Accra could be on the verge of another flooding disaster similar to the June 3 tragedy, if the activities of garbage collectors in the Odaw River continue without check. In 2015, government carried out a demolition exercise along the Odaw River, to pave way for the dredging of the River to ensure the free flow … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced safe havens in flood prone areas in Accra to ensure minimal effects of floods if they occur this year. The Assembly in a statement copied to citifmonline.com identified fourteen (14) low lying areas within its precincts prone to flooding and matched open parks as safe havens for shelter. … Read more
Accra could be on the verge of another flooding disaster similar to the June 3 tragedy, if the activities of garbage collectors in the Odaw River continue without check. In 2015, government carried out a demolition exercise along the Odaw River, to pave way for the dredging of the River to ensure the free flow … Read more
15 things NPP can do differently for the environment By Akua Akyaa Change has come and everyone seems to be happy. Everyone except the outgoing government, I suppose. But to whom much is given, much is expected and the newly sworn in New Patriotic Party (NPP) is no different. As a public commentator on the … Read more
Change has come and everyone seems to be happy. Everyone except the outgoing government, I suppose. But to whom much is given, much is expected and the newly sworn in New Patriotic Party (NPP) is no different. As a public commentator on the environment in Ghana, my interest is to make the incoming government aware … Read more
The family that owns the house the United States of America (USA) government claimed was used as a fake US Embassy in Ghana have “strongly” refuted the story. The US State Department on November 2, 2016, issued a statement that Ghanaian and Turkish organised crime rings were running the fake embassy complete with a US … Read more
If you deserve a full loaf when bread is available in abundance, and yet you are given half a loaf, can that still be better than none? I certainly don’t think so. You have to demand for your full loaf. But you see, like the Akan saying ‘If you fail to speak about your haircut; … Read more
Dancers doing the ‘thunderbolt’ at the new Kwame Nkrumah interchange in Accra There was lots of reveling,cheering and dancing as President John Mahama commissioned the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange last Monday. Dancers did the ‘thunderbolt, the popular sign-off by Jamaican star athlete Usain Bolt which President John Mahama has also adopted. Ghanaians were invited to witness … Read more
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has allayed fears that the newly inaugurated Kwame Nkrumah flyover will, like many other Ghanaian infrastructure, be left to deteriorate as a result of the bad maintenance culture in the country. According to sector minister Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, government has put steps in place to ensure that the €74million … Read more
President John Mahama is set to commission an ultra-modern Kwame Nkrumah interchange in Accra which is sure to change the landscape of one of the most busiest business centers in Ghana. The Interchange, a cool 74 million Euros project is a revolutionary piece of infrastructural architecture that has transformed Circle as it is popularly called, … Read more
Dredge Masters Limited, a Ghanaian-owned leading provider of dredging services, has said it has completed the first phase of desilting the Odaw River. This task according to the company, included clearing the bottlenecks; the heavily silted areas in the water body to improve flow and increase the water carrying capacity of the drains to prevent … Read more