The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) is advancing a draft Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law to strengthen plastic waste management in Ghana. The proposed legislation, currently undergoing stakeholder consultations, will require producers of…

The Design and Technology Institute (DTI) has held a landmark groundbreaking ceremony at Berekuso in the Eastern Region for the construction of its $28 million Multi‑Skills Campus, a facility projected to become one of Africa’s…

Mr Kenneth Kabu Kofi Kanor, the Ada East District Chief Executive (DCE), has warned owners of unauthorised structures on waterways to regularise their permits or risk demolition following recent flooding in parts of the district.…

The Volta Regional Management of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), led by Regional General Manager, Christina Jatoe-Kaleo, has undertaken a series of strategic stakeholder visits to key institutions to strengthen partnerships and improve service delivery in the region. The team paid working…

Madam Helen Adwoa Ntoso, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Krachi West Constituency, has commissioned a new Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound for the people of Kadentwe and surrounding communities. The newly constructed facility is expected to improve access to primary healthcare…

Mr Sanusi Musah, a resident of Kparekpare community near Dambai in the Oti Region, has sustained severe injuries to his fingers and palms following a violent altercation with a herdsman in a nearby bush. Information gathered by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicates that the incident stemmed…

In a landmark move to bridge the creative economies of Francophone and Anglophone Africa, the Republic of Congo has initiated a creative collaboration with Ghana. The partnership is aimed at promoting Pan-African integration through film, culture, and shared…

A team of researchers have discovered Ghana’s first-ever musket balls at a colonial Fort (Fort Tantumquery, Otuam) in the Central Region of Ghana. A musket ball is a spherical lead projectile used in muzzle-loading firearms…

Madam Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, has called on industries to be more intentional about treating their wastewater to protect the environment and promote sustainable development. She said the adoption…

Professor Lydia Aziato, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), says the 21st Century demands skills and knowledge differently from past centuries. She said “in this day and age, we need…

The Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has joined the Member of Parliament (MP) of Krachi West constituency, Madam Helen Adwoa Ntoso, to commission a modern community durbar centre at Kete-Krachi in the Oti Region. The facility, named the Adom Kwafo Community Centre, is a legacy project by the MP aimed at…

The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana, (VAST-Ghana) has recommended to the Ministry of Health to urgently issue a formal enforceable code of conduct to public officials to restrict them from interacting with the tobacco…