Senior Staff of Universities threaten to strike in the next 5 days
The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has threatened to go on strike in the next five days if all outstanding issues on members’ conditions of Service are not addressed. The Association called off its strike on the 11th of this month after it was invited by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and […]
Be diligent and sincere in dealing with land issues- Benito Owusu-Bio
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has tasked the members of the Oti Regional Lands Commission to execute their duties without fear or favour in order to achieve the purpose for which they were appointed. Speaking at a ceremony to unveil the first-ever Lands Commission in the Oti Region, Mr Owusu-Bio […]
Referee and MC for Hearts Of Oak VS Liberty week 33 game charge for misconduct
For delaying the start of Premier League Matchday 33 game between Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Liberty Professionals FC at the Accra Sports Stadium, Referee Obed Kwegyah Danquah and Match Commissioner, Onesimus Nii Adjiri Barnor, have been charged by the Prosecutor of the Association. In the said game, the Match Officials failed to start […]
Protecting Volta’s coast is possible with proper planning- VDF
The Volta Development Forum (VDF), a non-political development organisation of people of Volta descent believes the challenges of the perennial sea erosion along the Region’s coast could be tackled. Multitudes of people have been displaced at Agavedzi and Salakope communities in Ketu South and Fuveme, Anloga in recent times due to destruction to households as […]
Ghana Shippers Authority charges State institutions to promptly clear containers
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has urged state institutions to promptly clear goods in shipping containers at the Port as their inability to do so was compounding the shortage of containers globally. Head of Freight and Logistics at the GSA, Mr. Fred Asiedu-Dartey speaking to the media on the impact of the global shortage of […]
Aveme Dra gets potable water
The Aveme Dra community in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region has received a potable water system to ease water challenges in the area. The project is a joint initiative of Madam Joycelyn Tetteh, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi Constituency, and Togbe Tornu Yao V, Chief of the Aveme Dra Traditional […]
National draft Aflatoxin Policy ready for Cabinet approval
The draft National Policy for Aflatoxin Control in Food and Feed will soon be given Cabinet approval for its full implementation to protect human and animal health. The policy would also help increase income of food value chain actors by reducing aflatoxin contamination in food and feed. Aflatoxin contamination is said to be highly prevalent […]
Germany floods: At least 20 dead and dozens missing after record rain
At least 20 people have died and many more are missing following severe floods in western Germany, police say. The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings and cars have been washed away. Two people have also died in neighbouring Belgium, while the Netherlands has also […]
Draft policy on use of electric vehicles in Ghana to be ready by end of 2021
The Energy Commission and other key stakeholders such as Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) are working on a draft document on technical regulations and policy framework for the mass deployment of electric vehicles in Ghana. The policy is expected to be ready by the end of the year for cabinet approval. While the Energy Commission […]
