environment
Custom Duties Hinder Renewables Penetration
Although the Renewable Energy Act says importing renewable energy systems should attract zero duties, investors in the...
One Dead As Cyclone Flooding Overwhelms Australian Towns
A woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states...
Cashew Industry Needs Urgent Revival
Cashew, one of the country’s foremost non-traditional exports, is facing plummeting fortunes after suffering long...
Australia Warns of Snakes, Crocs and Sharks In Floods
Wading through flooded areas can be dangerous anywhere in the world, but in Australia the waters may contain snakes,...
Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the...
CSPOG Bemoans Governance Gaps In Ghana’s Oil Sector
The Chairperson of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), Dr Steve Manteaw says the platform is unhappy...
Section of Atlanta Highway Collapses
An elevated section of northbound Interstate 85, a major north-south artery for the Southeast, collapsed Thursday...
Flooding Overwhelms Australian Towns After Cyclone
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there...
Manatees Are No Longer Endangered
Manatees are no longer an endangered species, US officials said Thursday, declaring success after decades of efforts to...
VW Reaches $157 Mn Diesel Settlement With 10 US States
German automaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday it reached a settlement with 10 US states on environmental and consumer...
US Environmental Groups File Suit To Block New Coal Mining On…
US environmental groups and a Native American tribe have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's plans to...
Technical Committee For ‘planting For Food & Jobs’ Inaugurated
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has reiterated government’s commitment to provide the...
Five People Killed In Helicopter Crash In Snowdonia
Five people have been killed in a helicopter crash in north Wales. Five people have been killed in a helicopter crash...
Okyenhene To Ban Galamsey In His Enclave
Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori panyin, Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area may issue a directive in...
Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency After Relaxing Restrictions
Ethiopia has extended the nationwide state of emergency declared last year by another four months on Thursday after...
Galamsey Is Mass Murder –Dep. A-G-Designate
DEPUTY Minister of Justice and Attorney-General-designate has said illegal mining known as ‘galamsey’ is akin to...
Government Will Flush Out Galamsey In Ghana – MP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Denkyira East, Nana Amoakoh, has said that Government has put in place a...
Our Galamsey Operations Is Not Near Water Bodies- Bole Residents
The Secretary of the Small Scale Miners Association in the Bole District, Mr Alhassan Abdul Razak has said that small...
UN Chief Guterres Lands In Iraq To Review Aid Efforts
UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Baghdad on Thursday to review the humanitarian situation, calling for protection...