In an innovative and inclusive step towards addressing plastic waste and building a resilient and sustainable city, the youth team in Active Minds Reading Club is building the capacity of children in basic schools as part of a Youth Recycling Project in Accra. This project is part …
Read More »Mayor Hails Youth Partnerships as Key to Tackling Plastic Pollution in Accra
Accra Mayor Elizabeth Sackey “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for global action to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet, but they also remind us that progress requires everyone’s commitment. Plastic pollution in our city is a significant issue, yet it presents an opportunity to innovate. Projects like …
Read More »Mayor, MP, Minister, Member of Council of State: Profile of late ET Mensah
The death has been reported of Enoch Teye Mensah, reputed to be one of the finest politicians from the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) days into the Fourth Republican dispensation. ET Mensah as he is widely known, served in several public leadership roles, one-time as a Mayor of Accra in …
Read More »See as one Mayor for Mexico town ‘marry’ crocodile for ritual
One mayor of one small Mexican town don wed one crocodile bride inside one long-time-old ritual for prosperity. Video show hoe e dey kiss di reptile, wey dem tie im mouth shut. Reports say di seven-year-old crocodile, wey dem nickname ‘little princess’, represent one deity wey dey linked with mother …
Read More »Kumasi: Suspension of three major projects has nothing to do with financial problems – Mayor
The Mayor of Kumasi, Hon Samuel Pyne has disclosed that, the suspension of three major projects in the Ashanti have nothing to do with financial problems According to him, funding for the projects are readily available but government opted to halt works the projects due to the ongoing negotiations …
Read More »Manhyia slams KMA mayor, Sam Pyne over indiscipline by traders
The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Pyne has been criticised by the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) over the growing indiscipline by traders in the Ashanti regional capital. Hawkers have invaded the pavements in the Central Business District (CBD) with their goods blocking the streets and impeding …
Read More »30% salary cut: I was paid GHC310 last month because of deducted arrears – Kumasi Mayor
Government earlier this year announced a 30 percent salary cut for its appointees to mitigate economic hardship in the country. Subsequently, President Akufo-Addo in an address on Sunday, October 30, 2022, while updating Ghanaians on the state of the economy said the 30 percent slash in salaries will still continue. …
Read More »KMA devising new ways to generate more revenue – Mayor reveals
The Mayor of Kumasi, Hon Samuel Pyne says the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is devising proactive measures to shore up revenue to attend to numerous projects it plans to carry out. Speaking on Garden City TV Thursday morning, Hon Pyne revealed that the Assembly was currently spending 70% of its …
Read More »Police Officer who arrested Sekondi Mayor ‘indiscipline, bogus’ – Kennedy Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has reacted to the recent arrest of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive, MCE, Abdul-Mumin Issah. According to Agyapong, instead of slamming the politician alone, there is the need to also examine the role of the Police Inspector involved. Speaking on Net2 TV’s the …
Read More »You cannot suspend Mayor of STMA – Akufo-Addo told
Dr. Richard Fiadomor, President of the Chamber of Local Government (ChaLog), has indicated that the powers of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as enshrined in the Constitution gives him the power to sack the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and not to suspend him. Speaking on JoyNews’ ‘The Pulse’ programme on …
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