The Most Rev. Bishop John Martin Darko, Catholic Bishop of the Sekondi/Takoradi Diocese on Thursday called on Ghanaians to abandon their parochial interests and forge ahead as a family to achieve peace and national development.
"If w…
The Right Reverend Dr Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, Anglican Bishop of Kumasi, has exhorted Ghanaians to strive hard and help to build a united and prosperous nation.
He stressed the need for people to stop brooding over failures and complaints a…
The Senyonwura, Seidu Bi-Ngbanye, acting President of the Gonja Traditional Council, has announced the death of the Yagbonwura, Bawa Abudu Doshie, King of Gonjaland at his palace in Damongo on Friday.
The late Yagbonwura was born in …
Reverend Emmanuel Kaatey, in charge of Christ Apostolic Church at Agona Swedru, has appealed to members of Zongo communities and other residents in the town to co-exit peacefully.
He called for an end to the recent conflict that erup…
Ghanaians have been advised to resolve to work harder in the New Year in order to make Ghana the preferred investment destination on the continent.
They should therefore eschew laziness, envy and make good use of the fertile lands a…
The Nigerian Ministry of Health has developed a National Health Strategic Development Plan (NHSDP) in a step forward to the UN-set millennium goals, according to the government.
Linus Awute, the ministry's permanent secretary, made t…
Four branches of the Greater Accra Region branch of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), have maintained their decade accident free record for the X'mas holidays.
The branches are th…
Mr Ambrose Dery, Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, has approved a budget of GH¢9,640 from his MP (Member of Parliament) Common Fund to support 64 students in the Lawra-Nandom Constituency.
Warrant Officer (WO) Adams Ankyere (retir…
The Deputy Minister for Energy, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has presented assorted items worth about GH¢13,000 to over 500 children from 45 towns and villages.
The items, which were his Christmas and New Year presents, were presente…
Five Afghan civilians were killed and six others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in Nimroz province west of Afghanistan,
provincial governor Ghulam Dastgir Azad said Saturday.
"The gruesome incident occurred i…
Twenty-four babies, 19 males and five females, were delivered at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi on New Year day, January 1, 2010.
Miss Lydia Biney, Midwifery Officer on duty at the KATH Labour Ward, who told the Gha…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored Ghanaians to keep to the path of democracy now and ever.
He said this would help to consolidate the nation's image as the torchbearer of good governance and democratic culture on the Af…
French customs force had seized about 250 kilograms
of amphetamine and cocaine before Christmas in north France, a customs statement said on Wednesday.
The customs force nabbed the drugs hidden in a refrigerator wagon bound to Brita…
Fire on Saturday swept through the 31st December Section of the Kumasi Central Market destroying property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis.
The cause of the fire is not known but eyewitnesses' accounts indicated that the fire started at ab…
With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a University of Iowa (UI) study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new treatments for the condition…
It was Denmark, not China which "hijacked" the Copenhagen climate change conference last month and caused its failure, said a recent article from the Guardian website.
In an article entitled "Blame Denmark, not China, for Copenhagen …
The Nigerian Ministry of Health has developed a National Health Strategic Development Plan (NHSDP) in a step forward to the UN-set millennium goals, according to the government.
Linus Awute, the ministry's permanent secretary, made t…
The normal life in the Nepali capital Kathmandu
Valley was crippled on Friday due to the nationwide strike called by the Aadiwasi Janajati Brihat Morcha Nepal, a joint front of several indigenous organizations.
Transportation came t…
As the world is focusing on the celebrations of
the New Year, the children, who are engaged in labor in Pakistan, are unaware of the advent
of 2010.
Amjid, 10, who was busy arranging vegetables in a pushcart at a local market in Is…
An Israeli magician set a new world record by
spending 64 hours inside a block of ice, local daily Ha'aretz reported Friday on its website.
The new world record, set by Hezi Dayan late Thursday night, surpassed the previous mark mad…
Some 1 million revelers gathered at New York's
Times Square Thursday night to witness the crystal ball drop and embrace the coming 2010 at this "Crossroads of the World."
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 12 students from 12 top …
Thursday night - New Year's Eve. Downtown Moscow: - A world of ice and snow. Even though the temperature shown on an outdoor electronic screen was four degrees Celsius below zero, it did not feel so cold as hundreds of Russians thronged
…
A total of 1922 women became victims of violence in
various ways in 2009 in Bangladesh, said a report of Bangladeshi Women and Children Affairs Ministry and was quoted by leading English newspaper The Daily Star on Saturday.
The rep…
Danish police said Saturday they had stopped an attempt to attack the cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Muhammad had outraged the Muslim world, local media reported.
A 28-year-old Somali man was armed with an axe and a kni…
Death toll from a suicide attack in a remote
village in Pakistan's northwest has reached 90, a police officer in the region said Saturday.
A group of three suicide bombers rammed their explosive-laden car into the wall of the
volle…
The Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) has intercepted 56.25 kg of heroin concealed inside car shock absorbers at the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, it said in a statement on Saturday.
The car s…
While people all over the world are enjoying the
New Year's Day celebrations, feelings in Latin America, however, are mixed because of 129 deaths and 1,315 injuries associated with different tragedies.
SOUTH AMERICA
Rodolfo Pa…
The Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), on Wednesday organized a one-day orientation workshop on Ghana's Early Childhood, Care and Development (ECCD) policy at Takoradi.
T…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Eastern Regional Minister, on Thursday appealed to chiefs to stop releasing lands to "galamsey" operators whose activities are posing great health hazards in the
affected communities.
He said those galamse…
Mr. Stephen Sumani Nayina, Northern Regional Minister, has called on the Committee of Eminent Chiefs and the Northern Regional House of Chiefs to work hard in finding lasting solution to chieftaincy disputes in the region.
He said 20…
Christians in Ghana ushered in the New Year with watch-night church services during which they prayed, sang and danced to the glory of God for His enduring mercies that have brought peace to the country.
At the Ghana Police Church, n…
Most churches in the Ashaiman Municipality were filled to capacity on New Year's Eve, as Christians held vigils and mid-night services to usher in 2010.
At the Holy Ghost Assemblies of God Church at Ashaiman, Reverend Thomas Henry Qu…
Two people including a medical officer of the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital have been killed by unidentified persons at North Natinga in Bawku, Upper East Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent
Edward Tabiri has told GNA.
Sup Tabiri s…
Mr. Mahmud Khalid, the Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to the Regional Road Safety Commission to procure helmets and collaborate with the police to embark on "Operation instant helmet buying" for people who would refuse to wear …
The Kasoa District Police Command recorded a slight increase in the number of motor accidents between December 24 and December 29 this year, as against 2008.
The District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police, (DSP) Jordan…
A rainstorm that hit Half Assini on Boxing Day injured three people and destroyed properties including buildings.
The wounded were Mr Yamdor Takuyesu, the leader of a fishing community and two members of the community.
The build…
Two persons including the driver of a taxi were killed on the spot and one other injured when the taxi was involved in an accident on the Bonyere Junction/Half Assini road.
One of dead has been identified as Mrs Catherine Morrison, 50…
Mr Emmanuel Adzei Anang, Member of the Council of State, on Tuesday asked indigenes of Tema to use the golden jubilee anniversary celebration of their re-location from Old Tema to Tema New Town (Manhean), to re-dedicate themselves to the d…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Thursday reminded employers of non-Ghanaian citizens to submit their annual returns on the status of their employees by the January 14, 2010.
A statement from GIS said the returns should be subm…
Kofi Toku, a farm labourer from Assin Asamankese, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Assin Foso district magistrate court on a provisional charge of murder.
His plea was not taken and was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on Jan…
Kwadwo Galigo, a 26-year-old farmer, on Thursday appeared before the Asamankese Circuit Court for defiling his 12-Year-old niece.
He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on January 11, 2010.
Police…
Reverend Seth Acquaye, Resident Pastor of the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Kokomlemle, on Friday, urged Christians to focus on spiritual battles rather than physical ones.
Rev. Acquaye in a sermon at a church service to us…
Dormaa Ahenkro Council of Churches, has deplored the rate at which prayer camps in the Municipality are being transformed into fully-fledged churches without laid down procedures.
Rev. Felix John Yeboah, Council Chairman, who made th…
Christians in Sunyani turned out in their numbers in church to usher in the New Year with prayers, singing and thanksgiving.
Some of the churches were filled to capacity, thus compelling a number of people to stand outside.
At t…
The Primate of the Brotherhood Church, Reverend Seth Adofo has advised Public Service workers, to exercise patience for government to ensure successful implementation of the single spine salary structure.
He said it was prudent for gover…
The Very Reverend Kwabena Osei-Owusu, Superintendent Minister of the Wenchi Methodist Wesley Cathedral, has called on Christians to eschew falsehood and ensure that truth and justice prevail in all facets of the society in 2010.
He s…
The Anglican Bishop of Kumasi, the Right Reverend Dr Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, has asked Ghanaians to grow spiritually, mentally, socially and physically as they progress in life.
Delivering a New Year Message he said Christians should expr…
Reverend Dr Steven Asante, President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, has asked Ghanaian youth to develop and nurture positive vision that would help direct their lives to be meaningful and purposeful.
He said the youth need to develop a…
Reverend John Amoah, Senior Pastor of the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, has exhorted Ghanaians not to relent in their prayers for continued peace and stability in the country.
He said this was important because th…
Reverend Dr. Kojo Osei-Wusuh, Senior Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church at Amakom in Kumasi, has charged Ghanaians to take advantage of the New Year to transform their lives.
He said God had given the nation another opportunity to develo…