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Science and Environment
23rd May, 2012
The Minister of Communication, Mr. Iddrisu Haruna, has entreated students in the north to devote much of their time to the study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
He stressed that knowledge in ICT “is the driving force in this modern world, hence the urgent need for all students, especially those in the rural areas to dedicate ...
7th May, 2012
The new issue of the journal, "Environment and Urbanization” published on Friday reveals how organisations of the ‘illegal’ urban poor have made themselves relevant to city governments by mapping and ...
2nd May, 2012
The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ms. Sherry Ayittey, has stressed the need for the private sector to provide adequate resources to support science and technology ...
18th April, 2012
Professionals in the built environment have suggested to the government to initiate research to promote the utilization of local content of construction materials to ensure durability and ...
20th March, 2012
Discussions are underway in Accra between development on how partners and the government to improve the quality of drinking water in Ghana.
Known as the ‘Partnership for Capacity Development in the ...
5th March, 2012
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Chief Executive, Mr. Samuel Sarpong(in cap) together with some residents of Aful-Nkwanta, a suburb of Kumasi desilting the main Aful-Nkwanta drainage.
This ...
24th February, 2012
The Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association (GPMA) has appealed to the government to urgently consider regulations for the incorporation of biodegradable additives in the production of plastic carrier ...
21st February, 2012
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah, the Deputy Minister of Energy, has said the government would promote the production of more efficient biomass technologies and use of biomass in line with the National ...
14th February, 2012
Ghanaians have been urged to adopt biotechnology as a means of generating power to add to the energy mix of the country to ensure power security.
Dr. Nuhu Adam, Awutu Senya District Chief ...
7th February, 2012
THE Volta River Authority (VRA) has spent over GH¢310,000 since 1999 to remove aquatic weeds on the Oti arm of the Volta Lake, the Kpong head pond (dam) and the Lower Volta basin.
The weeds which ...
7th February, 2012
The All Nations University College in Koforidua is to introduce a programme in Space Science and Satellite Technology, the president, Dr. Samuel H. Donkor, has announced.
Addressing a workshop to ...
18th January, 2012
A Nigerian vessel, Spirit River, which dumped toxic waste at an engineered landfill site at Sofokrom in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis last year, has paid a penalty of $220,000 dollars to the ...
11th January, 2012
The Environmental Health Officer in charge of the Eastern Region, Mr. Adu Nkumsah has called on the government and other major stakeholders of the environmental sanitation industry to consider ...
20th December, 2011
The National Forestry Forum-Ghana (NFF-G) has urged the government to abolish mining in the forest reserves of the country.
According to the Forum the practice was having a negative toll on the ...
16th December, 2011
The Effutu Municipal Assembly has expressed concern about sand winning, resulting in degrading the land for farming or residential development impossible.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Nii ...
15th December, 2011
Dear Editor,
Last year, officials of the Bui Power Authority led by the resettlement officer, Salifu Wumbila, came to my village, Jama, on the northern side of the Bui Dam project, took photographs ...
5th December, 2011
Ghanaians have been advised not to be skeptical about weather forecasts given by the Ghana Meteorological Agency because technological advancement has greatly enhanced their accuracy and ...
5th December, 2011
Large deposits of iron ore have been struck in the Sheini Hills at Zabzugu-Tatale in the Northern Region.
This find could mark the u-turn of Ghana’s dependence on gold and cocoa as the main ...
29th November, 2011
A key factor in developing a nation is the ability to bridge the gap between policy and implementation through the use of creative and imaginative skills.
A project begins with a dream, idea or ...
25th November, 2011
NINE journalists from Africa have been selected by the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) for Climate Resilience Development, an environmental think tank, to participate in the 17th Conference of ...
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A nine –member committee has been constituted to plan this year’s Afigya-Kwabre District home coming festival under the theme: “Leadership and ...
