The Young and Lonely Foundation, Ghana (YLF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), at Agona Swedru, on Sunday, organized an HIV/AIDS awareness programme at Akim Oda, in the Birim Central Municipality.
The programme was the Foundati…
The people of Tei Mensah, a small farming community near Suhum, in the Eastern Region, has called on the government to extend development projects to the area, to help improve their living conditions.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agenc…
Mallam Ibrahim Alkad, Ashanti Regional Imam of the Ghana Muslim Mission, has urged Muslims to avoid un-Islamic attitudes and behaviours that could lead to disunity in the society.
He asked Muslims to eschew envy, arrogance, hatred an…
A Takoradi circuit court has remanded a couple, Osei Kwame and Akua Bernah who have been married for 20 years, in custody for dealing in narcotic drugs at Dedieso in the Western Region.
The pleas were not taken and they will re…
Four prisoners at the Sekondi Central Prisons have appeared before a Takoradi Circuit court for possessing and smoking Indian hemp.
Their pleas were not taken and were placed in custody to re-appear on January 20.
Prosecuting, C…
Expressing concern over the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal allowing increase in the height of Almatti dam in south Indian state Karnataka, a noted expert and environmentalist from Andhra Pradesh has said the ruling could result in floods i…
The police of northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir will soon setup district level Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) to deal with the crime in the state.
"Special focus will be given on human trafficking issues. Anti-Human Tr…
There was no respite for resident's of Indian capital Delhi from the shivering cold on Monday as icy winds blew at a speed of nine km per hour and mercury fell by a few notches.
The minimum temperature fell to 4.7 degree Celsius, two …
India will soon have legal-aid clinics (LACs) on the model of primary health centres in remote regions across the country.
The National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) is planning to set up 'LACs' in remote areas especially in rural v…
India's first Titanium Sponge Plant (TSP), which will enlist the country among the few world nations having the technology to produce titanium sponge, is all set for operation in Kollam district in south Indian state Kerala.
A trial r…
The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) on Monday rolled out its electronic connectivity agenda for 2011, which includes setting Information, Communication and Technology centres in all nurses training institutions.
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Students from Elon University, North Carolina, USA, have given full scholarships to three students from the Sokode Traditional area.
Under the package, two of the students would have their scholarships renewed every year till they co…
Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills, the First Lady, on Sunday urged churches to help in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
She said the MDGs were a call to help reduce poverty, ensure universal primary education, comb…
The Cape Coast Castle recorded a total of 89,018 tourists, as against 80,000 last year, Mr Robert Morgan Mensah, a Museum and Monuments Education Officer at the Cape Coast Castle told the GNA on Monday.
Out Of the figure, 67,862 were…
The national chairman-elect of the Association of the Methodist Men’s Fellowship, Mr George Omane, has renewed the Fellowship’s commitment towards assisting the Church to embed in society cherished values of integrity and discipline.
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The Western Regional Canoe Fishermen Association, on Monday commended President John Atta Mills for his efforts to develop the canoe fisheries sector by maintaining the old price for premix fuel.
Nana Kwesi Bin, Chief Fisherman of Ax…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has appealed to the Government to fast track passage of an Act that would regulate the practice of health laboratory services in Ghana.
He said laboratory services played critical role in the heal…
Mr Jonathan Osei Owusu, a human rights activist, has filed a suit at the Human Rights Court in Accra against Fan Milk Ghana Limited (FML) and Food and Drugs Board (FDB) for the alleged sale of expired Fanyogo products on the Ghanaian marke…
The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), has within its five years of operations in Brong Ahafo, provided two Voluntary Counseling and Testing centres in Sunyani and Techiman.
The centres, funded by the United Kingdom Big …
The 62nd Annual New Year School and Conference opened in Accra on Monday on the theme: “Harnessing the Power of the Youth for Accelerated Development”.
The School is a residential programme organised by the Institute of Continuing an…
Naba Sigri Bewong, Paramount Chief of the Sekoti traditional area, has noted that the challenges of education, especially that of children in the country, must not be left alone for government to solve.
He said education was an impor…
Serb Goran Stevanovic has been confirmed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as the new coach of the Black Stars on a four year contract.
The GNA Sports can confirm that the 44 year old who coached Partizan Belgrade to the Serbia…
A GHC 110,000 six-bedroom bungalow, for the Forikrom Health Centre, has been inaugurated and handed-over to the community at Forikrom, near Techiman.
The facility was renovated by the Techiman Municipal Assembly, with the effort of M…
The Big 10 Club, a benevolent organization based in Techiman in Brong Ahafo, has donated quantities of assorted items valued at GH¢200 to Frankmay New Life Orphanage Home also in Techiman.
The items included soft drinks, rice, biscui…
At least 242 people perished and 1,138 injured in 593 motor accident cases recorded in Brong Ahafo last year.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Paul Wesley Baah, Regional Motor, Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) Commander, told the G…
The Ghana Police Service on Monday gave the assurance that the selection process of its on-going recruitment exercise was a rigorous and transparent.
It said the exercise would be thorough at all levels to bring out highly qualified …
A university lecturer has appealed to polytechnics to go into research as their contribution to the country’s development.
Dr Samuel Laryea, a lecturer at School of Construction Management and Engineering of the University of Reading…
Seventeen policemen have been booked on charges of beating a junior colleague who later died of leukemia and keeping mum about the violence, police said Monday.
The 21-year-old victim, identified only by his surname, Park, died last Ju…
South Korea confirmed its first bird flu outbreak in the Gyeonggi region near Seoul on Monday, raising concerns that the highly contagious disease is spreading across the country despite quarantine efforts.
The farm ministry said a duc…
The government may soon be able to obtain classified financial data from tax-haven countries
and some foreign shores as it plans to set up new overseas Income Tax offices in countries like the US, the UK and Cyprus to liaise with local ta…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa-West, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, at the weekend, donated office equipment and furniture, worth GHC6,000, to the Maternity Department of the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital.
The items included medical…
The Justice Ministry said Sunday it will attach restrictions to the revised immigration law to prevent the law's abuse by parents who deliberately give birth overseas to obtain foreign citizenship for their children.
South Korea put in…
A total of 67 educators in Seoul were dismissed last year for their suspected involvement in various corrupt activities, such as receiving kickbacks for giving promotions, the city's top education authority said Sunday.
The number incl…
South Korea reported additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Sunday despite nationwide efforts to prevent the highly contagious animal illness from spreading further.
FMD cases were reported at a pig farm in Bongwha in the …
Organized criminals were caught mounting cyber attacks on rivals to dominate online gambling, police officials said Sunday.
Describing the case as the first in which mobsters resorted to Internet hacking, police said two were indicted,…
The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC), is activating a programmed process to leverage all stakeholders behind strategies, which will enhance compliance of rules under the Domestic Violence Act 732 of 2007.
Under the sy…
Mr Debrah Amanor, chief farmer for Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District has said that, the mass cocoa spraying exercise introduced some years back by the government, could help increase cocoa production if farmers embrace it.
Speaking to th…
The Superintendent Minister of the Redemption Methodist Church at Abeka, Very Rev. Sampson Laryea-Adjei, has urged Ghanaians to allow the word of God to permeate all their activities, to experience a transformation in their life.
He …
A US Congresswoman was struggling for her life at an Arizona hospital following a shooting incident at a public event in Tuscon that killed at
least six persons and injured several others.
Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords…
Anil Verma, a senior diplomat in the Indian High Commission here, has been questioned by
Scotland Yard on allegations that he assaulted his wife, but has escaped persecution due to diplomatic immunity.
Verma, who is Minister (Eco…
South Korea reaffirmed Sunday that any future bilateral talks with North Korea should include nuclear issues as it responded to the latest diplomatic offensive by the communist neighbor pressing for dialogue, officials said.
After issu…
Two persons died on the spot and three others seriously injured, when a two-storey building under construction collapsed on them at Antwirifu, near Dormaa-Ahenkro, in Brong Ahafo Region.
Thirty year old Paa Solo, an amputee and 14-ye…
The Board Chairman of Dormaa Teachers Co-operative Credit Union, Mr Kwasi Siaw, has expressed the Board’s concern over the spate of non payment of loans by beneficiaries, granted by the union.
Mr Siaw, who made this known in an inter…
Professor Thomas Kwadwo Djan-Fordjour, the new Rector of Sunyani Polytechnic said at the weekend his vision “is to ensure the institution becomes a pre-eminent institution recognized nationally and word-wide for Polytechnic Education”.
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The Third Battalion of Infantry of the Ghana Army in Sunyani at the weekend celebrated the annual West African Security Services Association (WASSA) event with a call on soldiers of the unit to exhibit a high sense of professionalism and d…
The Breman Asikuma district magistrate's court has remanded in prison custody a 31-year-old farmer, Kofi Acquam, for the murder of one Kwadwo Nkrumah at Agona Odoben in November last year.
His plea was not taken and will re-appear bef…
The District Director of Health Services for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB), Dr Gohungo Luiz Amussu, has called on the people of the area to ensure environmental cleanliness in order to prevent the outbreak of diseases especially Malaria.
…
Mr Evans Ablordeppey, the newly-elected Assembly member for Anloga-West in Kumasi, has suggested that the nation should vigorously pursue a holistic approach to ensuring quality educational delivery at all levels.
He described as unfo…
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Transport designate, has advocated the teaching of inter-faith dialogue in Mission schools to enable the youth to learn the core principles that govern all religions.
This, he said, would also creat…
The University for Development Studies (UDS), is seriously grappling with infrastructure problems, which is hampering the academic progress of students in the School, the Upper East Chapter President of UDS Alumni, Mr Mike Zuri has stated.…