Activities of illegal miners have led to the shutdown of the Ghana Water Company treatment plant at Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region. The treatment plant which takes water from the Birim River which flows from the Atewa Forest to be treated and supplied for both domestic and residential usage, has … Read more
The University for Development Studies (UDS) is indebted to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in excess of GHC200, 000 covering over two-year unsettled bills. Disclosing this on Onua FM morning show ‘Yen Nsem Pa’, the Northern Regional Public Relations Officer of GWCL, Nii Abbey said all attempts to reach a common ground with the … Read more
Water produced by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) for domestic and industrial uses is safer for consumption than 99 per cent of packaged water on the market, Head of Corporate Communications at the GWCL, Stanley Martey, has said. He allayed the public’s fears that tap water was not safe for drinking, saying instead that … Read more
The Ghana Water Company says chiefs hold the key to ending the destruction of critical water sources through illegal mining activities. As the world marked World Water Day on Wednesday, the destruction of Ghana’s water bodies due to pollution through illegal mining activities fell under the spotlight. The Ghana Water Company revealed that almost every … Read more
GHANA yesterday marked World Water Day with a call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the illegal mining activities currently going on in the country. World Water Day is celebrated March 22 every year to focus on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in developing and developed countries. However, … Read more
The imminent threat of Ghana’s water resources running dry in a few years gets scarier by the day. Water treatment plants are being shut down one after the other almost every time, due to pollution, largely by activities of illegal gold miners. Head of Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Steve Mantey, on the Citi … Read more
The Ghana Water Company says chiefs hold the key to ending the destruction of critical water sources through illegal mining activities. As the world marked World Water Day on Wednesday, the destruction of Ghana’s water bodies due to pollution through illegal mining activities fell under the spotlight. The Ghana Water Company revealed that almost every … Read more
Three out of every five Ghanaian drinking water are reported to be contaminated by human waste, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. This revelation was made by David Duncan, Chief Director of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), a Water NGO, at a ceremony to mark World Water Day at the … Read more
The imminent threat of Ghana’s water resources running dry in a few years gets scarier by the day. Water treatment plants are being shut down one after the other almost every time, due to pollution, largely by the activities of illegal gold miners. The Head of Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Steve Mantey on … Read more
The imminent threat of Ghana’s water resources running dry in a few years time gets scarier by the day. Water treatment plants are being shut down one after the other almost every time, due to pollution, largely by the activities of illegal gold miners. The Head of Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Steve Mantey … Read more
Experts at the Ghana Water Company have warned that the country risks importing water for consumption unless illegal mining activities stop. As the country joins the rest of the world to mark the WHO World Water Day, the experts say the spate of water pollution in Ghana is approaching alarming levels. According to the Accra … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited has threatened to cut water supply to Senior High Schools in the Eastern region over unpaid bills. Almost all the Public Second Cycle Institutions in the Eastern region owe the water company huge sums of money, crippling the operations of the company. The Company has begun dispatching letters to the … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited has threatened to cut water supply to Senior High Schools in the Eastern region over unpaid bills. Almost all the Public Second Cycle Institutions in the Eastern region owe the water company huge sums of money, crippling the operations of the company. The Company has begun dispatching letters to the indebted … Read more
A hotel in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, which has been stealing potable water from the Ghana Water Company for three years, faces legal action over a GHC13,950-bill The hotel, Passo Lodge, was disconnected in December 2014 for its failure to pay water bills totaling GHC 1,600 but officials on Thursday detected it had illegally … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has said special arrangements for emergency services in the Kumasi metropolis have been made ahead of the closure of the Barekese dam tomorrow, Tuesday. This follows a release from GWCL which stated that, “the Barekese Headworks of the Ghana Water Company Ltd will … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Agyenim Boateng Agyei as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority. Mr Boateng Agyei is heading back to a position he occupied between 2005 and 2010. The communication of the new appointment was contained in a letter dated March 7, 2017. Mr. AGYENIM BOATENG ADJEI … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Agyenim Boateng Adjei as the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority in accordance with the Public Procurement Authority Act 2003. The appointment is pending the receipt of the advice of the governing board of the Authority in consultation with the Public Services Commission. Mr. Boateng Adjei served in … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Agyenim Boateng Adjei as the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority in accordance with the Public Procurement Authority Act 2003. The appointment is pending the receipt of the advice of the governing board of the Authority in consultation with the Public Service Commission. Mr. Boateng Adjei served in … Read more
The Ghana Water Company is will in the coming days announce an increment in water prices to make up for rising treatment cost arising out of the gravity of pollution of its sources of raw water. The latest decision comes on the back of the shutdown of some water treatment plants in some parts of … Read more
Several communities across the country are faced with acute water shortage, a situation officials blame on destructive human activities. Residents in the Northern, Central, Western and Brong Ahafo Regions are left with no option but of trekking miles to access water from rivers that are fast drying up. Officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited … Read more