Bishop Yeboah Afari, Head Pastor of Nyame Tease Prayer Camp, at Deasempah in Techiman Municipality has reminded Christians that it is their responsibility to ensure that they eliminate all form of vices in society.
Bishop Afari was p…
Nkoranza District has recorded progress
over last year's results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination, with the 988 out of the 1,824 candidates who sat for the exams this year
obtaining passes.
The pass mark of the cand…
The Gomoa West District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Theophilus Aidoo- Mensah has called on contractors to stop scrambling for projects, which they cannot execute within the stipulated time.
He also asked contract awarding agencies to …
Africa, with a population of 999 million, is the second most populous continent in the world after Asia whose population stands at 4.117 billion out of a world population of 6.810 billion
This was contained in the 2009 World Populati…
Mr. Africanus Mensah, a businessman has presented a cheque for 1,000 Ghana cedis to Mercy Foundation International, a non-governmental organisation.
Mercy Foundation is dedicated to the course of street and abused children, victims of…
Samini on Thursday announced that he would begin a nationwide tour with "big concert" on November 14, 2009 at Kumasi.
"I apologize to my fans for the repeated rescheduling of my planned nationwide tour and I can assure you that I will s…
A Research conducted by the Ghana Partnership
Resource Review, a research group, has indicated that out of US$3.21 million allocated to the social protection sector, only US$390,000 was used for the intended purpose.
This meant tha…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional
Minister has stated that the scoring of zero percent in examinations by schools was not acceptable considering the huge investments government makes in education.
He called for the overh…
Professor Doctor Daniel Buor, Provost of the
College of Arts and Social Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, said any form of education that emphasises only
academic excellence to the neglect of the moral…
American music sensation Keri Hilson is set to make an exciting two-hour appearance on M-NET'S BIG BROTHER REVOLUTION on Friday October 16 at 20:00 CAT. The gorgeous R&B/hip-hop star will surprise housemates as she enters the popular reali…
The Ho police are holding four persons over the murder on Wednesday night of Annie Mensah, 20, a remedial student at Power College, a private second cycle school in Ho.
Mr Samuel Owusu-Berko, Ho Municipal Police Commander, told journ…
Mr Emmanuel Kwame Mensah, a Child Rights Activist, on Thursday called for a sustained and mobilized force against child labour and trafficking.
He said about 20 per cent of Ghanaian children, or in other words one out of every five c…
The Bibiani Circuit Court presided over by Mr. Justice Emmanuel Ankama has adjourned to November 4, the case in which Nana Yaw Gyebi II, Omanhene of the Sefwi-Anhwiaso Traditional area, and 15
others, are standing trial for abetment of c…
Purchases of the 2009/10 main crop cocoa season
will commence on Friday, October 16, according to a statement signed by Mr Anthony Fofie, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board.
It said the producer price to be paid at all…
Last Saturday's spillage of cyanide into Yaakyi, a tributary of River Subri in the Asutifi District, was as a result of the negligence of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited (NGGL), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated.
Mr Is…
Health workers have been urged to regularly put
on protective clothes and masks in order to reduce the risk of infection at their work places.
Mr Agyenim Boateng, Principal Medical Assistant in-charge of the Ejisu Government Hospital, …
A book on gender-budgeting, its implications, practices and concepts was on Tuesday launched in Accra.Gender Budgeting represents a special type of policy-making that enables budgets or money allocation to become effective tools for advanc…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on
Tuesday confirmed that the minor overflow of processing solution that occurred at Newmont's Ahafo Mines was contained within the mines and did not get into waters consumed by the residents of …
The Spokesperson for the Vice President, on
Wednesday played down the scathing criticism of a section of the public that the number two personality is too casual with his apparel during important state functions.
Mr John Abdulai Ji…
The traditional heads of three communities in Asutifi District have directed the district assembly and management of the Ahafo Project of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) to take
samples and conduct test on a man-made pond allegedly pol…
Government is to set up a multi-sectoral
committee to map out strategies to prevent and reduce road accidents before, during and after the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year activities in the country.
Its composition includes repre…
Obuasi Municipal Assembly is collaborating with
some non-governmental organisations (NGO) to achieve zero percent HIV and AIDS prevalence rate in the municipality.
Mr John Alexander Ackon, Municipal Chief Executive, who made this k…
Lions Clubs in Ghana at the weekend organized a
special eye-screening exercise in Tema to commemorate this year's World Sight Day under the theme: "Gender and Eye Health-Equal Access to Care".
Speaking on Eye Care at a seminar pre…
The belief by people to seek cure at the herbalists and prayer camps are among major challenges facing the management and control of breast cancer cases in the communities, Madam
Alice Vorleto, Nkoranza South District Public Health Nurse…
Nii Amasah Namoale, Deputy Minister of Food and
Agriculture (MOFA) in-charge of Fisheries, on Tuesday said abuse of agro-chemicals and new technologies could affect food safety through
chemical residues.
He said to address the is…
Government has been urged to establish a
financial support fund into which all commercial oil operators would contribute to fund a security master plan that would address their security
concerns.
"Focused funding of the Navy and …
Professor Kwasi Kwafo-Adarkwa, Vice-Chancellor of
the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has denounced the surge of indiscipline among tertiary students, describing it as counter-productive to the nation's socio-…
An unidentified armed robber was killed in a
gun battle with the police during a robbery operation at Duase-Kenyase, near
Kumasi in the early hours of Tuesday.
The deceased had earlier been hit on the right hand by a bullet, when…
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST) has honoured former CNN Africa Director, Mr Edward Boateng, for his contribution to the growth of the media in Africa.
Mrs Vesta Adu- Gyamfi, Dean of the Faculty of Ind…
Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister, on Monday pledged government's commitment to provide the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary in the Wa West District, with good infrastructure to
befit its status as an international tourist ce…
A member of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs, Naa John Domale has observed that the chieftaincy institution will continue to be a force to reckon with in the governance of the country.
He urged critics of the institution to di…
The training syllabi for the Police Service are being reviewed with the aim of demilitarizing the personnel to internalize the philosophy of democratic policing, Inspector General of
Police (IGP), Mr Paul Quaye, said on Monday.
The …
The academic and moral training of children should not be the responsibility of teachers alone and needs the full co-operation of parents and all other stakeholders.
Mr. Alex Kyeremeh, Techiman Municipal Chief Executive, said this at…
Nana Kwasi Baffour Bosomprah, the Omanhene of Goaso Traditional Area in Brong Ahafo, has called
on the authorities of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation to help stop the encroachment on the land it acquired in the area for a television s…
Security Watch Africa, an organisation that
creates awareness about security issues, on Tuesday announced an award scheme for organisations and individuals who have contributed positively towards peace and security in Africa.
It ha…
A 31-year-old beef seller has been sentenced to
30 years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court for defiling two young girls aged nine and 11.
Joe Anyass pleaded guilty to the offence.
Police Chief Inspector Comfort Baffuor-K…
President John Evans Atta Mills has nominated new
ministers following the resignation of Dr George Sipa-Yankey, Minister of Health and Mr Amadu Seidu, Minister of State at the Presidency, over
allegations of bribery in the Mabey and Jo…
Two persons believed to be members of a fake
currency printing syndicate have appeared before a Kumasi Circuit Court and ordered to be held in prison custody.
The pleas of Kwadwo Kwarteng and Shaibu Alhassan were not taken and…
The weather will be cloudy over the country with
thunderstorms over a few areas in the northern sector in the morning becoming sunny in the afternoon with showers or thunderstorms over forest
and hilly areas.
It would be dull and…
The Land Commission is taking steps to stop the
current spate of fraud in land title documentation to protect the public and
improve the security of tenure by sticking to a new strategic plan.
A communiqué issued by the Commiss…
The Reverend John K. Sarkodie, pastor in- charge of the Kasoa East District branch of the Apostolic Church of Ghana, has said that in view of the current wave of crime and immorality in the country, there is the need for a renewed heart to…
Guide to Sports Journalism, a 510-page book on
sports journalism, was launched at the British Council, in Accra attended by a cross-section of sports enthusiasts in the country.
The book, authored by Mr. John Vigah of Times Sport…
The District Chief Executive for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Mrs Georgina Nkrumah Aboah, has said the government has put in place a lot of interventions that would ensure the growth of the private sector.
Mrs Aboah said this at a durbar t…
The lack of a functional fire tender at the Ghana National Fire Service station in Goaso led to the destruction of nine bedrooms and other valuable property including an unspecified amount of money by a raging fire, all estimated at thous…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has
rehabilitated 41 dams and dugouts breached by the floods that hit the three regions in 2007, Mr Yaw Effah-Baafi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, has
said.
In addition, it has completed the …
Mr. Robert Ajene, a retired educationist, has
said Ghana had a lot of natural resources but they were misapplied and mismanaged by people, especially people in leadership positions.
He said this on Tuesday at a validation workshop on…
Annan Acquah, a 24-year-old level 200 student of the University of Ghana, Legon, has been sentenced to a fine of Gc600 by the Juaso circuit court for impersonating one Agyekum Kwabena Ebenezer in the on-going West African Secondary School …
The Reverend Albert Y. Wurapa, a former Synod Clerk of the General Assembly of the E. P. Church, Ghana, has donated 20 computers with accessories worth GHC 3,000 to the Akpafu-Mempeasem L/A Junior High School.
Rev. Wurapa, a native, …
The Oversight Committee of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in charge of the Kassena Nankana East District on Tuesday validated research findings on Democracy and Good Governance, Economic Governance and Management and Cooperate Go…
The Media Commissions of Ghana and Sierra Leone
have agreed to support each other in institutional capacity building and
development of joint programmes for the training of journalists and other independent democratic institutions on m…