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EPA commences 2025 compliance enforcement in Tongu, Keta Areas 
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EPA commences 2025 compliance enforcement in Tongu, Keta Areas 

The Sogakope Area Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced the commencement of its 2025 compliance enforcement exercise across six districts within its jurisdiction in September 2025.  The exercise will cover the Keta Municipal; Akatsi South Municipal; Anloga, South Tongu, North Tongu and Central Tongu Districts.  According to the authority, the exercise forms part of efforts to ensure strict adherence to environmental laws, including the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652), the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022 (Act 1080), and the Hazardous Electronic and Other Wastes (Classification), Control and Management Regulations, 2016 (LI 2250).  Mr. Derick Ashia Logo,...
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President Mahama Removes Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo from Office
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President Mahama Removes Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo from Office

President John Dramani Mahama has removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo, from office with immediate effect. The decision, according to a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, was taken in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution. It follows the submission of a report by a committee constituted under Article 146(6) of the Constitution to investigate a petition brought forward by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After a thorough inquiry, the committee concluded that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established against the Chief Justice and consequently recommended her removal. Per the Constitution, the Pres...
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Mahama moves to restore calm in Sawla, Bole; engages Yagbonwura  
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Mahama moves to restore calm in Sawla, Bole; engages Yagbonwura  

President John Dramani Mahama has taken steps to restore calm in the Sawla-Bole Area of the Savannah Region.   A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesman and Minister in-charge of Government Communications, said President Mahama received a briefing from the National Security Coordinator and the Minister for the Interior on developments in the Sawla-Bole Area, upon his return from a state visit to Singapore.    It said while in Singapore, the President spoke by telephone with the Yagbonwura, Jira Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, to discuss steps to end the conflict and restore peace between the Gonja and Brifor communities.    It said as part of this peace-building effort, the President had dispatched a Government Delegation, led by ...
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SOEs in financial and allied services lead growth, SIGA report reveals  
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SOEs in financial and allied services lead growth, SIGA report reveals  

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the Financial and Allied Services sector have been identified as the top performers in revenue growth for the 2024 fiscal year.   This was disclosed in the  newly released State Ownership Report (SOR) from the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA).   The report, a critical resource for policymakers and the public, provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial and operational performance of Ghana’s Specified Entities (SEs).    While the overall SOE sector recorded a significant 28.30 per cent  revenue increase to GHS133.68 billion, the Financial and Allied Services sub-sector grew by  49.52 per cent.    The energy sector followed with an improved revenue growth of 38.98 per ce...
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Centre for Local Government Advocacy proposes accountability measures to advance Ghana’s decentralisation
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Centre for Local Government Advocacy proposes accountability measures to advance Ghana’s decentralisation

The Centre for Local Government Advocacy (CLGA) has proposed measures to assess and request accountability from District, Municipal and Metropolitan assemblies. The CLGA highlighted the disconnect between grand development plans and their implementation on the ground, stressing the lack of awareness among residents of Metropolitan, Municipal and   District Assemblies (MMDAs). This was disclosed by Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a member of the Board of Directors for CLGA, at the 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League media engagement which was held in Accra. He stated that accountability at the local government level was a shared duty that required citizens to be informed and proactive by routinely scrutinising development projects and initiatives. He noted that citi...
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WAPCA calls for endangered primate protection 
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WAPCA calls for endangered primate protection 

The West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA) has called for the protection of endangered primates, as the world marks International Primates Day on September 01, 2025.  WAPCA, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), stated that it was reflecting on the importance of primate conservation, as 60 per cent of the species worldwide were at risk of extinction.  It noted that primates were some of the most intelligent and social animals on the planet; from playful monkeys to majestic great apes, they shared many traits with humans and were vital seed dispersers for the health of their ecosystems.  “Sadly, however, many primate species face threats like habitat loss, poaching, and the illegal pet trade.”  WAPCA is a local non-governmental organisati...
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National Apprenticeship Programme Will Benefit All Interested Youth – Bono Minister
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National Apprenticeship Programme Will Benefit All Interested Youth – Bono Minister

Mr Joseph Addae Akwaboah, the Bono Regional Minister, has given the assurance that the government’s National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) will benefit all interested young people across the country. The NAP, a major government initiative, seeks to address youth unemployment, close the skills gap, and promote economic growth. It provides free, high-quality apprenticeship training to equip young people with industry-relevant technical, vocational, and entrepreneurial skills. Beneficiaries will receive nationally recognised certification and pathways to employment or self-employment in priority sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, fashion, construction, renewable energy, and traditional crafts. Mr Akwaboah said government remained committed to tackling the growing unemp...
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Great Commission Church International Tema District Women’s Convention ends  
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Great Commission Church International Tema District Women’s Convention ends  

The 2025 Women's Convention of the Tema District of the Great Commission Church International (GCCI) has ended at Gbetsile in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Great Accra Region.   The four-day event was on the theme: "Focusing on the Culture of Jesus: Evangelism and Discipleship of Jesus".   It was attended by women from all the eight branches of the Church in the Tema Area, namely: Mount Zion Assembly, Maranatha Assembly, Grace Temple, City of Refuge Temple, Faith Temple, Tema Newtown Assembly, Prampram Assembly and Mexico City Cell Group.   Rev Paul Morgan-Adorsu, GCCI Tema District Pastor in his Sunday homily to the Convention appealed to Christian to forgive one another; declaring that the Bible commands Christians to forgive others because Christ h...
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COP Lydia Yaako Donkor elected to INTERPOL Africa Committee
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COP Lydia Yaako Donkor elected to INTERPOL Africa Committee

Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been elected a member of the newly formed INTERPOL Africa Committee. She is the first Ghanaian and the only female member of the Committee, and will serve a four-year term, said a release shared the Ghana News Agency  Saturday.  Her election marks a milestone for women in policing across the continent and underscores the growing importance of gender inclusion in high-level security and law enforcement decision-making. “Being the first Ghanaian to serve on a regional Committee of the world’s largest police organisation (INTERPOL), makes her a true trail blazer for women in policing,”  the release said “Her nomination is both a testament to Ghana’s ...
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PURC inaugurates four mechanised boreholes at Bongo-Dua  
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PURC inaugurates four mechanised boreholes at Bongo-Dua  

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has inaugurated four mechanised boreholes for the chiefs and people of the Dua Electoral Area in the Bongo District.   Each of the water systems is fitted with an overhead 10,000-litre polytank and standpipes and has been provided to the Dua-Yikene and Dua-Nayiri sub-communities to help address the water crisis that had plagued the area for years.   The intervention, which formed part of the Commission’s corporate social responsibility, established by the PURC Act, 2010 (Act 800), followed an appeal made in writing by Mr William Amuna, an opinion leader of the Dua community, to the Commission to help resolve the decades-long water challenges.   At a brief ceremony to hand over the water systems to the community,...
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