‘Monster’ Storm Batters Australia
A powerful cyclone has pummelled the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes. Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Bowen and...
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$150m Overpricing Claim ‘hatchet Job’ – Omane Boamah
The $510million power deal between AMERI Energy and the Government of Ghana (GoG) was “clean” and also helped to solve the prevailing power crisis (dumsor) at the time, former Communication...
2 Injured, Many Properties Destroyed After Bimbilla Rainstorm
Two persons were left injured, with many properties destroyed after a rainstorm in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. The heavy storm on Monday evening started at about...
Zoomlion To Introduce Chip Embedded Waste Collection Bins
Waste Management giants, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has hinted that it will soon outdoor its chip embedded waste collection bins to make it easier for the collection of levies. One major challenge facing...
Oil Firm Makes Largest Oil Find In UK Waters
An oil exploration firm has made what it has described as the “largest undeveloped discovery” of oil in UK waters. Hurricane Energy said one billion barrels of recoverable oil could be contained...
Mideast Conflicts Leave Millions Unsure of Next Meal
The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next meal, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said. "Food security and nutrition...
‘Monster’ Storm Makes Landfall In Australia
A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has reached the coast of Queensland, Australia. More than 25,000 people were urged to evacuate ahead of Cyclone Debbie. The category four...
Protecting the Environment: INSPOCCE In Focus
The task of providing quality education to students requires effective partnership and participation of all stakeholders, including donor bodies. This article does not have the métier to list all...
Japan High Court Rules Nuclear Reactors Can Restart
A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. Japan shut down...
2 Injured, Many Properties Destroyed After Bimbilla Rainstorm
Two persons were left injured, with many properties destroyed after a rainstorm in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. The heavy storm on Monday evening started at about...
2 Injured, Several Property Destroyed After Bimbilla Rainstorm
Two persons were left injured, with several properties destroyed after a rainstorm in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. The heavy storm on Monday evening started at about...
Full Report On AMERI Deal
A 17-member committee set up by the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has recommended for a review of the AMERI emergency power deal with the Government of Ghana. The committee chaired by lawyer Philip...
Operators of Ameri Must Go For Renegotiation of Deal
The Institute of Energy and Climate Change Policy (IECP) has charged operators of the Ameri Power Plant to accept the recommendations of the Philip Adisson Committee and renegotiate the deal with...
Government Must Halt Sale of Cocoa Farms To Miners – Farmers
Some cocoa farmers in the country have called on the government to halt the indiscriminate sale of cocoa farms to small – scale miners. According to the farmers, the sale and destruction of cocoa...
Manso Adubia Streams Left With Chemicals and No Fish After ‘galamsey’
The Manso Adubia constituency in the Ashanti Region has seen the illegal mining activities over the past few years leave the area in the alarming position of having no natural water body fit for...
Operators of Ameri Must Go For Renegotiation of Deal-IECP
The Institute of Energy and Climate Change Policy (IECP) has charged operators of the Ameri Power Plant to accept the recommendations of the Philip Adisson Committee and renegotiate the deal with...
EU Nations Vote Against GM Crops
A majority of EU nations voted against genetically modified corn during a meeting of the EU appeals committee. However, that was not enough to stop GM cultivation. The decision now rests with the...
At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists
The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a US-backed alliance of fighters against the Islamic State group. Bits of burned vehicles and the...
Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie
Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster" cyclone making landfall, with thousands evacuated amid fears of damage and tidal...
Nuclear Ban ‘not Realistic’
A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. The US, Britain and France were among the...