Archive for: June, 2016

Ghana’s Inspector General of Police threatens to jam social media on election day

Inspector General of Police John Kudalor has threatened to shut off social media on the day of general elections in November this year. This, he reckons, would allow for a peaceful election. His statement shook the country’s media, the opposition party and most people whose jobs and daily endeavors relied on social media. Some civil […]

Ghana Still a Target of Lethal E-Waste Dumping

Digital dumping ground. World’s largest e-waste dump. Whatever you call it, Agbogbloshie, Ghana, is among the top ten “worst polluted” places on earth where tons of discarded electronics, refrigerators, microwaves and televisions – also known as e-waste – end up decomposing in a massive scrap heap there. “Mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic – these are the […]

Ghana’s Center for Plant Medicine plays major role in health care

by Kwabena Opong Plant medicine otherwise known as herbal medicine in Ghana has long been and would continue to be the most accessible and reliable component of health care delivery in Ghana. This assessment was made by Mr. Barffuor Osei Akoto, head of Public Relations at the Center for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong Akwapim […]

Nothing can stop me from blocking social media if…. -IGP

Ghana’s police chief has said if it gets to the crunch, nothing and nobody can stop him from blocking social media sites on Election Day if that is what it would take to safeguard the peace and security in the country. “I don’t want to use some words, I think everybody has his opinion, everybody […]

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