The United States (US) Government on Saturday, presented four speed patrol boats to the Ghana Navy, to help ensure maritime safety and security.
Ms Julie Furuta-Toy, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Ghana presented certif…
Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, Member of Parliament for Asawasi, on Friday scolded the Leadership of Parliament for delaying important businesses of the House that should have been tackled with dispatch.
He expressed concern that wi…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Saturday, urged the youth to strive to acquire the necessary competencies to be able to take advantage of the opportunities arising out of the country's emerging crude oil industry.
"Expectations a…
President John Evans Atta Mills has called on Ghanaians to combine fervent prayers with positive attitudes and actions and make God the Supreme Ruler of Ghana for His continuous blessings.
President Mills said: "Let's continue to pra…
Ten children were injured, three of them seriously, when a jeep teared into a religious procession near Thirurangadi in this district on Friday, police said.
The children were taking part in a procession to a mosque at Venniyoor when…
In the first exhibition of its kind in Britain, the National Portrait Gallery here has opened to the public the story of the Indian portrait spanning over three centuries.
The exhibition, titled 'The Indian Portrait,
1560-1860', expl…
One of the most distinguished Indian economist Rakesh Mohan has been appointed as a faculty at the prestigious Yale University joining the ranks of Tony Blair, the former British prime minister; Ernesto Zedillo, the former Mexico president…
With the dry spell continuing,acute drinking water scarcity has gripped the capital of India's north-eastern state of Nagaland with water selling for Rs 20 a bucket.
Reports of water shortage from other district towns of the hill…
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized counterfeit Indian currency in the denominations of 500 and 1,000 to the tune of Rs 24.18 lakh from a passenger at the Cochin international airport.
Acting on a tip-o…
Health Minister P.K Sreemathy has said that the service of 400 doctors will be terminated within three days for unauthorised absence.
Replying to questions in the Assembly yesterday,Sreemathy said the government had already issued no…
A widow of five children, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Paul Quaye to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of her husband at the Greater Accra Regional Police Cells at dawn of Friday, March 12.
…
Reverend Alexander Kwesi Twumasi, Director of United Prayer Network Rehabilitation Centre (UPNRC) on Friday cautioned the youth to abstain from pre-marital sex to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS.
He said the youth are the future leaders a…
The Department of Social Welfare has held a one- day meeting on mainstreaming child rights protection for Government Ministries,Department, Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, and other Stakeholders at Zabzugu in the Zabzugu/ Tatale …
The Ghana Girls Guide Association, would in partnership with the Scouting Association of the Netherlands establish a training centre at Asokore in the Sekyere-East District, next year.
Nana Dr. Susubribi Krobea Asante, Omanhene of As…
A group of farmers from southern Indian state of Karnataka is going to visit Israel shortly to learn about the farming techniques used by the arid West Asian country.
The team comprising farmers and experts from Karnataka are going …
With an eye to develop a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system,India is likely to test-fire its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Orissa coas…
A Indian government panel reviewing functioning of deemed universities has found some institutions running distance mode courses without approval and has recommended discontinuation of such programmes and initiation of legal action against…
An educationist, has said that efforts to develop the country's technology have not yielded the desired results due to partly lack of support for students pursuing technical education.
Mrs. Victoria Opoku, Director of Secondary Educa…
Mr. Kale Caesar, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, said government was commitment to solving problems facing the people of Tumu area, towards development.
He said that even though the area was endowed with natural resources, citin…
A clergyman has expressed regret that some Church leaders engaged in immorality which brought the names of their religious organizations into disrepute.
Reverend Nicholas Azalekor, Head of the Nungua branch of the Global Evangelical …
Reverend Seth Mawutor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Ho, on Sunday called on Ghanaians to develop positive attitude towards each other and work hard towards national development.
The clergyman, who made the call at the Volta Region…
The Upper West Regional Branch of the Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT), is undergoing massive expansion of its operations to render improved and efficient services to its clients.
In line with the expansion, the company has doubled i…
Naba Baba Salifu Aleemyaroom, Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, has underscored the need for government to include women in peace committees because they (women) have the power and the grace of influen…
Two Senior High Schools (SHS) in Sekondi have stated their inability to admit more students in September for the 2010/2011 academic year, due to boarding accommodation constraints.
The schools are the Saint John's and Fijai Senior Hi…
Action Aid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has organised a ceremony in the Upper East Region to mark this year's International Women's Day, with a call on government to involve more women in the decision making process.
Parti…
CARE International, a non- governmental organisation, has organised a programme on Climate Change for traditional rulers, local government authorities and affected coastal villages at Ada in the Dangbe East District.
The programme wa…
The Youth Association of Accra Newtown Evangelical Presbyterian Church, on Saturday donated items worth GHC 1,400 and a cash of GHC 100 to the Village of Hope Orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region.
The items donated include…
Ms. Mariam Millah, a Public and Customer Relations Specialist, has been elected the new Board Chairperson of the Foundation for Female Photo journalists (FFP) in Accra.
FFP, is the only women's media and art organisation in Ghana com…
The University of Ghana, (UG) Legon, is setting up an endowment fund to address the impact of growth in areas including finance, accommodation, curriculum development, governance and administration that negatively affect the academic insti…
Ghana's youth policy is being discussed at the Cabinet level, President John Evans Atta Mills announced on Friday.
He said absence of the policy had been a matter of concern, without any real direction to youth issues.
Presiden…
A 60-member social responsibility forum to sustain development principle in the communities for the Newmont Akyem Gold mining project has been inaugurated at New Abirem in the Birim North District.
The forum has representatives from …
Madam Rafatu Halutie Alhassan Dubie, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sissala East Constituency, has urged women, especially those in Sissala land, to rise up and work hard towards their local and national development.
She said with…
Basic school teachers have been told to avoid the use of mobile phones during the instructional period because that practice is unprofessional.
Mr Johnny Owusu-Boadi, the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, said the practice amounted…
The Headmaster of Prempeh College, Mr Emmanuel abena Yeboah, has been officially inducted into office at a ceremony in Kumasi.
The Reverend Annim Oppong, Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, performed the ce…
Pupils and teachers of Airfield Municipal Assembly Basic School in Ho will from this academic year enjoy their right to decent classrooms and basic facilities.
The school located about five kilometres away from the Ho Municipality no…
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Samuel Joseph Annan, on Saturday, observed that education without respect for one another, discipline, loyalty and patriotism was meaningless.
He said the Ghanaian education system is facing some…
The Country Director of the Compassion International Ghana, Reverend Mrs Jemima Amannor over the weekend, deplored the fact that many more children, particularly those in the rural areas, are living in debilitating hunger and are malnouris…
Hundreds of Christian faithful from various denominations on Sunday gathered at the Jackson's park in Koforidua to mark the National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service.
Among the large crowd was Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Regional Min…
The Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, has asked station officers not to instigate or tolerate any act of torture, cruelty, inhuman or degrading treatment against any suspect.
"Simply put, respect the law and th…
Nana Obokuma-Atta IX, the chief of Gomoa Dasum, has praised the government for rebuilding the Fawomanye/Gomoa Akotsi road.
The road is among those in the Central Regional being rehabilitated under the Millennium Development Authority …
The Reverend Samuel Owiredu, the Kpassa District Pastor of the Apostolic Church of Ghana, has called for harmony between the government and the opposition for accelerated national development.
He gave the advice in a sermon at a non-…
The Akyem Osino Presbyterian Church is to construct new staff quarters for its teachers under a three-year programme.
Mr E.K. Anne, Senior Presbyter of the church, told the GNA that the programme had become necessary due to the incr…
The Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast on Sunday held a church service as part of activities to mark the 100th birthday of Dr Francis Ludwic Bartels, the first Ghanaian Headmaster of the School who is still alive.
The immediate past United …
A pastor has appealed to Christians to create a healthy environment that would develop them to develop their talents and their skills.
He said God created every individual uniquely and endowed himwith special abilities but this purpo…
A team from World Health Organisation(WHO) is in the country to assess the outbreak of Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.
Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, Minister of Health (MOH) made this know…
A circuit court at Nsawam on Thursday remanded into prison custody Francis Kwadjo alias Efo Kwadjo, a 44-year-old farmer at Djankrom, a suburb of Nsawam, for defiling a three-and-a-half year old girl.
Kwadjo, who pleaded not guilty t…
As the current ascent on women empowerment continues its momentum, a movie project to be handled exclusively by the fairer sex is taking shape under the direction of renowned Marathi art filmmaker Sumitra Bhave.
In an experiment which…
The Ashaiman Central Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) centre settled 832 cases out of 849 cases brought before it in 2009.
Mr Gabriel Atsu, Chairperson of the Ashaiman ADR Centre, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview on Friday …
A British court has sentenced a 23-year-old Indian man to nine years in prison for raping a teenage girl in April last year.
The Isleworth Crown Court here, which found Jagdeep Chahal guilty on September 25, 2009 following a two-wee…
Parents of three-year-old Indian toddler who was "killed" here on March 4, will leave for India on Saturday night with the child's body to perform the last rites.
They are likely to reach India on Sunday and the last rites are exp…