Science /Environment
New Forest Reserve Management Plans To Be Developped
Thursday March 04, 2010
The Forestry Commission has decided as a matter of urgency to up date or develop and document new forest reserve management plans for all forest reserves in the country.
Twenty forest reserves have therefore been selected as pilot areas of which four are in the Eastern Region, Namely Nsuensa Bediako. Esukawkaw Pra- Anuonand and Worebong...read more
Traffic Lights At 44 Intersections In Accra To Be Modernised
Monday March 01, 2010
THE Department of Urban Roads is to replace the signal heads of traffic lights at 44 intersections in Accra with Light Emitting Diodes (LED). LED is an energy efficient bulb powered by an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) device that can store electricity for about 48 hours whenever there is a power cut. The department will also install an...read more
Awaso Farmers Appeal For Compensation
Tuesday February 23, 2010
CONCERNED farmers of Awaso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District of the Western Region have appealed to the District Chief Executive for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, Mr. Moses Kofi Armah and Mr. Christopher Addae, Member of Parliament for the area to aid them get compensation from the Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC). The farmers claim that...read more
EU Releases Funds To Promote Bamboo
Monday February 22, 2010
The European Union (EU) has released GH¢28 million Ghanaian cedis to support a project that seeks to promote bamboo as a new source of energy in Ghana and Ethiopia.
The project dubbed: \\\"Bamboo as a Sustainable Biomass Energy: A suitable Alternative for Charcoal and Firewood Production in Africa,\\\" aims at increasing the use of...read more
Post=Copenhagen Climate Change Round In Accra
Thursday February 11, 2010
The threat of mass movement of people as a result of environmental degradation due to climate change is becoming a reality, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Deputy Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, has noted. He said such a challenge is already manifesting itself in Ghana with the migration of Fulani herdsmen from the North to the...read more
Experts Meet In Accra On Oil, Gas Draft Legistlation
Thursday February 11, 2010
About 78 marine, oil and gas experts yesterday began a two-day forum in Accra to review the various draft legislations to regulate Ghana’s oil and gas industry.
The forum, being organised by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) under the auspices Ministry of Transport, is to give stakeholders the opportunity to contribute and give their...read more
National Seismic Data Centre Inaugurated
Saturday February 06, 2010
A National Data Centre to serve as an early warning system by channelling accurate information to the public and get their readiness in the event of a natural disaster has been inaugurated in Accra.
Sited at the premises of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), the centre will constantly monitor, manage and coordinate both natural and...read more
Electricity Grid Code Now In Force
Thursday January 28, 2010
The Energy Commission has launched a national electricity grid code which spells out guidelines and responsibilities for power producers to promote efficiency.
The grid code establishes the requirements, procedures, practices and standards that must govern the development, operation, maintenance and use of high voltage transmission by...read more
Regional Minister Warns Against Frequent Oil/Gas Workshops
Tuesday December 29, 2009
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, on Wednesday expressed concern about the organization of workshops on oil and gas in the Metropolis under the pretext of helping the youth to secure the sector.
\"The youth have been anxious to have jobs with the oil companies and some people are organizing workshops and courses, which...read more
Tullow\'s Success Raises Afren\'s Hopes
Wednesday September 30, 2009
Oil and gas company Afren PLC says the suc-
cess of companies like Tullow Oil Plc near its own assets in West Africa raises the prospect of it making major finds there.
Chief Executive Osman Shahenshah told Dow Jones Newswires Tullow’s huge discoveries in West Africa aren’t far from its own holdings in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, where it...read more
