The Ghana Police Service has begun an investigation into the fatal accident that claimed two lives and left others injured at East Legon, Accra over the weekend.
The Deputy Director at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has stated that Ghana’s new water policy will help address the illegal mining ‘galamsey’ menace.
The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with national security, has apprehended a driver and a mate at old Akrade in the Asuogyaman district for attempting to smuggle cocoa beans.
The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) initiative to bolster stability in northern Ghana and the coastal West African countries of Benin and Togo.
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has closed the Prang-Atebubu stretch of the Atebubu-Kumasi Highway in the Bono East Region to traffic, as the white Volta submerged the Nyomoase Bridge on the highway.
The Board Chairman of ADB Bank, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has resigned with immediate effect following allegations of extortion levelled against him by one of the bank's customers.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, along with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious, Ghana, have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency amidst the illegal mining crisis, commonly known as galamsey.
The Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, has launched an initiative by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) aimed at simplifying the process for applicants seeking fire safety permits and certifications.
A total of 18 changfang machines which were being used for illegal gold mining were destroyed on the first day of the renewed military operation dubbed "Operation Halt 2", as part of the fight against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.
