5 Boys Arrested For Sakawa
Five teenagers residing at New Takoradi, a fishing community in the Sekondi-Takoradi, have been arrested by the police for their alleged attempt to use the father of one of them for ritual money,...
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UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes
The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using chemical weapons. Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged restraint as Russia...
Trump Welcomes ‘friend’ China’s Xi For Talks
Latest: Syria war: US launches missile strikes in response to chemical ‘attack’ We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping...
After ‘chemical’ Strike, Quick Thinking Saves Syrian Man’s Life
The feeling in his limbs began fading slowly, just moments after a suspected chemical attack in a northwest Syrian town. Quick thinking saved Hassan Youssef's life -- but not his legs. "I heard it on...
UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians dead and wounded. The release of chemicals in a rebel-held town in Idlib province...
US Agrees To ChemChina’s $43 Bn Takeover of Syngenta
US authorities have agreed to the $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta by state-owned ChemChina, marking the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm. The move lays the path...
Tragedy of Suspected Chemical Attack Seeps Into Syria Conference
For Diaeddin Al Zamel, the call to save Syria at a EU-UN conference in Brussels was not supposed to be a punch to the gut. The gathering was meant to be an all-too-typical plea for aid from rich...
Tackle Illegal Mining To Save Lives
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged the government to tackle the issue of illegal mining in the country to protect the environment and save lives. The organisation noted that...
DuPont To Sell Parts of Pesticides Unit For Dow Merger
US chemical giant DuPont said Friday it will sell some of its pesticide business to FMC to clear the regulatory hurdles to the merger with Dow Chemical. However, the companies pushed back the closing...
Shea Butter Produced In Upper West Not Contaminated
The Upper West regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has stated that Shea butter from the region is not contaminated as reported in the media circles. The comment from the FDA comes...
Let’s Rescue Birim River From Galamsey Operations
Water in the Birim River is fast becoming untreatable for human consumption as a result of high levels of pollution by operations of illegal miners popularly known as galamsey, the Eastern Regional...
Researchers Assess Harmful Effects of Mercury Use On Small-Scale Miners
A research to assess the effect of excessive use of mercury in gold extraction on artisanal miners and residents of mining communities in Ghana is currently underway. The miners are said to be...
Decriminalize Suicide
A clinical psychologist Dr. Samuel Atindanbila has called for the country’s law on suicide to be reviewed to help reduce the menace of the sordid act. According to him persons attempted taking...
Is It Safe To Drink Fanta and Sprite?
A recent court case in Nigeria has highlighted concerns that locally made soft drinks may be considered unsafe for human consumption elsewhere, as Ijeoma Ndukwe explains. There has been uproar in...
Ghana Made Shea Butter Downgraded On International Market
Farmers and women groups engaged in the shea butter and groundnut business in the Upper West Region say they have lost about GH¢5 million in revenue after their produce was downgraded on the...
Refineries Threaten Boycott of Ghana Gold Over Galamsey
Ghana risks a boycott of its gold by major refineries across the globe if it fails to tackle illegal mining activities in the short term. This is the caution from industry players. According to them,...
Malaysia Prepares To Deport N.Korean Linked To Murder; Condemns Attack
Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader and prepared to deport him, while police issued an arrest warrant for another...
To Eat “Koobi” Or Not To Eat
There is nothing as suicidal as being told that a meal or a particular food one has enjoyed for years has been laden with poison. What do you do when faced with a problem of the sort? End it all...
Formalin Use Claim Collapsing Our Business – ‘Koobi’ Sellers
Market women who trade in dry fish popularly known as ‘Koobi’ say patronage of the fish has declined over the last few days due to comments by Environment and Technology Minister, Prof. Frimpong...
Formalin Claims Is Collapsing Our Business – ‘Koobi’ Sellers
Market women who trade in dry fish popularly known as ‘Koobi’ say patronage of the fish has declined over the last few days due to the use of formalin claims. “We don’t use formalin or any...