Managing Director of GIHOC, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has stated that his company will continue increasing prices as long as inflation keeps rising. He explains that this has become necessary due to the increase in prices of raw materials and other production resources. According to him, the company needs to be …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Bongo Library turned water reservoir
It is so painful when those given the opportunity to serve sit adamant in their free paid air-conditioned office and careless about the things that benefit the ordinary people. The video below is evidence of what is going on in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. It was …
Read More »Chief, residents bemoan lack of potable water in Okper communities
Residents of various communities in the Okper division in the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area of the Eastern Region have appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and the government of Ghana to help solve the water crisis in their communities. They said they currently resort to well water for …
Read More »Ghana Water Company Limited can’t account for 40% of water produced
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has taken steps to reduce water unaccounted for, otherwise known as non-revenue water – which currently stands at 40 percent of its production – with the introduction of new technology by the city of Aarhus, Denmark. Non-revenue water is when water produced into the …
Read More »Ukraine crisis: Ghanaian students cry over shortage of bread and water
Ukraine based Ghanaian students have narrated their horrid experience and current situation after the recent attacks from Russia. The series of the recent bombings in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, come after Russia President, Vladimir Putin, launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, 24 February. Per media reports from Ukraine, dozens …
Read More »Report if cloudy water flowing exceeds 15 seconds − GWCL
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has advised the general public to report at its district offices across the country if bleached water flows through their taps for more than 15 seconds. The Public Relations Officer of the company, Stanley Martey who made this public announcement, said repair works often …
Read More »Court sentences former Water Resources Minister to three-month imprisonment
Former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe and two others have been sentenced by the Federal High Court Jos Division to three-month imprisonment. The two others have been identified as Raymond Dabo and Evangelist Leo Sunday Jitung. The trio had been standing trial for four years on charges bordering on …
Read More »PHOTOS: Level 400 student burns roommate with hot water over an argument
Lovelyn David, a level 400 student of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State has allegedly scalded her roommate, Angel Ogbowu with hot water over an argument. The act caused severe damage to Angel’s skin. According to sources, the incident occurred on Monday night, January 31, 2022. “They had …
Read More »Acute water shortage hits Sekondi-Takoradi
Residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and some adjoining communities in the Western Region, have been battling with acute water shortage for the past two weeks. The activities of both domestic and commercial users have been affected and they now have to walk long distances in search of water. Food vendors and other …
Read More »70-year-old man jumps into water well to end his life
A seventy-year-old man on Thursday, February 17 night ended his life by jumping into a well that serves as a source of drinking water at Kurantumi in the Abuakwa municipality of the Eastern Region. According to an eyewitness report, the late Kojo Owusu believed to be a pensioner committed suicide …
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