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The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) and the German government jointly inaugurated the first phase of an electronic waste (e-waste) management project at Old Fadama, popularly known as Agbogbloshie, in Accra on Wednesday. The project comprises a health post, a football pitch and a training workshop to provide capacity in the collection, dismantling and disposal of E-waste. ...

Ghana has recorded a downward slope by placing 9th as one of the preferred investment destination hub in Africa, according to a study by Rand Merchant Bank Ltd (RMB). Findings by RMB analysts and co-authors of the study, Celeste Fauconnier and Neville Mandimika showed that Ghana dropped from fifth to ninth place in the 2019 rankings mainly as a result ...

The Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Abayage has called on members of the society to desist from actions that deepen the plight of widows and orphans. She said it was worrisome how a section of society is treating widows and orphans as though it was by choice that they lost their families. Patience Abayage, who was speaking during an ...

One thing we like in this country is to pass laws. Most of the laws we pass are so good that other countries model some of theirs after ours. We have laws covering almost every aspect of our national life. However, when it comes to implementation or enforcement of these laws, I often question myself, why the need for rules ...

Prison systems the world over in recent times have a responsibility to ensure the reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners under their care as the era of mere warehousing of offenders is long gone. This they do by taking the prisoner through structured regimes to ensure that upon discharge, the prisoner re-enters society truly reformed. Food plays a key role in ...

An ambitious project is underway to install 55 small-scale renewable electricity production and distribution systems, known as mini grids, in island communities on the Volta Lake and those with limited access to the national grid by 2020. So far, some US$230 million has been dedicated to the implementation of the project which is being executed by the Volta River Authority ...

Eighty-five experts in the cashew industry from nine African countries have converged on Peduase in the Eastern Region to discuss ways to promote cashew production in Africa and enhance its competitiveness. The experts are from Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Participants in the five-day training programme will share knowledge, discuss best practices ...

The National Road Safety Commission wants a change on its law to deal with indiscipline following adevastating carnage on an important highway which left at least 62 dead. Chief Executive of the Commission Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah explained all its current powers remain persuasive as it was set up to carry out road safety education and advocacy. “If we don’t have ...

Justice Clemence Homeyenugah, Justice of the Court of Appeal and the Chairman of the Remand Review Taskforce has cautioned police personnel to cooperate with sureties to make bail process easy for prisoners on remand. He said it was wrong for them to deny them their right as guaranteed by the Constitution. Justice Homeyenugah who gave the warning at the Justice ...

The increasing spate of road traffic accidents in Ghana has claimed the lives of 46,284 people in 27 years. The figures covered the period between 1991 and 2018. Averagely, 1,714 are people killed each year This means that on the average, 1,714 commuters were killed every year as a result of road traffic accidents. The year 1994 recorded the lowest ...