The January 31, 2011 deadline set by the National Labour Commission (NLC) for payment On-Call-Duty Facilitation Allowance across board to all doctors would be respected by the association.
This is contained in a communiqué issued by …
The Omanhene of Efua Ajumako, Okokodurfo Ogyeabo Nana Kwamena Hammah Ababio II has been applauded for his meritorious services and sense of patriotism over the past 50 years.
The records have it that the Omanhene Hammah Ababio had be…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday said 2011 would mark the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic, and "this milestone offered a moment for people to reflect and to renew their resolve."
"Over the past three decades, AIDS …
The Interior Ministry on Tuesday urged Ghanaians to assist the security agencies to maintain and sustain the peace, security and stability for the accelerated socio-economic development of the country.
"Peace, safety, security and st…
The Headmaster of Ekumfi T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School at Essarkyir, Mr Mohammed Ackonu, hascommended the government on efforts it had been making to improve infrastructure in the school.
He said a six-unit classroom block was at…
South Korea will discontinue its mandatory AIDS testing of foreigners who are hired locally and plan to stay in the country for more than 91 days, the government said Tuesday.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the new rules, set …
The Old Students Association of Kwahu Ridge Secondary Technical High School at Obo has rehabilitated a mechanized borehole for the school at the cost of GH¢3,700.
The rehabilitation of the borehole would solve the perennial water sho…
A leading NRI entrepreneur has been chosen for the Asian of the Year 2010 Award for his outstanding success in making a Christmas decorations business into a multi-million pounds industry.
Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime …
The US had multiple conversations with Indian officials on the release of secret documents pertaining to India by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, according to the State Department.
"We have had multiple conversations with offi…
South Korea's exports of automobiles will continue to grow strongly to reach a record high next year, despite a moderate rise in production and domestic sales, a report said Tuesday.
Outbound shipments of vehicles by the country's five…
The US is gradually losing ground to India and China in research and high-tech manufacturing, a top Obama Administration official has said, while highlighting the need to collaborate with the two countries in various fields.
"Will w…
The head of the Zongo community of Saltpond, Sariki Mama Nomabo I, has appealed to the youth from the three northern regions not to rush to the south to seek greener pastures.
He told the GNA in an interview that people from the Nort…
Dr Boateng Duah, a gynaecologist at the Ghana Port and Harbours Hospital, Takoradi, has advised pregnant women to take good care of themselves to ensure the proper development of their foetuses and their safe deliveries.
He said thou…
The fate of a U.S. citizen jailed in Cuba for nearly a year without being charged remains unresolved, parties involved in the matter say.
Friday marks the one-year anniversary that Alan Gross was taken into custody for illegally bringing …
The Civil Service Council on Tuesday denied that President John Evans Atta Mills has ordered a probe of former Youth and Sports Minister, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Muntaka, over a missing 20,000 US dollars.
A rejoinder signed by Ms Tho…
Nii Amasah Namoale, a Deputy Minister of Agriculture, on Tuesday expressed concern about some fishermen, who were still using aggravated lighting for fishing, despite the ban on its use.
He was cutting the sod for work to begin on th…
American embassy cables leaked by whistleblower website WikiLeaks reveal that the US conducted its own secret analysis of India's military contingency plans codenamed 'Cold Start', the Guardian reported.
"It is the collective judgme…
A 32-year old apprentice hairdresser has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by the Nyinahin Magistrate's Court for stealing cocoa beans.
Yaa Bour pleaded guilty for stealing.
Her accomplice, Abena Kesewah, who was cha…
A magistrate's court at Dzodze, on Tuesday remanded Dennis Dzagbana, 18, a Senior High School (SHS) student, for allegedly strangling his baby girl to death.
Dzagbana, whose plea was not taken, was provisionally charged with murder f…
The persistent attacks on personnel of the Ghana Police Service has compelled government to initiate measure to guarantee their safety and nip in the bud perpetrators of those illegal acts.
Therefore, the Police Administration is int…
As Ghana anticipates drawing her first oil in the yuletide, the Police administration is also gearing to ensure that security related issues are decisively dealt with.
Consequently, it is in the process of establishing a Marine Polic…
Mr Andy Appiah-Kubi, Defence Counsel in the on-going alleged mass bus rape trial on Tuesday questioned the integrity of prosecution witness, Mr Ahmed Boahene, an Ahmaddiyya Missionary, saying he is not being truthful to the court.
Mr…
Drug major Ranbaxy on Tuesday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture and market generic Donepezil Hydrochloride tablets used for treating Alzheimer's disease with 180 days market exclusivity.
…
The Sixth National Media Commission (NMC) on the occasion of its first anniversary has presented its position paper on "A Conducive Legal Framework for Media Practice in Ghana". Below is the full text:
FIRST ANNIVERSARY EVENT OF THE 6TH C…
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), on Tuesday said it was important to appreciate the positive contributions of the nation's gallant farmers, towards the country's socio-economic growth.
He said the country depe…
Akuafo Hall, of the University of Ghana, has commended the government for recognising the important roles of Farmers and Fisherman in the socio-economic development of the country.
"It was from the sweat and toil of our Farmers and F…
Ghana and the International Air Transport
Association(IATA) on Monday signed the IATA-Ghana Civil Aviation Authority(GCAA) Regional Training Partnership Agreement.
The training, which would be undertaken at the GCAA Training Academy(G…
Dr Michael Ofori-Mensah, Policy Analyst at the
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has said that Ghana's democracy can be strengthened if the shortcomings experienced over the years are addressed by taking into consideration the concerns…
Mr Emmanuel Fiagbey, Country Director, Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programmes and Voices for a Malaria Free Future, has called on big commercial firms to get involved in the fight against malaria.
He suggested t…
Dr Audrey Gadzekpo, a tutor at the School of
Communication Studies, University of Ghana, on Tuesday called for a comprehensive broadcasting law to articulate the fundamental principles and
objectives of broadcasting in Ghana.
She…
Parliament on Tuesday gave government the approval to join and subscribe to shares in the African Finance Corporation (AFC), a public private partnership investment bank.
By this approval, the government of Ghana will release an amou…
The turn-around time at the Out-Patient-Department (OPD) of the Ho Municipal Hospital has been cut by several hours following the
computerization of processes in the Department.
Until now patients to the OPD had to spend the greater p…
Mr Hans Artz, Project Director of Simed International, the contractor working on the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has said the rehabilitation and refurbishment of the hospital, which started in May, would be completed in December 2012.
…
The Acting Navro-Pio, Pe Arthur Wekem Ballnia Adda, has called for the suspension of all electoral processes going on within the Kassena Nankana East District as recent demarcations of
electoral areas are causing confusion and threatenin…
The 2007 National Best Fisherman, Mr Kow Kotu, has appealed to the government to re-designate the Farmers Day to Farmers and Fishermen's Day to make the impact of fishermen also to be felt in the celebration of the day.
Speaking to t…
A criminal investigation is under way in Sweden to determine how an intestinal parasite ended up in the town of Ostersund's municipal water supply, police said.
Environmental prosecutor Christer B. Jarlas said release of the parasite cryp…
Management of the Ahafo Mine of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has spent 85,000 dollars to rehabilitate and expand the Kenyasi Health Centre at Kenyasi Number Two.
The works included new roofing, extension of water to the center, …
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, President of the Worldwide
Miracle Outreach, on Tuesday called on the government to put in place a comprehensive risk assessment on how the oil find could national enhance development.
He said this was necessary…
The National Identification Authority (NIA) on
Wednesday said it was finalising data to prosecute people who were engaged in multiple registration during the Mass National Identification System Registration between July 2008 and May 2010…
A US federal judge has stopped Oklahoma putting into effect a constitutional amendment to bar courts from considering Islamic law in judgements.
Judge Vicky Miles-Lagrange granted an injunction against the certification of the results o…
Haiti's general election on Sunday was valid despite "serious irregularities", international observers have said.
The joint mission from the Organisation of American States and the Caribbean regional grouping, Caricom, said delays at some…
North Korea says it has thousands of centrifuges operating at a previously undetected uranium enrichment facility it revealed earlier this month.
The North Koreans say the plant is for civil nuclear power. It is not clear whether the cent…
Mr John Tia Akolgo, the Minister of Information, has said the budget was to improve the livelihood of Ghanaians and to provide more developmental interventions.
Mr Akolgo said the budget had taken care of critical areas such as e…
The National Identification Authority (NIA) will soon start the production of the National Identification Cards, an official source in Accra said on Monday.
The source told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra that it was r…
The District Chief Executive for Shama, Ms Emelia Arthur, has said 13 more communities in the Shama District would be connected to the national electricity grid next year.
She told the last meeting of the assembly that the communities t…
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, said contributions towards the socio-economic development of the region were always welcomed from members of the public.
He said it was an indisputable fact that government alon…
The International Olympic Committee is to investigate BBC claims of corruption against Fifa Vice-President Issa Hayatou, also an IOC member, it says.
It has asked the BBC to give any evidence of alleged bribery, following the screening of…
Participants at an international workshop on timber legality and local livelihoods, has called on the Government to review existing forestry laws and policies to ensure sanity in the industry.
According to them, the Forestry Commissio…
Mr. Ambrose Dery, the Member of Parliament for Lawra/Nandom, has said the hopes of people from the three northern regions about the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) promised them by the government were diminishing.
He…
The Executive Secretary of the African, Carribean and Pacific Group, has stressed the need for a balancing act to distribute Ghana oil benefits to meet the aspirations of the people in the Western Region.
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, said …