87-Yr-Old Woman Sues NPA, AMA, Others

Latest on the list of the numerous Atomic Explosion reactions is a lawsuit by an 87-year-old woman against four government institutions… An 87-year-old woman has file a suit against the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) over the siting of a filling … Read more

Gov’t Kickstarts New Policy To End Recurring Explosions At Fuel Stations

Subsequent to Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra, government has hit the ground running in a major move to draft a new policy geared towards ending the recurrent explosions and fire outbreaks at fuel stations across the country. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who announced this Sunday morning after visiting the disaster scene, … Read more

Let’s Help Victims of Atomic Explosions – Mahama

Former President John Mahama is urging Ghanaians to extend a helping hand to victims of the last night’s gas explosions at Atomic Junction in Accra that has so far caused six lives. Officials say 35 people suffered injuries as a result of the Saturday night disaster and are currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military … Read more

Photos: Morning After Deadly Gas Explosions

At least three persons were confirmed dead following gas explosions at Atomic Junction near Madina in Accra Saturday evening. Over 35 persons injured as a result of the blasts are currently responding to treatment at various health facilities in the capital, about four are in critical condition. Thousands worth of properties including cars were consumed … Read more

Photos: Accra Floods Again After Downpour

Greater part of the national capital, Accra got flooded Friday morning as a result of a downpour. The floods took over roads causing a gridlock in town with several people being locked up in their homes as businesses come to a standstill in Accra. Sign up for GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking … Read more

Gov’t To Employ 400 People As Forest Guards

The Forestry Commission (FC) is to employ 400 people to serve as forest guards to protect the country’s forest reserves from illegal chainsaw operations. Chief Executive of the Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, who announced this, said the Finance Ministry has given them financial clearance for the recruitment of the people. Speaking on the sidelines of … Read more

Police Hospital Shuts Down Children’s Ward For 3-Day Fumigation

Authorities at the Ghana Police Hospital will from Friday carry out a fumigation exercise in some departments of the health facility. The exercise will start from Friday midday, according to a press release, to Sunday. The Children’s Ward will be closed to the public throughout the period. “The affected departments will be opened to the … Read more

Open Defecation Claims 19,000 Lives In Ghana Annually

A World Bank report has revealed that 19,000 lives are lost in Ghana annually through the effects of open defecation and its related poor sanitation diseases. This is because of the high rate of the menace as only one-fifth of the Ghanaian population has access to improved toilet facilities. The World Bank’s report also said … Read more

Collapsed Bridge Threatens Economic, School Activities At Afrancho-Bronkong

A bridge at Afrancho-Bronkong connecting several farming communities in the Afigya Kwabre district of Ashanti Region has collapsed, making life unbearable for residents in the area. The situation has forced some residents to risk their lives to cross the Nkaadan River, on which the collapsed bridge once hanged, on foot to get to access other … Read more

Water Company Considers Shutting Barekese and Owabi Dams

The Ghana Water Company is considering a shutdown of its operations at the Barekese and Owabi dams in the Ashanti region if pollution of the water bodies serving the plants is not halted. Managers say the cost of water treatment has become expensive as land reserves around the dams have been encroached on by sand … Read more

Weather Forecast: Cloudy Morning In Most Parts With Slight Rains

Most parts of the country will be variably cloudy this morning with slight rains in some areas in the middle and coastal sectors. According to the forecast by the Ghana Meteorological Agency, sunny breaks with varying intensities will be experienced. “Convective activities are expected to develop by the afternoon to give thunderstorms with rain in … Read more

W/R: Anlo Beach Residents Call For Immediate Relocation From Tidal Wave

Inhabitants of Anlo beach in the Shama District of the Western Region want urgent intervention that would ensure their relocation to a safer place. The community of over 3,000 fisher folk has been heavily exposed to sea level rise, which had swallowed more than half of their asserts and continue to wreak havoc on them. … Read more

Ghana Remains A Nuclear-Weapon Free Country – Nana Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that three weeks ago, highly enriched Uranium from China had to be flown back because it was contraband in Ghana. He said that gesture symbolizes the commitment of the government to rid Ghana of such materials. World super-powers are teetering on the brink of a crossfire as North … Read more

No Spillage of Bagre Dam This Year

The Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso would not be spilled this year due to the low level of the water. The current level is two meters short of the 235 meters that have necessitated the annual spillage destroying properties downstream. The dam was constructed in 1992, operating on two turbines with a generation capacity of … Read more

108 Ghanaians Deported From Benin

One hundred and eight Ghanaians deported from Benin have arrived in the Central Region where they are being screened. The deportees, made up of children and women, were received Thursday at Esuohyia in the Central Region by officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) who are screening them. The Ghanaians were deported following the … Read more

Detailed Plan On Kick-Off of Policy In Kpandai

Just like the one constituency-one million dollars policy is receiving some green light, so is its counterpart policy, the one village-one dam beginning to see some daylight… President Nana Akufo-Addo is gradually proving to Ghanaians and of course all observers from around the world, that he is committed to putting all his campaign promises into … Read more

NALAG Directs Attention To Streetism

The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), in collaboration with the 216 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs), is to roll out a campaign to address streetism in the country. Dubbed “Streets Without Street Children “, the exercise ,which the association said would be launched soon, will remove thousands of children who are … Read more

About 5,000 Acres of Cocoa Farms To Be Destroyed In Ejisu-Juabeng

Scores of farmers at the communities within the Ejisu-Juaben municipality in the Ashanti Region have mounted a strong protest against the sale of their farmlands by the paramount chief of Ejisu, Nana Afrane Okese IV. The farmers from Abenase, Ampabame, Edwinase, Onwe, and Asarpong say the chief has sold lands on which they have their … Read more

N/R: NADMO Tests Rescue Boats Ahead of Bagre Dam Spillage

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has begun testing its boats for monitoring and rescue mission on the tributaries of the Volta Lake in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region under its Operation Thunderbolt project. It follows the declaration of the three northern regions as a highly disaster areas. NADMO has thus resolved … Read more

Bagre Dam Spillage: Nadmo Ready, Assures Abu Ramadan

A Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Abu Ramadan has assured that his outfit is ready to protect lives and properties ahead of the spillage of the Bagre Dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso. According to the Deputy National Coordinator, NADMO has adequately prepared and has equipment at its disposal to effectively combat … Read more