The Department of Community Development embarked on Child Protection engagement on the above subject matter at the Ogbojo Presby school in the Adentan municipality. This was sort to increase awareness creation on Adolescent protection and its related issues amongst students and how to mitigate the dangers associated with it. The students were taken through the […]
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Educating an African Fit for the 21st Century
The Department of Children celebrated one (1) calendar day event. The celebration was 2025 Africa Safer Internet Day which took place in Independence Avenue on the theme Digital Citizenship: Educating an African Fit for the 21st Century. This year’s celebration aimed at promoting safer, responsible and positive use of digital technology and educate all digital […]
Kpone Municipal Hospital Commissioned
Kpone, Greater Accra Region – In a historic event on [insert date], the President of the Czech Republic, His Excellency [insert name], officially commissioned the newly constructed 40-bed Kpone Municipal Hospital in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The occasion marks a significant milestone in Ghana’s efforts to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure and […]
DATA COLLECTION IN GREATER ACCRA
As part of the oversight responsibility of the Ghana Statistical Service, field officers working on projects were monitored. The Regional office through the Regional Statistician monitored a number of teams who are engaged in field data collection in the region. Notable among them being the Ghana Living Standards Survey, round eight (GLSS 8) which began last […]
GARCC Collaborates with EPA to Tackle E-waste Management in Accra GARCC Collaborates with EPA to Tackle E-waste Management in Accra
The Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), convened a high-level stakeholder meeting to address pressing environmental concerns, with a focus on hazardous and electronic waste (e-waste) management in the region. The meeting, held at the RCC premises, brought together representatives from Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), […]
Accra Gets Brighter: 126 Streets Lit Within First 50 Days of Regional Minister’s Tenure
Accra, March 25 – The Greater Accra Region is witnessing a significant transformation under the “Lighting Accra” initiative, with over 126 streets and highways illuminated within the first 50 days of the Regional Minister’s assumption of office. Addressing members of the press and stakeholders at a media briefing on Monday, the Hon. Regional Minister reaffirmed […]
GAR Minister, Education Ministry & NADMO Supports Labone SHS
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo on Tuesday, joined the Ministry of Education and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), to provide urgent relief items to students of Labone Senior High School affected by a recent fire outbreak. The presentation which was made by the Regional Minster, Deputy Minister for Education, […]
Community Sensitization at Adjen Kotoko
The Department of Children organized Community sensitization for traders and hawkers of the Adjen Kotoku market, which is located in the Ga West Municipal District assembly. The main flashcard tool used was the Balloon game which was to help participants to understand that, children are like balloon that need to be protected from any form […]
GAR Minister commissions Weija-Gbawe Astroturf to Boost Sports Development
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has commissioned a newly constructed FIFA-standard Astroturf at the Gbawe Cluster of Schools, a project undertaken through a collaboration involving Oxygen Ghana, the Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly, the land grantors, and the Coastal Development Authority (CODA). Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, she pointed out that […]
Greater Accra Regional Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Sakumo Ramsar
The Greater Accra Regional Minister Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo has reiterated government’s commitment to protecting Ramsar sites from encroachment and illegal development. Speaking at the Sakumo site on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Minister expressed deep concern over the growing threats to one of Ghana’s most significant wetlands. speaking at a working visit in […]