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Sanitation Authority Needed To Enforce Laws – ESPA

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) believes that Ghana’s sanitation problems can best be...

International

France Bans Captive Breeding of Dolphins and Killer Whales

Campaigners hailed the move as the beginning of the end of "marine circuses" France has banned the breeding in...

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Mozambique’s Gas Boom Dream Under Threat

The small, palm-fringed fishing town of Palma was meant to become a symbol of Mozambique's glittering future,...

International

200 Schoolgirls In Hospital

The school girls were admitted to four hospitals after the gas leak, which hit during classes At least 200 schoolgirls...

International

Officials Jailed For Negligence

Forty-five people have been sentenced for their part in a landslide in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen that...

Business

Ghana Steps Up Efforts To Avert Food Insecurity

As Ghana steps up efforts to avert food insecurity, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has launched a five...

Business

Plastic Waste Threatens Ghana’s Fishing Industry

Fishermen at Teshie, like in many other fishing communities in Ghana, have been plagued by plastic waste. Walking down...

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BNI Names Galamsey Kingpins

Investigations conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) into illegal mining activities, popularly...

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China Jails 20 For Deadly 2015 Landslide

Chinese courts have sentenced 19 government officials and one business leader to prison for up to 20 years for their...

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Our Resources Don’t Reflect Our Development – Kwaku Afriyie

The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has said that even though the Western Region produces over 50 percent...

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India Gas Tanker Leak Sends 200 Students To Hospital

Nearly 200 school students were hospitalised Saturday after complaining of irritation in their eyes and throat...

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Forestry Commission Gives New Directives On Rosewood

The Forestry Commission has reviewed all processes involving harvesting, transportation and exporting rosewood in the...

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Drivers In Ayensuano Strike Over Deplorable Roads

Drivers who flout the strike directive will be fined at least GHC 400 Drivers in Ayensuano District of the Eastern...

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Two-Month Ultimatum To Clear Rosewood Consignments

The Forestry Commission has given a two-month ultimatum to companies whose consignments of Rosewood have been impounded...

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Greenpeace Warns Giant Bangladeshi Coal Plant Could Cause Early Deaths

A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...

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Ghana’s Delegation Attend UN Forum On Forest Management

A seven member Ghana government delegation is attending the 12Th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests...

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Journalists Schooled On Agro-Ecology

Some selected journalists in the Upper West Region have undergone a two-day training on agro-ecology in Lawra to...

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Iceland Begins ‘Thor’ Scheme To Produce Geothermal Energy From Magma

If successful, the experimental project could produce up to 10 times more energy than an existing conventional gas or...

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‘No Chance’ For Trapped Iran Miners

Iranian officials said Friday there was "no chance" of saving nine coal miners trapped for the past two days after a...