Armed robbers are targeting the fertile Sefwi cocoa growing area in the Western Region because of the rise in the producer price of the cash crop.
As a result, the chiefs and elders of those areas have sent a distress call to the gov…
Mr Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, has asked individuals and organizations to support government to improve the country's educational system.
He called for effective public-private partnership for the implement…
The Accra Regional Police Command has rounded up eight persons from Accra, Kumasi and Akim Oda, who are believed to be behind a series of car snatching incidents that have plagued the nation recently.
The suspects are Isaac Addai, 32…
The Reverend Dr Nii Amo Darku, a Member of the Council of State, on Wednesday called on Faith-Based Organizations (FBO) to come together and educate their congregations and communities on the need for malaria treatment and prevention.
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Mr. Frank Opoku Adjapong, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party in Brong-Ahafo, on Tuesday called for a national policy to regularize the installation and use of liquefied petroleum gas for commercial vehicles.
Speaking to the …
A Member of the Council of State, Naa Seidu Braimah, has appealed to Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) to report non-performing contractors of the government to the appropriate authorities.
Naa Braimah, who is also the chief o…
Barack Obama, who became the first US president to personally celebrate Diwali in the historic East Room in 2009, wanted to "specifically" celebrate the festival of lights with Indians, the White House has said.
"He (Obama) specifical…
The handler of American-born Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley carried out a reconnaissance here when he came to the Capital in 2005 on the pretext of watching a Indo-Pak cricket match, according to an investigation report.
He…
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Wednesday that his government is taking full security measures against possible attacks by North Korea and al-Qaida militants before and during next week's G-20 summit in Seoul.
"The South Kore…
The divided Koreas on Wednesday resumed the reunions of families separated by war six decades ago, contrasting with the heightening tension along their border after a series of incidents involving gunfire.
The reunion held in the North…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has inaugurated eight school blocks, a mechanized borehole and a-70 unit market stalls built with funds from the District Development Fund (DDF).
The beneficiary schools include Prempeh Basic "A'', …
Apostle Sam Korankye Ankrah, General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, has called on Christians to honour their leaders, so that they could receive the blessings of God.
He said there was power and blessings in rewardi…
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Miss Vivian Y. Okia, Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Public Health Directorate of the Savelugu/Nanton District, has said guinea worm disease in the area has reduced in the last 10 years.
She said the district in 2000 recor…
A 52 year old internal auditor of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Audit Service has reportedly committed suicide in his home.
The deceased, Dickson Oeyettey Crabbe, was found hanging in his living room with a nylon rope around his neck o…
There is growing anger among parents in Kumasi over what they say is the arbitrary Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration fee charged by some public schools in the metropolis.
They pay between GH�20.00 and …
Nana Kofi Yirenkyi, a.k.a "Jesus One Touch", Founder and General Overseer of the Jesus Blood Prophetic Ministry at Oblogo in Accra, on Wednesday denied that he fabricated a story against Efo Emmanuel, his watchman, to cover up the case of …
Samuel Sarpong Frank, 24, a fake University of Ghana student, who allegedly stole six mobile phones on campus has been apprehended by the university authorities and handed over to the Legon Police.
Assistant Superintendent of Police …
An Aflao Circuit Court on Tuesday slapped a 65-year jail term on Laurence Afavi, 30, an electronic technician at Klikor for conspiracy and attempting to commit robbery.
Afavi, who got five years for conspiracy and 60 years for attemp…
Madam Philippa Banson, Nkoranza District Director of Education, has asked parents to instill discipline in their children so that they could become responsible adults.
She advised parents to refrain from forcing their girls into earl…
The second phase of a four-year international Coastal Fisheries Governance (ICFG) Programme being implemented by the Friends of the Nation (FoN) and other non-governmental organisations in six coastal districts in the Western Region has ta…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications on Wednesday announced the Ministry's intent to embark on a project to create employment opportunities for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).
The Minister upon deliberation with the Nation…
Mr David Tetteh Assumeng, Chairman of the Committee on Water Resources, Works and Housing, has urged the sector Ministry to take a serious look into the housing needs of traders at the Agbogbloshie market.
The house also asked the mi…
The Tarkwa Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Wisdom Klutsey, a 21-year-old cocoa Caretaker to five years imprisonment for inflicting cutlass wounds on a fellow farmer.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Prosecuting, Police Ins…
The authorities of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have extended its academic calendar to enable the students to make up for the period they missed during the strike action by the lecturers.
According to a press release s…
The Board of Governors of Nkoranza Senior High School and Nkoranza Technical Institute have decided to fence round the area covering the two schools, to check land encroachment.
The plot, estimated at about a mile square and located a…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Forestry Commission to step up public education on tree plantation.
He said it was important to aid the people, especially the youth, to see forest plantation as potential employment op…
A pastor has appealed to religious bodies to do more to support effective management and development of the mission schools.
The Rev Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, the Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, s…
Two passengers on the Accra/Tamale bound bus that was alleged robbed and had its passengers mass raped, had described the story as a hoax and said the robbers attempted robbing the Yutong bus with registration GN 263-10 but failed.
M…
A South Korean non-governmental organization said Tuesday it will be hosting an editorial cartoon exhibition to remind G-20 leaders of environmental issues when they gather in Seoul next week.
Future Forest, which aims to combat desert…
The Most Reverend Joseph Afrifa-Agyekum, Bishop for Koforidua Diocese and Episcopal Chairman for Catholic Health Services, on Tuesday, called for a strong regional cooperation force to build to fight the counterfeiting of drugs.
He o…
Mr Emmanuel Forster Boateng, inducted on Saturday as Rotary Club Ho Chapter President for 2010/2011, has pledged scaling up Rotary programmes to increase rural water and sanitation access in the Volta Region.
He put rural water and s…
The Ninth Ghana International Book Fair kick-started on Tuesday in Accra with a call on publishers, writers and stakeholders to join in the fight against "book piracy."
Professor Kofi Awoonor, Chairman of the Council of State, explai…
Alhaji Issahaque Salia, Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to tutors of Training Colleges of Education to turn out products who would teach and inspire children into critical thinking to maximize their potentials.
He said the…
An Accra District Magistrate's Court on Tuesday adjourned the case involving three persons accused of murdering the Reverend Sidney Thomas Barnes, a British/American Missionary at Nsawam because the bill of indictment to commit them is not…
Dr Richard Amponsah, President of the College of Project Professionals (COPPS) has urged Project Managers to constantly update capacities to meet the current day challenges in project management.
He said this during a training progra…
African leaders have been urged to invest more in leadership and self-development programmes for the youth to enable them to make significant contribution towards national progress.
Mr Archibald Donkor, acting Coordinator of the National…
The District Chief Executive for Adansi South, Mr Benjamin Anhwere, has cut a sod to construct a two-storey dormitory and six-unit classroom block for the New-Edubiase Senior High School (SHS).
Funded by the Government, the project would…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister, has inaugurated equipment for road works and cut the sod for work to start on paving of Hohoe main lorry park.
The equipment, donated by National Security, is worth over GHC 2 million…
Students of Saint Francis College of Education have staged a demonstration through the main streets of Hohoe in protest against encroachment on the college's land by estate developers.
A petition signed by Mr Michael Sakpanyaku, the…
A programme to better harness and integrate the adjudicatory functions of chiefs into the larger orthodox justice delivery system is underway.
Under the programme, starting on pilot basis in the selected traditional areas in Volta, E…
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a political pressure group that advocates for transparency and accountability in government, on Tuesday expressed concern about some security issues in the country.
Mr James Kwabena Bo…
The Council For Afrika, a UK-based think-tank has commemorated the third global campaign to combat scientific racism, reiterating its commitment to counter the marginalisation and dehumanisation of Africans.
The council used the ann…
ActionAid Ghana, an NGO working with the poor and excluded people to eradicate poverty and injustice, on Tuesday pledged to continue working with the people of the Upper East Region in the next five years.
At the Regional Launch of i…
Mr. Fuzzy Kombat, the Upper East Regional Director of Centre for National Culture (CNC), on Tuesday called on government, parents and non-governmental organisations to engage the youth in indigenous cultural activities to enable them learn…
An Accra circuit on Tuesday fixed November 23 for hearing of the case involving 14 officials of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), formerly Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), the Police Service and Ghana…
Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, the Minister of Education, at the weekend inspected projects in three Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Greater Accra Region.
The schools are Accra Academy, Wesley Grammar and Ebenezer SHS.
The first stop …
Dr Joseph Samuel Annan, the Deputy Minister of Education, has said the government's "Better Ghana" agenda programme called for knowledge, education, commitment and unity.
He said this during the closing session of a five-day workshop…
Six coastal assemblies in the Western Region have formulated a memorandum to send to the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy on some ambiguities and lapses in the Petroleum Exploration and Production Bills.
The Presiding Me…
Thirty two students from Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem constituency who have gained admission to senior high schools have been awarded scholarships worth GH�4,000 per term with effect from 2010/2011 academic year.
The scholarship was …