7 Feared Dead In Mining Explosion
A fatal mining explosion has struck at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, with as many as 7 people feared dead in the tragedy. An endless chain of mining explosive...
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Freeze Small-Scale Mining
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has appealed to the government to freeze small-scale mining because it is not different from illegal mining (galamsey) that is destroying water bodies and...
International Community Urged
The International Community has been called upon to expand the mandate of the International Criminal Court to prosecute companies, governments and individuals that pollute water bodies as having...
FoN Urges Gov’t To Stop Use of Mercury In Gold Mining
A socio-environmental advocacy NGO based in the Western Region, the Friends of the Nation (FoN), has urged government to rope in relevant stakeholders in its bid to reduce and eliminate the use of...
Ghana Chamber of Mines Commited To Environmental Standards
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has reiterated its commitment to good environmental management and to ensuring that the industry’s operations do not adversely impact the environment and the livelihoods...
Government To Roll Out ‘sustained’ Clampdown On Illegal Mining
The Interior Ministry has announced plans to roll out a sustained nationwide campaign against illegal miners whose activities are destroying lands and polluting rivers. Interior Minister, Ambrose...
Most Mutations In Cancer Are Random DNA Mistakes
What causes cancer? A new study published Thursday suggests that cells make random mistakes while dividing, accounting for most of the mutations in tumors, rather than family history or environmental...
Researchers Assess Harmful Effects of Mercury Use On Small-Scale Miners
A research to assess the effect of excessive use of mercury in gold extraction on artisanal miners and residents of mining communities in Ghana is currently underway. The miners are said to be...
Over 80% of NADMO Staff Have No Training
More than 80 percent of the current staff of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) are not trained in disaster management. That’s according to the outgoing Director General of...
Gov’t Exposed Over Plans To Allow Mining In Forest Reserves
Latest: Gov’t exposed over plans to allow mining in forest reserves We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment INVESTIGATIONS conducted by Today have revealed plans by government to permit...
Govt To Expedite Action On Occupational Health, Safety Bill
Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Ignatius Baffour Awuah has expressed the resolve of the government to expedite action on the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) draft policy bill. He...
We Haven’t Found Formalin In Any Koobi – FDA Allays Fears
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says results from its samples of koobi (salted dried tilapia) tested for formalin so far have not shown any presence of formalin. Lovers of koobi or salted dried...
We Haven’t Found Formalin In Any ‘koobi’ – FDA Allays Fears
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says results from its samples of koobi (salted dried tilapia) tested for formalin so far have not shown any presence of formalin. Lovers of koobi or salted dried...
Study Reveals Regular Sex Makes You More Productive, Better At Your Job
You may think the key to a promotion is working late, schmoozing with the boss, or wearing the right thing. But a new study suggests something more personal could be the secret. According to new...
To Eat “Koobi” Or Not To Eat
There is nothing as suicidal as being told that a meal or a particular food one has enjoyed for years has been laden with poison. What do you do when faced with a problem of the sort? End it all...
Humans Spark Most US Wildfires
People sparked most US wildfires in recent decades, causing longer fire seasons and increasing the amount of scorched earth, according to a new study published Monday. Researchers found that humans...
Ghanaians Fronting For Foreign Companies To Face Punitive Action
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has hinted to Citi Business News government may relook the laws governing local content participation in the mining sector to prevent...
Arrest Perpetrators – Doctor
Traders preserving food items with formalin should be arrested and prosecuted given the danger the chemical poses to human health, Dr Philip Asare, a senior medical doctor at the Emmanuel Community...
Ghanaians Fronting For Foreign Companies To Face Punitive Action- Amewu
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has hinted to Citi Business News government may relook the laws governing local content participation in the mining sector to prevent...
‘Gold Mining Pits Killing Us’
RESIDENTS of Nyame Ani, a farming community in Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region, have bemoaned the rampant killing of innocent persons and children by huge pits created by both licensed...