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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement on 2nd review of extended credit facility with Ghana
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached the staff-level agreement on review of the extended credit facility with Ghana. The IMF in a statement released on Saturday April 13, 2024, said Ghana will have access to about US$360 million in financing once the review is approved by IMF Management and formally completed by the IMF […]
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‘A Taste of Sin’ Premieres On Netflix
Archbishop Duncan Williams Africa’s premier Christian lifestyle television and film network, Dominion TV, has chalked new success in the entertainment industry with the Netflix premiere of its movie, ‘A
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Jospong Group to build waste treatment plants in Lagos State
The Jospong Group of Companies (JCG) has entered into agreement with the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to build waste treatment plants in Lagos. The integrated waste treatment facility will help to transform the environmental situation of Africa’s most populous city. The landmark agreement was formalized with the signing […]
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Zoomlion, Graphic Communications launches campaign to name cleanest region
Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, and Graphic Communications have launched a campaign to rank all 16 regions in Ghana and name the cleanest in terms of environmental sanitation. The campaign which was launched at the HO Central Market in the Volta region will rank all regions on proper waste management methods and general sanitation […]
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Waste collectors receive training on hazardous waste segregation and handling
Seventy individuals are benefiting from training on waste segregation and hazardous waste management for improved sanitation and environmental sustainability. The training, organized by Professional City Managers, a waste management company, is funded by the Skills Development Fund. The seventy beneficiaries are expected to train residents in seven thousand households in the Ga West, Ga North, […]
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Zoomlion Foundation launches Agenda Zero Waste
… unveils Green Generation champions Zoomlion Foundation in collaboration with the Accra College of Education has launched Agenda Zero Waste as part of efforts to get everyone on board in tackling sanitation challenges in the country. The initiative is aimed involving teacher trainees to be champions of environmental education across the country. Launching the initiative […]
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NLA hands over toilet facility to Mpintsin community
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), through Causes Foundation – an entity that spearheads NLA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR), has handed over a toilet facility to the Mpintsin community in the Sekondi-Takoradi municipality. The facility, according to the NLA, is to ensure good public health. According to Deputy General Director-NLA, Madam Horman Akaisi Miezah, Mpintsin is […]
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Ashanti Regional Minister cuts sod for 33-unit accommodation facility for military in Kumasi
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has led a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a 33-unit accommodation facility for the military, whose accommodations have been affected by the initiative. This follows a Supreme Court ruling which requested that portions of the government land be ceded to the Golden Stool. “A Supreme Court ruling requested […]
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Features
Poetry Corner: Waste Mismanagement
So the chiming clock And the timing hour hand Sent every dozing eye to sleep land And oh nature had called at an hour so odd A call he must honour…at all cost At an hour he did not suspect…he had received nature’s call At a place he did not respect…he had answered […]
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49% of children aged 6–59 months anaemic – GSS
18% under age 5 stunted 6% wasted 12% are underweight 2 percent overweight The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report on maternal and child health by Ghana Statistical Services has revealed that 49 percent of children aged 6 to 59 months are anaemic, a decline from the 66 percent recorded in 2014. Of the 49 […]
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49% of children aged 6–59 months anemic – GSS
18% under age 5 stunted 6% wasted 12% are underweight 2 percent overweight The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report on maternal and child health by Ghana Statistical Services has revealed that 49 percent of children aged 6 to 59 months are anemic, a decline from the 66 percent recorded in 2014. Of […]
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Levy on secondhand clothing mooted
As the country grapples with a severe environmental crisis due to the hazardous consequences of secondhand clothing waste, a levy has been proposed to better manage the situation. Across every part of the country, once-vibrant landscapes and communities are now under siege as pollution from discarded garments takes a torturous toll on the nation. Fast […]
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IMF bailout: Govt reaches agreement with Official Creditors on debt treatment
The government has announced that it has reached an agreement with its Official Creditors in restoring debt sustainability in line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme targets. The government is seeking to secure the 2nd tranche of the IMF bailout after securing the 1st tranche in 2023. The government embarked on a Domestic Debt […]
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