Science and Environment
4th April, 2013
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Wednesday appealed to operators in Ghana’s aviation industry to bring the growth in the industry to bear on the development oil and gas industry.
He gave the assurance that the Government would continue to play its expected role in the progress and development of the aviation industry towards ...
3rd April, 2013
Fifteen final year Chemical Engineering students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have paid a three-day industrial visit to the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) , at ...
1st April, 2013
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly will benefit from a US$150 million grant from the World Bank toward helping improve Ghana’s water supply and sanitation services, particularly in the Capital Accra.
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30th March, 2013
Ghana’s premier beverage manufacturer, Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has put what would have been an environmentally unfriendly waste product to good use.
The company has donated a quantity of ...
28th March, 2013
Professor Robert Clement Abaidoo, a Soil Scientist, has expressed worry about the growing land degradation in Africa and warned this could threaten its development.
He said it is estimated that ...
26th March, 2013
Dr Johannes Awudza of the Ghana Royal Society of Chemistry has called on the members of the Ghana Science Association (GSA) to demystify the study of the sciences, and attract more students to learn ...
25th March, 2013
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister for the Interior, yesterday entreated the Ghana Navy and the Marine Police Unit to team up and combat maritime crime and protect the country’s oil and gas ...
22nd March, 2013
School children in Tamale Metropolis on Thursday joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Day of the Forest.
Many of them told the Ghana News Agency that they are ready to ...
21st March, 2013
Ghana will mark World Water Day on Friday, a statement from the Water Resources Commission signed by Mrs Adwoa Munkua Dako, the Public Relations Officer, said in Accra.
The theme for the ...
21st March, 2013
THE Ghana Meteorological Agency (G-Met), has threatened to withdraw its services if Ghana Airport Company Limited fails to settle its indebtedness of over $2 million within the shortest possible ...
20th March, 2013
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of Zoomlion and JOSPONG Groups of Companies has been elected as president of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA).
The Environmental ...
19th March, 2013
Dr Joseph Abbaiku Apprey, Principal of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI), has underlined the need to place more value on technical and vocational education.
He said the widely held perception ...
18th March, 2013
THE Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has predicted heavy rainfall with strong winds countrywide this year.
It said its research showed that regions in the coastal areas were likely to experience ...
14th March, 2013
Coconut is cultivated as a source of income, food and drink in Ghana. The palm is cultivated as a subsistence crop by poor rural dwellers, most of whom often do not have the skills and means to engage ...
13th March, 2013
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Directorate of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for collaboration with stakeholders in ensuring environmental best practices for the early detection of ...
13th March, 2013
Although the Ghana Water Company needs an amount of two billion dollars annually to undertake repair works as well as improve water supply, a scanty amount is allocated for such works.
Mr Francis ...
4th March, 2013
The Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limitd, Mrs. Florence Larbi, has challenged the workers to impact positively on the company through innovative endeavours.
She was addressing over 350 ...
4th March, 2013
The maiden water treatment conference and exhibition on the importance of safeguarding the health of the public was held in Accra on Thursday.
It was to create a platform to deliberations on water ...
4th March, 2013
Lack of a comprehensive Human Settlement Policy to guide spatial and physical planning of the country has resulted in either encroachment on government lands or haphazard development.
Besides, the ...
26th February, 2013
President John Mahama has assured the security agencies of adequate support to flush out illegal miners across the country.
"I am appalled to see people engaging in galamsey, and especially illegal ...