Nima residents delaying ‘World-Class’ project – Minister
Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has attributed the delay of Nima’s redevelopment project, to hostile attitudes by stakeholders and occupants of homes within the area. According to him, the people are reluctant to accept President Akufo-Addo’s upgrade for the township for fear that many may be displaced. Nima redevelopment is still on the […]
June 28, 2021
The Ghanaian Times says Census Night is a reference point for census enumeration since it is said to be necessary for telling a complete and accurate story about the population of Ghana. The Paper commends the Government for providing a whooping 521.3m Ghana cedis for the exercise. The Ghanaian Times appeals to everyone within the […]
EPA shuts down Empire cement factory at Weija
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed down Empire Cement Factory Limited under construction at Weija in Accra over environmental concerns and for operating without permit. The Chinese-owned company is sited on a ramsar site near the Pambros Salt Mining Company against all health and environmental concerns raised by residents of the area and countless […]
Kofi Annan memorial lecture on drug policy launched
Ahead of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, a coalition of civil society groups, West Africa Drug Policy Network and the International Drug Policy Consortium, is highlighting the need for drug use to be treated as a public health issue, rather than criminalising it. The group believes that there […]
