Ghanaians, especially those in the rural areas, risk developing cancer due to high levels of pollution of water bodies. According to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), small scale...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has said Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has not been cited for galamsey. A press statement signed by the Minister, Peter Amewu, noted that the...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has refuted reports suggesting that the King of Akyem Abuakwa, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II is behind illegal mining activities in...
After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission. Looking like a small version of an old NASA space shuttle, the...
The United States and China have to lead the way in the fight against climate change, former US president Barack Obama said Tuesday. Speaking as the future of the landmark Paris climate accord hangs...
Galamsey: An enemy of Ghana’s arable lands and water bodies Galamsey as it is called in Ghana has resulted in serious degradation of vegetation, lands and pollute major water bodies in recent years...
Stamp out galamsey due to its negative effects Galamsey operators at work removing the top soil of the arable land Though mining is a very profitable business that creates employment opportunities...
Ghana will host the 2017 edition of the IEEE-PES Power Africa Conference on the theme, ‘Harnessing Energy, Information & Communications Technology (ICT) for Affordable Electrification of Africa.’...
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others were missing following an attack on their convoy in the southeast of Central African Republic, the UN said Tuesday. The convoy was attacked on Monday...
More than one hundred people have been rushed to the Takoradi Port Hospital in the Western Region after sustaining injuries from a gas explosion on the Sekondi-Takoradi road. The injured include fire...
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to protect the Paris Agreement on curbing climate change during a phone call with French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. China and France "should...
A key White House meeting scheduled for Tuesday to discuss whether the United States will honor the Paris climate change accord has been postponed, an administration official said. No new date was...
Cenpower Generation is set to add on stream a combine-cycle power plant of 350 megawatts to the country’s energy needs by the third quarter of this year. The US$ 900 million project, a...
The Alaskan tundra appears to be emitting more carbon dioxide than it captures, a dynamic that could accelerate climate warming as vast stores of CO2 trapped in Arctic soils are unlocked by rising...
Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight years, blaming rival China for the snub as relations worsen. Delegates attending...
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage or injuries. The magnitude 6.0 quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles)...
Donald Trump will huddle with top climate and economic advisors Tuesday to discuss US participation in a global climate accord agreed at Paris, as the new president flirts with withdrawing. After...
Mr Collins Ntim, Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has hinted of plans by government to position the country as the leading producer of cashew in eight years. Cote D’Ivoire...
Heavy rain from a weather system has caused widespread flooding across eastern Canada, with a state of emergency being declared in Montreal. The weather system is the same one which brought severe...
A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China, including the manager and others who attempted to save those trapped in the fumes, state media reported on Monday....
