Remembrance Day service in honour of the fallen heroes of the first and second world wars was held at the Koforidua Jackson's Park on Thursday with 10 surviving ones in attendance.
The parade was made up of 250 men drawn from the Pol…
Professor Joshua Alabi, Acting Rector of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) said the Institute would introduce Masters in Business Administration programmes from next year if all requirements were met.
He said the Master's p…
Yaw Asante, a 35-year-old trader, has been granted a GH¢300 bail with one surety by the Asamankese Circuit Court when he appeared before it charged with stealing four sacks of cassava.
Asante, who pleaded not guilty, would re-appear …
Private Stephen Boakye, a 92 year-old veteran, has composed an inspiring song for veterans and the military as a whole to mark World Remembrance Day.
The song contains lyrics which talks about the soldier who goes to war and if he does n…
A solemn wreath-laying ceremony was on Tuesday held at the Christianborg War Cemetery in Accra to mark this year's national Remembrance Day for Ghanaian soldiers killed in wars and peacekeeping operations across the world.
In all, th…
The Ashanti New Town Court in Kumasi, on Monday sentenced Adams Suleman, a scrap dealer to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a carton of energy drink.
Suleman, 23, was accused of stealing one carton of Blue Jeans Energy …
Teachers of Home Economics in the western region, have appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education to intensify education on the new educational reforms.
They said that would enhance the effective deli…
Korle_Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully performed the first kidney transplanting in the country.
The surgery was performed jointly by a team of medical doctors from Queen's Hospital in the United Kingdom and Korle-Bu Teaching Hos…
Awulae Attibrukusu III, Omanhene of Lower Axim Traditional Area, was on Tuesday unanimously re-elected as the President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs for another four-year term.
The election, which was supervised by the El…
The Upper East Regional branch of people living with HIV/AIDS has stressed the need for the Ghana Health Services to provide equal and efficient service delivery to all clients without
discrimination.
The President of the Upper Eas…
A workshop to develop indicators that have multi-sectoral underpinnings which could be used to assess and monitor rural development efforts by successive governments of the country was on Tuesday opened at Akyawkrom near Ejisu in the Ejisu…
As part of preparations towards the December general elections, a joint security training exercise will be conducted by members of the various security agencies in the Ashanti Region.
The exercise codenamed "Exercise Peace Angel" and…
Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of General Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called on Ghanaians to imbibe the qualities of unity and constructive criticisms that sustained human societies and churches.
He …
Mrs Joana Dotse Bansah, Manager of Jebric Catering and Decoration Services at Old Tafo in Kumasi, has advocated the formation of association for caterers and decorators to help champion their cause.
She noted that coming together as a pr…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and NEPAD is constructing a Foreign Policy Institute to serve as a centre of promoting excellence in international relations.
The five million dollars project expected to be comp…
Vice President Alhaji Mahama at the weekend, expressed the need for African journalists to be paid handsome salaries to empower them to project the image of Africa.
He said Europe should also create the platform to listen and tell th…
Professor Samuel K. Agyepong, Chairman of the African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council (NAPRM-GC), said the formation of the District Oversight Committees (DOC) are aimed at expanding the
operationalisation of the concept.
He …
The British Council would mark its 65th Anniversary celebration with a grand musical concert that would feature best Hiplife artist, Kwaw Kesse and the world acclaimed London Community Gospel Choir to further strengthen intercultural dialo…
Ms Laurencia Kpatakpa, Volta Regional Electoral Officer on Monday reminded security personnel on election duty that their role would be limited to providing security to the process, personnel and materials.
They would be expected to …
The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the National Labour Commission (NLC) to help resolve the issue concerning the use of the new rates to determine their condition of servic…
The Ghana Trades Union Congress would soon embark on a campaign to address the issue of low wages within the public sector, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, Deputy Secretary-General of the Congress told workers in Wa at the weekend.
He said it h…
Dr. Gobind Nankani, former Vice President for Africa at the World Bank (WB), on Monday said the nation's over dependence on imported food products was proof of a failed agricultural development policy.
"Ghana needs to adopt pragmatic…
The Kade District Magistrate's Court presided over by Mr Kwaku Baah Frempong, has remanded in prison custody a student charged with stealing a GH¢2,000 laptop computer belonging to his school housemaster.
Abdel Mumvin Talut, a form o…
A palm-wine tapper, Prosper Ashiabe, has been sentenced to a two-year prison term by the Kade District Magistrate's Court for stealing, a cocoa sack and 105 kilogramme of cocoa valued at GH¢171.36.
Ashigbe pleaded guilty to three cou…
A farmer, Kwasi Odoi, who defrauded a female rice miller of GH¢70 after promising to supply her with rice, has been granted a GH¢1,000 bail with a surety by the Asamankese Circuit court.
Odoi, who pleaded guilty with explanation, wo…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and NEPAD is constructing a Foreign Policy Institute to serve as a centre of promoting excellence in international relations.
The five million dollars project expected to be comp…
As part of their 6th anniversary celebration, the ladies club of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) in Accra, Tema and Takoradi paid a visit to Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm and the Jubilee Cocoa Farm both at Mampong Akuapim in the Eastern Reg…
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Minister of Defence, has called for a thorough investigation into the motor accident at Twimea Nkwanta near Techiman at the weekend that claimed 22 lives.
He called on the police and the military to conduct sepa…
Two government employees, Constable Robert D. Tanyine of Saltpond Police Station and Mr. Latif Eduam, Bursar of Ekumfi T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School were adjudged the best tomatoes and pineapple farmers in the Mfantseman municipality.…
Nana Owusu-Yamoah Bediako III, chief of Dome Kwankyeabo, has deplored the attitude of parents, who spend lavishly on funerals and other personal effects to the detriment of their children's education.
He regretted that, some parents eith…
A military officer on Monday asked Ghanaians to discard the notion that the presence of military personnel at polling stations on Election Day would intimidate the public from exercising their franchise.
Major Berima Brako Owusu, Deputy…
The President and Chief Executive of Regent University, Prof E. Kingsley Larbi has called on Ghanaians to be critical of those seeking the mandate for leadership at various levels of the nation's hierarchy.
He said leaders must solve…
A Togolese teacher, Gilbert Zologlo was on Monday put before an Accra Circuit Court charged with threat of harm and offensive conduct.
Zologlo, who was said to have threatened to burn his colleague's car and house pleaded guilty. The cou…
Ghana on Monday marked the erection of a historic national monument, a befitting seat of Government after half-a-century of political independence, with grandeur and colour.
The Presidential Complex named the "Golden Jubilee House" w…
Mr. Kwaku Ayesu Opare-Addo, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) and Ashanti Regional Police Commander, has directed that the period for ban on the movement of heavy duty vehicles above three tonnes within the hours of 6a.m to 6p.m in the …
League champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko will engage Obuasi Ashantigold in a 'Peace Match' on Sunday, November 16 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi.
The match is been organised to foster peace and unity between the two Clubs ahead…
The Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has announced that the "Top 16" Championship will come off from Tuesday, November 11 to Wednesday, November 12 at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra.
T…
All is set for the First Audi Invitational Golf Championship scheduled for the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Saturday, November 15.
About 100 golfers have been invited to participate in the competition which would be sponsored by …
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is examining ways to make a quick impact upon taking office, Obama's top aides said Monday.
"I think it was very gracious of President George W. Bush to invite him so early, usually it happens a litt…
Nigeria's Minister of Education Hajia Aisha Dukku called on Monday for cooperation from Germany in the country's quest for quality education at all levels.
The minister made the call in Abuja at a meeting between officials of a Ger…
A Ghanaian Midwife based in Germany on Monday donated a number of hospital equipment worth 100,000 Euros to the Kumasi South Hospital at a ceremony in Kumasi.
The items included suction pump, recovery beds, photo therapy, theatre bed…
iBurst Africa, a broadband wireless internet service provider, has embarked on expansion of its base stations within the Accra and Tema metropolis to improve coverage and ensure that users receive more reliable service.
A statement f…
Mr. Bruce Amoako, Municipal Director of the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, has stated that the nation had achieved much in the use of adult education as a tool for national developmen…
The European Union (EU) on Monday voiced concern over the destruction of Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem by Israeli authorities.
"The European Union expresses its deep concern regarding the destruction of Palestinian houses carr…
Major Courage Quashigah (Rtd), Minister for Health on Tuesday said regenerative health education should be prominent in school syllabus to educate Ghanaians and promote a healthy lifestyle.
He noted that promoting healthy living and …
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, has described the manifesto of the New Patriotic Party as "a litany of unattainable promises".
Mr Iddrisu, who was launching his politi…
The Agona Swedru branch of the Barclays Bank, last Saturday, presented baby mattresses and other items to the Agona Swedru Government Hospital.
The items worth GH¢1,200, also includes gallons of paint, brooms, boxes of biscuits, brus…
Twelve students from Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College are on a five-day tour of Upper West Region to evaluate the implementation and impact of government policies and programmes on the people.
In addition, they would exam…
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court has sentenced a 55-year-old farmer to six years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing railway shanks, property of Ghana Railway Company.
Kofi Abeka pleaded not guilty to stealing, but after the trial,…
The chiefs and people of Gomoa Enyeme in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has raised an amount of GH¢1,500 in aid of a library complex.
The project, which would cost GH¢50,000 would be financed through levies, fund raisi…
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