Tag: EPA
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Disapprove permits that do not meet dev’t standards – MMDCES urged
Local Assemblies have been charged to reject the siting of projects that do not meet their development standards regardless of the developer procuring environment permits from the Agency. This according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is critical to the development of the nation. The call comes on the back of issues raised by some…
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EPA, Zeal collaborate to operationalize Petroleum Laboratory
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to collaborate with Zeal Environmental Technologies to help efficiently operationalize EPA’s established Laboratory in Takoradi to serve the petroleum industry. The Executive Director of EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, said this to Citi News during a working visit to Zeal Environmental Technologies, an indigenous oil and industrial waste management…
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Fish farms witness huge drop in sales due to Covid-19
The aquaculture or fisheries sector has not been spared the debilitating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales for major fish farms dipped by a sharp 70% during the lockdown, but peaked to about 50% after the partial lockdown was lifted. Already, the sector was reeling under the severe blow dealt it by the outbreak of…
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EPA to boost exports to EU – Ambassador
Ghanaian companies exporting products to the EU market should enjoy reduced prices on their goods should the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) be fully passed by Parliament. The agreement, which was signed by Ghana and the EU in August and December 2016 respectively, covers goods and development cooperation. The agreement when fully passed, will also offer…
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Stop issuance of permits – Minister to EPA
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng has advised the new members of the Board of Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to halt the issuance of permit to small scale miners. The Minister believes this is necessary until such a time that the country will be rid of all harm…
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Resist pressure for illegal siting of fuel stations – Prof. Frimpong Boateng
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, has advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to resist persuasion and pressure from influential people in society to site fuel stations at wrong places. Fuel and gas stations have claimed lives of hundreds of Ghanaians across…
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Be innovative in dealing with illegal mining – Dep. Env’t Minister
Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Patricia Appiagyei has tasked staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be innovative in their approach to tackling illegal mining. She argues that issues facing the environment can only be dealt with efficiently if technology and innovation are effected in their approach in dealing with the…
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Making EPA meaningful to Ghana: Exporters push for support
Ghanaian exporters have intensified appeals for the government to improve their lot and make them competitive ahead of the eventual implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). According to them, they should be able to stand the competition from their foreign counterparts should they operate within favourable business environments. Some of them who have been…
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EU supports Ghana’s industrial growth plans
The European Union has pledged its commitment to support government’s plan of developing Ghana’s industrial base to foster economic growth. According to the EU, the various policies outlined by the government ties in with the union’s target of providing employment for the majority of persons living in the respective countries of operation. The EU’s commitment…
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Ghana loses $54 billion to galamsey, deforestation – Group
Ghana is losing over 54 billion dollars annually due to the wrongful use of natural environmental resources. This is according to the Chairman of the Biometric Offset Business Scheme (BOBS) Dr. Yaw Osei-Owusu. In his view, unregulated activities such as illegal mining, water pollution, deforestation among others, are causing the country huge economic loses annually.…