The Timyumtaba Association of North America (TANA), a social group of Northern Ghanaians in North America, has donated five motorcycles valued GH¢ 6,000 to the Cuban medical brigade in Tamale, in appreciation of the selfless medical servic…
Dr. Senyo Attimpo, North Tongu District Director of Health Services, has appealed to men to go in for vasectomy as the safest way of planning their families.
He assured men in relationships that vasectomy did not constitute castratio…
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is to consider the report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana's Consolidated Fund as at the year December 31, 2006 and report back to the House on its findings.
Other doc…
Police Constable Francis Opoku, stationed at Drobo police station in Jaman South District, on Tuesday shot and killed himself allegedly over a missing AK 47 assault rifle.
He shot himself at the entrance of the station charge office.…
Dr Alfred Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), on Thursday chided staff of the Assembly for their negative attitudes that had brought the name of the Assembly into disrepute.
"The at…
Mrs Theresa Adomako-Tawiah, Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive, has called on Heads of Departments to refrain from lateness, absenteeism and cultivate the habit of punctuality, commitment and hard work to enhance development in the dis…
The Rev Isaac Kankam-Boadu, the Founder and Leader of the Grace Community Church Kumasi, said on Thursday that debate on the duration of country's Senior High School (SHS) system would be cosmetic if it failed to address the gaping loophol…
The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax and other cities in the northeastern United States and Canada, according…
An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday remanded Issahaku Adam, a Spiritualist and land guard into prison custody for allegedly trespassing and threatening to kill one Sibiru Musah, a member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Task Force.
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Dr Alfred Nii Okoe Vanderpuije, Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), on Thursday chided staff of the Assembly for their negative attitudes that had brought the name of the Assembly into disrepute.
"The at…
President John Evans Atta Mill, on Thursday said that government would do its best to carry out all developmental activities, outlined in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), manifesto, to make Ghana a better place to live in.
He …
The Chief of Chiribra-Odumase near Amasaman in the Ga West District, Nii Kwame Perbi II, has appealed to the district assembly to re-roof the only primary school in the area that was blown off in a rainstorm in March 2007.
Speaking to …
Residents near the Osu Cemetery have been living in constant fear of robbery at night over the past few months and they are have appealed to the police to arrest a group of Indian hemp smokers operating in the cemetery.
They snatch m…
Basic Needs International, a non-governmental organisation in mental health, on Tuesday presented 1,000 copies of "Essential Skills for Mental Health Care" to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to boost mental health care.
Mr Peter Yaro,…
A Ghanaian non-governmental organization, Integrated Development In Focus (DIF), has won the 2009 WHO -Geneva Stop TB Partnership programme under the Challenge Facility for Civil Society Organisations.
The Stop TB Partnership challeng…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe has appealed to Ghanaians to avoid unhealthy criticism of their chiefs and contribute to the development of their home towns.
She expressed worry that some people seldom visited home…
The executive committee of the Kaasi Neighbourhood Watch Committee in the Kumasi metropolis has been reconstituted with Mr Samuel Adu-Poku as its chairman.
Other members are Mr Richard Osikani-Afriyie, secretary and Mr Christian …
As part of Ghana's preparedness, to address an outbreak of Swine Influenza, should it occur, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health are enhancing the capacity of health facility staff for effective case…
Reverend Father Mark Withers, a lecturer at the Spiritan University College, has appealed to leaders to be people-centred in the discharge of their duties.
He said being committed to the welfare of the people was a hallmark of g…
The Denu police have arrested three persons in connection with the beating to death of a woman suspected to have stolen some pieces of cloth.
Two other suspects are being sought by the police.
The three including a woman whose ide…
About 40 people were displaced when fire razed down 16 thatched houses at Kubakope village near Denu on Friday.
Personal effects, food items and cash were destroyed in the fire the cause of which is being investigated by the Ghana Na…
Asante Mampong Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Edward Oduro-Kwarteng, has appealed to Government and other stakeholders in education to design programmes in the universities for police personnel to up-grade their professi…
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu on Tuesday announced the review of the current Anti-Money Laundering Bill and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bill to strengthen the capacity of the SFO in the fight agai…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has suspended its work to rule action after sealing a deal for better conditions of Service with the Health Minister and his team on Tuesday.
Deputy General Secretary of the GMA, Dr Frank Serebour,…
District, municipal and metropolitan assemblies have been urged to establish driving schools in their areas of jurisdiction, to ensure the proper training of drivers to prevent road accidents in the country.
Nana Kofi Appiah Adjei, f…
Mr. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, District Chief Executive (DCE), for Gomoa West, has appealed to the Ghana Water Company (GWC), to restore water supply to the people of the area without further delay.
He expressed disappointment at the f…
An ardent adherent of the Nkrumaist ideology and vision has condemned African leaders for being hypocritical towards the African Union (AU) concept.
Mr. Samuel K. Danso said most leaders on the surface seemed to concur to the tenets, upo…
Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development on Tuesday emphasized that the provision of basic services and infrastructure was a shared responsibility between the central government and Metropolitan, Municip…
The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has remanded a 21-year-old house help for stealing his master's property worth over 4,000 Ghana cedis.
Raymond Tetteh who pleaded guilty with explanation to two counts of conspiracy to commit crime and steal…
President John Evans Atta Mills has asked religious leaders in Upper East Region to preach peace, unity and love.
He said they should inculcate good moral values in the youth to become responsible adults who would live by the virtues…
Togbega Gabusu, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area on Tuesday said there was no empirical evidence to equate the duration of the Senior High School (SHS) programme to the plummeting standards of education in the country.
He said…
Mrs Florence Larbi, General Manager of Zoomlion has stressed the need to examine efforts of implementing a waste management system, which would integrate waste collection and treatment methods, environmental benefits as well as social acce…
The management of Food Security Policy Advocacy Network (FoodSPAN) on Wednesday called on Government to institute a comprehensive national policy on biofuels with clear guidelines and directives to regulate production areas.
It expre…
A rainstorm has ripped off the roofing of the three classroom blocks of Effah Presbyterian Junior High School at Nkoranza, displacing 85 students.
A number of text books have also been destroyed.
Mr. Akorsah Baafi-Brempong, the…
Two persons were brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday for defrauding a businesswoman of 6,000 dollars with the promise of sending her mother and brother on the Hajj.
Sallah Mohammed Sheriff, 42, an agent and Hajia Ollas…
Mr. Joe Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways on Wednesday said the Ministry was submitting to cabinet a proposal to increase road tolls as well as for other roads to be tolled.
The proposal would also be put before Parliament for consi…
Students from 16 tertiary institutions nationwide would compete for an enviable position in the 2009 Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Ghana National Competition on Thursday and Friday.
Participating institutions include, University…
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo said technical and vocational education which has the capacity to turn Ghana's economy round, has receive little attention over the past years.
He therefore called for the introdu…
Chief Superintendent Edward Oduro-Kwarteng, Mampong Divisional Police Commander, has advised restaurant and food joint operators, butchers, as well as livestock breeders to ensure that unwholesome animals are not slaughtered for public con…
A social worker has appealed to managers and caretakers of orphanages to offer quality care for the children in their care to ensure their proper growth.
Madam Mabel Asafo-Agyei, Superintendent of Mampong Babies Home, said when these chi…
A five-member delegation of the Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary management board has toured the nine fringe communities to educate the people against practices that would affect the development of the sanctuary.
The delegation, led by…
The Government and other Stakeholders of Education have been called on to design programmes that would help police personnel to upgrade themselves professionally in the various universities.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency…
The Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Alex Obeng Somoah, on Wednesday urged the media to give constructive criticism and suggestions on government policies and programmes to ensure the success of the country's democratic proce…
A Tarkwa Circuit Court presided over by Mr Samuel Obeng Diawuo has remanded a 23-year old man Kwasi Voluba, alias red, for murder.
His plea was not taken and the court ordered him to re-appear on June 4, 2009.
The Prosecuting D…
The Ghana Library Board in collaboration with the American Embassy in Ghana has started a programme to inculcate the habit of reading in children in some deprived basic schools in the Effutu Municipality.
Mr Thomas C. Brown, Head of C…
The Effutu Municipal and Awutu-Senya District Coordinator of the National Youth Council, Mr Emmanuel S. Martey, has advised the youth to desist from fraudulent (Sakawa) activities, which is on the ascendancy in some parts of the country.
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The Asamankese circuit court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody Isaac Boamah, a farmer aged 24, who appeared before it charged with having had sexual intercourse with a three-year-old baby girl through her anus.
Boamah pleaded guilt…
The Spanish government on Tuesday decorated Mr Francis Alex Tsegah, Ghana's immediate past Ambassador to Spain, with that country's Order of the Civil Merit.
The award was in recognition of his roles in the establishment of the Ghana…
Eight out of the 13 Assembly members from the South Dayi District Assembly who voted against the President's nominee for the District Chief Executive slot on Wednesday refuted bribery allegation.
"We have made our decision as Assembl…
The Very Reverend Samuel Dadzie, Circuit Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church at Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District, has ordered Mr Christopher Opoku-Agyemang, an evangelist of the church at Beposo, to stop all his activities…