Vodafone Ghana has appointed Mr. Kyle Whitehill as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace Mr. David Venn, who is expected to leave the Company at the end of June, 2010.
A statement issued by Vodafone Ghana in Accra on Tuesd…
Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Monday called for new and innovative approach to address coastal and marine environmental challenges in a more comprehensive manner.
She said degradation of the c…
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin on Monday warned that his Ministry would take tough measures against people who engaged in activities that sabotage the provision of portable water.
He said th…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communication, on
Tuesday said the National Communication Authority had directed that with effect from June 30, 2010,
all new mobile SIM cards would have to be registered in the name of the user or subscr…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for abolishing the shift system in basic schools in Accra, saying "it is an important move towards addressing the challenges confronting basic education…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the judgment which prohibited it from executing its constitutional anti-corruption mandate in relation to the alleged Mabey and Joh…
Mr. Lawrence Amesu, Director of Amnesty International, Ghana, on Friday appealed to Government to abolish the death penalty in the country.
He noted that Ghana was among countries in West Africa that had retained the law on death pe…
The United Nations Foundation (UNF) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure that women and girls worldwide have access to affordable maternal and reproductive healthcare.
The UNF has seen many important commitments during this year's …
Women and adolescent girls need access to high reductive health services including family planning in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies, Professor Fred Torbgor Sai, a renowned Population, Reproductive and Nutrition expert has said.
…
Zoil Services Limited, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Transport, on Friday, presented 100 life jackets to communities living along the Volta Lake at Wusuta in the Kpando District.
The allocation is under the integrated "Li…
Residents near the taxi rank at Hackman area, at Effiduase, have appealed to the Member of Parliament (MP) to stop their constant harassment by a monkey, bred by one of their neighbours.
Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, MP for New Juaben No…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkawkaw, Mr Seth Adjei-Baah, has presented 3,000 note books to four private second cycle schools in his constituency.
The gesture was his contribution towards supporting private educational instituti…
A 26-year-old Ph D student from south Indian state Andhra Pradesh has drowned in a swimming accident at Burlington City in Vermont.
Sasi Sekhar Kunta from Vijayawada drowned when he and his friends jumped off the Burlington bike-p…
About 2,000 cocoa farmers from eight districts in the Western and Ashanti regions, have passed out, after completing a capacity building course at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region.
The course was run at the Farmers Field School and…
Mr Charles Asante Bempong, Project Manager of
the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) has called on business establishments to have greater interest in the fight against child labour by refusing to employ children below 18 years.
He …
The Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has cautioned church leaders to limit their "sweet words" to only their wives in other to avoid
amorous relationships and temptation.
He…
The chiefs and people of Danyame, a farming community in the Dormaa Municipality, have held a durbar to raise funds to purchase a generator for the provision of electricity for the community library.
Launching the appeal for funds, t…
Zoomlion will establish a waste management university next year to undertake fulltime courses in waste management, sanitation and hygiene.
The company is putting in place structures to kick start the university that would have campus…
Members of the Sekondi-Takoradi District Council of Labour (STDCL) have added their voice to the call on the government to impress on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to reduce the increase in electricity and water tariffs…
The acting Volta Regional Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, (DVLA) Mr Eric Ayisi Addo, has advised owners of taxis with their drivers to regularly maintain their vehicles.
They should also observe road safety rul…
The Eastern Regional Police Command has warned taxi drivers in Accra to be cautious when hired to the Eastern Region to avoid their vehicles from being snatched by armed robbers.
The police explained that, for the past six months, it …
Mr James Ohemeng Kyei, Director of Pharmaceutical Services of the Ghana Health Services (GHS), has accused health facilities of misapplying the Revolving Drug Fund.
The Fund, which is meant for the procurement of essential medicines…
Officials of the Tema West Sub-Metro, at the weekend, presented sanitary equipment valued at GHC100 to the Tema General Hospital (TGH).
Mr Romeo Akahoho, Chairman of the Sub-Metro, who made the presentation on behalf of the Assembly,…
Mr James Ekwow Rhule, President of the Africa
Alliance of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) has called on the youth to develop the spirit of volunteerism in order to give back to society.
He said volunteerism pays and no…
Football star Michael Essien has donated 90,000 supplementary readers to be given to primaries
four, five and school pupils in the Central Region.
He ordered the books from the British company, McMillan, and would be distributed fre…
Negotiations between Israel Aerospace Industries and Moscow on setting up a $300 million-$400 million factory in Russia to produce aerial drones have stalled because Israel government
officials are reluctant to provide Moscow with such v…
NASA says it's seeking private and corporate sponsors for the Centennial Challenges -- a program of incentive prizes designed for citizen inventors.
The space agency has conducted 19 competitions in six challenge areas since 2005, awardin…
Aiming to increase the employability of students from management and engineering institutions, the Indian Government will now provide free
skill-based training to those facing difficulties in communication and professional approach.
…
The National Chief Imam, Dr Sheik Osmanu Nuhu
Sharubutu, has left Accra for Denmark on an official visit.
The visit was to help improve dialogue among European and African Muslims as well as to improve
dialogue between Muslims and…
The government would continue to provide logistics and materials to ensure the successful implementation of the National Forest Plantation Development (NFPD) programme, Alhaji Collins
Dauda, Minister for Lands and Forestry, has said.
…
Mr. Oscar Provincal, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has said the reluctance to maintain healthy practices towards waste disposal was the company's major challenge.
He said this lack of attitudinal change in…
The New Juaben Municipal Council of Labour has added its voice to the numerous appeals to the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), to reduce the recent tariff increases on Electricity and Water.
At a meeting in Koforidua on T…
Over 100 Indians, a majority of them students, are trapped in Kyrgyzstan's southern Osh city, which has been hit by ethnic violence for the last three days leaving 113 people dead.
Official sources said the Indian mission was in close…
Mrs Justice Georgina Wood, Chief Justice (CJ), on
Monday called for fruitful collaboration between Ghana's Judiciary and National Bar Association (NBA) of United States of America (USA) to meet the common aspirations of their people.
…
The Bawjiase Area Rural Bank, at Awutu Bawjiase, has presented five packets of aluminium roofing sheets valued at GHC1,600 to the Awutu Obrachire Senior High School (SHS) as its contribution towards the promotion of education.
Mr Emma…
The Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey Enyo at the weekend announced that government has allocated GHc 450,000 to St. Joseph's College of Education at Bechem, to facilitate its
transformation as a tertiary institution.
He said g…
Ms Benedicta Seshie, South-Tongu District Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has expressed worry over the increasing cases of pregnancy and abortion among girls between 10
to 14 years in the area.
She said in many cases th…
A team of Boeing executives is arriving here from the United States to discuss with Air India
management issues relating to aircraft deliveries, including 27 Dreamliners whose delivery has been delayed.
The team, comprising about e…
The number of aircraft in the Indian sky should be controlled to match the demand of air travellers if the Indian carriers want to come out of the financial rut, global airlines' body IATA has recommended.
"In India, there is a proble…
In order to check the import of unauthorised active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from China, India may send drug inspectors to examine certain bulk drug production units there.
"There were reports that some companies are import…
A long-pending proposal of the Uttar Pradesh government to set up a greenfield international
airport at Greater Noida will come up for discussion before a Group of Ministers on Wednesday.
"The GoM on Greater Noida airport will me…
The number of aircraft in Indian skies should be controlled to match the demand of air travellers if domestic carriers want to come out of their
financial rut, global airlines' body IATA has recommended.
"In India, there is a probl…
Communities in the coastal districts of the Western Region are watching broadcasts of the on-going FIFA World Cup in communal style.
This was made possible through the donation of giant television sets to 17 communities by Tullow and…
President John Evans Atta Mills at the weekend, re-affirmed the commitment of his Administration to strengthen the institutional framework and continue with interventions designed to fight
child labour.
He noted that child labour…
Tullow Ghana Limited and its partners at the Jubilee Oil Field, at the weekend presented giant television sets to the Western Regional
Youth Centre at Sekondi.
Madam Betty Bosomtwe-Sam, Deputy Regional Minister, who was the Guest of…
A spiritualist, Madam Afuah Bediako has called on Ghanaians to step up education against social vices that are militating against the development of the nation.
She said the increasing rate of immorality and anti-social activities in …
Ms Marian Kpahkpah, Acting Executive Director of the National Population Council, (NPC) on Saturday, requested the support of Parliament in repositioning family planning in national development affairs.
She said this had become impor…
Ghanaian troops on peace missions in Chad and other countries around the world would be withdrawn by the end of June, Mr William Ofori Boafo, Member of Parliament for Akropong said on Friday.
Mr Boafo who made this known on the floor…
A 19-year suspected robber who escaped from police custody, where he was on remand, has been sentenced to 912 days by the Juaben Circuit Court.
On April 23, the court presided over by Mr Justice Alex Obeng Asante ordered that Isaac O…
The youth of Yawkrom, a predominantly farming community in the Dormaa Municipality, have threatened to disrupt all public gatherings in their locality if immediate steps are not taken to
improve their living condition.
The youth nu…