Acute water shortage hits parts of Sowutuom in Accra
Residents of Race Course, a suburb of Sowutuom in the Greater Accra Region, are expressing dismay regarding an acute water problem which has raging for months. Some residents complain that their taps have not been flowing since January and attempts to get the Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL, to find out why have proved futile. […]
Accra: World Bank pays courtesy call on Ministry of Education
By: Valentia Tetteh A high-level delegation led by the World Bank’s Global Director for Education, Dr. Jaime Saavedra is in Ghana to discuss strategic vision for Education in Ghana with the focus on Skills training as well as Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Education, STEM. The delegation also paid a courtesy call on the Minister for […]
Three-year Sustainable Oceans Project launched in Accra
By: Hannah Dadzie and Ubaida Awudu The rapid depletion of marine resources over the past two decades, has resulted in coastal fishing communities struggling to sustain their livelihoods. A three-year Sustainable Oceans Project has been launched in Accra, to help reduce declines in fish stocks, improve incomes of fishing communities, and also address the effects […]
Reactions on social media as earth tremors hit parts of Accra
By: Seli Baisie Parts of Accra have been hit by earth tremors on Monday, December 12, 2022, with some residents taking to social media, specifically Twitter, to confirm and share their experiences. The rarity is said to have occurred three times around 11:49 am, 11:43 am and 11:58 respectively, at an estimated magnitude 4.0, 10 […]
ECG customers frustrated over inability to buy power in parts of Accra for past 3 days
Some customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, have for the past three days, been combing parts of Accra in search of power, but all to no avail. They expressed the fears that the crisis experienced two months ago, where ECG could not sell power to consumers is back. The problem, customers believe was […]
Accra: Court remands 30 people for vandalizing Neoplan Police Station
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded 30 persons into police custody for allegedly attacking and vandalizing the Neoplan Police Station in Accra. The accused persons aged between 20 and 51 years are traders around the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange. They are alleged to have damaged the Charge Office, the Station Officer’s office and also made away […]
4th World Teak Conference opens in Accra
By: Felix Cofie The 4th World Teak Conference has opened in Accra, with a charge by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to delegates to come out with recommendations that will bring dignity to the environment. The Vice President who was represented by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah said Ghana is the destination of choice for investors […]
Accra Floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown
The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra Region has been temporarily shutdown after a heavy downpour Tuesday midnight caused extensive flooding at the facility. A source at the facility told the Ghana News Agency that the wall separating the Polyclinic and the Ga Mantse Palace got broken by floodwaters making […]
Parts of Accra flooded following hours of torrential rains
By Adiza Bawa Parts of Accra have been flooded following hours of torrential rains. Areas such as North Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Madina, Awoshie, Odorkor, Santa Maria and Kasoa got flooded after hours of the downpour, which actually started last night. Some homes have been hit hard by the situation. According to the Police, several commuters […]
Perennial flooding: Parts of Accra submerged once again; residents urged to remain indoors
SOURCE: THENEWSROOMONLINE The perennial flooding in Accra resurfaced on Saturday night after a heavy downpour left several parts of the city flooded. The over 12-hour downpour resulted in heavy gridlock in major parts of the road in Accra leaving commuters stranded at lorry parks and bus stops. Since 1968, the capital city at the slightest […]
