Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has held a series of stakeholder engagements with various community groups within the Sekondi and Takoradi municipality. The aim of the engagement sessions was to sensitize stakeholders in the areas about the operations of Karpowership and its contribution to communities. According to the Company’s Corporate Communications Specialist, Sandra Amarquaye, the engagement … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched another of his numerous ‘one-this-one-that’ promise – the One District-One Warehouse Policy. The unveiling of the policy which is aimed at building a warehouse in each of the 216 districts in Ghana, was marked with a sod cutting ceremony for the construction of the first warehouse at Ejura in the … Read more
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
An awkward encounter ensued between some fisher folks and the Member of Parliament of Shama Constituency in the Western Region during the inauguration of some landing beach committees. The committees are expected to oversee the sale of premix fuel in the Shama District. But some aggrieved residents who claimed to be die-hard members of the … Read more
A Ghanaian fishing community at Akpakpadodome in Benin is facing eviction following the government’s decision to develop the area. The community made up 860 Ghanaians who survive on small-scale fishing was established by their grandfathers about 90 years ago but are now at a cross-roads after the Benin government announced its decision to move them … Read more
The Central Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, Chief Superintendent Francis Palmadeti, has argued that the recent ban on recruiting people to the Gulf Region is an ineffective way of fighting human trafficking in Ghana. He has opined that the move amounts to “treading on constitutional and human rights landmines because our constitution guarantees … Read more
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the founder of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), has called on the Government to show more commitment towards supporting the private sector by creating the enabling environment for local businesses to thrive. The private sector, he said, was a key component in accelerating the country’s economic development. Dr Nduom made the … Read more
The inauguration of eight different landing beach committees at Shama in the Shama District of the Western Region, came to an abrupt end when the national chairman for the landing Beach Committees, Nii Lantey Bannerman, questioned the membership of the committees he had visited to inaugurate. Mr. Lantey was forced to end the ceremony when … Read more
Nana Kwesi Ackon, the Chief Fisherman of Ngyeresia, a fishing community near Sekondi, has appealed to government to halt light sea fishing and pair trawling activities to enable fishing expeditions flourish in the community. “Government must therefore ban the importation of special fishing nets which trap fishes including; smaller ones that are supposed to be … Read more
Fishermen on the coast of the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region, have had their canoes other fishing equipment destroyed following a strong tidal waves that swept through the area on Saturday night. The waves affected Ankaful, a suburb of Saltpond, Nankesedo, Kormantse, Abandze and Anomabo. One fisherman from Saltpond was reportedly injured while trying to … Read more
Blekusu, a fishing community in the Ketu South Municipality of Volta Region, was in the early hours of Sunday, hit by strong tides leaving parts of the area flooded. The ravaging sea water also affected the main road connecting Denu and Keta. Some residents, mostly fisher folk, are counting their losses as they had been … Read more
Blekusu, a fishing community in the Ketu South Municipality of Volta Region, was in the early hours of Sunday, hit by strong tides leaving parts of the area The ravaging sea water also affected the main road connecting Denu and Keta. Some residents, mostly fisher folk, are counting their losses as they had been displaced. … Read more
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has said that Ghana’s fishing law is currently under review and is expected to be operational within the first quarter of 2018. This comes on the back of the high rise in illegal fishing activities coupled with unacceptable fishing methods. In recent times, overuse of … Read more
Since the ban was imposed to curb the activities of illegal miners in the country, many people have started reaping the benefits of the move by the government. The fishermen who fish in the Ankobra River have revealed that ever since the activities of galamsey operators came to a standstill in these past few weeks, … Read more
Fishermen along the country’s coastal zones have called on government to restore their authority to enable them fight illegalities in the fishing industry. Fisher folks in Shama, Sekondi, Axim, Elmina, Bortianor, Ada and Keta-Abutiakofe say the impunity in the industry can best be handled if law enforcement is entrusted to them. Ghana’s annual fish harvest … Read more
The Chiefs in the Edina Traditional Area in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality have bemoaned the high rate of illegal fishing activities in the area. The use of unauthorised fishing methods such as Carbide, DDT, dynamite, formalin among others according to the chiefs are not only harmful to human life but that of aquatic life as well. … Read more
Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal fishing practices. They insist fishing is their livelihood and whoever wants sanity in the industry must first stop foreigners, who they claim invaded their “terrain” with the illegal fishing practices. The fishermen were … Read more
Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal fishing practices. They insist fishing is their livelihood and whoever wants sanity in the industry must first stop foreigners, who they claim invaded their “terrain” with the illegal fishing practices. The fishermen were … Read more
Illegal fishing activities continue to impact Ghana’s fishing industry. The development is reported to have reached alarming proportions as the country spends millions of cedis to address the impact of the menace. But checks at some fishing centres in the country reveal that the fisher folks may not be ending their deeds anytime soon. Citi … Read more
There will be a severe shortage of fish in Ghana if Chinese fishermen operating in Ghana’s territorial waters are banned. This is the assertion by the Managing Director of the semi-industrial fishing company, Onyame Fisheries, Joe Onyame, who says about 90 percent of fish consumed in the country are from Chinese fisher folks in the country. According … Read more