The Bank of Ghana (BoG) Ladies Association on Monday donated GH¢400 to a six-year-old girl, to undergo a Computed Tomography Scan to determine if an abscess on her upper eyelid had affected her brain and medication.
Little Margaret G…
Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister of Education on Monday called for a national debate on funding of education especially private tertiary institutions.
She said this would determine whether government should include private universit…
Fifteen students and two officials from the Depauw University of Indiana State in the United State of America (USA) have paid a one-day educational visit to the University of Education, Winneba as part of their five-day educational tour in…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGED) has pledged the Ministry’s commitment to assist butchers to rehabilitate and expand abattoirs throughout the country.
He said: “This is the only way t…
The National Media Commission (NMC) and the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) have been challenged to purge the journalism profession from quack media practitioners who were pursuing their selfish interests.
The Upper East Regional M…
The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have jointly introduced an Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria (AMFm) in the country to enhance treatment of Malaria.
The AMFm is an innovative fi…
The government has started implementing a Mathematics, Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme (MASTESS), as part of the national effort to enhance the study of science and mathematics.
This was announced by Ms Sherry Ayittey, Mini…
The Leadership of Road Transport Operators has called off the intended strike to protest against the ban on night movement of heavy trucks indefinitely.
The action was the result of a meeting held between Mr Collins Dauda, Minister o…
The Pindaa community in the Kassena-Nankana East District of the Upper East Region, have appealed to the government to check the activities of Fulani herdsmen whose cattle have contaminated their only source of water.
A visit by the …
A 43-year-old mechanic, Michael Akwasi Agyapong, who is accused of impregnating his 18-year-old daughter, on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with incest.
Agyapong pleaded not guilty and the court presided over by…
Members of the Institutional Review Sub-Committee on Education at the National Accreditation Board have paid a two-day visit to the University of Education, Winneba.
The committee, led by Prof Sulemana Al-Hassan, helped to review som…
At least nine people perished and 79 injured in 51 motor accidents recorded in January in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Paul Wesley Baah, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transp…
Some passengers at Odumasi, capital of Sunyani West District, have protested against unilateral fares charged by drivers who ply the 18-kilometre Odumasi/Tainso route.
They said the drivers charged fares above the approved 18 per cen…
Mr Clement Ayamga, Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Consult Limited, on Monday called on the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) to support emerging and existing industries in the North to grow.
He said the region …
A 20-year-old unemployed man, Kwabena Baba, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Tarkwa Circuit Court for raping a 12-year-old school girl at Brakwa, a suburb of Bogoso.
He pleaded guilty.
Chief Inspectro Edward Pad…
Alhaji Daud Sulemana, Chairman of the Gold Dealers Association of Tarkwa, said organisations and institutions must make it a priority to assist the police and other security agencies.
He said the role of security agencies was paramoun…
Some past students of the Sunyani Polytechnic have raised concern about the delay in the release of their certificates, a situation that had prevented them from gaining employment.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency …
Under the Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) restructuring programme, National Unions with common modus operandi would merge for the sake of cost-effectiveness, Mr George Mude, Administrative Officer of the GTUC, has disclosed.
Such po…
The Wa Senior High Technical School has been temporally closed down by the Wa Municipal Directorate of Education following rioting by the students on Monday morning.
Madam Scholastica Gyiele, the Wa Municipal Director of Education,…
The Christian faith is God’s chosen vehicle through which the ‘broken walls of Ghana’ would be rebuilt, Pastor Enoch Immanuel Agbozo, leader of the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) has announced.
Speaking about his ministry in an inte…
Residents of parts of Tarkwa, Simpa, Bonsa and Dompim have since February 03 have been without electricity and water.
They said this is affecting their businesses and many small scale businesses are collapsing.
Mr. Benjamin Kess…
A Tarkwa Circuit court has sentenced an ex-convict Addo Dankwa, 37, to 12 months imprisonment for escaping from the Railways Police cells at Tarkwa.
He pleaded guilty.
Police Inspector Edward Paddy told the court presided over by…
Togbe Dunyo IV, Dufia of Ave-Atanve, has appealed to the government to create a Ministry of Basic Education as are the cases in Canada and South Africa.
This would ensure that vital resources went into building strong foundations fo…
The Reverend Fitzgerald Odonkor, Head Pastor of Harvest International Ministries on Sunday admonished media practitioners, politicians, ministers of state and public figures to spice their communications mechanism in order not to break dow…
Four Female personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service stationed at Akanu, near Dzodze have been remanded in prison custody by a local Magistrate’s Court over the alleged murder of their colleague on last Christmas Day.
They are Mavi…
Mr Ransford Ababio Aikins, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Birim Central Fire Station has noted that the adoption of safety measures by the citizenry would help reduce the impact of fire disasters.
Speaking to the Ghana News Ag…
About 200 workers of the Oda Sawmills and Plywood Company Limited in the Eastern Region, have demonstrated against their Management, for failure to pay them their eight-month emolument.
The protesters, who wore red-bands, marched fro…
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, has appealed to the Ghana Minerals Commission to organise business management training programme for the miners as part of its yearly plan of action.
The Association said small sca…
The Agave State, Southern Ewe Traditional Area on Saturday formally announced the death of the Awomefia, (Paramount Chief), Togbega Azaxie Degenu III.
The State has consequently declared a state of mourning in the area spanning the n…
The Ashanti Region recorded a total of 625 fire outbreaks in 2010 as against 661 the previous year, Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) Philip Aheng Mensah, Regional Fire Officer, has said.
He noted that the outbreaks which comprised …
Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology on Friday appealed to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to enforce bye-laws that guard against environmental degradation.
She said climate change an…
The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called on parents to stop the stereotyping of some professions as a preserve for women and as such, end up shepherding their daughters into those occupations.
He said women were not bor…
Madam Georgina Bus-Kwofie, former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahanta West District, has underscored the need for both government and political parties to allocate a quota of portfolios to women, to whip up their interest in governan…
Mr. Caesar Kale, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has expressed concern about the trend of partisan politics that was creeping into churches lately.
He said the church is one of the vehicles that should be used for re-engineering…
Management of Shoprite, on Saturday presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 to OrphanAid Africa, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) that specialises in rescuing children from orphanages and settling them with their families.
The donatio…
Fourteen teachers drawn from some schools in the New Juaben Municipality on Friday ended a three-day workshop on “Project Citizen”, an inter-disciplinary instructional programme, designed for use by adolescents in schools and community org…
Government has given the assurance that it would continue to invest in the health sector by building more health infrastructure and expanding existing ones to meet the increasing demands.
The move is also aimed at facilitating the ad…
More than 20 “kayayee” (female porters) from Agbogbloshie and Malamata markets and Tema Lorry Station in Accra have received confidence building training and education on HIV/AIDS and reproductive health issues, in order to serve as peer e…
The World Bank is to make available to Ghana $40 million to fight deforestation, forest degradation and climate change related issues.
To this effect, stakeholders would hold a meeting from March 21 to April 1, in Accra to deliberate…
The Accra Metropolitan Sanitation Court on Thursday fined Pastor Kwame Mensah of the God is Alive Evangelical Ministry of La GH¢540 for causing noise nuisance.
In default he will go to prison for eight months.
The court, presid…
Six commercial entities operating at Tudu and Makola in Accra, have been fined GH¢240 each for refusing to register with Meskworld Company, accredited with Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
The companies are His Majesty Phones, Life…
Researchers on the trends of abortion in the country have suggested the inclusion of a comprehensive abortion care in the national health delivery to stem the increasing incidence of unsafe abortion and related “needless” deaths.
They…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital is to introduce a computerised coding system, which would enable the staff to locate the record cards or files of all patients of the hospital within minutes.
The measure is to help reduce the delay at…
Winners of the MTN special malaria quiz competition had donated 1,200 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to seven hospitals in the country.
The competition dubbed “What Do You Know about Malaria”, involved the staff of MTN, who competed…
As Egyptians used peoples’ power to carry out a revolution that ousted their veteran president Hosni Mubarak, Vice President John Dramani Mahama has written an article on the development.
The article with the heading “Your Take: Wir…
Residents of Pakro, in the Akwapim south District of the Eastern Region, on Saturday, benefited from a water treatment and distribution facility at the cost of 65, 000 US dollars.
The facility, which draws water from the Densu River,…
No death has been officially recorded in Bawku for two years, the Bawku Municipal Birth and Death Registry has said
However, 4,212 births were registered within the same period.
Mr Mohammed Yussif, Municipal Director of Births …
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly (BMA) has been asked to diligently follow the laid down procedure of disbursing grants to students as it would be unfair to consider those whose parents can afford school fees.
The Northern Patriots …
The Eastern Region recorded 33 deaths through road accidents in January, this year, with 121 others sustaining various degrees of injuries.
Police Superintendent, James Sarfo- Peprah, Eastern Regional Commanding Officer of the Motor …
The Kwahu West Municipal office of the Ghana National Fire Service, is organizing a series of fire education programmes at the various markets in the municipality to help prevent fire outbreaks.
Addressing market women at Nkawkaw-Agb…