Category: Environment
Ban on bush burning, hunting still in force — Fire Commander warn farmers, palm wine tappers and smokers
The nationwide ban on bush burning and hunting is still in force, Divisional Officer Grade two (DOII) Dominic Twum Prempeh, the Techiman Municipal [...]
Wa East: Soldiers grab 14 suspected illegal miners, burn equipment at Manwe
A dawn military operation at Manwe, a mining community in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region, has led to the arrest of 14 foreign natio [...]
Overpopulation in Accra is affecting development — Senior Economist
Mr Habibu Adam, an economist, said the Greater Accra Region is the smallest by land mass in Ghana but has overtaken Ashanti as the most populous r [...]
Tidal Wave: We need permanent solutions – Afenyo-Markin
Member of Parliament for Effutu Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed empathy for the affected communities in the Volta Region and its environs a [...]
Africa must build capacity to verify climate change figures – Dr Ibrahim Mayaki
Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency, says African countries need to build their capacities to indep [...]
Sand winning is as deadly as climate change – Die hard supporters Bono Chairman defends Afenyo-Markin
The legendary Amakye Dede sung about a vulnerable bird (Asonsiansa) and her orphaned helpless hatchling (Kwaagyabi) in his hit song _Kosɛ Kosɛ_ (s [...]
CODA to offer tidal waves victims subsidized outboard motors, interest-free loans
The Coastal Development Authority (CoDA), has assured residents of Salakope and Amutinu in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region of loan [...]
Fire razes down sawmill at Akyem Asene
A sawmill operator has lost machines worth between GH¢4,000 to GH¢20,000 and other properties in a fire incident at Akyem Asene in the Eastern Reg [...]
Tidal waves: Declare state of emergency along the coast of Volta region – Dzifa Gomashie
The Member of Parliament for the Ketu South constituency, Dzifa Abla Gomahsie is asking government to declare a state of emergency along the coast [...]
Hundreds displaced as tidal waves hit communities along Keta-Aflao stretch
Residents living in some communities along the Keta-Aflao stretch say they are living in fear after the sea washed away some homes and destroyed pro [...]