By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, March 29, GNA – Poor implementation of tree planting and forest conservation programmes has been the bane of efforts to…
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National Sanitation Day to be launched on April 2
By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah Accra, March 28, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama will, on April 2, 2025, re-introduce the “National Sanitation Day”…
Glamsey Fight: Minority Chief Whip unhappy over gov’t’s lack of dedicated funding
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, March 27, GNA – Mr Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Minority Chief Whip, has expressed his disappointment and frustration with the government’s…
Desert Research Institute engages stakeholders on water sustainability and WASH
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), March 27, GNA – The Desert Research Institute (DRI), a renowned U.S.-based Center for International Water and Sustainability,…
Lithium exploration communities demand bottom-up compensation negotiations
By Isaac Arkoh Saltpond (C/R), March 27, GNA – Some residents of communities affected by the Athletic lithium Company’s explorations in the Central Region…
NADMO to brief the public on its preparedness ahead of rainy season
By Jesse Ampah Owusu Accra, March 26, GNA – The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) will be briefing the public in the coming days…
Technical committee on Kpeve Tornu lands presents report
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, March 26, GNA – The Volta Regional Directorate of the Ghana Water Limited(GWL) has upheld the agreement reached by the…
Waste crisis hits Dordoe-korpe lorry station: Urgent calls for immediate action
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), March 25, GNA – A severe waste accumulation crisis has engulfed the Dordoe Korpe lorry station in the Krachi…
Lands Minister rallies support of media against galamsey
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, March 24, GNA -The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has underscored the critical role of the…
Ketu North Municipal Assembly clears traders from Dzodze roads
By Michael Foli Jackidy Dzodze (V/R), Mar. 23, GNA – The Ketu North Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department…
The use of technology crucial in national re-afforestation initiative – Opoku
By Charles Tawiah Nkawie (Ash) March 24, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Opoku, Manager, Emerging Technologies and Zonal Coordination of the Forestry Commission, has stressed…
Ghana losses 120,000 hectares of forest cover annually — GloMeF
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani, (Bono), March 22, GNA – Ghana’s forest cover is under serious threat, with the nation losing approximately 120,000 hectares of…
Leave government if you want to be a miner – President Mahama cautions appointees
By Yussif Ibrahim/ Charles Tawiah Nkawie (Ash), March 21, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned appointees of his government not to engage…
Galamsey is an act of terrorism, we’ll not spare anyone — Environment Minister
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, March 19, GNA – Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology has likened illegal mining, otherwise…
Gov’t disbands 26 Community Mining Schemes with immediate effect
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, March 19, GNA – The Government has disbanded all Community Mining Schemes with immediate effect. Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the…
Gov’t revokes all mining licenses issued after December 7, 2024
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, March 19, GNA – The Government has revoked all small-scale mining licenses issued after December 7, 2024, by the immediate…
Parliament stalls passage of L.I. 2462 amid heated debate
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, March 19, GNA – The passage of the proposed Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which seeks to revoke the President’s authority…
EPA trains stakeholders on handling, safe disposal of stranded cetaceans
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, March 18, GNA – The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has taken significant steps to enhance the conservation of marine life,…
Regreening Africa Initiative launched to combat desertification
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, March 18, GNA – Environmental experts, policymakers, and development organisations have come together in Tamale to chart a new path…