Thousands of Christians in the Cape Coast municipality attended church service and conventions to mark the birth of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago.
Many of the churches were filled to capacity and extra seating places were created outs…
President John Agyekum Kufuor hit his 68th birthday. The day was marked with a reception at the Osu Castle Gardens.
A galaxy of top Ghanaian musicians and artistes including Ofori Amponsah; Kwabena Kwabena; Abrantie Amakye Dede; A.B…
Management of Value Added Tax (VAT) Service closed down Reality Protection Agency, a security company in Accra for defaulting in the payment of 113.8 million cedis owed to the Service for two years.
The Service realized that the com…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Sekyere constituency, Mr. David Henric Yeboah has attributed increasing cases of HIV/AIDS to unfaithfulness in marriages.
Speaking to the GNA in an interview on Friday at Agona, Mr. Yeboah obs…
A Togolese man who reportedly chopped off the right ear and two right fingers of his Ghanaian girl friend on suspicions of being jilted was arraigned before an Aflao Circuit Court on a provisional charge of attempted murder.
The ple…
Schoolchildren in Plan Ghana-assisted communities in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District of the Central Region, have appealed to parents to embrace the family planning concept.
By this way they would be able to produce the right number …
The youth in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District have urged the District Assembly to do all within its power to reduce the increasing number of children orphaned through the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
They should pressurize governments to enact…
Mr. Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications, has repeated the call on the Youth to acquire employable skills to be self-reliant.
He urged them to register and take advantage of the government's Youth In Employment Programme.…
Brother Seth Ibrahim Owusu, President of the Ghana Muslim Academy, on Friday, cautioned the Muslim youth to be law-abiding during this year's celebration of Eid-ul Fitr, which falls on Monday.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Ac…
Former Irish president Mary Robinson received the Prince of Asturias prize for social sciences for her work as a global rights advocate and used the occasion to call on countries to recognise the rights of immigrants.
"Immigration is,…
School Management Committees (SMCs) have been charged to be proactive and instrumental in the efficient management of basic schools.
Mr Richard Owusu-Agyemang, the Atwima-Nwabiagya District Community Participation Co-ordinator, said…
The Tema Regional Police Command has cautioned the public, especially business operators, to be wary of a fake currency syndicate operating in the metropolis.
Briefing newsmen in Tema, the Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commis…
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, has said districts that fail to prepare or complete their Medium Term Development Plans (MTDPs) would not receive financial support from the government.
He said some districts in the r…
The Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church is to upgrade the Kwahu Jamasi clinic into an hospital.
The chief and elders of Kwahu Jamasi have agreed to release more land to the church for the project.
Rt. Rev. Benjamin …
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe abruptly ended negotiations Friday with Marxist rebels on a hostage swap and ordered the army to step up operations aimed at rescuing abductees.
"The only path that is left is a military rescue of tho…
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A large number of hospitals in Ghana accept medical donations, without the adhering to international or local drug donation guidelines, a collaborative study by the Catholic Drug Centre and the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) has …
The Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday that Monday, October 23 would be a statutory public holiday for the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of the Ramadan Fast.
A statement signed by the Minister of the Interior, Mr Al…
Internet giant Yahoo posted a 37-per cent slump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday and announced it would buy back up to three billion dollars' worth of its stock.
The company said "unanticipated challenges" led to third-quarter net …
Governments in Africa need to start paying more than lip service to combat a virulent form of tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
South Africa, where 78 people have recently died from either multi-drug …
Five companies donated various items and to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in support of this year's Farmers' Day.
They were Crocodile Matchets; Unique Insurance; Prudential Bank; Chamber of Mines and Geoyan Enterprise.…
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes was charged with dodging millions of dollars in taxes Tuesday in an indictment that could see the "Blade" star hit with a lengthy jail term.
Federal prosecutors in Tampa issued an eight-count indictment …
The United States warned North Korea that conducting a second nuclear test "would not be a good thing" and pressed US partners to prepare a tough response if Pyongyang does so.
"It would not be a good thing for them, but it certainly…
A number of police personnel alleged to be supporting a group of landguards to re-demarcate legally acquired plots of land at Ingleshie Amanfrom, near Kasoa are said to have acquired plots of land ostensibly as gifts, which they have star…
Vice President Aliu Mahama called on countries bordering Ghana to intensify their fight against diseases notorious for infant mortality such as poliomyelitis (polio), measles and malaria to boost national efforts to eradicate the scourge.…
Mr Anthony Evans Amoah, the Western Regional Minister, asked the Inland Valleys Rice Development Project (IVRDP) to sensitise the people to patronise rice produced in the country.
He said this when officials of IVRDP and the Regional Mi…
Norway, until now the only country to openly conduct commercial whaling, on Wednesday hailed Iceland's decision to resume the controversial practice after a 16-year suspension.
The Icelandic government announced on Tuesday it would a…
A public forum on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been held at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District.
The forum was aimed at evaluating the performance of the scheme since it became operational in the district last ye…
Mr Godwin Ocloo, the Eastern Regional Director of the Ministry of Food And Agriculture, on Monday urged staff of the ministry to educate farmers on the need to modernise agriculture.
He said with the growth rate of about 3.1 percen…
The Legal Aid Board in collaboration with the Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ghana, has drawn a comprehensive outreach programme to help educate citizens in all the districts 0f the Ashanti Region on legal matters.
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Services (GHS) on November 1 to 5, would undertake a national immunization exercise of children under the age of five.
The children would be immunised against measles and polio, admi…
A philanthropist resident in the United States, at the weekend, donated medical equipment worth 10,000 dollars to the Tema Manhean Health Centre at a ceremony at Tema Manhean.
The items, made up of infusions, disinfectants, pace maker ma…
Captain James Owusu-Koranteng, the Acting Director of the Takoradi Port, has said that stowing away is one of the major challenges facing the port.
He said the Ghana Ports Harbours Authority (GPHA) was likely to loose many of its busine…
The US population, which is set to hit the 300-million mark in October, is one third minorities, with one in three people either Hispanic, black, Asian or, less often, indigenous Native Americans.
Minorities account for 33 percent (9…
Typhoon Xangsane barrelled into central Vietnam Sunday, forcing tens of thousands to flee and cutting electricity and many telephone lines after killing scores of people in the Philippines.
Six people died and 51 people were injured …
European Union member states have agreed to restrict the amount of liquid allowed to be taken onboard planes in hand luggage in order to increase security, the European Commission announced Wednesday.
The proposed new rules, with som…
The following is the water level of the Akosombo Dam as issued by the Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday, September 28, 2006.
Current Level (28th September, 2006) - 240.60 feet
Previous Level (27th September, 2006) - 240.40 feet…
About 120 Supervising Consultants offering essential services at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have since September 15, 2006, embarked on strike to demand better conditions of service.
The industrial action by the Consultants comprising…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Reverend Professor Emmanuel Adow Obeng, on Tuesday announced that the university would within the next two years, establish a school of languages at its faculty of arts, to promot…
Reverend Nii Nmai Ollennu, Head of Security and Printing Department at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday said students should not be deceived into thinking that they could pass their exams if they failed to learn.
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The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is to construct a two-billion-cedi modern veterinary laboratory at Dormaa-Ahenkro in Brong Ahafo to cater for the fast growing poultry industry in the Dormaa District.
Dormaa District is a…
The Ark Foundation Ghana, an advocacy-based human rights nongovernmental organization, called on churches to adopt a proactive approach in dealing with victims of abuse.
Mrs Jane Christie Donkor, a volunteer with the Ark Foundation,…
NASA on Wednesday gave a green light for the return of Space Shuttle Atlantis to Earth on Thursday after determining the orbiter was undamaged by debris floating nearby.
"We are cleared for entry -- nothing was found missing or damag…
Two people who were arrested in connection with an attempt to export drugs through DHL, a courier service, made their second appearance before the Greater Accra Regional Tribunal on Wednesday and were remanded in Police custody once more.
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The Member of Parliament for Odododiodioo, Mr Jonathan Nii Tackie-Komme expressed dismay at last Sunday’s demolishing of parts of Kantamanto in Accra and expressed the hope that the Ministry of Harbours and Railways would deal promptly wit…
The Central Regional Minister Nana Ato Arthur stressed the need for all Ghanaians to lead healthy life styles to enable the nation to have the desired human resources to meet her development aspirations.
According to him a healthy, …
Nab Ayieta Azantilow, the Paramount Chief of Builsa Traditional Area, has expressed concern over the rising spate of chieftaincy disputes in the country.
He said it was worrying that unqualified persons paid their way into the chief…
Amnesty International-Ghana on Sunday joined calls for the immediate deployment of a strong United Nations Peacekeeping force to protect life and property in the war ravaged Darfur region of Western Sudan.
Mr Prize F Y McApreko, Dir…
Mr. Maxwell Kofi Jumah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa constituency has pledged to construct a 300 million cedi surgical ward for the Kumasi South Hospital to help boost its status as a Regional Hospital.
The MP, who made the p…
The world faces a crisis in water management rather than a water shortage, an international water conference heard on its opening day.
"Let me disagree with established opinion. ... The world is not facing a water crisis. We have eno…