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…
Three days after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the police here had released the then Union Carbide
CEO Warren Anderson and two others on bail by "deleting" in the complaint a stringent charge under the IPC against them, trial court sources said…
Over Rs 17 crore has been given as compensation to families of victims of last month's plane crash in Mangalore in south India that left 158 dead.
Air India has paid Rs 14.06 crore to the families of 151 passengers of the Air India …
An estimated 8,500 Bangladeshis are living illegally in different parts of Uttar Pradesh state
in north India, a senior government official said here on Friday.
"Of these, about 6,000 are living in Meerut followed by 1,800 in Lucknow…
Days after ruling out any 'new inquiries' against Union Carbide in the wake of the Bhopal court verdict, the US Saturday said it is prepared to give "fair consideration" to any fresh request from India for extradition of the company's form…
A 27-year-old woman was among four persons sentenced to life by a local court on Friday for the murder of her father-in-law.
Mavelikkara Additional Sessions Judge also imposed fine of Rs 85,000 on the woman Sherin and Rs 80,000 on B…
Actor-producer Aamir Khan showcased an exclusive cut of his forthcoming home production 'Peepli Live' to one of his favourite actors Roger Moore, who famously played British spy James Bond during the 70's.
The meeting took place in Be…
The Accra Regional Police Command has cautioned
the general public especially business people about a group of young men playing tricks on unsuspecting people to defraud them of their monies.
A statement signed by Assistant Superint…
Sightsavers, an international development Non Governmental Organisation in collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), has organised a career fair in Accra for persons with disabilities to encourage companies to employ them.
A …
Nine communities in the Awutu Bontrase-Nfadwen-Ayiresu Electoral Area in the Awutu-Senya District of the Central Region have been connected to the National Electrification grid.
The communities are; Awutu Bontrase, Awutu Kokobeng, Aw…
The total number of those infected with H1N1 influenza in Kerala has risen to 25 with ten more confirmed swine flu cases being reported since
Thursday, officials said on Friday.
Since the outbreak of swine flu last year, 46 person…
With the onset of monsoon in the south, cases of swine flu have resurfaced and as many as 15 deaths have been reported from across the country.
While nine deaths have been reported in the first week of June itself, the month of May sa…
Russia has said it has no immediate plans to sign a joint venture agreement with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) as the work on the fifth
generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), jointly being developed by the two countries, could cont…
As many as 30 people were tested positive for swine flu in the south Indian state Kerala this month, health officials said here Saturday.
The highest number of 16 cases were reported from Thiruvananthapuram, followed by Kollam (7), …
A unique internship programme designed to encourage Indian students to do their research in Canada has attracted two students from the prestigious
Indian Institute of Technology.
Ashwin Raghvan and Ankit Jain are here to participate…
The Wa West District Assembly has hooked 816 beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
This follows a directive by the Minister of Health to all Schem…
Groups and individuals who accessed loans from the MASLOC in the Dormaa Municipality two years ago but have refused to pay back have been asked to repay or face prosecution.
The Dormaa Municipal Chief Executive, Vincent Oppong Asamoa…
SONITRA, a construction firm working on the new interchange close to the entrance of the University of Ghana, has accused the university authorities as derailing plans to complete work on schedule.
Mr Eben Gyampo, Resident Engineer o…
Canoe Owners and Fishermen Association at Elmina have threatened to disrupt the Edina "Bakatue" Festival if the Omanhen of Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, make any attempt to celebrate it by parading the destooled Chief Fish…
The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) Ghana, an NGO operating in the Northern Region, has registered a total of 1,384 out of school children in Nanumba South, for enrolment into school for the upcoming academic year which begins in Se…
The Minister of the Interior, Mr Martin A.B.K. Amidu, has on the advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council, and by Executive Instrument, renewed for a week the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs.
A sta…
Azumah Resources Limited, an Australian gold prospecting company operating in the Nadowli and Wa East districts, has provided 150 footballs to 25 schools in the Nadowli District.
The company would also provide community football club…
A 40-year-old mason, who sexually abused an 11-year-old girl, was on Thursday found guilty for defilement and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
Earlier, Samuel Segbenu pleaded not guilty but at the end …
A Prophetess and two traders, who allegedly attempted to sell a one-year-three-months-old baby for GH�2,000, on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
The pleas of Cecilia Bali, prophetess, Happy Azasu and Asiedu Ampong b…
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Council of Labour has given a week ultimatum to the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) to reduce the recent increases in utility tariffs.
It said the Council rejects the new tariffs and ask…
Labour in Ho under the aegis of the District Council of Labour (DCL), has threatened strike if government fails to reduce the recent hikes in water and electricity tariffs.
"This street action is the only language government understa…
Fair Play for Africa, a Pan African campaign to promote Africans right to health, has urged African governments to step up efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline.
A statement issued on Thursda…
Dormaa Municipal Assembly in conjunction with the Municipal Office of the Department of Social Welfare has launched an essay competition for Junior High Schools in the municipality as part of activities to mark the 2010 Day Against Child l…
The Upper East Regional Police commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bright Oduro on Thursday urged officers and men of the service in the region to be of good behaviour and portray good moral standards.
He said the Police Admi…
Seven of the 10 workers of the Akim Oda Branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) who allegedly stole an unspecified quantity of electric cables belonging to their employers, have been remanded in prison custody by the Akim Swedru C…
The Upper East Regional Police commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bright Oduro, has called on police officers in the region to be of good behaviour and portray high moral standards.
He said that the Ghana Police Servic…
A circuit court in Dormaa Ahenkro has granted bail in the sum of GH� 2,000 to Kwadwo Kyeremeh, a chainsaw owner at Diabaa in Dormaa Municipality, for possessing unlicensed fire arm and threatening to kill a police officer.
He plead…
The Tamale District Council of Labour of TUC on Thursday threatened to join the mother organization to demonstrate against the increase in utility tariffs that they said would make the Ghanaian worker poorer.
They therefore called on th…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday wished the Black Stars well in their World Cup Tournament, saying he had no doubt the players would excel to make the Black Star shine again.
"It is with great pride and high hope tha…
Asunafo North Municipal Assembly in the Brong-Ahafo Region has terminated some contracts it awarded two years ago because of delay in their execution.
The projects included roads, school infrastructure and health facilities, Mr. Moha…