Day: September 23, 2024

Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has confirmed that on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at approximately 1527 hours, a passenger’s luggage was detected to be emitting smoke at the baggage wrap area at the Departure Hall, Terminal 3, KIA. The Operations Room of Aviation Security Department was immediately alerted and the luggage in question was swiftly isolated.? A statement issued in Accra said passengers in the terminal at the time were quickly evacuated in line with GACL’s emergency operations procedures.? It said the passenger had been handed over to the National Investigations Bureau for interrogation.? The statement said passengers were advised

Research has revealed that a new mineral, Tantalum, has been discovered at Bewadze-Mankoadze in the Kibi-Winneba Belt of southern Ghana. The mineral is found in large quantities of an igneous rock known as pegmatite. This is contained in a published paper by Dr Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari, a Lecturer at the University of Mines and Technology (UMat), and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, Mr Joshua Nkansah, also of UMat, and Mr Salaam Jansbaka Adams of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development on ‘Geochemical exploration for tantalum in coltan-rich pegmatites at Bewadze-Mankoadze area of

The commemoration of the Memorial Day of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah has received varied reactions among a section of the public in the Sunyani municipality. The Ministry of Interior has officially designated Monday, September 23, 2024, as a public holiday to commemorate Dr Nkrumah’s Memorial Day. His birthday is on September 21. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, some of the residents described Dr Nkrumah’s achievement and legacies as unparalleled in the annals of the political history of the nation. According to them, the establishment of the Tema Port, Tema Motorway, Kwame

The Bolgatanga Office of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) has been adjudged the Digital Tourism Icon of the Year, 2024, at the Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) awards held over the weekend. It received a certificate and a citation at a ceremony held on the theme ‘celebrating and recognising excellence in Ghana’s tourism sector.’ The citation said: ‘The digital media has become one communication channel of information propagation making the world a global village. Ghana News Agency’s quest on digital tourism information dissemination in the region is phenomenal. ‘The key interest shown in marking and

There is an urgent need to reframe the 1.5 Celsius temperature limits as long-term global temperature measurements are ‘failing’ to capture the increasing rate of warming, a new Report by the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG) has indicated. The CCAG said the inaccuracy in temperature measurements masked the true extent and risk of increasing temperature rises that had devastating impacts around the world. The Report recommended the widening of climate targets to include greenhouse gas atmospheric levels, which served as ‘real time’ indicators of climate change. It also called for greater accuracy in monitoring efforts to stay below the 1.5

Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Wala Traditional Council, has recognised Mr. Sulemana Mumuni, a former Director at the National Youth Authority (NYA), for his dedication to contributing to the development of the traditional area, the Upper West Region and beyond. Mr. Mumuni, the Executive Director of the Youth Placement for Employability Solutions (Y-PES) Ghana, was presented with a citation in honour of his passion for supporting people especially the youth develop into responsible citizens. He received the honour at the weekend during the climax of the 2024 Dumba festival celebration. ‘The Overlord of the Wala State,

For many in Wassa Agona and surrounding areas in the Western North Region, medical conditions like headaches, ringworm and scabies were mostly treated with the leaves, of Aubregrinia taiensis (Duatadwe kese). Now, that practice is gradually fading, giving way to orthodox medicine such as creams and Antibiotics which come at a high cost and from unknown sources. This is because Duatadwe kese and other important herbs are now uncommon to herbal practitioners including Nana Kojo Amanwkwa who uses it to formulate medicine for such medical conditions. ‘Our rich vegetation where we harvest leaves and shrubs are being degraded each day