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Civil society organizations are not against mineral exploration  but they are against the way resources are shared after exploration, the Country Director of Ibis West Africa, Mr  Charles Wontewe,  has said . He said this at a public forum…

Sixty percent of men who have sex with men (MSM) uses condoms, according to the 2012 Ghana country AIDS progress report prepared by the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). The report, which spans from January 2010 to December 2011 and released by…

Vice-President Kwesi Bekoe returned to Accra on Monday from Addis Ababa after attending the funeral of President Meles Zenawi. He told newsmen at the Kotoka International Airport the funeral afforded African leaders an opportunity to…

A 22-year-old miner, Kofi Derrick, has been arrested by the police for alleged theft of a bag of cocoa belonging to the Produce Buying Company Limited (PBC). He was on Monday put before the Nkawie Circuit Court and granted bail in the sum…

A stakeholders’  meeting has been scheduled for the first week of September for the review of a policy on the reintegration of Ghanaian nurses who went to seek greener pastures outside the country into the Ghana Health Services (GHS). The…

The annual value of authorized international transfers of small arms, light weapons, their parts, accessories, and ammunition has doubled to at least $8.5 billion from the estimated $4 billion value in 2006, according to a new survey report…

The second West African Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (WASHEQ) Conference, has been held in Accra with a call on management of institutions to adopt deliberate policies to ensure accident free environment for workers. Mr Richard…

Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), comprising pharmacists working in government hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities are to withdraw their services from Tuesday September 4. A statement copied to the…

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday assured the people of Central Region that his administration would work assiduously to develop the area. He said the government would transform the region from its present position as the third…

The Kumasi Polytechnic (K-Poly) has initiated action to protect an innovative solar-powered fufu-pounding machine. It was developed by its Electrical Engineering Department in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation…