U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R.-Kan., slammed President Obama's recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to lead the federal agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid.
Roberts, speaking Saturday in the weekly Republican radio and Internet address…
North Korea informed South Korea Sunday that it may soon discharge a large amount of water from a dam near their tightly controlled border in a bid to prevent floods, a ministry in Seoul said.
"North Korea notified us in the afternoon …
South Korea plans to unveil a comprehensive
package of measures next month to cope with the nagging problem of growing unemployment among its young people, officials said Sunday.
The move comes as many young Koreans are struggling to …
Police said Sunday they are launching a month-long crackdown on illegal international marriage brokers in the country following the killing here of a Vietnamese woman by her mentally-ill South Korean husband.
The nationwide clampdown w…
New Zealand and Australia are fast becoming new hot spots for rising cases of fraudulent marriages by Non-Resident Indians for receiving large dowry, if one goes by government assessment.
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Rav…
A Iranian Merchant vessel, on its way to Khorramshaher from Indonesia, developed "flooding problem" and has been anchored off south Indian port city Kochi.
The Kochi port authorites informed the Coast Guard, which provided water and…
Holidaying in Ladakh -- known for its breathtaking natural beauty but seen as remote and
inaccessible by many domestic tourists -- has become slightly easier from this season.
A leading travel company had in May this year introduce…
An Indian army Major, who is under probe by the United Nations mission in Congo on sexual exploitation and abuse charges, allegedly attempted suicide, but is now out of danger.
Major R S Ghumman, who came under the scanner of the UN…
And now the humble television is all set to get a tough challenge from the computer to retain its 'idiot box' tag, literally.
Targeting 60 million netizens, India's first e-serial will be launched next month for exclusive viewing on t…
With India objecting to stapled visas being issued to those from Jammu and Kashmir, China
appears to have adopted a new policy of denying visas to those born in the state.
One of India's leading cardiologists U Kaul, also a Padma S…
The Film and Television Institute (FTII) of Pune is all set to be turned into a global film school with the Indian Government planning to upgrade it at a cost of Rs 52 crore.
The upgrading would be done keeping in view the
futurist…
With the exception of a Holy Bible, all properties including paints, chemicals, electrical gadgets and personal belongings were destroyed by fire at the Ark Paint Ventures, a paint company early Friday morning in Takoradi.
An opened …
The elderly in the Keta municipal area have appealed for free treated mosquito bed nets to protect them against the large mosquito population following recent floods in the area.
The situation has led to a sharp increase in malaria ca…
Right Reverend Fredrich Nnuro, Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Methodist Church-Ghana, has urged girls in secondary schools to reciprocate the efforts of their parents by learning hard to pass their examinations.
He explained …
The Ho Municipal National Service Secretariat (NSS) has presented computers and its accessories to Abutia Kloe EP Junior High School to strengthen its ICT Department.
Mr Michael Totimey, the Volta Regional Director of NSS, made the pr…
Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater Regional Minister, on Friday warned that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Region that endorsed permits for the siting of buildings at ramsar sites and waterways would be sanctioned.
C…
Mr Martin Amidu, Minister of the Interior, on Friday explained that an officer of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) when he exercises his police powers of arrest, restriction or detention of a person suspected of crime, is legall…
Nine people have been confirmed dead and several others seriously injured when the vehicle in which they were traveling got involved in a horrific accident on Friday at Akrom near Ekumfi Swedru, after the Mankessim Bridge in the Central Re…
A Korean Medical Team, has, within four days, successfully performed a total of 129 eye surgeries at the Eye Clinic of the Tema General Hospital.
Mrs Olivia Elorm, Principal Nursing Officer in charge of the Eye Clinic who made this k…
Ghana and neighbouring La Cote d� Ivoire on Friday expanded their collaboration in the development of the transportation network within the ECOWAS community.
President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana announced that he had acceded to…
Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) Ladies on Friday presented items worth GH�500 and a cash of GH�100 to the Children�s Ward of the Bolgatanga Hospital.
The items include plastic plates and cups, cocoa beverages, mil…
Ms Agatha Osei, Nkoranza South District Girls Education Officer, has appealed to parents to closely monitor the movements of their children during vacation.
She asked them to especially check their girls against moving with peers wit…
Available statistics at the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service shows that as at the end of June, this year, 3,516 cases of motor accidents were recorded nationwide, compared to 3,094 cases for the same peri…
The Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, on Friday entreated members of the Ghana Pharmaceutical Students Association (GPSA) to accept postings to rural communities after they completion their course, to help reduce drug misuse and abuse.…
The 13th session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development, has identified insufficient resources, infrastructure, investment and connectivity as some of the impediments of developing nations to access ICT.
…
A total of 533 people died and 2,960 people received injuries in 3,516 road accidents recorded nationwide between January and June this year.
About 4,841 vehicles comprising 2,466 commercial vehicles, 2,065 private and 310 motor-bik…
Out of a total of GH�156,203 imposed as court fines for various traffic offences nationwide between January and June this year, GH�155,791 has been paid so far.
During the same period last year, about GH�137,106 was earned from…
Members of Parliament on Thursday expressed varied ideas when the Education Amendment Bill, 2010 was read the second time to review the duration of second cycle education from four years to three years.
Whilst the Majority felt it …
Two students on Friday appeared before the Asamankese Circuit Court charged with assaulting a policeman and damaging his uniform.
Godwin Awuni and Edward Awuni, both brothers, pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting General Lan…
Mr George Kuntu Blankson, Deputy Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Mfantseman East, has called on the youth to resist negative peer pressure to enable them become useful citizens.
He said peer pressure was influential …
The Financial Court, a division of the High Court, on Friday dismissed an application filed by three of the accused persons in the Ghana International Airline (GIA) saga requesting for relevant documents to the Supreme Court (SC) for inter…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for the first half of this year received 174 applications for building permits out of which 56 were approved.
Of the 87 applications that were considered, 20 were deferred 20 and 11 refused.
…
Mr Offei Afari, Chief Executive Officer of Spring Consult, an event organization, on Friday launched Blind Talent Show in Accra to unearth their talents.
Under the theme: �Our Talent Lies Within�, it is to show the world all the …
The Controller and Accountant - General's Department (CAGD), has engaged the services of a
consultancy firm- Provision Consult to delete the names of "ghost names" on the pay-roll, effective August this year.
The exercise is in resp…
Nana Boakye Dankwah Okokodurufour, Board Chairman of Ahafo Community Bank Limited, has on behalf of the financial entity donated one computer and accessories to Kukuom District Magistrate Court in Brong Ahafo.
Making the presentation…
Nana Fosu Gyeabour 11, Odikro of Breman near Nkoranza in Brong Ahafo Region, has urged family heads to promote and educate the public about the importance of traditional norms to enhance respect for indigenous values.
Nana Fosu made …
Mr Eric Opoku, Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, on Thursday stressed the need for the security agencies to establish cadet corps in a number of schools to promote discipline.
He said discipline is pre-requisite for success in ev…
Mr Nkunu Akyea, a tourism development expert, has
called for a more purposeful approach to the development of tourism in the Volta Region to rake in maximum benefits.
He said the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) should be the po…
The Atebubu-Amantin District Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region, has embarked on commercial rice farming project on a 50-acre land to boost internally generated fund.
The project; also aims at providing employment for people in the a…
Mrs Rebecca Dadzie, Western Regional Director of Education, on Friday called on parents to contribute their quota towards the development of teaching and learning in Senior High Schools (SHS).
She made the call in an address read on …
Ms Ophelia Koomson, the Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive, says the government would invest a greater chunk of the nation's resources in human resource development.
She said the introduction of free exercise books and school u…
A total of 100 women selected from 25 communities in the Asutifi District have completed a three-day leadership training course at Nkaseim during which they were taken through the
rudiments of good leadership and civil responsibilities.
…
A shoemaker and a driver�s mate have appeared before a Cape Coast circuit court charged with rape and were granted bail in the sum of 100 Ghana cedis each.
Mohammed Quaicoo, 20, a shoemaker, and Alhaji Alhassan, driver�s ma…
Thirty-three people out of 1,869 who voluntarily for the HIV/AIDS test were positive.
The victims comprise 11 men and 22 women and have been referred to Breman-Asikuma Catholic Hospital for special attention.
The voluntary AIDS…
Highlighting India's progress in HIV prevention efforts, a UN report said the Indians rank AIDS high on their priority list of the most important issues facing the world.
"In India about two thirds believe that the AIDS epidemic is mo…
Ghana was on Thursday commended for making tremendous strides towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
Ghana's record indicates remarkable advancement in five out of the eight goals, namely reduce by…
A 31-year old driver and an ex-convict has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by a Kumasi Circuit Court for threatening to kill the wife and two children.
Bright Kwadwo Atakora pleaded not guilty to the…
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Joe Gidisu, has asked engineers and other staff of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to insist on quality work by road contractors to ensure value for money.
He said government�s investment …
A 30-year-old trickster, who took advantage of a single mother's desperation for a husband to steal some of her personal belongings, has been
jailed five years by a Kumasi Circuit Court.
Joseph Frimpong, alias Adjei, pleaded not gu…
Government on Thursday said it was not esponsible for the payment of salaries of workers f Ghana International Airline (GIA) and questioned the basis for the attack launched on it by the management and staff of the Airline.
It said…