Day: September 22, 2024

Nana Egya Kwamina XI, the Divisional Chief of Apremdo has reminded stakeholders in the governance space to bequeath to the youth an acceptable society. ‘If as present leaders, we destroy all our water bodies and vegetation covered with galamsey, what will be left for the survival of the next generation.’ The videos of galamsey activities showed how leadership has failed to provide policies and regulations with strict enforcement to the latter that would enable responsible mining. Nana Kwamina XI was speaking at the Diocesan Youth Congress of the Catholic Church on the theme, ‘Those who hope in the Lord will

The Agona West Municipal Assembly has inaugurated its District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to facilitate construction of roads to enhance transportation of goods and services. ”The inauguration of the equipment will serve as a game changer that will help farmers in the rural areas to bring their produce to market centres”, Mr Evans Addison Onomah Coleman, Agona West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has said. The MCE was officially inaugurating the DRIP equipment at a short ceremony attended by Swedruman Council of Chiefs, staff of Agona West Assembly and machine operators at Swedru in the Central region. Mr Coleman said it

The National Peace Council has asked security services, and the youth in the country to champion peace and harmony, before, during, and after the December 7 elections. This is in the light of the 2024 commemoration of the International Day of Peace, which the Council marked in Accra, with a forum on the theme: ‘Cultivating a culture of peace.’ It was attended by officers from the Ghana Armed Forces, Police, Prisons, and Fire, students from Labone Senior High School, as well as representatives from the South African, United States of America and Denmark Embassies. Speaking at the event, the Rev

The Lawra Municipal Assembly says it had chalked successes in the implementation of the first phase of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) project. Mr Maurice Ziem, the Lawra Municipal Information Officer, said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Lawra on the status of the project in the municipality. He indicated that the success marked a significant step towards reinforcing social cohesion and economic development in the municipality. He mentioned some of the projects to include a kindergarten block at Mettor Buo, a community-based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) compound with a

The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has awarded deserving tourism industry practitioners and stakeholders who have demonstrated excellence in their operations in the region. 25 competitive and three honorary awards were given to players who showed commitment towards the development and growth of the tourism industry in the region and country in general. The 2024 edition of the awards ceremony, held at Essipong in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, was on the theme: ‘Celebrating innovation and recognising excellence in Ghana’s tourism sector.’ Mr Henry Yeleduor, the Western Regional GTA Director, speaking at the opening of the awards ceremony,

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Ghana Section has held pre-conference workshop of the International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology (ICAST) 2024 in Accra. The workshop, which was the nineth edition was sponsored by IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board (HTB) and supported by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. The event was a prelude to the main event in October, this year, and was on the theme: ‘The Impact of Humanitarian Technology in Africa: Focusing on IEEE HTB projects.’ It brought together diverse groups of individuals from academia, industry, and the humanitarian sectors each with a shared goal to

The Police have arrested some members of the Democracy Hub in their Second Day, Sunday, September 22, demonstration against illegal mining ‘Galamsey’ in Accra. This was after some demonstrators chose locations other than the seven demarcated for the demonstration at the 37 Military Hospital Roundabout. ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, said they had earlier engaged the demonstrators on the locations to ensure law and order, however, they decided to veer off those locations. She said the agreed locations were to ensure the free flow of traffic in the area, for the public to go about