Tullow Gas Cuts Won’t Cause Dumsor
The Ghana National Gas Company has ruled out significant interruptions in power supply following Tullow oil’s reduction of gas supply to it. Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Alfred...
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Government Acquires Land For Livestock Production
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that government has acquired 10,000 hectares of land to resettle livestock farmers around the Afram plains. He said apart from solving the issue of...
Gas Cut Could Affect Power Generation, LPG Supply
Tullow Oil has reduced the volume of gas it supply to Atuabo processing plant for the next 21 days, beginning November 1. The action has been influenced critical works on the turret, located on the...
Tullow Reduces Supply To Ghana Gas
Tullow Ghana Limited has announced the reduction of gas supply from the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah. A statement issued by Ghana National Gas Company cited Tullow as saying it is revising its supply downward...
Poor Sanitation and River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems In Ghana.
Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public...
New York Times Reveals New Report On GM Crops
The New York Times (NYT) recently conducted an investigation into the debate whether genetically modified (GM) crops are safe for consumption or not. In their investigation, they exposed that the...
Farmer’s Day November 4 Not Public Holiday
The Ministry of the Interior has said in spite of the fact that this year’s National Farmer’s day celebration will be marked on Friday, November 4, 2016, the day will not be observed as a public...
Outbreak of Swine Fever Hits Ashanti Region
The Veterinary Services Department of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the Ashanti Region has announced an outbreak of African swine fever in parts of the region. Speaking in an interview...
Nigeria Gas Sector Seeks $51b Investment
There is a $51 billion investment available in Nigeria’s Gas sector, Group Managing Director of Nigeria Nation Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, said yesterday. Also, Minister of...
Chinese Coal Mine Rescue Bid After Deadly Blast
Local media reported more than 400 workers are involved in attempts to rescue trapped miners Thirteen people were killed and another 20 remain unaccounted for after an explosion in a coal mine in...
Ghana Lacks Research Initiatives For Development
Ideally, the 21 Century presents the world with the opportunity to develop its economy through harnessing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), however, Ghana appears to be lagging behind, says...
Ghana Is Ready To Handle Oil Spills
Ghana is ready to handle any oil spillage should such an incidence happen. This is the assertion by authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the agency, various...
November 4 Is Farmer’s Day But Not Public Holiday
The Ministry of the Interior has said in spite of the fact that this year’s National Farmer’s day celebration will be marked on Friday, November 4, 2016, the day will not be observed as a public...
Cut Down Old Cocoa Trees—Prez Mahama Tells Farmers
President John Mahama has advised cocoa farmers in the country to cut down their old cocoa trees and go for free seedlings for replanting and assured farmers of continuous government support. “If...
Tis Time For Africas Voice
There’s an African proverb which goes: “If the owner of the land leads you, you cannot get lost.” Between November 7 and 18, over 195 countries and parties of United Nations Framework...
Thousands Spend Night In Temporary Accommodation
Thousands of people in central Italy have spent the night in cars, tents and temporary shelters following the fourth earthquake in the area in three months. The 6.6-magnitude quake - Italy's...
University of Environmental Not Collapsing
The Chancellor of the University of Agriculture and Environmental Studies the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has described as falsehood claims that the university is collapsing. He said...
New Earthquake Rocks Italy
A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past two months, with more homes and churches brought down but no deaths...
Zimbabwe’s Evicted Elderly White Farmers Pin Hope On Compensation
Brian van Buuren, a white former farmer in Burma Valley, eastern Zimbabwe, couldn't hide his anger as he recalled how he lost almost everything during the country's controversial land reforms. After...
Why Italy Faces Constant Threat of Earthquakes
Italy has a long history of being hit by powerful, destructive earthquakes. The country is one of the most seismically active in Europe, sitting at the meeting point of two tectonic plates. The Alps...