Workers of University of Ghana Agricultural Research Centre, Nungua, on Thursday protested against encroachment on their land by unidentified youth from Nungua in Accra.
The placard-bearing workers marched to the Office of the Vice-C…
The Multimedia Telecommunication Network (MTN), on Thursday, organised malaria sensitization programmes at Assakai and Adentem in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in support of the National Malaria Programme.
Speaking at the programmes…
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Friday educated pupils of St. Mary's Anglican Primary School in Accra on their rights as stipulated in the nation's constitution.
Addressing the pupils Mr. Joe W…
The Information Service section of the United States Embassy in Accra on Wednesday organized a day's seminar for journalists on the use of the Web 2.0s to enhance their work.
The Web 2.0s include Internet Base Services (IBS) such as th…
The Ghana Coalition of non-governmental organisations in Health, on Wednesday, called on government to renew its commitment towards the reduction of maternal and neonatal deaths.
The coalition indicated that for Ghana to attain the h…
The Gbi Traditional Council and Bank of Ghana's (BOG) Volta Regional office in Hohoe are in dispute following the bank's decision to terminate a cleaning contract it awarded the council.
The Gbi Traditional Area and BOG entered into …
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), on Wednesday commended government for ratifying ILO Convention 182 and enacting several legislations concerning the protection of the rights of children in Ghana.
"We wish, however, …
wo young men in broad daylight, on Wednesday, robbed Ms. Faustine Deh, a cleaner at the Ho office of the Ghana News Agency, of her hand bag containing GH¢65.00 and other valuables, around the Ho Sports Stadium.
Residents near the cri…
The Management of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT), would from Thursday, June 11, adjust its fares upwards, on its 280 routes nationwide, to reflect the recent fuel price adjustment by the National Petroleum Authority.
A press statem…
Thirteen computers of the Lighthouse Preparatory and Junior High School (JHS) at Atimatim in the Afigya Kwabre District have broken down and the situation has affected the teaching of the Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Mr. K…
A member of the Brazilian presidential security forces was killed Wednesday during a dispute with one of his colleagues.
Corporal Jefferson de Oliveira Santos was shot dead by a fellow guard at Granja do Torto, one of the residences …
A Manchester-based businessman, who earned millions of pounds selling fake India-made Viagra tablets over the Internet, has been jailed for two years following lengthy investigations by security and health officials.
Martin Hickman, …
The Government on Wednesday donated food items to traders who were affected by fire outbreak which occurred at the Kumasi Central Market on May 28.
The items were 100 bags of rice, 100 bags of maize, 40 cartons of canned fish and 40 cart…
The first new-flu group infections at a Tokyo school were confirmed, with nine students of a high school in Minato Ward contracting the disease, the Kyodo News reported Thursday.
The privately run Seisoku High School will be closed f…
At least one person was killed and more than 30 others were injured Thursday from a blast on a train going to the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, according to local TV reports.
The private Express TV said that the blast occurr…
China holds that the resolution to be adopted by the United Nations Security Council must be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace and stability in Northeast Asia, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday.
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Zambian President Rupiah Banda sent a message of condolences to the Gabonese government over the death of its leader, Omar Bongo, who died in Spain after an illness, the Times of Zambia reported on Thursday.
Banda said in the message…
A clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants left over a dozen insurgents dead in western Farah province, Deputy to Provincial Governor Mohammad Yunus Rasouli said Thursday.
"The clash erupted Wednesday when the militants atta…
The remains of two lieutenants and 16 soldiers killed on May 13 by militants have been recovered by troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) code-named Operation Restore Hope, the Nigerian Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday.
The bodi…
A committee the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo, set up to investigate clashes between students of the Bawku Technical Institute and the Bawku Senior High School (BSHS) has presented its findings to the him.
The clashe…
The Tamil Nadu Police have unearthed a state-wide network involved in trafficking children for Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 and rescued seven kids.
The breakthrough came during investigations into an attempted kidnap of a girl child from …
Superintendent John Naami, the Koforidua Municipal Police Commander, on Wednesday, expressed worry about reported cases of some farmers using subsidized fertilizers in the cultivation of Indian hemp farms.
He has, therefore, called …
The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Red Cross Society is to raise GH¢350,000 this year to support its activities in the area.
Professor Stephen Adei, National President of Red Cross Society, who announced this over the weeke…
The first 16 bodies recovered from the Air France crash have been flown to Brazil's northeastern city of Recife for identification, the Brazilian Air Force said Wednesday.
Upon the arrival of the C-130 transport aircraft, the bodies …
Four suspected members of a kidnapping gang were killed Thursday dawn in a shoot-out with policemen at a checkpoint in Metro Manila, the police said.
Three of the suspects died on the spot, the fourth died while undergoing treatment …
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday called on African Ministers of Health to define an e-health framework to review policies and strategies for the achievement of major health goals that will extend beyond the Millennium Devel…
Government has released a total of 2.63 million dollars for the immediate payment of scholarship claims for some Ghanaian students studying abroad.
The amount covers payment for those studying in Benin, Morocco, Algeria, Russia, Cze…
The Nkawie Circuit Court presided by Mr. Jerome Noble Nkrumah, has imposed a fine of GH¢100 on 22-year-old fridge repairer, Christian Kwasi Amaniampong, for stealing a deep freezer.
He will serve six months' imprisonment in default a…
Resolving the dispute over deployment of its troops for the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Congo, the Indian Army is sending its personnel to the African nation after a gap of over 15 months on June 22.
"A battalion from the Bihar Regime…
An Non-Resident Indian (NRI) woman died of excessive bleeding after a surgeon, who had previously been banned from performing spinal surgery, damaged an artery attached to her heart during an operation, reports here said.
Satwant Voh…
Dr Godfred Osei-Bonsu Twum, Akuapem South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has observed that meaningful development could only take place in the municipality, if the people shun conflicts, which breeds hostility and disunity.
Dr Twum…
Apostle Ato Morrison, Founder and Leader of the Ark of Salvation Ministry International, has called on the Ministry of Education, to re-introduce moral education in the national course outline, to help instil the fear of God in the youth.
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The Right Reverend Francis Anani Lodonu, has slammed road works supervisory bodies in the Volta Region for failing to ensure that the major link road connecting Alavanyo-Nkonya communities was constructed on schedule.
The road, desig…
Police Superintendent John Naami, Koforidua Municipal Commander, on Wednesday expressed worry about reported cases of some farmers using subsidized fertilizers in the cultivation of Indian hemp.
He therefore called for proper scrutin…
The General Secretary of the Student Counsellors Association of Ghana (SCAG), Mr Augustine Adjei, has charged guidance and counselling coordinators in schools to address the psycho-emotional problems of students to enable them have good mi…
Apostle John Annah Adofey, National President of the Apostolic Church of Ghana, has asked Churches that hold their services in classrooms stop the practice and build their own chapels.
He said Christianity was a revered religion and wors…
A Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody, a 27 year old ex-employee of KESSBEN Travel and Tours, for allegedly collecting 210,000 Ghana Cedis from six people under the pretext of securing them visas.
Atta Paynin Yeboah ple…
Israeli army Thursday morning exchanged fire with gunmen near the border with the Gaza Strip, local daily Ha'aretz reported on its website.
Gunmen opened fire on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops near the security fence on the b…
The Minister of Health, Dr George Sipa Yankey, on Thursday called on security agencies along the ports of the country to be extra vigilance in the detection of AH1N1 virus (Swine Flu).
The Minister has also called on the Ghana Airpor…
An NGO is calling on all Members of Parliament to test for HIV/AIDS and declare their status as a means of lending their support to the campaign against the pandemic.
Mr Kwesi Addae, a Trustee of Education and Health For All, an orga…
A fifteen-member group from Charity Beyond Borders (CBB), a Pro-health non-governmental organisation (NGO), based in the U.S, on Thursday paid a visit to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), head office in Accra.
The group, which would be in…
The Ministry of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) has directed all communication network operators in the country to obtain environmental permits for all proposed mast sites before installation.
A statement signed by Miss She…
Unilever Ghana Foundation for Education and Development, in collaboration with technical partners, Water Aid and Sene District Assembly, has dug three boreholes for 10 communities in the district.
The boreholes, estimated at GHC 21,4…
Police Superintendent Sarfo Peprah, Eastern Regional MTTU Commander, has expressed worry over the manner in which some radio stations report accident cases.
He has, therefore, called on journalists and radio presenters to ensure that…
About 40 residents in Tema Community One, Site One, were on Wednesday night rendered homeless and all belongings burnt when fire gutted their rooms.
There was no casualty and it took firemen from Tema one hour to bring the fire under co…
The Youth Alive, an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services to vulnerable groups in the Upper West Region, has ran into financial difficulties, making it impossible for it to recruit street …
Mr Kwadwo Adjei-Dwomoh, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive have urged parents and guardians to invest in the education of their wards in spite of any hardship that they may face.
He reminded parents that quality education was th…
Dr. Jean Young Bjorling, an American General and Paediatric Surgeon, has been awarded as the most outstanding female doctor in the country for her commitment and selfless dedication to duty in deprived communities of the country, particula…
Two accountants of the Judicial Service accused of stealing GH 190,000 cedis following an audit by the service were on Thursday granted bail.
While Joseph K. Mbeah, a former accountant in the Eastern Region was granted GH 190,000 cedis b…
Mrs Dorcas Awusi-Ansah, Deputy Director, Girls Education Unit, Ministry of Education, on Thursday, called for parental support to government's effort in ensuring equal access and opportunity to girl-child education in Ghana.
She said …