The first of a pair of climate satellites designed to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles for NASA is in orbit after lifting off atop Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in M?hia, New Zealand at 7:41 p.m. NZST (3:41 a.m. EDT) on Saturday. The agency’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the … The post NASA Launches Small Climate Satellite

OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee which will be led by CEO Sam Altman as it begins training its next artificial intelligence model, the AI startup said on Tuesday. Directors Bret Taylor, Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman, will also lead the committee, OpenAI said on a company blog. Former Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever … The post OpenAI sets up safety committee

Over 130 people have died at a single hospital in Sudan’s besieged city of El Fash­er in the Darfur region, according to medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Fighting between rival groups in Sudan’s civil war in the battle for control of the city has recently intensified. The situation was “terrible”, one resident told the … The post 130 people die at

Three dialysis ma­chines, worth more than GH¢1.5milion, have been installed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to serve patients bat­tling kidney diseases. Dialysis is a type of treat­ment that helps the body remove extra fluid and waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable function. Purchased from Nivaansh Medi Qas Ghana Limited, … The post KATH installs 3 more dialysis

 The West Africa Network for Peacebuild­ing on Friday (WANEP) has launched a Na­tional Election Response Group (NERG) to help address threats to the upcoming 2024 General Election. The Group would discuss, develop and recommend strate­gies to address violent threats or issues that have the tendency to jeopardise the country’s peace and stability. At the launch … The post National

The Sagnarigu Municipal Directorate of the Nation­al Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has held a day’s consultative forum on Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE) in the country. The forum was aimed at provid­ing a platform for members of the Inter-party Dialogue Committee to strategise on peace, tolerance, and countering violent extremism and vigilantism in … The post ….holds

 The National Com­mission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West Region has tasked a 43-member inter-po­litical dialogue committee to work together to ensure the continuity of peace in the run up to the 2024 general election and beyond. The committee, which compris­es representatives selected from groups such as the Lawra … The post NCCE

The African Union (AU) has been a pivotal force in shap­ing the conti­nent’s political landscape since its formation in 2002, succeeding the Or­ganization of African Unity (OAU). Over the years, the AU has played a crucial role in promoting peace, security, and development across Africa. This write-up seeks to delve into the relevance of the … The post The

An ultra-modern multi-pur­pose office complex being constructed by the Min­erals Commission as its Ashanti Regional office is expected to be completed by October this year. The magnificent eight-story edifice will be ready for use by regional office for its operations in Ashanti Region. This assurance was given by the project consultant, Mr Osei Tutu, when … The post Minerals

 Ghana has partnered with Korea to commence a rice seed cultiva­tion complex at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region to boost the country’s rice production. This followed the signing of a US$ 7million grant agreement in May 2023, between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs of Korea, and the Ministry of Food and … The post Ghana, Korea partner to boost rice production

A nine-member com­mittee to facilitate the development of an industry code for the cyber security industry has been es­tablished in Accra. Constituted by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the committee is also expected to establish the Cyber Security Industry Forum. The Committee is chaired by the CEO of the Ghana Cham­ber of Telecommunications, Dr Kenneth … The post Cyber Security

 The Rwanda High Commissioner to Ghana, Mrs Rose­mary Mbabazi, has urged international organisations and the entire world to put history in its right context, and accord due dignity to those who lost their lives in the 1994 genocide in his country. She said that hate speech, divisive language, and names or labels that discriminate against … The post ‘Let’s accord dignity to 1994

 The Interim Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Adolf Kpegah, has emphasised the need for strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors to harness collective strengths during economic fluctua­tions.  “It is imperative that we contin­ue to foster partnerships, encourage dialogue, and leverage the collective expertise of the private and public sectors,” he stated. Mr Kpegah … The post Absa