One person was injured and more than 554 people rendered homeless during a severe rainstorm that hit three communities in the Ahafo-Ano North District in Ashanti.
The communities are Tepa, Mabang and Akwasiase where 36 houses had the…
The "Students In Free Enterprise" (SIFE) Ho Polytechnic, on Monday expressed optimism of winning the coveted prize in this year's SIFE World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
Ms. Matilda Atitsogbui, Public Relations Officer of SIFE Ho Polytech…
Professor Stephen Adei, National President of the Ghana Red Cross Society, has noted that efficient management and prudent economic measures were crucial for a successful enterprise.
Prof Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute …
The chiefs of Gomoa East have threatened to withdraw the recognition of 17 members of the Gomoa East District Assembly for engaging in activities that are not in the interest of the people who elected them.
The chiefs, led by Obrifo …
An 18-year-old senior high school graduate, Benjanmin Opare of the Bompeh Senior High School, drowned last Wednesday when he and other students decided to swim at the Last Hour beach in Takoradi after completing their West African Senior S…
Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah, Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has appealed to members of the church serving in the government and other leadership positions to exhibit integrity and selflessness to make a difference on the political scene…
Nana Ansah Sasraku III, Kyidomhene of the Akuapem Traditional Area, on Monday urged chiefs and traditional leaders to guard against programmes that tend to promote immorality among the youth during their annual festivals and traditional ce…
Three men have so far been killed in Bawku the latest being an employee of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Felix Asibi.
Mr Musah Abdulai, Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, speaking on Monday morni…
Mr Justice B.O. Tetteh of the Agona Swedru High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections as soon as practicable to either confirm or disaffirm Mr Theophilus Kofi Ampah, the President's nominee for the position …
An accountant has appealed to his colleagues to strive to always work within the framework of the code of ethics of their profession.
Mr Yaw Oti-Boateng, Ashanti Regional chairman of the Association of Educational Accountants, urg…
The Chief of Gomoa Abora, Nana Kwesi Hammah V, has cautioned the youth against making acquisition of wealth means of achieving greatness.
"Wealth is not the only means of becoming great," the Chief said and advised those who want to …
Mr Ebenezer Akuoko Frimpong, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Sekyere Central, in the Ashanti Region, has listed the provision of amenities like good environmental sanitation facilities, roads and office accommodation, as part of his deve…
A Catholic female religious congregation in Ghana, Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus (HHCJ), at the weekend launched the celebration of its golden jubilee in the country.
Reverend Sister Margaret Owusuaah Yamoah, a member of the cong…
Mr Selasi Adjorlolo, Community and Public Outreach Manager of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), has assured Farmers Based Organisations (FBOs), in the Sekyere Central District, of the needed assistance to boost their businesses.…
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court, in the Birim South District, has remanded Mohammed Ahmzah, a driver's mate for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old basic school pupil.
Ahmzah, 19, pleaded not guilty and would re-appear on June 25.
P…
A Circuit Court hearing the case of Ghana's renowned hip-life artiste, Emmanuel Botchway, aka Kwaw Kesse, who is accused of fraud, on Monday adjourned the case at the instance of the defence.
Kesse has been arraigned at the Circuit Court…
Mr Alando A. Sidik, General Secretary of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPTRU), on Monday called for the review of the law that permits first offending drivers to be jailed, because it is not in the interest of the nation.
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The Kade Magistrate Court on Monday convicted two persons to a total fine of GHC2, 000 for illegally using chainsaw machines to fell timber and split it into lumber.
Kwaku Nimako, a chainsaw operator, and Kwaku Osei, a carpenter, pleaded…
Three cashiers of the Mumuadu Rural Bank limited at Suhum have been arrested and placed in police custody for allegedly stealing over GHC 50,000 belonging to the bank.
Police sources told the Ghana News Agency that the cashiers- Mike Kud…
Kennedy Ofosu, aka Richard Osei, a music producer, who allegedly collected GH¢7,500 and a Ghanaian passport from a carpenter, under the pretext of sending him to Italy, was on Monday put before an Accra Circuit Court, charged with fraud.
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The Suame Divisional Police in Kumasi in the early hours of last Saturday arrested 45 suspected criminals from their hide-outs in the Metropolis.
Briefing the Ghana News Agency on Monday the Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr. Kwaku …
Indonesia has submitted the Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) on the role of the ocean in climate change for the first time at the Major Economic Forum (MEF) in Paris last week, a delegation member said GHANA NEWS AGENCY HOME NEWS SERVICE (SO…
South Korea's health authorities confirmed two additional cases of A/ H1N1 flu virus infection on Monday, raising the confirmed case toll to 41.
The authorities said that a 32-year-old woman, who has been pregnant for three months, a…
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed two more A/H1N1 cases on Monday, raising the total number of people found positive to the virus to three, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.
The two patients are a mother and a child, …
An international non-governmental organization (INGO), the Global Drug Facility (GDF), will provide 2 million U.S. dollars' new aid to Myanmar to help fight tuberculosis (TB) this year, the local Weekly Eleven journal reported Monday.
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Myanmar official media Monday warned of the danger of tobacco, calling on the country's people to actively participate in the control of tobacco consumption.
In the wake of the warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) that cons…
Mexico City will spend 10.4 million pesos (about 795,000 U.S. dollars) on A/H1N1 flu researches to improve the diagnosis methods and develop a vaccine, the mayor office said Sunday.
According to a press release issued by the office, …
A European health agency said on Sunday that 32 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.
Of the new cases, 15 were confirmed in Britain, six in France, five in Germany, two in Belgium and one…
A total of 19,149 children below age five have received immunisation against Poliomyelitis (Polio) at Mampong and other Sub-Districts.
Among the Sub-Districts covered were Adidwan, Kofiase, Yonso and Krobo.
Mr. Kofi Damoah, Nutrition O…
The Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA) is collaborating with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and Ghana Education Service (GES) to set up a school gardening concept for rural Junior and Senior High schools in the co…
The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), on Monday expressed worry over the increasing violation of rights of people leaving in mining communities.
To address the problem, the Ministry has inaugurated a six-membe…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, said on Monday that government had plans to build the capacity of the Ghana Police Service, to respond decisively to criminal activities.
He said the current crime wave needed a well equipped, eff…
Five illiterate grandmothers, between the ages of 45 and 50 from the Upper East Region, have been granted scholarship to be trained as solar electrical engineers in India.
According to the programme, they would return to Ghana to set…
The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), on Monday launched its 10th Anniversary celebrations on the theme: "Sustaining the Gains of Two Decades of Decentralisation and Local Governance", to affirm its commitment to the national a…
The Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and Bawku Municipal Security Council (BMUSEC) on Monday jointly imposed a 21-hour curfew in the Bawku Municipality as a result of renewed violence, which started on Friday.
The cur…
The MTN Ghana Foundation on Monday donated items worth GHc 1000 to Teshie Orphanage, as part of its 21 days of Y'ello Care Programme.
The items include boxes of key soap, gallons of oil, cartons of soft drinks, bags of rice, boxes of…
Mr. Alfred Vanderpuije, Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, has called on Ghanaians not to politicize the Accra Metropolitan Authority's (AMA) decongestion exercise to rid the city of filth and unauthorised structures.
"The diseases…
The Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA), a civil society organization, working in the interest of the marginalized and for equal social justice at the weekend underscored the need for the youth in the three Northern Regions…
Mr Iddrisu Mahamadu, an Accra Circuit Judge, on Monday expressed frustration at State prosecutors who are fond of coming to court to ask for adjournments, which he said led to the delay of trials.
He stressed: "I am sick and tired of …
The MTN Ghana Foundation on Monday donated items worth GHc 1000 to Teshie Orphanage, as part of its 21 days of Y'ello Care Programme.
The items include boxes of key soap, gallons of oil, cartons of soft drinks, bags of rice, boxes of…
Mrs. Zita Okaikwe, Minister for Information, has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), government would regarded the media as a partner in development and ensure that press freedom was guaranteed.
She advised journalists…
Vice-President John Dramani Mahama, has called on school Authorities and Parents to be conscious of what young students do, especially when they are together in school.
He said this was crucial because a morally upright scholar is an ass…
Britain's Department of Health confirmed on Saturday 11 new cases of A/H1N1 flu infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 229.
Among the newly confirmed cases, two -- a child and an adult -- were based in Lon…
The murder of a man at the Animal Market in Bawku at about 16:15 hours on Sunday has sparked commotions and wild gunshots in the town.
The man, believed to be a driver, was reportedly shot dead when he tried to make a phone call afte…
The Bangladeshi government on Sunday launched a three-month-long countrywide tree plantation campaign to encourage common people to plant more trees to increase the country 's forest land coverage.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheik…
The Roman Catholic Church on Saturday declared its stance that it is not in competition with any other church to evangelize to the people.
It therefore debunked speculation that the church was intensifying its evangelization to compe…
Christians have been called upon to lead lives worthy of emulation in order to give meaning to them being described as the 'light of the world' by Jesus Christ.
"Some people refuse to go to church due to some bad behaviour that some…
Vampire romance "Twilight" and Oscar winner "Slumdog Millionaire" are the top nominees heading into the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, which are scheduled to be presented Sunday evening in Los Angeles.
"Twilight" leads the pack with seven …
A five-member Executive Committee of the Ashanti Regional Chapter of Ladies of Excellence, a women's wing of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) was inaugurated in Kumasi on Friday.
The Committee has Adellaide Biya…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday urged religious leaders to preach virtues of love, honesty, transparency and unity to dissuade people from engaging in criminal and corrupt practices.
He said the rising crime rate in society…