The Anglican Diocese of Accra, Church of the Province of West Africa, on Sunday inaugurated the Episcopal Ministry of Right Reverend Dr Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto, as the ninth Diocesan Bishop of Accra.
Dr Mensah Torto succeeded the Mos…
Christians have been advised to rest their hope and confidence in God and not to be overwhelmed and be despaired in the wake of global economic crisis, climate change, personal loss, suffering and sickness.
Mr Paul Crudass, a representati…
Reverend Kofi Awadzi, Servant Leader of the Lone Voice Ministry, has noted that the church has been turned into "playing ground†rather than what it meant for.
"We see things that are not of Christ in the church," he stressed.
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Lieutenant Commander Vida Arhin of the Ghana Armed Forces Public Relations Directorate, has cautioned the media not to inflate the number of people who died when the Achimota branch of Melcom Shopping Mall collapsed.
She said so far 14 pe…
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A group calling itself "John Mahama Fun Club (JMFC)", has lauded the President for his role in promoting social, political and economic integration in Ghana and within the ECOWAS sub-region.
The club was congratulating President John Dra…
In the pursuit to reduce poverty in Africa, six countries have been selected to strengthen effective collaboration between research, advocacy and media in order to deliver pro-poor policies for the continent.
The project, to be implemente…
Membership of the Dormaa Municipal Health Insurance Scheme increased from 31,021 in 2009 to 55,255 in 2010 and 81,194 in 2011.
It paid GH¢11,764,042.02 to health facilities for service providers from January 2009 to October 2012.
This …
Dr Ebenezer Badoe, Director of the Neurology/Development of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has called for the training of more speech therapists with specialty in pediatric to attend to the rising demand of their services.
He said though…
Lt Gen Joseph Henry Smith, Minister of Defence on Wednesday inaugurated a rehabilitated block for Medical Emergency at the 37 Military Hospital.
The more than 30-bed facility, was rehabilitated at a total cost of GH¢152,340.00 by TOBINC…
The World Vision on Monday commissioned a multi-purpose solar mechanized water system at Gonum in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region at the cost of 110,000 Ghana cedis.
In addition, it had also drilled a mechanized…
DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider has partnered Worldreader, a non-profit organisation that advances literacy in developing countries to provide e-books to children in need.
To this end, DHL Express …
The new Queen mother of the Anona Odum Effisah Royal Family of Apam and other three communities, Nana Adjoah Mbrekuwa II, has said she would promote girl-child education in the Gomoa West District, particularly at Apam.
The other communi…
Residents of Abobo Zonkor, a farming community near Suhum, have appealed to the District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to re-open the local junior high school which was closed down a year ago.
Mr Emmanuel Budum, chairma…
Mr Kwame Afram Denkyira, Programme Officer for Education at Action Aid Ghana, has said inadequate qualified teachers had contributed to the poor performance of Junior High School students in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BE…
World Vision, an international NGO on Monday inaugurated a multipurpose solar mechanised water system at Gonum in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region at the cost of GH¢ 110,000.
In addition the organisation had al…
Madam Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology on Wednesday said there was a clear cause and effect relationship between poverty and environmental degradation.
She said environmental degradation led to widespread po…
Telesol Ghana Limited in partnership with MicroWorld, an advanced information security solutions developer, has introduced to the Ghanaian market one of the world's most comprehensive and advanced anti-virus and content security solution c…
The chiefs and people of Tsito on Wednesday installed Godfred Kwame Penni, Chief Executive Officer of Spel Oil Company Ghana Limited as Asafofia of Tsito-Dzigbe.
Mr Penni, who was installed under the stool name Togbe Adja Penni II, is a m…
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20 year-old mason, Kwabena Abeka to two years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawfully causing harm to his uncle; Kwasi Nyame.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector Edward Paddy …
A 31 year-old Togolese illegal miner (Galamsey operator), Dodzie Amevor has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for stealing GH¢15,000.00 belonging to a Ghanaian trader.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector Edward P…
A 31 year-old Togolese illegal miner (galamsey operator), Dodzie Amevor, who hails from Nuepe, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for stealing 15,000.00 Ghana Cedis belonging to a Ghanaian trader.
He pleaded guilty with explanati…
The circuit court in Tarkwa has sentenced a 20-year-old mason, Kwabena Abeka, to 2 years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawfully causing harm to his uncle, Kwasi Nyame.
Abeka pleaded guilty to the charge.
Chief Inspector Edward Paddy…
Lawyers for Mrs Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda, the dismissed police officer, on Wednesday amended an application she brought before the Human Rights Court seeking to enforce her human rights and an interim injunction against the Inspector Gener…
The state on Wednesday prayed the Osu District Magistrate Court to give it a definite date so that the trial of Justin Katinan, an ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, could start.
Katinan is to be extradited to Cote d’Ivoi…
Mr Richard Amparbeng, General Secretary of the Public Service Workers Union (PSWU), on Wednesday entreated public sector workers to brace themselves to achieve tasks set out in their job description.
This he said would facilitate their pr…
Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, Greater Accra Regional Minister on Wednesday appealed to chiefs and kingmakers to suspend the installation or outdooring of chiefs in the region, until the December 7 General Elections are over.
"Lately my office h…
Personnel from the security services, particularly the Ghana Police Service, on Wednesday had tough time controlling thousands of people who had besieged the vicinity of the collapsed Melcom Shopping Centre at Achimota in Accra.
The six-…
Lufthansa German Airlines and NIVEA have introduced a joint "Love and Care" Facebook campaign for the most romantic, moving and amusing long-distance relationship stories.
Lufthansa and NIVEA would give away a total of three Lufthansa fli…
Abu Ibrahim receiving his prize, Isaac Osanyongmor receiving his
prize from Cecil Snnkwa-Mills, winners of BEN 10 with Anne Sackey.
Multochoice Ghana, last Saturday October 27th 2012 organized a customer
appreciation day at its head of…
After the launch of 7 new M-Net movie channels in October, DStv will be
launching two more entertainment channels, Blackbelt TV and True Movies 1
on Tuesday 13 November. Blackbelt TV will be available on DStv Access,
Family, Compact, Co…
The Agri-Business Department of the Techiman Campus of Valley View University (VVU) has started supplying fresh soy-milk to children in some educational institutions in the area.
They include Nkwaeso Methodist School, Agosa Seventh-Day-…
Mr Robert Sarfo-Mensah, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asunafo North has presented a water tank estimated at GHC1,800.00 to the authorities of Ahafoman Senior High Technical School (ASHTS) at Goaso in the Brong-Aha…
Participants undergoing a-week’s training workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation, and Grant Management in Accra on Thursday expressed their satisfaction at the content of the first part of the training programme.
The training workshop is…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeks to increase installed power generation capacity from 2,443 megawatts in 2012 to 5,000 megawatts by 2016.
The party has pledged to complete all processes and accelerate the commencement of …
Dr Mark Hanson, Director of Veterinary Service at the Ministry of Food and Agricultural, has said high cost of poultry feed production and marketing were some of the major challenges crippling the growth of the poultry industry in Ghana.
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The U.S. Embassy in Accra on Thursday expressed its condolences for the loss of lives following the Melcom Shopping Mall disaster in Achimota in Accra.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, the first responders a…
The maiden Africa Construction and Development Conference opened in Accra on Thursday with a call on contractors to improve technical capacity and eschew shoddy work so as to earn the trust of the public.
Nii Nortey Dua, the Deputy Minist…
A 62-year old trader, Louis Osei Manu, also known as Joe Louis, who was arrested with huge consignment of cannabis at Avenor last year was on Thursday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
He was found with 16 maxi…
Commissioner of Police (COP) Dr. Peter Wiredu, Director of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), on Thursday said the Service, had a strong role to play towards ensuring peaceful elections in the country.
"We have the responsibility of…
The death toll of the Melcom Shopping Mall disaster hit nine mid-day on Thursday whilst another person was rescued, bringing the number of survivors to 78, a Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) source has said.
Mr Prince Billy Anagla…
A nine-man Israeli Rescue Mission on Thursday joined the Ghanaian rescue mission at the Melcom Shopping Mall disaster site to assist locate and extract any remaining survivors.
The team was briefed by some Ghanaian officials at the …
Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister and Chairman of the Regional Disaster Management Committee, on Thursday tasked staff of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) at the various districts to collaborate with the …
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged chiefs to do more to bring development to their communities through wise and careful use of revenue from stool lands.
They should make sure that the people benefited from the resour…
Mr Ohemeng Frimpong, Headmaster of Bomaa Senior High School, in the Tano North District of Brong Ahafo Region, on Thursday appealed to individuals, organisations and government to come to the aid of the educational institution.
He l…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said on Thursday that eight bodies have so far been recovered from the debris of the collapsed Melcom Shopping Mall at Achimota and 77 people rescued.
Mr Prince Billy Anaglate, the Deputy Public Re…
An 18-man Israeli Rescue Mission is expected to arrive in Ghana on Thursday to help locate and extract any remaining survivors in the collapsed Melcom shopping mall disaster that took place on Wednesday.
In an interview with the Ghana N…
We reproduce below, the congratulatory message from President John Dramani Mahama to United States President Barack Obama, following the latter's victory in last Tuesday's election in America:
Excellency, I have received with great joy th…
President John Dramani Mahama has accepted an offer from Israel to help locate and extract any remaining survivors in the collapsed Melcom shopping mall disaster that took place on Wednesday.
A statement on Thursday signed by Mr John …
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