34 forest reserves under threat over galamsey – Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission has revealed that 34 out of 288 forest reserves in the country are currently under threat due to illegal mining activities known as ‘galamsey’. This comes at…
Government told to admit failure in galamsey fight
The Chairman of the Kumasi Presbytery of the Global Evangelical Church has asked the government to admit its failure in the fight against illegal mining. Rev. Dr. Smith Francis Korbla…
New L.I for regulation of Mining in Ghana’s Forest reserves in force
The Liaison Group for Mining in Forest Reserves has successfully completed the conversion of the Environmental Guidelines for Mining in Forest Reserves into Legislative Instrument (L.I)to provide legal backing for…
Regional leaders appeal for extension of shaky ceasefire in Sudan
Taking advantage of relative calm, many residents in Khartoum and the neighbouring city of Omdurman emerged from their homes to seek food and water, lining up at bakeries or grocery…
WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 percent
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as the latest figures show…
Govt will protect Ghana’s forest reserves at all cost – Lands Minister
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor says the government is launching an aggressive campaign to conserve the country’s forest reserve. Mr. Jinapor claims that all attacks against the…
Fitch downgrades Ghana’s sovereign debt to ‘Restrictive Default’
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘RD’ from ‘CCC’. It has also downgraded to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC’ and subsequently withdrawn the issue ratings…
GES interdicts Fijai SHS headmaster over illegal fees
The Ghana Education Service(GES) has interdicted Mr. Kenneth Agbomodze, Headmaster of Fijai Senior High School with immediate effect over alleged illegal fees collection in the school. This was contained in…
G7 urges warring factions in Sudan to ‘immediately’ halt fighting
G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday urged warring forces in Sudan to "end hostilities immediately" and return to negotiations, after clashes that have killed almost 200 people. A weeks-long power struggle…
Fire incident at Ahafo South Mine laboratory brought under Control
A fire incident that occurred at the onsite laboratory at Newmont Africa’s Ahafo South mine on Sunday, 9th April, has been brought under control. According to the mining giants, no…
