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Source: Abubakar Ibrahim The menace of illegal mining, known as galamsey, has pushed Ghana into a state of what MP Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has called “chemical warfare on an unprecedented scale.” The Klottey Korle legislator, in a LinkedIn post, expressed her deep concerns over the impact of galamsey on Ghana’s natural resources, public health, and governance. “I am haunted by ...

Celestine Karoney BBC Sport Africa Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness. The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year. However, his career was halted in 2018 when he was handed a four-year ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO The Ho Municipal Football Association (HMFA) on October 6, 2024 has officially opened affiliation and registration of clubs for the 2024/2025 league season. The FA indicated that payment of affiliation fees takes effect from Friday October 4, 2024 and ends on Monday November 4, 2024. Affiliation fee for each Division three club is pegged at Gh¢500.00 ...

By: Roland Yao Mensah and Julius Addae Oduro The Volta Regional Football Association at it’s congress on Thursday October 3, 2024 has introduced a new format for the 2024/2025 division two league. The football governing body in the Volta Region disclosed the shift from the previous game centre format during the FA’s ordinary congress at the Ho Municipal Assembly Hall, ...

By:Ione Wells “If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die. Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa runs the voluntary fire service for the Caititu indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon. Their land is supposed to be protected under the Brazilian constitution. But it has been on fire for more than 15 days. For her brigade, their fight feels personal. “Today it ...

Source: Graphic Online The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has announced a temporary closure and diversion of the Atomic Junction overpass in Accra from October 3 to 22, 2024 for a repair of the exposed expansion joints. The temporary closure and diversion will take place from 8 pm to 6 am daily within the period from October 3 to 22. The ...

Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf ...

Source: Mavis Sekyibea Addo As several labour unions in the education sector prepare for a meeting with the Minister of Education on Tuesday, October 1, there is growing scepticism among union leaders regarding the potential for meaningful outcomes. The unions, including the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), the Colleges of Education Teachers ...

By:Christy Cooney A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, docked at 17:30 eastern time (22:30 BST). The pair arrived at the station on Boeing’s new Starliner capsule for an eight-day mission in June, but were ...

Source: Joy Business Businesses in Ghana are struggling under the weight of high taxes, according to Mark Badu-Aboagye, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI). During an appearance on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition, Badu-Aboagye described the current tax regime as “suffocating,” particularly in light of new taxes introduced under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. ...