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Court jails two for illegal dumping at Accra Post Office; third accused remanded
Two men have been sentenced to three months in prison with hard labour for illegally dumping refuse at the Accra Post Office area.
The convicts, Albert Okai and Amoako Darko, pleaded guilty and were each fined 50 penalty units (GH¢600).
They failed to pay the fines and will serve their sentences at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
A third accused person, Michael Osei, pleaded not guilty and has been remanded into custody for one week to reappear in court for the continuation of the case.
Speaking after the judgment, the Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, said the convictions form part of efforts to clamp down on indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the city.
He warned that offenders who flout the Assembly’s sanitation by-laws would face similar consequences.
The Mayor announced plans to introduce a 24-hour cleaning initiative to address sanitation challenges in Accra.
He urged residents, traders and visitors to comply with the city’s sanitation laws by using designated bins and authorised collection services, avoiding open dumping and littering, supporting community clean-up activities, and reporting offenders to the Assembly’s task force.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana’s Special Envoy for Reparations is urging closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and it’s agencies to drive the reparations agenda through tourism and heritage, with plans to raise $100 million to restore the nation’s forts and castles.
The Deputy Minister, Yussif Issaka Jajah, welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles, following concerns raised by UNESCO over deteriorating conditions noting that despite funding challenges and stalled rehabilitation efforts, the Ministry is prepared to partner in mobilising resources to restore heritage sites and strengthen tourism.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles despite funding setbacks, pledging to collaborate in mobilising resources to protect heritage and boost tourism.
Members of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) are attending the 2026 African Languages Conference in Accra, held as part of African Languages Week (February 21–28, 2026).
The two-day hybrid conference, hosted at the ISSER Conference Hall at the University of Ghana, is organised by African Languages Inc, to promote language justice, cultural preservation, and digital rights across Africa and the diaspora.
Under the theme “Language Justice: African Languages for Social and Economic Development,” the conference brings together writers, scholars, policymakers, technologists, educators and community leaders to advance the use of African languages in education, governance, economic planning and digital innovation.
