Doctors refuse postings to Eastern region
Out of the 30 doctors posted to the Eastern Region this year, only 18 of them picked up their appointment. 121 midwives and two medical herbalists have also picked up their appointment. No Physician Assistant was posted to the region. This was made known by the Regional Health Director, Dr Alberta Britwum Nyarkoh during the […]
Ankrofu Bridge to be closed for maintenance
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) will from Tuesday, December 10 close the Ankrofu Bridge on the Sokode-Bame Road in the Volta Region to Vehicular Traffic. This is to enable the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the GHA to undertake an emergency reinforcement work on the nearly collapsed bridge over River Tsawoe between Akrofu Agorve and Akrofu […]
‘WasteShark’ the new remotely controlled device that removes plastics, debris from water
The climate emergency is not the only environmental issue the world is struggling to solve. Plastic products clog our oceans, threatening marine life and polluting the water. At current rates plastic is predicted to outweigh all the fish in the sea by the year 2050. In Holland, a new device is a small sign of […]
Bauxite mining in Atewa Forest won’t affect three key river bodies – GIADEC
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) says mining bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve will not lead to the destruction of the three key rivers which take their sources from the reserve. The three rivers are Birim, Densu, and Ayensu. These rivers are sources of drinking water for over five million Ghanaians. At a […]
