Lives of traders at Dambai Market in Krachi East District of the Volta Region are in grave danger as they have to deal with a burst public toilet at the market, Today can report. Today observed during a visit to Dambai recently that the only water closet (WC) in the area sited at the yam market within the … Read more
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality assembly is proposing the inclusion of toilet facilities at the home of men as a precondition for contracting marriages. This according to the assembly’s municipal sanitation officer Alex Damptey will help deal with the alarming rate of open defecation in the area, as many homes are without toilet facilities forcing women and … Read more
It is very shameful to see a political precedent set for unlawful seizures of public toilets on change of governments in Ghana. The supporters of the late President Atta Mills’ NDC-led government upon winning Election 2008, embarked on a spontaneous nasty crusade throughout the country, especially in Accra, to seize public toilets then manned by … Read more
If you’re looking to get a head start before a wild night out with your friends, this Shower Beer created by Swedish brewery PangPang in collaboration with creative agency Snask will probably do the trick. The shower hardly seems like the best place to enjoy a nice, cold brewsky, yet some people have been doing … Read more
By Edwina Ocansey, GNA Accra, Jan. 4, GNA – Residents in Okaikoi Central, despite representation in successive governments, continue to register displeasure over unpleasant conditions in the Constituency. A stroll through vicinities within the Constituency shows common sights such as haphazard layout of buildings, scenes of refuse and human excreta, poor drainage systems, poor demarcation … Read more
Don’t forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Toilets at the airport have been equipped with “toilet paper” that you can use to disinfect your smartphone. Paid for by Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo, the sheets also include information about the firm’s public Wi-Fi networks as … Read more
Beautiful and versatile Ghanaian screen diva Nana Ama McBrown has finally started a charity project which is very dear to her heart. After researching and leaning more about the deadly Cholera disease which is claiming the lives of millions of Africans, McBrown has hit the road with the McBrown Against Cholera Campaign first public interaction … Read more
“It’s in the early hours of the day. A young man squats a few steps away from his house. His neighbour suggests to him: “massa, go into the bush a little”. His response: “come and push me inside”. Later, he confronts his neighbour: “what do you think of yourself? Do you expect me to go … Read more
The Upper East Region recorded the highest open defecation in Ghana with a percentage of 74.7 according to the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) of 2014. This was revealed in Bolgatanga at the commemoration of the 2016 World Toilet Day with the theme: “Stop open defecation, own a household toilet now”. According to the DHS, out … Read more
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has urged Ghanaians to build, own and use improved toilet facilities at home as a means to ending open defecation. “We want our people and institutions to understand that the moment somebody practices open defecation everybody’s life is endangered,” Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Local Government, said … Read more
HRH Ene, Village Head of Ekpri Ikot Ene, the pit toilet and the suspect, Francis Ekpo Jnr., DISASTER struck, penultimate Monday, at Ekpri Ikot Ene community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, when an enraged 23-year-old son butchered his father, who is the village head, HRH Francis Ekpo Ene, and dumped his remains inside … Read more
Accra, Oct. 24, GNA – The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on March 24, 2011 directed landlords in the Metropolis to construct appropriate toilet facilities in their houses. The Assembly warned that from September 2011 it would start arresting those who would have flouted the order. ‘With effect from September 2011, any landlord who refuses to … Read more
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri Fifteen Ghanaian artists, 15 genres of art and 15 different media, with one goal; use artwork to contribute to the fight against open defecation. The artists, selected across the country, will be talking about ‘Sh*t’ through their various art works, all aimed at creating a buzz around the issues pertaining to … Read more
Fifteen Ghanaian artists, 15 genres of art and 15 different media, with one goal; use artwork to contribute to the fight against open defecation. The artists, selected across the country, will be talking about ‘Sh*t’ through their various art works, all aimed at creating a buzz around the issues pertaining to open defecation and how … Read more