Calls are intensifying for African governments to adopt pragmatic systems in dealing with climate change. At the opening ceremony of the 11th governing board meeting of the Interim Executive Director of West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Professor Jimmy Adegoke, said this was vital to ensuring food security … Read more
Owing to the disturbing menace of recurring incidence of gas explosions in Ghana, government has come up with some very urgent rules, regulations and orders that will ensure the safety of Ghanaians while they work to permanently put in place measures that will forestall such occurrences in the future. Also See: Over 123 Cars, Items … Read more
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the public electricity distribution company in Ghana, has scooped two awards in the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA) held at Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The highly competitive industry awards, now in its 7th year, recognise customer service innovation and excellence in the Ghana Telecom and Information … Read more
As part of activities marking the 70th birthday of former President Jerry John Rawlings, a public symposium on the environment will take place at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Auditorium on Wednesday June 21, 2017. Dr. Peter C. Acquah, former Executive Director of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency, will deliver the main address on the theme … Read more
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) today announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017. Innovators from nine African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe have been shortlisted … Read more
The management of RLG Communications Limited would soon be dragged to Parliament to face the Public Accounts Committee over 12,733 pieces of Better Ghana Laptops that have not been delivered. The communications firm was contracted by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation to produce and distribute 103,181 pieces of laptops at a total … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), has held an inception technical workshop for the “Environmentally Sound Disposal and Recycling of E-waste in Ghana” Programme in Accra. The Technical workshop is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. With an approved budget of 15 million Euro from the German Government, … Read more
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), and Ghana 60 Years On Planning Committee wish to announce that Ghana will host the most celebrated innovation event in Africa, the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) … Read more
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called on the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) to liaise with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) to expedite action to resolve the long standing conflicting roles between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission (IDMC), the two … Read more
An amount of GH¢349 million has been approved by Parliament for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation for the 2017 fiscal year. The Chairman of the Committee on Environment, Science and Technology, Mr. Emmanuel Agyarko presented the committee’s report under his seal, on the 2017 budget estimates of the Ministry to the House … Read more
Parliament continues to approve budgetary estimations for ministries, departments and agencies to execute government business for the 2017 fiscal year. On Thursday, the house approved GHC398, 676,632, GHC349, 152,142 and GHC 60,708,078 respectively for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations. Also GHC12,145,580 … Read more
Parliament continues to approve budgetary estimations for ministries, departments and agencies to execute government business for the 2017 fiscal year. On Thursday, the house approved GHC398, 676,632, GHC349, 152,142 and GHC 60,708,078 respectively for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations. Also GHC12,145,580 … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday called on Ghanaians to segregate waste to aid easy recycling that would ensure a green economy. He said when waste was properly segregated; it would enable the private organisations and non-governmental organisations who were into recycling and processing of waste in the country … Read more
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu has reiterated government’s commitment to addressing holistically the menace of illegal mining. Speaking during a courtesy call on him by members of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr Amewu called for collaboration with the Chamber to take the fight to the illegal miners. “Mining … Read more
Dr Akoto Osei, Dan Botwe to be vetted on Monday The second batch of ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to be vetted from Monday by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. In all, 12 nominees will be vetted from Monday, January 30 to Thursday, February 2. Minister-designate for Monitoring and Evaluation Dr Anthony … Read more
The second batch of ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to be vetted from Monday by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. In all, 12 nominees will be vetted from Monday, January 30 to Thursday, February 2. Minister-designate for Monitoring and Evaluation Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for … Read more
The second batch of ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to be vetted from Monday by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. In all, 12 nominees will be vetted from Monday, January 30 to Thursday, February 2. Minister-designate for Monitoring and Evaluation Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for … Read more
Ghana, together with other countries, will, by 2020, ban the production, exportation and importation of some mercury-containing products. The products include dry cell batteries, switches and relays, certain types of compact florescent lamps, soap and cosmetics and some non-electronic medical devices such as thermometers and blood pressure devices. This was made known at the opening … Read more
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mentioned three additional names for ministerial positions subject to parliamentary approval after his inauguration. The names are Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Mr Isaac Asiamah, the Ministry of Youth and Sports. … Read more
Deputy Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Baba Jamal, says the outgoing government led by President John Dramani Mahama will not be distracted by the outcome of the December 7 general elections to stop all negotiations they started some months ago with various public institutions and groups as being pursued by the in-coming government. To Jamal, … Read more