The Presbyterian Church of Ghana inducted 52-year-old Health Planner, Mr. Alaale Abugre, into office as the General Manager for Northern Presbytery Health Services in Bolgatanga.
Mr Abugre, who holds a masters degree in Health Plann…
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and the GETFUND has at the weekend presented the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) with a 63-seater Tata and 33-seater Zonta air-conditioned vehicles.
This was in response to a request made by the I…
Mr Emmanuel Bedzra, a 70-year old driver was stabbed to death at Blave a suburb of Hohoe when he intervened in a scuffle between two siblings.
His body has been deposited at the Hohoe Government mortuary for autopsy.
His assaila…
Mr. Asamoah Duodu, Director of Technical and Vocational Education underscored the need for Vocational and Technical Training Institutions to be given equal attention to boost the interest of students.
He noted that more emphasis had bee…
Plan Ghana International, a non governmental organization (NGO) operating in the Upper West Region, has provided a Community Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound for the people of Duwie in the Sissala West District at a cos…
Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Tawiah III, called on people to take advantage of the opening of the voters' register on July 31 to register to enable them to exercise their franchise in the December election.
"It is the responsibility of eve…
Professor Dovi Afesi, Dean of Faculty of History, Massachusetts University USA at the weekend urged African leaders to invest
in education in order to create the right environment for the intellectual development of the continent's young…
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur has advised health insurance workers in the Region to consider the National Health Insurance Scheme as their own enterprise and work assiduously to achieve the ultimate goal set for it.
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The Sekondi Sub-Metropolitan office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has registered a total of 677 pregnant women under the free Maternal Care of the NHIS.
Ms Aba Walters, Public Relations Manager of the Scheme disclose…
The GSE-All Share Index, the benchmark index of the Accra Bourse, continued its bullish run on Thursday with a rise of 6.81 points to close at 10,613.00 points.
Change year to date now stands at 60.81 per cent.
Traded volumes …
Two hundred health personnel selected from the northern sector of the country on Thursday attended a day's seminar on Wound Care and Management in Kumasi.
Organized by Association for Advancement of Wounds Care from the USA and spon…
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited says its Ahafo Operation is one of the first mines in Ghana and in Africa to be certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) by the International Cyanide Management Institute…
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has announced the death of Commander (Dr) Isaac Archer, a Ghanaian military doctor deployed within the Mission.
A press release from the UN Information Office in Accra on Thursd…
Nana Yaa Wawa II, Queenmother of Osiem has appealed to the chiefs and people in the town to remain calm for amicable settlement of the conflict the community and members of Saviour Church of Ghana.
Nana Wawa made the appeal when spe…
Participants at this year's mid-year review meeting of the Mampong Municipal Health Directorate, at Mampong on Wednesday, expressed concerns about the delay in the issuance of registration cards to clients of the National Health Insurance …
Mr Richmond Aggrey, a businessman, who has sued Scancom Ghana Limited, operators of MTN, over a dispute over shares in the company, on Thursday said he left the country for Nigeria in 1999 due to political pressure.
He was answering …
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), has called for inclusion of representative from the Council in a committee of enquiry, set up to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the police and some drivers of the G…
A total of 137 and 48 rape cases respectively were reported to the Volta Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) last year.
The DOVVSU also recorded 487 cases of child neglect, 51 cases of child abduction and nine…
Mr Joseph K. Amoo, Assemblyman for Effia has appealed to Ghanaians to stop blocking access roads and other emergency routes to enhance accessibility by Fire Service personnel when there was a fire outbreak.
He said such acts, had led…
Forty-three child labour club with membership of 1,500 have so far been formed in schools throughout the country by the Ghana Education Service (GES), to promote and involve children creating awareness on the worst forms of child labour.
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Kofi Apruku, 25, was on Tuesday remanded by a Kumasi Circuit Court for allegedly possessing a locally manufactured pistol.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and would be brought back to the Court on August 12, 2008.
Prosecuti…
Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of the body, according to U.S. journal of Plastic and Reconstr…
The police have mounted a man-hunt for one Benjamin Sey, also known as Paa Osei, who is believed to be the leader of a gang of thieves who stole railway lines worth about 11,000 dollars at Feyiase near Bekwai in the Amansie East District o…
The National Media Commission has congratulated Mr Israel Laryea of Joy FM, an Accra-based radio station, for winning the Award in Radio General News Reporting at last weekend's CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2008.
In a re…
One of two suspected robbers was lynched whilst the other was beaten beyond recognition, when they were attacked by a mob after they were believed to have robbed a woman at Amakom in Kumasi early Thursday morning.
According to eye wi…
Chiefs in the Asante-Akim South District, have pledged their unflinching support to the District Assembly in its quest to improve the living conditions of the people.
The move, which is geared towards accelerated development of th…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers has praised Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her elevation to the position
of Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.
In a statement signed by Mrs. Irene Duncun-Adanusa, Gen…
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Musiliu O. Obanikoro, on Thursday said the High Commission was ready to collaborate with security agencies to flush out Nigerians who would fall foul of the laws of Ghana.
"We cannot allow…
The rights of detainees and suspects on remand, to food, health, fair and speedy trials are grossly compromised in the Volta Region.
Mr Joseph Nuertey, Volta Regional Director of the Commission on Human Rights And Administrative Just…
Most Reverend Leone Kelenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana has called on African leaders Governments to promote children's education and welfare.
He said the growth and sustenance of any country depended on the efficient and e…
The Committee for Joint Action (CJA) on Thursday expressed its opposition to government's intention to sell 70 percent of Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for US$900 million without regard to national economic, po…
Mrs Susana Aryeetey, officer in-charge of Resource Mobilization and Communication at FIDA-Ghana, on Thursday urged Government to ensure the rigid enforcement of the Human Trafficking and Juvenile Justice Act to check child trafficking in …
Trade and Industry Minister Papa Owusu-Ankomah on Thursday said the Ministry would soon commence a programme to increase access to various markets where there are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enable that sector to fit into the br…
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) on Thursday said the divergent and dissenting views from well-meaning Ghanaians on government decision to sell 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GH) called for a careful reflection and consensus building to…
Professor Clifford Nii B. Tagoe, Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana, on Thursday called on staff of public universities to critically re-examine their roles to ensure sustainable development.
He said senior staff should change th…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday performed the ceremony to signal formal commencement of reconstruction work on the 47.5-million-GH-Cedi Kpando-Worawora-Dambai Phase III road project designed to serve as an alternative link betwee…
Parents and guardians have been urged to support their daughters in the Girls' Guide Movement to enable them (daughters) participate actively in the Movement's activities and derive its full benefits.
Mrs Felicia Tettegah, Volta Regi…
The Ghana Police Service and armed robbers are fighting for space in the Tema Metropolis as each group strives to take the upper hand in controlling the metropolis.
The police had however defeated the armed robbers leading to the arm…
Effective disaster management through timely hazard identification and risk reduction is a necessity to protect human, economic and environmental resources that are needed for accelerated and sustainable development of the nation, Mr. K. T…
Kingmakers at Awukugua in the Akuapem Traditional Area have filed a writ of contempt in the Koforidua High Court, against Nana Asare Brempong II, Awukuguahene.
In an affidavit supporting the motion, the applicants said on October 19…
A survey on fee fixing by district assemblies has shown lack of consultation and gross disregard for interest of local businesses.
The survey, which comprised eight selected assemblies in Greater Accra, Eastern, Central and Ashanti R…
Among the many diseases predicted to come with climate change, a team of U.S. researchers say kidney stones may become more common as the temperature rises across North America, media reports said Monday.
Researchers from University…
Early sex among children especially, girls at 12 years and below could be "stoking the fires of HIV/AIDS in Ghana," Doctor Silvia Anie, Director of Policy and Planning, Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) said on Monday.
She raised the alar…
Two Ghanaian Senior High Students will represent the country at the third edition of the Olympic Youth Camp, which will coincide with the Olympic Games in Beijing, China next month.
They are Miss Grace Yawa Ofori of the Kadjebi Asat…
Government has taken delivery of 200 buses to be distributed to Senior High Schools nationwide to improve transportation challenges facing them, Professor Dominic Fobih, Minister of Education, Science and Sports has said.
He said ou…
The Office of the President described the death of Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, former Speaker of Parliament, as a great loss to the nation.
The death of Mr. Ala Adjetey comes about two weeks after President John Agyekum Kufuor conferred on…
The Ghana Association of Phonographic Industry (GAPI), has appealed to stakeholders to bury their differences and unite to address the many challenges facing the music industry.
"I foresee the collapse of the industry if care is not…
Twenty-one health projects have been executed in the western region while eight others have been suspended due to the lack of funds.
Mr. Anthony E. Amoah, Western Regional Minister disclosed this at the third in a series of meet the…
Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group began swapping prisoners at the Rosh Hanikra Lebanon-Israel border crossing.
Hezbollah returned via the Red Cross two black coffins to the Israeli side, believed to contain the remains of Isra…
Russian cosmonauts completed a six-hour spacewalk early Wednesday and installed an earthquake research equipment on the outer surface of the International Space Station (ISS).
During the second routine spacewalk, Cosmonauts Sergei Vo…