The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has announced plans to broaden its crackdown on illegal mining by targeting individuals and businesses involved in manufacturing, assembling, transporting, storing, supplying or providing equipment used for...
Environment
An abandoned two-storey building at the former Madina Zonal Council within the Madina Market has been found to have weak structural integrity, raising concerns about the safety of traders and customers in the surrounding...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to officially launch the $18.8 million Regional West African Resilient Rice Value Chains Project (REWARD) in November 2026, ahead of the 2027 rice production season. Agriculture...
The Fisheries Commission has formally objected to an offshore gold exploration licence granted to Gold Coast GRC Ghana Ltd, arguing that the proposed programme was designed with a land-mining mindset and fails to adequately...
Ghana is losing more than GH¢6.2 billion each year to diseases, healthcare expenses and lost productivity linked to poor sanitation, according to a policy brief by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research...
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire at Amasaman Three Junction, near Marion Hotel in the Greater Accra Region, preventing the blaze from spreading to other sections of the...
The government is planning to introduce a regulated household waste collection system using specially designed vehicles and electronic payments as part of efforts to improve waste management. Minister for Local Government Mahama Ayariga disclosed...
Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has begun controlled spillage from the Weija Dam as water levels continue to rise towards the dam’s 46-foot threshold following heavy rainfall upstream. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September...
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has urged governments, farmers, businesses and other stakeholders across West Africa to strengthen cooperation to develop a self-sufficient and competitive regional rice industry. Speaking at a...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, says sustained enforcement operations over the past year have resulted in the removal of thousands of Changfan machines and illegal mining operators from the...
