Mr. Daniel Ohyeamang, Mampong Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has pledged the assembly's resolve to end child labour in the area, through partnership with the Child Labour Committee, which aims at protecting children's rights.
The …
The Asante-Juaben Government Hospital has, through its own internally generated funds, built a mortuary at a cost of GH¢150,000.
The 100-capacity modern facility would serve the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality and nearby Sekyere-Afram Plai…
Thirteen-year-old Kwasi Boadu stood in the middle of his father's farm confused and angry at himself for his inability to identify the big tree where his father had dumped a heap of cocoyam he was to collect home for the family's supper.
…
Ms. Sherry Ayittey, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Thursday called for the pursuit of initiatives that would promote sustainable production and consumption of renewable and non-renewable resources.
This will …
Rose Anderson, an eleven year-old pupil of the Catholic Primary School at Nsawam, was killed on the spot when a vehicle ran over her near the Nsawam District Police station on Tuesday.
The Nsawam District Police Commander, Deputy Sup…
The United Nations is Afghanistan would relocate some of its staff from Afghanistan as part of precautionary measures in the militancy-plagued country, a statement of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Thursday.
…
Two health personnel of the Winneba Government Hospital have appealed to people in the community, to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enable them access free medical care at the facility.
Dr George Prah, a…
The Ministry of Education is to consult with heads of tertiary institutions on how to "stagger'' the admission of Senior High School (SHS) graduates between 2012 and 2014.
The Education Minister, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, was explaining to th…
George Marfo, 14, a final year student of the Akyem Oda Wesley Junior High School (JHS), drowned in the Birim River at Akyem Oda last Saturday.
A family source told the GNA that Marfo after closing from extra classes that day, joined …
A UNICEF expert has called on families, communitiesand states to pool their efforts to improve child protection during the global financial crisis.
"My hope is that all players around the world re-group around the objectives of the
…
November 20 this year will not pass as just another Universal Children's Day, much less just another day in another year.
For on that day, the world's leading media organizations will, for the first time, launch an
unprecedented med…
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday refused to consider transferring 78 Tamil asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking to Christmas Island, insisting they were being "properly processed" in Indonesia.
Rudd said everyth…
United Nations aid agencies are at work in the Philippines and Vietnam after yet another typhoon pummeled the region, bringing heavy rains, causing power outages and communication problems and raising the threat of renewed floods.
Ty…
The Right Reverend Dr Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, Anglican Bishop of Kumasi, has inaugurated a four classroom block built at the cost of £12,000, for the Saint Anne's primary school in Kumasi.
Some public spirited students in the United Kin…
The education on the prevention of HIV and AIDS seems to be going down with Ghanaians and people are now being more careful of their lifestyles.
Basic information about the A, B and C (Abstinence, Be faithful and use a Condom) has be…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)is to fast track payment of claims to providers to ensure smooth running of the scheme.
It has also begun rolling out Information Communication Technology infrastructure, which will be fu…
Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration are yet to move to the Golden Jubilee House, Mr. Abraham Tetteh, an official of the National Security, told Ghana News Agency
(GNA) in Accra on Thursday.
He said at …
A man who has been scarred by fire on Thursday appealed for psychologists to be attached to the Burns scar Unit of hospitals to counsel people who suffer severe burns.
Mr Dennis Opoku-Gyamfi said this was necessary to overcome the physica…
Jehovah's Witnesses would hold an annual four-day district convention on the theme, "Keep on the Watch" at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in December, to deepen the people's understanding of the Christian Holy Book, the Bible.
A press relea…
Mr Anthony Egyir Aikins, Metropolitan Chief Executive for Cape Coast, on Thursday said the assembly was evolving strategies to facilitate the growth of the tourism industry, generate employment for the people and attract the needed foreign…
Mr. Samuel Kolawola, President of Nigerian Publishers Association, on Thursday said book development in Africa was faced with many challenges which must be addressed to make the continent's literacy drive wholesome.
These included cr…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is geared towards the building of a scheme that will stand out as a model in Africa and beyond, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the authority said on
Thursday.
Mr. Sylvester Mensah s…
An environmental nongovernmental organisation has condemned Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL)Ahafo Mine for downplaying the extent of the 8 October 2009 cyanide spillage into local streams and thus depriving nearby communities of potable w…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday started a pilot project at Avenor in Accra to help slum communities achieve better environmental conditions.
The project was made possible through the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CH…
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary-General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), on Thursday said the government should start implementing the single spine salary structure from January next year as agreed upon with stakeholders.
Address…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday launched a campaign strategy, the Integrated Maternal and Child Health, to complement efforts made so far to reduce Maternal and Child mortality rates.
The campaign under the theme: "Healthi…
Professor Wole Sonyinka, a Nobel Literature Laureate, on Thursday said Africa's inability to progress beyond liberation from colonialism was due to the lingering slave mentality of its leaders and intellectuals.
He said even though A…
The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association on
Thursday held its 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tamale in the Northern Region, with a called on government to help revamp the collapsing
livestock industry, to increase the protein die…
The Bulgarian government on Thursday implemented a
free child helpline, making the country the 14th in the European Union to use a helpline to directly assist children in need.
The number 116111 is addressed directly to children who…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)has launched an investigation into a large piece of ice that fell from the sky and damaged the
roof of a house at northern side of Chicago, aviation officials said Thursday.
The home, on…
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service said on Friday that it was holding a 25-year-old cattle herdsman on suspicion of defiling a 12-year-old girl.
Issaka Seidu, alias Isaac, was said to …
Nii Armah Ashietey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, on Friday called for co-ordination and harmonisation of road sector plans, programmes and projects with the metropolitan, municipal,
district assemblies and the Regional Coordinatin…
An art exhibition mounted by seven Ghanaians who live
and work abroad opened at the Artist Alliance in Accra on Thursday evening.
The artists, two females and five males, had their basic art foundations and training in Ghana, but h…
Passion for Needy, a charitable organization of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Thursday
donated items worth GHC¢4,142.00 to the inmates of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
The items, which were distributed equally be…
The Australian government has installed solar panels in 20 communities in Nkoranza South District and Techiman Municipality to ensure regular power supply in these areas.
Mr. William Billy Williams, Australian High Commissioner, said…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, has reiterated the government's commitment to expand telecommunication infrastructure to make information and data accessible to every Ghanaian.
He explained that the government conside…
The Health Services Workers' Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday advised nurses, midwives and other health workers to weigh the benefits and consequences when considering migrating.
The Rev Richard Kwasi Yeboah, Natio…
The Chiropractic and Wellness Centre (CWC), has launched a new product, "the Corporate Wellness Programme", to help improve the health of employees of corporate organisations.
It would not only reduce sick leave and use of health ben…
The Keta Municipal Assembly and the Municipal Education Directorate are exploring ways to halt falling standards of education and poor Basic Education Certificate Examination results in the area.
Mr Sylvester Tornyeava, Keta Municipa…
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia, at the weekend donated 100 bags of cement valued at GH¢1,300 to the Buokrom Community in Kumasi towards the construction of a Police Station.
These were bought from his shar…
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister has urged the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, to enforce road and traffic regulations to help curb the spate of road accidents in the country.
The Mi…
Ms. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Tuesday said the problem of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in the country should be combated, to save the environment and indigenous biodiversity from the scourge.
…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital has been commended for its efficient Health Insurance Claims Administration system that captures almost all the essential data on the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Mr Vincent Ocran of the Centre f…
At least six people were killed and 17 others injured Tuesday in a train collision in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police said.
Local TV channels quoted a police officer as confirming the casualties from the collision
bet…
Police chiefs of central African countries are meeting in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, on a joint strategy to fight crimes in the region.
The gathering, which was opened on Monday, will culminate on Wednesday and Thursday in a m…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, has admonished churches to practice transparency and accountability in a manner that could be a point of reference for other segments of society.
That way, the Church would have a strong …
Very Reverend Dr Livingstone Buama, former Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana, has observed that spirituality was about passion for God and compassion for fellow men.
"It is there and then that one's life ca…
The Ghana Association of Passengers (GHANAPAS), a group that seeks the welfare of passengers, on Tuesday called on transport unions to remove extra seats fitted into passenger vehicles or risk court action.
In a statement copied to t…
Seventy five (75) communities in the abzugu/Tatale District of the Northern Region, have appealed to the Ministry of Energy to hook them to the National Electricity Grid, through the Self-Help Electrification Project (SHEP).
The Chie…
The President of the Seed Producers Association ofGhana, Mr. Patrick Appullah has called on the government to commit money to research on seeds production to enable farmers to increase their yield to facilitate food security.
Mr. Apu…