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Flood-hit food could trigger cholera, typhoid outbreaks – Environmental Health Director warns

The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Health, Stella Kumedzro, has warned residents of flood-affected communities in Anloga against consuming or selling food contaminated by...

Cape Coast MCE shuts Sonturk Supermarket, closes shops over cleanup directive breach

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), George Justice Arthur, has shut down Sonturk Supermarket for defying the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly’s directive to...

Otumfuo introduces new Asantehemaa to Kumasi Traditional Council

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially announced the selection of a new Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Bonsu, who has assumed the stool name...

Osman Ayariga leads NYA staff in national clean-up exercise

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, on Friday led staff of the Authority in a clean-up exercise within...

IGP, police officers join national clean-up exercise across the country

The Ghana Police Service has joined the two-day National General Cleaning Exercise, with the Inspector-General of Police and officers across the country taking part...

Oti IRECOP manager calls for stricter sanitation laws to curb filth

The Oti Regional Operations Manager of IRECOP, Jamillah Ghartey, has called on the government and relevant authorities to enforce stricter sanitation by-laws to address...

Fire damages section of EPA office roof in Damongo

A fire outbreak at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Office in Damongo has damaged a section of the building’s roof, but swift intervention...

Akofena mobilises Kantanka family, Kristo Asafo Mission for national clean-up exercise

Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena has mobilised members of the Kantanka family and the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana to participate in the National General...

National clean-up exercise: 9 Nigerians arrested for opening shops at Kotokuraba Market

Nine Nigerian traders have been arrested for allegedly defying the government’s directive to close non-essential businesses during the National Two-Day Flood Aftermath Clean-up Exercise. The...

Greater Accra Regional Minister vows to sack MMDCEs who approve buildings on waterways

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has warned that any Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) found to have authorised the construction...

Illegal structures demolished as Kumasi Mayor leads sanitation drive

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, on Friday led a major sanitation exercise aimed at improving environmental...

Mahama to procure backhoes and specialised equipment to improve drain desilting

President John Mahama has announced that the government will procure additional backhoes and other specialised equipment for the military to improve the clearing of...

Charging mobile phone sparks fire in 4-bedroom apartment at Apam

A charging mobile phone is suspected to have sparked a fire that damaged part of a four-bedroom self-contained house at Afie Ne Fie in...

National clean-up exercise: Aowin communities need more engineering works – Western North Regional Minister

The Western North Regional Minister, Wilbert Petty Bentum, has revealed that several communities require major engineering interventions to address flooding challenges. The Minister made the...

Zoomlion’s return will improve sanitation – Madina traders tell government

Traders at Madina Zongo Junction in Accra have appealed to the government to strengthen waste management arrangements, including reconsidering the role of Zoomlion Ghana...

Larry Dogbey appeals custodial jail term

The Managing Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbe, has filed an appeal challenging the seven-day custodial term imposed on him by a High...

EPA shuts down fuel station at Kasoa over sanitation concerns

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has closed down Dukes Fuel Station at Kasoa Second Bus Stop over serious sanitation breaches that contributed to flooding...

Adom TV, Buz Stop Boys lead Tip Toe Lane clean-up [Photos]

Adom TV, in collaboration with the Buz Stop Boys, joined residents and volunteers on Friday for a major clean-up exercise at Tip Toe Lane...

Case Management Conference in Mamprobi baby theft case fixed for July 16

The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters has scheduled July 16 to conduct a Case Management Conference (CMC) in the alleged Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case.  When...

Student Loan Trust Fund partners NUGS for post-flood nationwide clean-up exercise

The Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has partnered with the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) to mobilise students for a major community clean-up...

Gomoa East MP calls for law to enforce nationwide clean-up exercise

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa East, Desmond De-Graft Paitoo, has called on the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to introduce...

Weak sanitation systems worsening illegal dumping – Siaw Agyepong

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has called for stricter enforcement of sanitation bylaws, arguing that...

Nkoko Nkitinkiti complete waste of state resources – Fiifi Boafo

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has described the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme as a waste of state resources,...

Mahama leads clean-up exercise in Tse Addo

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, July 10, joined residents of Tse Addo in the Greater Accra Region for the ongoing National General Clean-up...

UN lauds gov’t as its 26 agencies join nationwide clean-up exercise

The United Nations has joined Ghana’s nationwide clean-up campaign, supporting efforts by the government to restore flood-affected communities and prevent possible disease outbreaks following...

Xenophobic attacks: I’ve lost my shop, home and peace – Ghanaian hairdresser stranded in South Africa narrates ordeal

Some Ghanaians stranded in South Africa have appealed to the government to expedite plans to evacuate them amid growing concerns over their safety following...

We’ll seize your items – Greater Accra Minister warns shop owners against defying nationwide clean-up directive

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has warned that shops operating in defiance of the government’s directive to close during the ongoing post-flood...

Nationwide clean-up: We planned and provided adequate logistics – Greater Accra Minister 

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has dismissed claims that Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) were not provided with adequate logistics...

Accra business hub brought to a halt as COCOBOD staff lead clean-up exercise

Kantamanto, one of Accra’s busiest business hubs, was brought to a standstill as staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) joined traders for a...

Police deploy personnel for two-day national cleanup exercise

Thousands of police officers have temporarily swapped law enforcement duties for sanitation work as they join communities across the country in the two-day National...

We don’t need any sermon; let’s protect the environment – Veep urges Ghanaians

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to stop blaming nature for the country’s recurring environmental challenges, saying many disasters are worsened...

Woman accused of misappropriating GH₵156,445 in susu contributions granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to a woman accused of fraudulently breaching the trust of 35 traders by allegedly misappropriating GH₵156,445 collected through...

Asantehene walks 100metres to welcome new Asantehemaa Nana Ama Bonsu

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, yesterday formally welcomed the newly enstooled Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Bonsu, in a grand ceremony steeped in age-old tradition...

Mahama, Veep to participate in national clean-up exercise

President John Mahama and Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang are expected to participate in the government’s national clean-up exercise aimed at improving sanitation...

Residents clear drains, remove refuse as nationwide clean-up begins

A two-day nationwide clean-up exercise has begun across seven flood-affected regions, with residents, state institutions and other stakeholders coming together to clear waste, desilt...

‘What are you doing about it?’ Ahmed Shaib questions Local Gov’t Minister over ‘Aboboya’ menace

The Member of Parliament for Weija Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has questioned the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, over...

Education Ministry condemns, orders swift probe into shooting at Zohe EP Primary School

The Ministry of Education has directed the Ghana Police Service to investigate a shooting incident at Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Primary School in Yendi...

Fuel price volatility far from over as Middle East crisis deepens – COMAC CEO

Renewed tensions between the United States and Iran after the collapse of peace efforts are keeping Ghana’s fuel market on edge, with uncertainty in...

Two-day post-flood clean-up exercise begins today

Residents and businesses in 104 flood-prone locations across Greater Accra are expected to put normal activities on hold this Friday and Saturday as government...

Minister reveals GH¢107m was paid in allowances to 9,090 assembly members in 2025

More than 9,000 Assembly Members across Ghana have received GH¢107 million in allowances, with the government exceeding its initial GH¢100 million budgetary commitment for...