The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh has appealed to President Akufo Addo to compensate victims of the Nsawam Adoagyiri explosion which occurred in December 2016. Close to two thousand residents were displaced, with many left either dead or severely injured in the explosion which was triggered by chemicals and explosives. Following … Read more
There appears to be sinister plot designed to undermine the authority of the newly appointed managing Director of the Ghana Water Company who is less than a month old in office according to the Daily Searchlight newspaper. This paper’s investigations have revealed that some hawks within the company who were eying the company’s topmost position … Read more
A mine blast which occurred at Gbane in the Upper East region last Thursday is said to have killed f A mine blast which occurred at Gbane in the Upper East region last Thursday is said to have killed five people. The five, who were said to be engaged in illegal mining activities were suspected … Read more
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has appealed to the government to freeze small-scale mining because it is not different from illegal mining (galamsey) that is destroying water bodies and the environment generally. Describing small-scale mining as official galamsey, he said: “There is no way we can deal with galamsey if we allow small-scale mining … Read more
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible “by proxy” for the death of 87 civilians killed last week in a suspected chemical weapons attack. “Assad’s principal backer is Russia. By proxy Russia is responsible for every civilian death last week,” Fallon wrote in an opinion column published in The Sunday … Read more
Washington’s UN ambassador said that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay in power after a suspected chemical attack that prompted the first direct US military action against his government. Nikki Haley’s comments in an interview airing Sunday came as part of an apparent shift in US policy towards Assad’s government after the alleged chemical attack … Read more
Russia is to blame for “every civilian death” in the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has claimed. Sir Michael, writing in the Sunday Times, said the Kremlin was responsible “by proxy” as the “principal backer” of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. It comes after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled … Read more
A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies. Lightsabers — the favored weapon of the Jedi in “Star Wars” films — will remain in the fictional realm for now, but after decades of development, laser weapons are … Read more
The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town that killed scores of civilians. The Pentagon said 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean at the Shayrat airfield, targeting the base … Read more
Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria’s Idlib province, according to Turkey’s justice minister. Thirty-two victims of Tuesday’s attack were brought to Turkey where three subsequently died. “Autopsies were carried out on three of the bodies after they were brought from Idlib. … Read more
I have over the years published my views on the ongoing devastating surface mining locally called galamsey. I once even directed a Member of Parliament to read my views emailed to him on the floor of Parliament. I am calling for a blanket ban on galamsey without our parliamentarians wasting any further time trying to … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL) efforts to work around the dire pollution brought on by illegal mining, is making its operations inefficient and less cost-effective. Very few of GWCL’s 90 systems for treating water for consumption have been spared by illegal mining, also known as galamsey, as its dire consequences spread across the country … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL) efforts to work around the dire pollution brought on by illegal mining, is making its operations inefficient and less cost-effective. Very few of GWCL’s 90 systems for treating water for consumption have been spared by illegal mining, also known as galamsey, as its dire consequences spread across the country and beyond … Read more
Monsanto reported higher second-quarter profit Wednesday behind increased sales in seeds and in its herbicide and crop-protection business. Net income for the agricultural giant for the quarter ending February 28 jumped 28.7 percent to $1.4 billion. “We are delighted to have delivered such an excellent first half and strong second quarter, in the face of … Read more
Several challenges have come in the way of the long-lasting fight against the widespread practice of illegal mining in the country, otherwise known as galamsey. This has then led to calls by stakeholders for the involvement of the security forces like the army and police, in the challenging galamsey fight. On Tuesday, April 4, the Minister of … Read more
By Gideon Sackitey Right at the center of many a discussion today is the decision of the Ghana Police Service to accept a GHc50,000.00 donation from the Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies, Mr Tang Hong towards the construction of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Headquarters at the Nima Police Station … Read more
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from rebel weapons on the ground have been rejected. Britain’s foreign secretary, a rebel commander and a weapons expert all said the evidence pointed to an attack by Syrian government forces. Damascus denies its forces launched a … Read more
“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther King Jnr. Every human being lives in a community whose activities directly or indirectly affect their lives. In keeping with this, it is prudent that either individually or collectively, we embark on social responsibility programmes when the need … Read more
“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther King Jnr. Every human being lives in a community whose activities directly or indirectly affect their lives. In keeping with this, it is prudent that either individually or collectively, we embark on social responsibility programmes when the need … Read more
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians dead and wounded. The release of chemicals in a rebel-held town in Idlib province brought furious international reaction. Officials in Damascus deny opposition and Western claims that they used chemical weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said … Read more