Supporters of Parliamentary candidates contesting the Bantama Constituency Seat on Sunday booed and jeered at the aspirants as they took turns to explain their programmes at a forum held Kumasi on Sunday.
Dr Kwesi Aning of the Africa…
Dr Edward Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the Grand Coalition, on Tuesday warned the electorate that their plight would worsen if they renewed the mandate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Election 2004.
"It will be political …
The Management of Amansie West Rural Bank, in the Ashanti Region, has presented a cheque of 10 million cedis to the Amansie West District Health Insurance Scheme as the Bank's contribution to the scheme.
The Chairman of the Board of…
Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, Deputy Minister of Trade Industry and President's Initiatives on Tuesday called for the re-engineering of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME's) to contribute to the country's industrialisation process.
He …
The Ministry of Lands and Forestry on Tuesday called for a collaborative effort by all stakeholders in the formulation of appropriate strategies of bamboo preservation as an alternative to timber.
Professor Dominic Fobih, Minister fo…
The ARB Apex Bank Limited would soon launch a new product called "Efie Ne Fie", literally meaning "Home is Home", Mr. E.K. Kwapong, Managing Director of the Bank has announced.
He said the product would make it easier for urban settl…
The Ghana Standard Board (GSB) on Wednesday cleared Star and Alcobre electrical cables saying the cables manufactured locally by Reroy Enterprise Limited had been certified by the Board.
A statement issued by the Management of the GS…
Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, Chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has warned that the nation could lose its hosting rights for the CAN 2008, if cases of crowd violence and hooliganism erupts during the two leg final match between …
Twifo Praso Noble Kings played a good game to beat Moree United 2-0 in the Central Region Second Division League match played at Praso on Sunday.
After a goalless first half, Noble Kings resumed the game strongly and succeeded in scor…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Ratomir Dujkovic, a Serbian as the new head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars.
Coach Dujkovic becomes the 34th coach to handle the Black Stars and will assume respons…
Call it a battle fit for the gods, the clash of the titans or a continental show piece and you will not be wrong in any way as the two most glamorous clubs in the country - Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko clash in the first le…
Mr. George Osafo-Agyei, a member of the International Athletics Association (IAA) based in Winneba has called for the construction of a standard athletics oval and provision of modern facilities
at the Winneba National Sports College to…
The National Sports Council has reminded spectators that all political party paraphernalia such as flags and posters as well as singing of political party songs and slogans will not be tolerated at the Accra and Kumasi Sports stadiums.
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The Ghana Football Association has announced the postponement of the CAF Confederation Cup matches between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko due to security reasons.
The matches were scheduled for the Accra and Kumasi Sport…
The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) on Wednesday presented a bull and other items worth about 10 million cedis to Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club for their outstanding performance in reaching the finals of this year's Confederat…
The Ghana Karate Association (G.K.A) under the auspices of the National Sports Council is to host the second Black Belt's College on Friday, 26th and Saturday, 27th at the Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium for its Senior members.
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Ghana's only active karate club abroad, the Nippon Karate Club International based in New Virginia, United States of America, a sister branch of Nippon Ghana is to present Video CD's containing pictures of medals and trophies the club has …
Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Minister for Works and Housing, on Tuesday advised local institutions helping to address some of the multi-faceted challenges confronting the Water Sector to establish the necessary linkages that would check the …
A two-day training programme for 50 mushroom farmers drawn from 13 districts of Brong Ahafo has started at Techiman.
It is being organised by BENOOM Mushroom Complex and sponsored by Opportunity Industrialization Centre (OIC) an Inte…
It will be fairly cloudy over southern Ghana in the morning with mist and fog over the forest and high grounds,
the Meteorological Services Department said on Wednesday.
The afternoon is expected to be warm and sunny with rain …
Mr Richard Hinneh, Nkoranza District Director of Health Services (DDHS), on Monday expressed concern about the high rate of maternal deaths prevalent in developing countries including Ghana.
He cited that between January and June thi…
The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have worked together to undertake development projects at Sikaa in the Nkoranza District of the Brong-Ahafo Region to improve…
A one-day Participatory Forest Management (PFM) workshop and off-reserve management ended at Nkawie in the Atwima district on Monday.
The participants were drawn from the seven districts under the Nkawie forest district, comprising …
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Tuesday presented a total of 288 boxes of disposable medical items to three hospitals in Ho.
The items included surgical drapes, culture tubes, absorbent pads surgical masks, hot and col…
About 1.27 million children in Ghana aged between five and 17 years are engaged in activities classified as child labour, Mr Emmanuel Otoo, an International Labour Organization (ILO) representative in Ghana said on Tuesday.
He noted…
Mr. Albert Kan Dapaah, Minister of Communications on Wednesday launched a new Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Busy Access, operated by Busy Internet Ghana to deliver broadband Internet connectivity to corporations in Accra and surroundin…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has asked the electorate to go into the election on December 7 and vote according to their conscience and not allowing themselves to be influenced by financial or material doles.
It…
A forum on the Abidjan Convention for Cooperation in the protection and development of the Marine and Coastal Environment on Wednesday opened to discuss papers that gave general overview of issues including fisheries, oil and gas, coastal …
Mr. Paul Okoh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi North on Tuesday spoke against the poor structures constructed at Ntotroso by the Newmont Ghana Gold Limited to resettle affected people due to the execution of the project.
If the…
The Government has between 2001 and 2004 spent a total of 7.9 billion cedis on the construction of 55 schools in the Amansie West district of Ashanti.
Mr Ben Kwakye-Adeefe, the District Chief Executive who disclosed this, said fundi…
Takoradi, Nov. 24, -GNA Madam Sophia Horner-Sam, Deputy Western Regional Minister has advised the Police personnel not to allow emotions to take the better part of them in the performance of their lawful duty.
She said, as professi…
Mr Clement Eledi, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Wednesday stressed the need for different farmers' organisations in Ghana to form a single platform to promote economic development and eliminate poverty and food insecurity.
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Mr Emmanuel A. Akuffo, Acting Chief Director, Ministry of Lands and Forestry, on Wednesday said the legal regime on land comprised hydra-headed of laws and in such a pluralist legal system, there was bound to be conflicts in the rules and …
Elders of the three clans around the Songor Lagoon on Tuesday declared that they did not want a monopoly in the production of salt in the area.
"We wish to assure you and all Ghanaians that we are not against the development of the …
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), has said that inbuilt checks in the election process would make it impossible for anybody to manipulate the conduct and outcome of the December 7, polls.
He said e…
Confederation Cup finalists Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko plus 12 other clubs and officials have been summoned to appear before the Ghana Football Association's Disciplinary Committee on Thursday, November 25, for the determination of t…
The Department of Meteorological Services, on Saturday says the weather will be generally cloudy with high humidity, giving way rise to mist and fog patches forming over forest and valleys in the morning. The day will be hot and sunny with…
His Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference, on Tuesday called on people who had been urging the Churches to pray for peace for the country to work towards this goal.
He said it was wrong …
The Executive Director of the Game and Wild life Society (GWS), Dr Erasmus H. Owusu, has warned that over exploitation of forest resources threaten the existence of Forest Reserves and National Parks.
He said loggers especially chain …
The following are the results of the Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Zone A
Kumasi: Kotoko Four (4) Ashgold Zero (0)
Tamale: RTU Two (2) B.A. United Zero (0)
Sunyani: Bofoakwa One (1) Okwawu Zero (0)
Berekum…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday unveiled a plaque for the beginning of mining of local limestone deposit for the production of Portland cement by GHACEM at Yongwase-Krobo in the Eastern Region.
The two million dollars inve…
Earnings from non-traditional exports (NTEs) would reach 600 million dollars by the end of this year from 589 million dollars in 2003, Mr Alan Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade, Industry and PSI, said on Thursday.
The Minister was spea…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa, has presented items costing 12 million cedis to four communities in his constituency.
The items included a corn mill to Amotare Community, two packets of roofing sheets …
Ms Sophia Honner-Sam, Deputy Western Regional Minister, has cautioned supporters of political parties against organising "Keep Fit" exercises to incite trouble in their communities.
She said it was good to exercise the body regularl…
Mr Crosby Ashun, Headmaster of Mfantsipim School, on Saturday confirmed rumours that some students in second cycle institutions in the country engaged in occultism.
He said the practice had assumed high dimensions and needed to be ch…
Prof Akilakpa Sawyerr, the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), has appealed to African governments to give more support for institutions of higher learning, particularly the universities.
He said this …
Ms Comfort Anderson, a 48- year-old woman from Twifo Mintaso, was on Friday adjudged the best farmer in the Twifo-Heman-Lower Denkyira District at the district's 'Farmers' Day', at Ankaako.
Fifteen farmers including Mr Abraham Odoom…
Alhaji Hamzar Umar Danjumah, the Volta Regional Imam, on Saturday expressed concern about the inability of Christian and Moslem leaders to bring erring public figures, especially politicians, to order.
He said as guardians of the spiritu…
Muslim in Winneba and its surroundings villages on Saturday converged at an open space at Alatakokodo, a suburb of the town, to celebrate the Ed el Fitr.
Alhaji Gibril Abubakar Ahmadu, the chief Imam of the Winneba district who led th…
Maulvi A. Wahab Adam, Ameer and Missionary in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, on Saturday urged Ghanaians to divest themselves of rancour, acrimony and divisive tendencies and work together to build a strong nation.
He said con…
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