A joint team of military and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has gone on a rescue mission after torrential rains hit the capital around 10:30 pm on Monday through to the early hours of Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer for the National Disaster Management Organisation, George Ayisi in an …
Read More »Second Meeting of 8th Parliament begins today
Parliament resumed sitting today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, for the Second Meeting of the Eighth Parliament. This was contained in a release signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Oteng Nsiah. His summon came on Standing Order 32 of the House which empowered the clerk to give a written notice …
Read More »Govt takes over Sir John’s purported lands in Achimota Forest and Sakumono Ramsar site
Checks by the Lands and Forestry Commissions, the repositories of records of lands in Ghana, have shown no record of ownership of lands at the Achimota Forest or Sakumono Ramsar in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, the former Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission who was popularly known as Sir …
Read More »Monkeypox confirmed in 16 countries Four times as many countries outside Africa have reported monkeypox this month as have in the previous 50 years.
By Aria Bendix and JoElla Carman Although scientists rarely spot monkeypox outside of the 11 countries in Africa that have reported cases, a recent outbreak has led the disease to be identified in a dozen European countries, along with the U.S., Australia, Canada and Israel. At least 160 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported …
Read More »Accra floods twice in four days after another downpour
Parts of Accra have been submerged for the second time in four days. The latest incident happened when the rain started at midnight of Tuesday, May 24. Some areas in the capital affected include Kaneshie, Adabraka, Weija, Teshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Dansoman, Tse Addo and Tesano among others. The torrential …
Read More »Lands Commission head office flooded; documents and computers destroyed
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Hundreds of documents, computers, and scanners at the Head Office of the Lands Commission in Cantonments, Accra, have been destroyed by floodwaters. The basement of the new building was heavily submerged in water after Saturday night’s downpour, leading to the flooding of the Records Room, Files Room, and I.T. …
Read More »Western Region: “Operation Halt 2” arrests 26 illegal Miners
By Desmond Cudjoe A team of Military Personnel under “OPERATION HALT 2” on May 23, 2022 arrested 26 illegal mining including four Togolese operating along River Tano bodies and other areas at Patase near Wassa Dunkwa in the Central Region. The illegal miners have defied the ban placed on their …
Read More »Afigya Kwabre North MP advocates punitive action against Supervising Engineers whose projects are found not fit for purpose
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Collins Adomako Mensah, is advocating punitive action against Supervising Engineers whose projects are found not fit for purpose He is, therefore, calling on the Minister for Roads and Highways, to sanction the Supervising …
Read More »Anyone can get monkeypox, but CDC warns LGBTQ community about ‘greater chance’ of exposure now
(CNN)Anyone can get or spread monkeypox, but a “notable fraction of cases” in the latest global outbreak are happening among gay and bisexual men, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. “Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is …
Read More »Spanish Embassy planning to bless same sex marriage in Ghana – Sam George alleges
Ghana would not succumb to this atrocious attempt to change our cultural identity. Spanish Embassy pushing to legalize LGBTQ+ bill, Sam George Anti-LGBTQ+ before parliament Member of Parliament Ningo-Prampram, Same Nartey George has alleged that the Spanish embassy is seeking to bless same-sex marriages in Ghana. According to him, this …
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