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Captured under sustainable development goal 7, renewable energy according to experts is the most viable alternative source of clean energy for the world. Earlier analysis of future energy pathways shows that, it is technically possible to achieve improved energy access, air quality, and energy security simultaneously while avoiding dangerous climate change. In fact, a number of alternative combinations of resources, ...

Accra Mayor Mohammed Adjei Sowah has debunked claims that the fumigation exercise in Accra’s markets is to kill rodents instead of viruses. He told JoyNews‘ Maxwell Agbagba at the Kantamanto market that the exercise will be conducted regularly to protect the country against the threat of COVID-19. The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has embarked on a fumigation exercise ...

The Ghana Maritime Authority has directed all seaports to prevent from entering the country any ship whose crew are suspected to be infected with the coronavirus. This is part of a raft of directives contained in an urgent circular signed by the Deputy Director General (Operations & Technical), Daniel Appianin, and sent to all port facilities on Wednesday, March 18, ...

The Rastafari Council have applauded Ghana Parliament for legalising cannabis for health and industrial purposes in the country. On Friday 20th March 2020, Parliament passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019, which transforms the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) into a Commission with enhanced powers to control and eliminate trafficking of prohibited narcotic drugs. Per the new law, NACOB also becomes a Commission with additional ...

Deputy Minister of Local Government, Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah has said the disinfectants to be administered today at the various markets in the capital has no efficacy to kill and prevent the deadly coronavirus. Speaking on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.5 Fm Monday, Mr O.B Amoah disclosed that the move is a routine by local authorities to sanitize and clean up market ...

The IGP/Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh’s observation in a speech read on his behalf during a function that police/public relations is not the best is an apt one. We would proceed to say rather brazenly that the relationship between the two is very bad and, therefore, needs to be reversed. There is no gainsaying that most Ghanaians do not trust law enforcers, ...

A fatal accident on the Kintampo-Tamale highway in the Bono East Region has left at least 30 people burnt to death, Monday morning. Adom News’ correspondent Wiafe Akenteng who is at the scene says those involved, include women and children. According to him, a Yutong bus reportedly collided with a mini Sprinter bus with registration number AS 1801-18 causing both ...

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaib, Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, has called on faith based organisation to intensify efforts to fight against the dangerous phenomenon of vigilantism in Ghana. He expressed worry about the growing trend of the incident and challenged well-meaning Ghanaians to join the fight and nib the phenomenon in the bud in order to safeguard the security and ...

Along Ghana’s 330 mile coastline, the ocean provides food and income for millions of people. In the last half-century, industrial vessels have flocked to these waters, trawling the sea for fish to export overseas. Now an illegal practice, known locally as saiko, is pushing Ghana’s fisheries to the brink. Saiko is the local name for a particularly destructive form of ...

Government has been urged to support entrepreneurs and start-ups involved in developing profitable locally appropriate solutions to climate change. Ruka Sanusi, the Executive Director of the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC), said this will accelerate the country’s development. She made the call at the annual thought leadership, Incubating and Innovation programme under the theme: ‘Innovation for our future”. Madam Sanusi noted ...