A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the UN environment agency, with the aim of saving hundreds of migratory bird species. On the...
A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition, in the latest victory for the government's pro-atomic push. Local residents lost...
The project is expected to require an investment of approximately $120 million and to start operations early 2019. ENGIE and eleQtra, a developer of power and transportation projects in sub-Saharan...
United Nations Coordinator in Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, has commended the Government’s efforts to improve the regulation of small-scale mining and end Galamsey. The move is to protect...
The US Agency for International Development, Ghana Mission (USAID-Ghana) is providing new technologies and improved seeds to boost rice production to promote food security and incomes in Upper West...
Mr Seidu Mahama, Suhum Municipal Best Farmer for two successive years, has called on traditional authorities to assist in educating cocoa farmers on the need to replant farms with the swollen shoot...
Power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has blamed Monday evening's blackout that hit parts of the country on technical challenges at the national grid. In a short announcement on...
Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and global warming, further accelerating climate change and putting more pressure on wetlands, a...
Technical challenges confronting the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) resulted in widespread blackouts in GRIDCo-served regions on Monday evening. An announcement from the Electricity Company of Ghana...
Ghana is likely to fall on Ivory Coast for emergency power Major cities in Ghana have been plunged into darkness due to a shortfall in power generation, Starr FM has gathered. A deep throat source...
The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of...
The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has said there is the need for external donor support to assist government permanently to address the persistent problems of tidal waves...
A heavy rain on Monday morning has wrecked havoc at Axim in the Nzema East district of the Western Region, with many people rendered homeless. The most affected residents are those in Akyinim and...
At least 191 homes in Shama, Western Region, were affected in Sunday’s deadly tidal waves which affected many parts of Ghana’s coast. Out of the 191, a total of 12 homes were completely...
Hackers have developed powerful malware that can shut down electricity distribution systems and possibly other critical infrastructure, two cyber security firms announced Monday, with one report...
At least 279 people have died and thousands sickened in Sudan from suspected acute diarrhoea since August, UN agencies said Monday, raising health concerns in the country ahead of the rainy season....
The main Denu-Keta road has been rendered difficult to ply Minister of Works and Housing Samuel Atta Akyea has visited communities in the Ketu South Municipality hard-hit by Sunday’s tidal waves....
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has launched the artificial hand pollination project aimed at increasing cocoa yields in the country. The project, to be being carried out in all the six cocoa growing...
Most parts of Axim, the capital of the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, were devastated by heavy flood after torrential rains that lasted for hours last Saturday. The ancient fishing...
Fisherfolk at Keta in the Volta Region and Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region have complained about Illegal sand winning along the beaches of the two towns. They indicated that the practice was...
