The Local Council of Churches in the Bawku Municipality at the weekend held a service to pray for lasting peace for the area.
The service, a non denominational one, was held in collaboration with World Vision, a Non Governmental Organ…
The Adjabeng Court '2' on Thursday fined Alhaji Sulemana Bussim an amount of GH¢480.00 or in default serve one year imprisonment for allowing his herd of cattle to stray, cause stampede and traffic congestion in the Metropolis.
The c…
The Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, Nii Ephraim, has appealed to the people to cooperate with enumerators and other officials that would be engaged in the forthcoming Population and Housing Census to ensure its success.
He said if c…
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban S. Bagbin has advised real estate developers to respect building codes and regulations that prohibit building on water ways and locations earmarked for government projects.
He s…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday said that jobs that would be created under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) were meant for all Ghanaians and not for northerners only.
He said although the project wa…
Twenty-five persons have been confirmed dead, while 103 are on admission at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, following the crash of a cargo-truck, on which they were travelling, at Zagyire, near Kamina Barracks on Saturday.
Twenty-one died …
Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend gave the assurance that Government would equip the Police and the Military with logistics to enable them to boot out all highway robberies in the country.
"Armed Robbers have ove…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend called on small-scale illegal Miners in the Tinga area of the Bole District to legalize their activities by registering with the right authorities.
He said the illegal mining popularly…
The National Blood Bank at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, which supplies blood to health facilities in the country to save lives, is running out of stock, Mr Samuel Nunoo, Deputy Chief Blood Donor Organiser of the Hospital, said.
He said…
The Canadian Government through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), is to spend 7.4 million dollars to fund a five-year Ghana Environmental Management Project (GEMP) in the three Northern Regions.
The Project, to be …
Right Reverend Francis Amenu, Moderator of General Assembly of the E.P. Church, has called on members of the Committees of the Church to consider their appointments as a calling to serve God in special ways.
Rt. Rev. Amenu gave the e…
Four persons were on Monday sentenced to five years' imprisonment each by a Circuit Court in Accra for siphoning 150,000 dollars belonging to Spintex Road Branch of the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
They are evangelist Patrick…
Mr Alphonse Achkar, Governor of District 403-A of the Lions Club International (LCI), a community service organization, has called for commitment on the part of members to deliver quality service to communities.
He noted that the nee…
Mr Adam Anabah Moro, Bawku West District Chief Executive, has urged the revenue taskforce of the Assembly to intensify its revenue collection to enable it to achieve its 2010 target.
He said the Assembly, from January to August, mana…
A Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced 27 year old Samuel Atilaro to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a seven year old girl.
He pleaded not guilty. The trial began April this year.
Prosecuting Police Inspector Florence Tawiah…
A Tarkwa circuit court has fined Osmanu Kalu alias Kofi Basaare, an 18 year old Galamsey operator GH�240 for causing harm.
He was also ordered to pay a compensation of GH�500 to the victim or in default spend 18 months imprisonme…
About 614 youth have cultivated 1,536 acres of land for maize production under Government's "Block Farm Project" in the Nadowli District this year.
The crops are said to be performing well and if the rains did not stop abruptly there…
Residents of Tarkwa have expressed their dissatisfaction at the burning of large quantity of Indian hemp at the Tarkwa Circuit court premises on September 13 this year.
They said the thick smoke that emanated from the burning of the …
The Minister of Transport, Mr Mike Hammah, has urged the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to be more pro-active in educating passengers on the workings of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
He said when this was done effectiv…
The Asante-Mampong Municipal Health Director, Madam Rebecca Dokorugu, has called on women to take advantage of safe family planning methods, to avoid unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and preventable deaths.
She regretted that …
A concerned group in Koforidua has raised concerns about the donation of foreign rice brands instead of the made in Ghana brand of rice to the Muslim community to mark the end of the Ramadan.
According to the group, the distribution …
Prison Officers at the Sekondi Central Prison on Wednesday demonstrated against the "disparities" in the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP)in Sekondi.
At a charged atmosphere at the entrance of the Sekondi Central Prisons, over 100 priso…
Prison Officers at the Sekondi Central Prison on Wednesday demonstrated against what they described as disparities in the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) at Sekondi.
The officers, numbering over 100 wearing red bands, besieged th…
Professor Emeritus Albert Fiadjoe, Chairman of the Constitution Review Commission (CRC), has stressed the need for a credible national policy to ensure transparency, equity and accountability in the management of the country's national res…
Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education, on Wednesday inaugurated interim governing councils for three colleges in Sunyani, in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The three are the Berekum and the Atebubu College of Education and the St. Jose…
The District Chief Executive of the Talensi-Nabdam District in the Upper East Region, Mrs Vivian Anafo, has called on people in the region to take keen interest in the upcoming National Population and Housing Census.
She said populat…
Dj killerfingers selection to play at mnet’s big brother all stars saturday night party on september 18th is as a result of a partnership between mnet/ multichoice ghana and local radio station yfm.
Killer fingers is a full time dj wh…
On Tuesday, 7 September, BBC World News and DStv hosted a breakfast at the Westcliff Hotel in Parktown, where BBC’s Africa Business Report host, Komla Dumor, discussed media freedom with former SABC Radio head, Govan Reddy; the Media Wor…
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A Tarkwa circuit court has ordered the burning of eight maxi sacks and five mini sacks of Indian hemp weighing 981,700 grams at the court premises in Tarkwa.
The destruction was supervised by the court Registrar, the Police and obse…
The Head of Sales and Product Development at Fidelity Bank, Joseph Okyere Opoku has called on Ghanaians to adopt a savings culture. This, he says will help Ghana to achieve its Millennium Development goals and improve the quality of life o…
A pastoral letter issued by the Syro-Malabar Church, justifying the act of dismissal of Newman College teacher, Prof T J Joseph from service was read out in the parishes under the Kothamangalam diocese here.
According to the content…
At least three persons were today injured when security forces allegedly opened fire to quell stone-throwing protestors in Bandipora district, official sources said here.
A large number of protestors gathered at Ajas area of Bandipora…
An Indian man was among four people killed when a double-decker bus they were travelling in crashed into a low railroad bridge near Syracuse in New York State over the weekend.
Ashwani Mehta, 34, was killed in the crash that happened …
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This week on STUDIO 53 EXTRA the gorgeous Eku and Dolapo speak to Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes and attends Hennessy’s 50th party, plus the duo chat to top designer David Tlale.
Airing on…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), on Monday appealed to Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and all other authorities to exercise the greatest level of circumspection in thei…
Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, Minister of Health, has said that at such a time when the nation was striving to advance in development, what it does not need is industrial disharmony.
He said there was no doubt industrial actions in developing …
The Men Fellowship of the Saint Andrew The Apostle of the Anglican Church, has been inaugurated at Sekondi.
Since 2006, the Cathedral Church has existed without Men's Fellowship.
Inaugurating the Fellowship on Monday, Reveren…
The US hopes to work with India to address its concerns about the recent hike in H-1B and L1 visa fee in order to find an "acceptable alternative solution" to the critical issue that threatens to hurt the bilateral economic ties, a top Oba…
The only person ever convicted in the 1985 Kanishka bombing went on trial for perjury, accused of lying to protect the alleged suspects who were later acquitted.
Inderjit Singh Reyat is on trial before a Canadian Court in the provin…
A top American official on women issues is visiting India beginning Saturday to work on the advancement of the US-India Strategic Dialogue on Women's Empowerment and hold interactions with various self-help groups, businesswomen and NGOs.
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Indian percussionists and musicians will stand up and make a noise, literally, to create awareness about the Millennium Development Goals ahead of a review meeting at the United Nations General Assembly Summit.
In a special concert at…
Zambia’s Paloma became the 8th Housemate be evicted from the Big Brother All Stars house during last night’s live Big Brother All Stars Eviction Show (12 September at 19:00 CAT on DStv Channel 198).
Namibian rapper Damara Dik Ding ki…
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A woman living with the HIV virus at Lawra has
said she is distressed because her husband�s brothers were pressurizing her for sex though they know that their brother died of AIDS.
�I have told them that I am carrying the HIV vi…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Umar Abdul Kadif, has urged Moslem youth to eschew violence and immoral activities and demonstrate that Islam abhors violence and does not teach it.
Addressing Moslems to mark this year�s…
The human rights watchdog on Friday asked local schools owned by religious educational institutions not to discriminate against job seekers who have a different religion.
A man, identified only by the surname Lee, recently filed a peti…
Mr Babal Jamal, the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, joined hundreds of Muslims to celebrate this year's Eid-Ul-Fitr festival at the Koforidua Central Mosque.
The mosque was filled to capacity as Muslims from all walks of life appea…