Galamsey Vs Environmental Conflicts
Everywhere you look headlines scream #Stop Galamsey Now! But, if you have lived in a place in Ghana where ‘Galamsey’ (i.e. artisanal/small-scale gold mining) is immense, you have seen it all. •...
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Thousands Turn Out For Washington March For Science
The first-ever March for Science, timed to coincide with Earth Day, has seen rallies held across the world. The main event was held in Washington DC. Organisers said it was a celebration of science...
The Youth At the Forefront of Climate and Environmental Issues [Article]
As the World marks this year’s Earth Day, Green Minds Ghana Initiative (GMGI) is joining more than 1 billion individuals and organisations across the globe to create environmental awareness and to...
US Judge Orders VW To Pay $2.8 Bln Criminal Penalty
A US judge on Friday sentenced Volkswagen to pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty in the diesel emissions cheating scandal, in line with a deal struck between the automaker and the US government. The...
Cycling To Work Can Cut Cancer and Heart Disease, Says Study
Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work, say scientists. The biggest study into the issue linked using two wheels with a halving of the risk of cancer...
Cycling Can Cut Cancer, Heart Disease, Says Study
Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work, say scientists. The biggest study into the issue linked using two wheels with a halving of the risk of cancer...
Meridian Ports Services Embarks On Tree Planting Exercise In Tema
In furtherance of its long-standing pledge to conserve the environment, the Meridian Ports Services Limited (MPS), has embarked on a massive tree planting exercise along the Tema Beach Road, the site...
Council of State Member Urges Support For Government
A Member of the Council of State, Nana Somuah Mireku Nyampong III, has called for Ghanaians to be patient and give strong backing to the government in the implementation of its development vision. He...
Deport Foreign Nationals Involved In Galamsey
Some concerned Ghanaian citizens living in the United Kingdom have petitioned President Nana Addo to arrest persons involved in illegal mining, popularly referred to as Galamsey. They also demanded...
Access Bank Supports 160 Communities
Voted “Outstanding Business Sustainability” by the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance awards in 2016, Access Bank’s outstanding CSR initiatives have yet again received wide applause with some one...
Daasebre Oti Boateng Questions Sustainability of SDGs
The Omanhene of New Juaben and United Nations Commissioner on the International Civil Service Commission, Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, has observed that the 2030 agenda for Sustainable...
AMA Must Act On This Call!
Last week Parliament’s Select Committee on Local Government, chaired by Deputy Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Madam Patricia Appiagyei, toured the Lavender Hill/Mudor Waste...
AMA Must Act On This Call!
Latest: AMA must act on this call! We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment LAST week Parliament’s Select Committee on Local Government, chaired by Deputy Minister of Environment, Science and...
Stop Trucks From Dumping Fecal Matter Into the Sea – Committee On Local Government Tells AMA
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government, has instructed the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to stop trucks from continually dumping fecal matter into the sea immediately. The...
MPs Laud SSGL Ltd Over Lavender Hill Treatment Plant
Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government have commended Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL) for its operations at the Lavender Hill Waste Treatment Plant at Korle Gonno in...
ACEP Joins Fight Against Galamsey
Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said it supports the emerging national consensus to deal with illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in Ghana. A statement issued and...
Ghana Is Losing School Children To Galamsey – GNAT
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed concern that many children of school going age are constantly being taken out of the classroom into mining pits to engage in of illegal...
Guinness Ghana Calls For Cross-Sector Collaboration To Deal With Plastic Wastes
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has called for deeper cross-sector collaboration between government, investors, researchers, non-for-profit organizations and the private sector to establish a...
Water Reservoirs To Become Security Zone Areas
Ghana is in the process of turning all water reservoirs into security zones to safeguard the provision of the quality of treated water for the people. Executive Secretary of the Water Resources...
Data Collection Key To Development
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the allocation of resources for data collection to ensure full utilization in Ghana. He said this has become necessary because of the synergy...