A study conducted by Fairmiles and the University of Exeter has estimated that at least five million people in Africa who benefit from the trade of airfreighted fresh produce to UK and European supermarkets are at risk from calls to reduce carbon emissions by limiting flown food and flowers. The …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said in his next government which is coming next January 7th, 2025, he will decentralize the mineral commission at the district level to help curb illegal mining (galamsey). Ex-President John Dramani Mahama said in his next government as president of Ghana he …

Kingsley Owusu Newman, the Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region’s Fanteakwa South Constituency, lauded party flagbearer John Dramani Mahama for his proposed initiatives aimed at supporting small-scale miners. Mahama pledged that a future NDC government under his leadership would guarantee that all 261 Metropolitan, …

Dr. Francis Djankpa, a physiologist at the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has said genome editing allows scientists to precisely alter genes, either by inserting, deleting, or modifying DNA sequences. Speaking to Nana Kwabena Addo on Radio1’s Ghana Akuafo he said, “Genome editing application …

Dr. Samuel Acheampong, a researcher at the University of Cape Coast’s Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, had an ambitious plan: to modify sweet potatoes grown in Ghana. He envisioned reducing their water content, making them more shelf-stable and appealing, while also boosting their color and nutrient profile. He aimed …

Last year, the European Union (EU) approved a new law that punishes commodity trading companies that import cocoa, coffee, rubber, timber, and other such commodities linked to deforestation and practices like child labour from the developing world. The law requires companies to produce a due diligence statement showing their supply …

The National Patriotic Party’s (NPP) primaries in Fanteakwa South took an unexpected turn as controversy and tension characterized the electoral process. Amidst allegations of misconduct in Fanteakwa South, two individuals found themselves on the wrong side of the law, facing arrests. These two were arrested after taking pictures of the …

In the just-ended NPP primaries, Kofi Okyere Agyekum, popularly known as Arafat, the sitting Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South, has faced a setback in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries. Arafat polled 95 of the votes with Duke Ofori-Atta getting 273, 44 for Abdul Razak, Louisa Boakye 16, and …

Scholarship Secretariat Boss, Kingsley Agyemang has pulled through in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) elections in the Abuakwa South constituency of the Eastern Region. The total number of voters expected to vote was 605, and 569 voted in favour of Kingsley Agyemang and Gloria Ofori polled 29 votes; there was …

The current member of Parliament(MP) for Abuakwa North, Gifty Twum Ampofo, has lost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries to a new entrant. The total number of votes expected in Abuakwa North is 523. Gifty Twum Ampofo polled 202, Boakye Danquah Palgrave polled 76, Nana Kwadwo Manfe polled 4 …