The Police Administration on Wednesday, assured the public that, security would be beefed up at the courts, to ensure affairs are conducted, devoid of fear and insecurity.
In a statement issued in Accra and signed by Superintendent K…
Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central Regional Minister, on Wednesday reiterated the determination of the Regional coordinating Council (RCC) to evolve measures to improve upon the living conditions of the vulnerable and deprived in the Region.
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Two employees of Macoquary Limited, a quarry company at Ahodjo near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, have appealed to authorities of the company to compensate them for sustaining severe wounds following a dynamite blast.
The two, Gideon…
Moslems have been urged to continue to live in peace with their neighbours to enable them to contribute their quota towards national development.
The call was made by Mr Jonathan Nii Tackie Komme, Member of Parliament for the Odododi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday donated a number of food items to the Chief Imams of the Alsuna, Tijania and Ahmadyya Muslims in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis towards the celebration of the Eidul Fitr festival.
The ite…
Reverend James K. Addae, Superintendent Minister, in charge of the Mozama Disco Christo Church (MDCC), has appealed to all followers of the church to reconcile, and let love, unity, truth, understanding and perfect peace, upon which the MD…
Colonel M'Bawine Atintande, Director of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Wednesday called for corporation between the media and military for national development.
He said that though the media and the military play diff…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Wednesday donated food items to Chief Imams of the Alsuna, Tijania and Ahmadyya Muslims in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis towards the celebration of the Eidul Fitr festival.
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, W…
A Hohoe Circuit Court has sentenced Theodore Gbone and six farmers, all of Gbi-Kledzo for conspiring to trespass and trespassing on a piece of land under litigation in the Hohoe Municipality.
They are Paul K. Gbone, Felix Gbone, Henr…
Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Chiefs, and Civil Society Groups from the Western Region, are putting in place a technical team to spearhead development plans for the region.
To that effect, they have res…
The Tema branch of Barclays Bank, on Wednesday, organised a financial literacy programme for farmers and fisher-folks in the Metropolis, to educate them on the need to cultivate saving habits.
Briefing newsmen on the workshop, Mrs Au…
A Tarkwa Circuit court has remanded, Albert Quansah, a 32-year Radio Presenter at Pure Fm in Tarkwa, into Police custody, to re-appear before the court on September 13, for defrauding three persons, under the pretext of securing them passp…
The Awudome Senior High School (SHS) in the Volta Region became the first school in the country to have its additional six-unit classroom block completed for the 2010-2011 academic year under the four-year SHS.
The GH�257,000 proje…
Seven hundred Ghanaian peacekeepers, serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), have been decorated with medals for their outstanding achievements in contributing to peace in that country.
The peacekeepers, comprisin…
A circuit court in Cape Coast, presided over by Mr Samuel Asare Nyako, on Wednesday, remanded an 18 year old unemployed for stealing items, worth GH�1,319.00.
The accused, Eric Kwabena Nyarko pleaded not guilty and would…
The Government has been commended for granting the wish of the Ga people to revert the former Ohene Djan stadium to its original name, Accra Sports Stadium.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday, Chairman of the Nat…
Housemates took a break from their task rehearsals to toast the good news delivered to Meryl and Munya about their children.
Munya's son, Malachi, has been discharged from the hospital. His health has improved and he weighed in at 1.79 kg…
The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Wednesday arrested six traders who deal in illegal drugs and aphrodisiacs at the Kaneshie Market and Nkrumah Circle in Accra and seized their products.
The FDB seized small quantities of the drugs, i…
South Korea and Ecuador agreed Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties especially in the fields of energy development and infrastructure construction, South Korea's presidential office said after a summit between their leaders.
Presiden…
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker, said Wednesday it has launched the Galaxy S smartphone in China, with the aim of taking the top spot in the country's mobile phone market.
Samsung Electronics hopes its An…
Dr Jacob Mahama, the Northern Regional Deputy
Director of Public Health, has appealed to the Health Services Workers' Union to play a lead role in devising ways of attracting health personnel to the region.
He said a great number of…
Mrs. Benedicta Azidega, Brong-Ahafo Regional Industrial Relations Officer, of the Health Service Workers Union, on Tuesday, implored health workers to enhance their working relationship with clients and give of their best.
"Ghanaians…
Despite the rumours of deaths allegedly caused by the Influenza H1N1 2009 vaccination, which caused fear and panic, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate vaccinated 306,592 persons against the influenza as at the end of July.
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Dr Alfred Vanderpuije the Accra Mayor on Tuesday said children in public schools deserved quality education and charged teachers to raise the level of education with the abolition of the shift system.
"The shift system is not ending …
Ministerial Development and Relief Programme (MDRP), a charity organisation, on Monday donated assorted food items and dresses valued at GH�6,000 to about 700 Liberian refugees at the Budumburam Camp in the Central Region.
The org…
Kerala Catholic Federation (KCF) Monday described the dismissal of college lecturer T. J. Joseph, whose right hand was chopped off by PFI activists, as "Talibanism" practised by the Catholic Church.
The decision of the management of…
The Rev Edward Cudjoe Odame, General Overseer of the King�s Church Ghana, has appealed to leaders to demonstrate transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties.
He said good leadership could guarantee t…
Mr Opam Brown Akolbire, the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, has said parents in the Upper East Region should give priority to the education of their children.
Speaking during a tour of the constituency, he said education…
Togbega Gbogbolu V, the Paramount Chief of Vakpo Traditional Area, has appealed to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency and the Kpando District Assembly to extend piped water to Vakpo Senior High School.
He said lack of portab…
A group of 141 Indian fishermen were Monday released by Pakistani authorities from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi, completing the process of freeing 442 fishermen who have completed their prison terms.
The fishermen, free…
Kerala Police are probing alleged links of radical PFI, blamed for the attack on a college lecturer, with terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaeda, but not found any evidence so far, the state government informed the …
Somali and Yemeni pirates' attempt to hijack for ransom Indian cargo vessels sailing off the Somalia coast was thwarted by an Indian warship, a Navy spokesperson said here Monday.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Delhi, a guided missile dest…
India has replaced the US as the second most important foreign directive investment (FDI) destination for trans-national corporations during 2010-2012, according to a survey conducted by UNCTAD.
In its latest 'World Investment Prospec…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Command of Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) has impounded 17 unregistered vehicles smuggled into the region.
Assistant Commissioner Samuel Tettey-Quarshie, the sector commander, told the GNA in an…
Samsung C&T Corp., a major South Korean builder, said Friday that a consortium led by it has clinched a US$200 deal to build a health complex in Singapore.
Under the deal with Singapore Healthpartners Pte Ltd., the consortium will com…
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly and the District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service has distributed 3,480 school uniforms and 174,568 exercise books to pupils in deprived communities in the district.
The District C…
The Rev Joseph Ofosuhene, the Kwabre East District Director of Education, has said the District was progressing steadily in students� performance in the Basic Education Certificate of Examination (BECE).
He said in the 2…
Pakistani prosecutors Tuesday filed a petition in a Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court for the formation of a commission that would visit India to record the testimony of 24 key witnesses in the Mumbai attacks case.
Federal Inves…
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) on Wednesday said it would deal ruthlessly with anybody who holds himself as chief in the Frafra and Yoruba communities in the Kumasi metropolis especially during the Eid-ul-fitr festival.
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The Ghana Pentecostal Council (GPC) on Wednesday expressed concern about the verbal attacks on the Judiciary following recent losses of high profile cases brought by the Attorney General against former officials in the erstwhile New Patrio…
A Hohoe circuit court has sentenced Theodore Gbone and six farmers, all of Gbi-Kledzo, for conspiring to trespass and trespassing on a piece of land that does not belong to them.
They were Paul K. Gbone, Felix Gbone, Henry Tsetse, Do…
The Rotary Club of Tema has held its President�s Ball, consisting of a fund-raising and dinner dance, during which new officers and Board of Directors of the Club were inducted into office for a two-year term.
Nana Yaw Gyane is the…
The Tema Metropolitan Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) has proposed to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to create 12 additional Electoral Areas in the Metropolis.
The Tema Metropolis, which is made up of …
Two persons were on Wednesday put before an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the riot at the premises of the Accra Fast Track High Court when the case of 14 persons accused of allegedly murdering the King of Dagbon, Ya-…
The Indian Army has noticed "hell of a lot of attempts" by terrorists to infiltrate into Indian territory along the international border in the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir this year.
But, "we have a tight noose al…
Canada Tuesday sought deeper cooperation from India in checking illegal migration and combating unscrupulous agents involved in defrauding Indians wanting to go to that country for greener pastures.
The issue was taken up by Canada'…
A total of 141 Indians, the last batch of the 442 fishermen freed from Pakistani prisons, Tuesday left for their homeland through the Wagah land border.
The fishermen, who had all been held in jail for three years or more even after c…
US has said it is looking at India to see what changes can be made in certain provisions in the Nuclear Liability Bill, which was recently passed by the Parliament.
"We continue our discussions with the Indian Government on this issue…
Two persons have been arrested from Pune and Nashik by Mumbai's Anti-Terrorism Squad in connection with the German Bakery blast case in Pune that left 16 people dead, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said on Wednesday.
Himayat Ba…
As hopes for any deal on global warming dims at the Cancun meet later this year, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Wednesday made it clear that the Kyoto Protocol will continue post 2012 as a second protocol since it does not have a …