Ghana Ratifies Mercury Convention
People living in Ghana’s mining communities may now be better protected from deadly mercury poisoning. On March 23, Ghana ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury – a real step forward for...
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A Dumb Generation of Social Media Experts
So yesterday I saw a video of a man ranting so furiously about the Ghanaian educational system and the “uselessness” of the things that are being taught in schools. He says that too many...
A Dumb Generation of Social Media Experts
By Dr. Richard Tia So yesterday I saw a video of a man ranting so furiously about the Ghanaian educational system and the “uselessness” of the things that are being taught in schools. He says...
KATH Denies Oxygen Shortage Claims; Admits Production Shortfall
Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi has denied claims that the facility has been hit by oxygen, leading to the death of patients. Although management admits the oxygen plant at...
Ghanaian Researcher Wins First Al-Kharafi Prize
A Ghanaian chemist whose research has shed light on the heavy metal content of tea, clay and dust in her home country is the first-ever winner of the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize, an annual award that...
Unabated Surge In Ayilor (white Clay) Sales
Traders of white clay also known as ‘Ayilor’ in Ga or ‘Shilay’ in Twi are making huge sales. It is not clear what is accounting for the increase in sales but patrons claim that ayilor helps...
Allopathic Alternative Medicine
In the course of my research I also realized that, there is no such thing as alternative medicine. The medical community considered it so because anything that is outside their jurisdiction is...
We Are All Toxic
Toxins can wreak havoc on your body and cause many illnesses from headaches to cancer. In order to stay 100% healthy we all need to detoxify regularly. Toxins create disease and they are everywhere:...
An Important Announcement On Ghanas Gold Industry
Gold was discovered, (circa) ca. BC/BCE 6,000 in Egypt (Cramb, Alan W, A Short History of Metals, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University). It was the first and by...