U.S. is "deeply concerned" about recent violence in Yemen and strongly condemned these "troubling
actions", said U.S. State Department Mark Toner on Thursday.
"We call on the Yemeni security forces to exercise maximum restraint, refrain …
Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Thabet would be investigated over accumulated illegal wealth, state media said Thursday.
A team of investigators from the Illicit Gains Authority went Thursday to Sharm el-Sheik…
Government has been urged to act more robustly
to enforce laws on the protection and management of the country's forests, an international forestry expert said on Friday.
Ms Debora Van Bovenflier, a Forestry Consultant of a Netherl…
The Greater Accra Regional Directorate of
Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) on Thursday presented items to the inmates of Dworwulu Special School in Accra.
The items worth, GH¢1,000, included bags of rice, tubers…
The Northern Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana on Friday donated 100 maxi bags of maize
to support victims of the recent floods that hit the Central Gonja District.
The Rev Dr. Martin Bugri Nabor, Chairperson of the…
Kuoro Barecheh Nlowie Baninye II, Acting President of the Zini Traditional Area, has asked the Catholic Bishop of Wa, Paul Bemile, to urgently intervene in a land dispute between
the Nimoro and Fielimuo people of the Sissala West Distric…
The Exams Ethics International Ghana, at the close of a regional workshop in Ho on Thursday, has issued a 12-point communiqué appealing for collaboration among stakeholders in human
resource development in the sanitization of conduct of e…
Mr Albert Amponsah, Chief Executive Officer of Abe Farms of Oboadaka near Nsawam, has called on the
authorities of the Youth in Agriculture Programme to consider pineapple production as a good source of foreign exchange.
He made the…
The Representative of UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ghana, Dr. Iyabode Olusanmi, on Friday congratulated the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs, the anti-human trafficking unit, and the Department of Social Welfare for protecting th…
Mr Mark Woyongo, the Upper East Regional Minister, on Friday reiterated government’s commitment to
developing the northern sector.
He said it was to that effect that the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority had been establishe…
Mr Stephen Okpoti Mensah, the Eastern Regional Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), on Friday said shortcomings and weakness in the legislative framework dealing with corruption to deter people fro…
The Presiding Member of the Effutu Municipal Assembly, the Very Rev. Eldad Bonney, has appealed to churches to team up with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to fight anti-social vices that are on the ascendancy.
…
Statistics from Internal Medicine Specialists
at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), show disturbing upsurge
of cases of hypertension and diabetes in Kumasi and it…
Early initiation of antiretroviral treatment in people infected with HIV prevents them from transmitting the virus to their partners, according to findings released Thursday from a
large-scale international clinical study.
The study, kno…
U.S. is "deeply concerned" about recent violence in Yemen and strongly condemned these "troubling
actions", said U.S. State Department Mark Toner on Thursday.
"We call on the Yemeni security forces to exercise maximum restraint, refrain …
Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Thabet would be investigated over accumulated illegal wealth, state media said Thursday.
A team of investigators from the Illicit Gains Authority went Thursday to Sharm el-Sheik…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Education on Thursday said government would always cater for the welfare of teachers since a happy teacher would always be prepared to deliver quality services to pupils.
He said teachers’ welfar…
Miss Alberta Akosua, Exhibition Director for KIDUFAIR, an educational fair for toddlers, on Thursday called on parents to send their children to pre-schools to enhance their knowledge at the basic educational level.
She asked parents…
The Volta Police Regional Command early Tuesday morning moved swiftly to prevent a simmering inter community conflict in the Nyagbo Traditional Area, in the Hohoe Municipal area from escalating.
A source at the Police Command told th…
Reverend Wilson Emmanuel Ashigbie, the Presbytery Chairman of the Ho Presbytery of the Global Evangelical Church on Thursday said the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) and such programmes meant to solve the country’s unemployment …
The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission on Thursday called on the public to ensure better planning and control systems to reduce the impact of the spate of unsustainable land use change, and encroachment on wetlands including the …
The Chief Executive of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, saying no group of persons or individuals could force him to take any such action.
He was addressing…
An appeal has been made to all Ghanaians to support efforts at enhancing the administration of justice in the country.
Mr Bright Akoande, a District Magistrate in Afigya-Kwabre, said this was necessary to safeguard Ghana’s democracy …
Lactating mothers have been urged to observe good personal hygiene to avoid infecting their babies with diseases.
They should thoroughly clean and protect their breasts, hands and bowls used to feed their babies and to make sure t…
A total of 179 people died of the malaria
disease in the Ashanti Region, last year, Dr Aaron Offei, the Regional Director of Health Services, has said.
This showed a significant rise in the number of deaths, compared with the 2009 f…
Government is to subsidise 150,000 metric tons (3,000,000 bags) of fertilizers at a total cost of GH¢69.8 million under its Subsidy Programme for the 2011 farming season.
The programme, which started in 2008, was to assist farmers in…
The Judicial Committee of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has ruled that Osabarima Oware Asare Pinkro III, Apinamanghene, has no right or authority to install the Odikro (Chief)
of Kobriso.
The committee, therefore, ruled that…
The Volta River Authority (VRA), on Friday presented awards to the winners of its “What Do You Know” and Inter-Schools Debate competitions, which formed part of its 50th anniversary celebration.
For the “What Do You Know” competition…
U.S. researchers have found MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in meats sold at U.S.
supermarkets, according to a study published on Wednesday.
This is "community-acquired MRSA" that is transmitted by humans carrying the …
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Education on Thursday said government would always cater for the welfare of teachers since a happy teacher would always be prepared to deliver quality services to pupils.
He said teachers’ welfar…
Miss Alberta Akosua, Exhibition Director for KIDUFAIR, an educational fair for toddlers, on Thursday called on parents to send their children to pre-schools to enhance their knowledge at the basic educational level.
She asked parents…
The Volta Police Regional Command early Tuesday morning moved swiftly to prevent a simmering inter community conflict in the Nyagbo Traditional Area, in the Hohoe Municipal area from escalating.
A source at the Police Command told th…
Reverend Wilson Emmanuel Ashigbie, the Presbytery Chairman of the Ho Presbytery of the Global Evangelical Church on Thursday said the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) and such programmes meant to solve the country’s unemployment …
The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission on Thursday called on the public to ensure better planning and control systems to reduce the impact of the spate of unsustainable land use change, and encroachment on wetlands including the …
The Chief Executive of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, saying no group of persons or individuals could force him to take any such action.
He was addressing…
An appeal has been made to all Ghanaians to support efforts at enhancing the administration of justice in the country.
Mr Bright Akoande, a District Magistrate in Afigya-Kwabre, said this was necessary to safeguard Ghana’s democracy …
Lactating mothers have been urged to observe good personal hygiene to avoid infecting their babies with diseases.
They should thoroughly clean and protect their breasts, hands and bowls used to feed their babies and to make sure t…
A total of 179 people died of the malaria
disease in the Ashanti Region, last year, Dr Aaron Offei, the Regional Director of Health Services, has said.
This showed a significant rise in the number of deaths, compared with the 2009 f…
Government is to subsidise 150,000 metric tons (3,000,000 bags) of fertilizers at a total cost of GH¢69.8 million under its Subsidy Programme for the 2011 farming season.
The programme, which started in 2008, was to assist farmers in…
The Judicial Committee of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has ruled that Osabarima Oware Asare Pinkro III, Apinamanghene, has no right or authority to install the Odikro (Chief)
of Kobriso.
The committee, therefore, ruled that…
The Volta River Authority (VRA), on Friday presented awards to the winners of its “What Do You Know” and Inter-Schools Debate competitions, which formed part of its 50th anniversary celebration.
For the “What Do You Know” competition…
U.S. researchers have found MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in meats sold at U.S.
supermarkets, according to a study published on Wednesday.
This is "community-acquired MRSA" that is transmitted by humans carrying the …
The Ghana office of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), on Wednesday donated a 30-seater bus worth 65,000 dollars to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Training School in Tema.
The donation formed part of a packag…
The National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday said the planned strike by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers –Ghana on Thursday, May 12, would be illegal because the procedures clearly spelt out in the Labour Act had not been followed.…
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, on Wednesday said the promotion of food security in the country must be a shared responsibility of all stakeholders, expected to play active roles.
He said t…
A circuit court in Accra on Wednesday adjourned to Monday May 16, the case involving the management of Fan Milk Ghana Limited and William Swason, a lawyer.
The accused was alleged to have defrauded the management of the company in th…
The management of Rabito Clinic in collaboration with Ray Foundation Onlus (RFO), an Italian health institution are to organise cervical cancer screening to create awareness of the disease in the country.
The screening is scheduled f…
The Yendi Municipal Information Director, Mr Edward Atta Abebe Dawuni, has appealed to the Forestry Commission to provide enough seedlings nation wide for planting.
He said the Commission should employ people who would be in charge o…
Plan Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Wednesday presented 16,000 Euros to the Ghana Heart Foundation, to help undertake surgery on children living with hole in heart conditions.
Mr Samuel Paulos, Country Director of P…
Six Housemates from the ‘heads’ house are up for eviction this week. They are Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vina, Weza and Vimbai and they will face eviction on Sunday the 15th.
For Ghana to vote to keep Confidence in the house remember you …
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