A total f 24,420 candidates are writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in 69 Centres in the Northern Region.
The number is made up of 16,321 boys and 8,099 girls. In 2009, a total of 26,942 candidates made up of …
the Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Henry Kweku Hayfron has cautioned traders against cheating innocent citizens by selling their wares at cut-throat prices.
The MCE expressed concern about the rising prices of commodities i…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, on
Monday commended media practitioners working in the Region for their professionalism.
He observed that the media in the Region were not "overly sensational" but professional in their…
Mr John Nyehe, Tema Metro Examinations Co-ordinator of the Ghana Education Service, on Monday disclosed that a total of 11,256 candidates within the Metropolis, were writing this year's Basic Education Certification Education (BECE) examin…
Afrikids Ghana, a child rights non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Bolgatanga, has received 100,000 dollars as an award for the 2009 education category of the Star Impact Award.
The Star Impact Award is an annual award insti…
Some Excepts
“…Ghana today is not Ghana of 2000. You have a vibrant civil
society. You have a critical mass of private sector. You have Banks.
You have entrepreneurs. You have a large share of the population engaged
much more pr…
Social order in the quake-hit Yushu prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province has remained stable, a Public Security Ministry official said here Sunday.
No criminal cases, major traffic accidents or major security incidents hav…
In the past two days, more foreign leaders and heads of international and regional organizations have sent their condolences to the Chinese leaders over a powerful earthquake that hit northwest China's Qinghai Province on Wednesday.
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To mourn the victims of a strong earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, national flags will fly at half-mast in the country and its embassies and consulates overseas on Wednesday, according to the State Council Tuesday.
To …
Concerned over twin blasts near a stadium in Bangalore before an IPL match, Australia, one of the major participants in the Commonwealth Games, has enquired about the explosions and the kind of security provided there.
Australian se…
With volcanic plumes disrupting flights for the fifth day, Government today said it was in talks with Greece to allow Indian carriers to pick up
or deboard stranded passengers as all flights to and from Europe remained suspended.
But…
A recent social study has come up with a striking revelation that a wide gender gap exists between boys and girls in the state of Kerala regarding the use of the internet.
Conducted by Thiruvananthapuram-based 'Society for Promotion…
Over 450 Air India passengers are stranded at Paris airport with flights remaining suspended for fifth day Monday as ash clouds from an Iceland volcano
continued to wreck havoc over the vast swathe of European continent.
Another 200 …
The 'walima' or reception to be hosted by Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik to celebrate his marriage to tennis star Sania Mirza has been deferred to April
27 as his travel plans were upset following the seizure of his passport by Indian a…
There are about 2.8 million prostitutes in India out of which 36 per cent are children, the Upper House of Parliament was informed Monday.
The common factors for entry into prostitution have been economic distress, growing consumeri…
A bill was introduced in the Upper House of Parliament Monday to give independent rights to
authors of literary and musical works in cinematography films, entitling them to royalty which was denied to them so far.
The Copyright (Amen…
National air-carrier Air India said it will resume its flights from and to Chicago from Monday
after the disruption of services in the past few days in to Europe and the US due to volcanic ashes from Iceland that made air-traffic impossib…
With volcanic plumes disrupting flights for the fifth day, the Indian government Monday advised passengers to defer travel to European destinations unless it for an emergency purpose.
The advisory by the Civil Aviation Ministry came a…
Worried over the dwindling big cat population, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to chief ministers of states with tiger ranges to declare buffer areas around the animal's habitat and expedite relocation of villages in natio…
Candidates taking this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Mater Ecclesiae Preparatory School at Sokode-Gbogame were more composed, disciplined, orderly and
punctual than last year's candidates.
Mr Asempa Avorf…
A three-member Parliamentary Select Committee on
Trade, Industry and Tourism, on Wednesday paid a working visit to the management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra.
It was to map out strategies towards achievement of the one …
The Kpando District Assembly is to build a
modern District Police Office and Barracks to solve the accommodation problem facing police personnel.
Mr Francis Ganyaglo, the Kpando District Chief Executive, said this at an outreach pr…
Four pregnant girls and nursing teenage mother with a six-month old baby are taking part in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at some centres in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
This came to light when Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Mar…
President John Atta Mills has cut the sod for the refurbishment of the Tamale Teaching Hospital and pledged to fulfil campaign promises to better the lives of Ghanaians.
He said the main reason and purpose for a government to be in …
Only two candidates were absent out of 1,552 candidates on the first day of the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) in Ho.
Supervisors at centre A, Mawuli School and centre B, at OLA Senior High School could not tell why …
An Australian court, hearing the case of Indian American doctor Jayant Patel, was Tuesday told that a patient who died after being operated by the surgeon was fully aware of the risk of death but chose the procedure as it was the best opti…
The Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) Basic School has climaxed its Golden Jubilee celebration at Twifo Ntefrewaso with pomp and pageantry.
The ceremony coincided with the third Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day of the school.
Cu…
Government is to hold "Ghana Policy Fair 2010", to offer Ghanaians the opportunity to evaluate policies being implemented to determine their relevance to socio-economic development.
The fair scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 - Saturday…
Assembly members have been asked to rise above partisan politics and unite towards the development and progress of their areas.
The District Chief Executive for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai, Mr Moses Kofi Armah, who made the appeal, told …
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister of Transport, on Tuesday asked candidates writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) not to panic but to be careful in approaching all the subjects.
He said examinations were the proc…
An Invigilator at the Mater Ecclesiae Preparatory School Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Centre at Sokode-Gbogame said invigilators needed to be served snacks to prevent them from leaving their assignments in search of food.…
Government has released twenty-nine million, seven hundred and sixty thousand, six hundred and twenty-five Ghana Cedis (GH¢29,760,625.00) to pay off capitation grants due basic schools for the
second and third terms of the 2009/2010 acad…
The Mfantseman Municipal Assembly has donated building materials worth about GHC1,200 to the Ghana Muslim Mission to support them in the expansion of a mosque at Mankessim.
Making the presentation, Mr. Henry Kweku Hayfron, Municipal …
The Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Mr. Francis Kojo Arthur, has pledged to offer scholarships to any student who scores aggregate six to eight in the on-going Basic Education
Certificate Examination in the Gomoa West District.
…
The Volta River Authority (VRA) on Tuesday urged fishermen to stay clear from the authority's Single Point Mooring (SPM) facility which is used to pump light crude oil from oil tankers at sea to the Takoradi Thermal Plant.
Mr. Jacob…
Citizens of Dankyira on Tuesday appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Paul Quaye and Greater Accra Regional Security Council (GAREGSEC), to intensify investigations and arrest and prosecute culprits behind the disturbances in t…
The Board of the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC), on Tuesday assured Ghana Post and other courier operators that the Commission would initiate strategic policies to
ensure effective mailing service delivery in t…
Ms. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Science and Environment, on Monday called on the Institute of Engineers and the Ghana Standards Board to collaborate and check the influx of sub-standard
electrical appliances into the country.
She s…
The Overcomers International Bible Church, has planned to provide 50 boreholes for some selected communities in the Upper East and the Upper West Regions.
The 700,000 Ghana cedis project, which would be funded by the Church's relief …
Mr Kofi Opoku Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister, has called on sub-metropolitan district councils to be more accountable to win the people's support for accelerated socio-economic development.
He also asked councillors to operate accor…
The Kade District Magistrate's Court on Tuesday remanded in prison custody Kwadwo Amakye, a farmer, charged for being in possession of four wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
He will appear in court again on April …
The US Monday said that only a "few" things were left in the implementation of Indo-US civil nuclear pact and they will be settled.
However, refusing to comment on the present crisis over the civil nuclear liability bill in the Parl…
The country's first robot-assisted urological surgery was today conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
The operation was carried out by Dr P N Dogra,
Professor and Head, Department of Urology, on a 50-…
India, China and Nepal have joined hands to develop a common conservation strategy and environmental monitoring plan for the fragile Greater Mount Kailash region.
This is a first step towards developing a regional cooperation framewor…
Weather scientists are closely tracking the dispersal of volcanic ash over Europe and would study its impact over the south-west monsoon if it persists for more than a month.
Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in South Ic…
Over 40 per cent of children under five years of age in India are underweight, according to the latest National Family Health Survey.
In a written reply to the Upper House of Parliament, the Ministry of Women and Child Development ter…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional Minister, has appealed to candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to do independent work to forestall any cancellation of their papers.
He told them that the exami…
A labourer at a diamond mine charged with four counts of threat of harm, resisting arrest, offensive conduct and causing harm has been remanded in prison custody by the Kade District Magistrate's court.
The plea of Wofa Yaw was not t…
A severe rainstorm at the weekend ripped off the roofs of about 170 buildings at Akyem Wenchi, Soabe and Takrowasi all in the Kwaebibirem District, causing extensive damage to the buildings.
The Member of Parliament for the Akwatia c…
Think Education Ghana (TEG), a non-governmental organization (NGOs) dedicated to promotion of education, has appealed to candidates to abide by the rules and regulations of the Basic Education
Certificate Examination (BECE) and refrain f…