The foreign ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Monday that Malaysia’s ambassador is labeled as a persona non grata, demanding the diplomat leave the country within 48 hours from 10:00 a.m. local time (0130 GMT) on Sunday. The foreign ministry announced without elaboration the decision in a brief statement carried by […]

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier has become the first foreign ship ordered to leave New Zealand waters because it was dirty, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said Tuesday. The DL Marigold was ordered on Sunday to leave the eastern North Island port of Tauranga within 24 hours and to stay away until it was thoroughly […]

Australia’s government owned national broadcasting and media service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), announced on Tuesday it will fire 150 to 200 staff members by June, as part of a major restructure. The money saved, 50 million Australian dollars (37.97 million U.S. dollars), will be channelled into a fund to create more original content at […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the reported firing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that “such actions violate Security Council resolutions and seriously undermine regional peace and stability.” “The secretary-general reiterates his call for the DPRK leadership to refrain from further provocations and comply fully with its […]

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is serving as acting president, held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump over the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s missile test-launches, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday, citing multiple government sources. The phone conversation lasted for 20 minutes from 8:40 a.m. local time (2340 GMT Monday) by […]

The deployment of a U.S. missile shield in South Korea has begun with the arrival of a part of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, Seoul’s defense ministry said Tuesday. A South Korean defense ministry official told Xinhua that two mobile launchers and a part of other equipments of the THAAD battery arrived […]

The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has inaugurated a student’s club at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) at Fiapre, near Sunyani. The UENR chapter of the WACAM Tertiary Student’s Club seeks to mentor students to become active advocates for responsible mining and the protection of the environment. Mrs Hannah […]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been bestowed with the Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Downstream Regulator of the Year 2016 in Africa Award. “The award commends the NPA for its robust regulatory environment and remarkable navigation of total deregulation of its petroleum industry,” a statement signed by Mr Benjamin Sekyere Owusu, the Communication Officer […]

Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the world market. This shows an overwhelming increase of about $90 million dollars over the 2015 figure of $1 billion. The Charge de Affairs of the Swiss Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Roland Fischer, announced this at […]

Based on 33 years of remote sensing data, researchers at two U.S. universities have found that grasslands in the country are more than three times more sensitive to vapor pressure deficit (VPD), or atmospheric dryness, than they are to precipitation. The large-scale methods of the study, published Monday online in the journal Nature Geoscience, by […]

Managing Director of Quantum Power Ghana Gas, Ruben Atekpe says their project takes off Ghana’s burden of dependence on West Africa Gas which has not been reliable. The project estimated around $600 million will provide power plants within Tema region with gas and is expected to save Ghana about $300 million yearly in fuel cost. […]