Ghanaians should expect a major earthquake – Seismologist Warns
Mr Nicolas Opoku, a Senior Seismologist at the Geological Survey Authority (GSA) says, the frequent earth tremors being experienced in parts of Accra is sufficient warning for residents in earthquake-prone areas to be alert and prepare for a major one. Mr Opoku told journalists on Sunday in Accra that, the one experienced last night was […]
‘National Year of Reading’ Launched in Upper East
Madam Paulina Patience Abayage, the Upper East Regional Minister has launched the region’s version of ‘National Year of Reading’ with a call on stakeholders to play crucial roles to improve the standards of education for national development. The national campaign is on the theme, “Reading for Progress”. The government, through the Ministry of Education and […]
School kids on climate change strike 'misunderstood' by people, says German activist
Thousands of young climate change activists around the world have refused to go to school in recent weeks, and more strikes are planned, including a worldwide strike on March 15. Among them is 22-year-old geography student Luisa Neubauer. Inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist described as one of the most influential teenagers […]
European data privacy office has 15 open investigations. Ten are about Facebook.
An office that’s responsible for enforcing European data privacy laws against many of the biggest U.S. tech firms is spending much of its time on one company: Facebook. The Ireland Data Protection Commission said in a report that as of Dec. 31 it had 15 ongoing investigations of multinational tech companies. Ten of the investigations […]