A programme officer of the Environmental Health
and Sanitation Directorate (EHSD) of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. Kweku Quansah, has disclosed that Ghana requires
about $1.5 billion within the next five y…
HIV/AIDS programmes have been a double-edged sword to the country's health system, according to preliminary results from a study on practical strategies and solution on health.
It said in some areas HIV/AIDS programmes strengthened t…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister, on Wednesday inspected drains following the flooding of some major roads in town after a rainstorm on Sunday night.
The storm had blocked some roads making them impassable.
The …
Mr Oware Boateng, Ashanti Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), said 43 percent of pedestrians die in the country out of road accidents every year.
This is due to carelessness on the part of some drivers who…
The management of Agriculture Development Bank (ADB), the leading sponsor of National Best Farmer Awards, on Wednesday presented a three-bedroom house to the 2008 National Best Farmer, Dr. Simon Saku.
The house estimated at GH¢100,00…
Four top Pakistani militants belonging to terror group Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed and three jawans lost their lives in a two-day fierce gun battle in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in north India that ended on Wednesday.
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A pathologist on Wednesday narrated to an Accra Fast Track High Court, how he conducted autopsy on Alhaji Issah Mobilla, former Northern Regional Chairman of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), allegedly murdered by three soldiers.
Dr K…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday complimented Professor Nicholas Joseph Liverpool, President of the Dominican Republic, for his meritorious role in the development of Ghana's human resources in the late 1960s.
The Don taugh…
Dr. Alexis Nang-beifubah, the Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, has commended the Cuban Medical Brigade in the region for their enormous contributions to quality health delivery.
He said the Cuban doctors had always de…
The National Youth Council (NYC) has directed all youth clubs in the country to take immediate steps to register with the council as required by the law.
The measure is aimed at tracking the development of the youth, streamline their…
The Kwahu East District Assembly has awarded scholarships to 25 students including six psychically challenged persons to pursue further studies at the tertiary, second cycle and nursing training institutions in the country.
The Distr…
Mrs. Lucy Awuni, Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, on Wednesday said government was developing a three-year strategic plan tailored towards youth empowerment and employment.
She expressed concern about the lack of technical expert…
A fetish priestess, Florence Ammo, based at Dansoman in Accra, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Kade District Magistrate Court for defrauding a woman of GH¢4,700 promising to cure her sister of mental sickness.
Florence, also known …
Mr Anane Boadi, Chairman of the Kade Ghana Private Road Transport Union and a driver are facing trial at the Asamankese Circuit Court charged with agreeing or acting together to commit crime of offensive conduct.
The Chairman and the…
The family of the late Captain Donald Aberese Ako (Rtd) on Wednesday donated computers and their accessories worth GHc900 to the Sunburungu Library Project in the Upper East Region.
The project is under the Centre for Sustainable Rur…
Two persons died in separate accidents in the Eastern Region on Monday, when they were knocked down by speeding vehicles whiles crossing the roads at different locations.
The deceased were identified as Francis Kofi Nyarko 57, who wa…
The Bolgatanga branch of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Wednesday met public workers to brainstorm on the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP).
The Regional Chairman of TUC, Mr. Augustine Adongo Apambilla explained that the SSPP is aim…
The international community on Monday strongly condemned the twin Moscow metro suicide bombings that took place in the morning rush hour and left at least 38 people killed and 64 injured. Gabon's UN Ambassador Issoze-Ngondet, president of …
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood presented Certificates of Merit to Nepali students of the 8th Batch of Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme awarded by the Government of India.
The Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme was launched b…
In order to showcase a variety of Indian cuisine, its Embassy in Kuwait is set to organize Indian Food Festival in Kuwait from April 1-7 in association with a local company.
A top Indian chef accompanied by two experienced cooks fro…
Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot met officials in the Obama administration looking after the sector to discuss issues like security and terrorism in the cyber space.
During his stay in Washington from March …
Hit by a shortage of officers, the government has decided to hire its retired employees to contribute in the conduct of the mammoth census exercise covering 1.2 billion residents spread over 35 states and Union Territories.
The gover…
The Trial of three Former Ministers and a Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of New Patriotic Party (NPP) opened on Wednesday at an Accra Fast Track High Court presided over by Mr Justice Bright Mensah.
The four are Richard Anane…
Authorities of Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC), on Tuesday opened the second edition of a career fair for the students and other potential job seekers in Accra.
The fair on the theme: "Securing a Future in a Technology Driven…
A watchman, Kofi Arko, was on Wednesday arraigned before a magistrate court in Cape Coast for allegedly murdering an alleged armed robber.
His plea was not taken and has been remanded in police custody to reappear on Wednesday, April…
Mr John Tia Akologu, Minister of Information, on Wednesday announced that government plans to organize a workshop for sector Ministers to discuss how mass communication should be done.
He explained that the way some Ministers of State…
Japanese consumer durables firm Panasonic on Wednesday said it will aggressively focus this year on its personal and beauty care products for which a new division will be launched.
"Personal care and beauty products business is minu…
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has inaugurated a nine-member Committee to plan and oversee the dredging of the Chemu Lagoon that is estimated to cost two million dollars.
The ad hoc Committee, which has a six-month mandate, has bee…
A leading Australian surgeon on Wednesday testified in a case related to the death of a patient operated by Indian-American doctor Jayant Patel, labelled by media as 'Dr Death', on the eighth day of his manslaughter trial.
Colorectal …
A new cosmopolitan magazine, "Discover Urban Style and Trend", an educative, interacting and entertaining publication on the daily activities within Accra, has been launched.
The magazine, which was launched on Thursday, is not for s…
The Central Region branch of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) on has petitioned the government to, within seven days, take steps to address the "numerous drawbacks" it has identified with the Single Spine…
Mr. Isaac Osei, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has expressed concern about the use of bushfires as a method of preparing land for farming.
He said the practice had serious and negative …
The Tema Regional Police Command has appealed to all health workers in health facilities in and around the Metropolis to alert the Command about people visiting the facilities with gun shot wounds.
The appeal is contained in a statement …
Members of the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), on Wednesday visited Danchira in Ga South Municipality, where a violent clash on March 23, led to the death of four people.
The clash occurred among two rival groups; t…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Rose Bio
Atinga, Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, has warned police personnel to refrain from unprofessional acts that could tarnish the image of the Ghana Police Service.
She said "Ther…
WaterAid Ghana (WAG), a non-governmental
organisation, in collaboration with its partners, has held its Annual Review Workshop in the Brong Ahafo Regional capital of Sunyani.
WaterAid Ghana has years of experience in Ghana's water …
American International Gospel music legend, Andrae Crouch and prolific gospel music group, Vinesong from the United Kingdom, would participate in Harvest Praise 2010, scheduled for Good Friday, April 2 in Accra.
Harvest Praise 2010, …
The Western Regional Police Command, on Thursday said it has taken adequate measures to ensure peace and security during the Easter festivities in the Sekondi-Takoardi Metropolis.
Mr Victor Agbetornyo, the Regional Police Crime Offic…
Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (Rtd) on Thursday called on the security services to be neutral and display professionalism when maintaining law and order in conflict prone areas.
"Our nation today is faced with increasing chie…
Government has released GHc16 million to pay off the four- month accumulated arrears of the personnel of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP).
An amount of GHc3.5 million has also been released to the Agricultural Developme…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Thursday set the tone for care and concern for the elderly during the Easter festivities, by visiting two aged sisters resident in Asylum Down in Accra.
President Mills expressed thanks to God for m…
Police say one person was lynched while two others sustained injuries from beatings and a gunshot, when violence erupted in Bawku on Thursday morning.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga, the Bawku Munici…
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Thursday appealed to road users to be cautious as they travel to their various destinations during the Easter festivities.
A statement issued in Accra by Mr Kwame Atuahene, Information Ma…
Mr. George Dadzie, a member of the Council of State, on Thursday called on the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to build more basic schools to improve the standards of education in the country.
He said that even though…
The Effutu Municipal Coordinator of the National Youth Council, (NYC) Mr Emmanuel S. Martey, has encouraged the youth to take advantage of the Youth in Agriculture Programme to improve their financial situation.
Mr Martey made the ca…
The Tema Circuit Court on Thursday, sentenced a 38-year old labourer, Sulley Bawa, to three years imprisonment for smoking Indian hemp.
The convict, who pleaded not guilty to two counts of possessing and smoking Indian hemp, was fou…
The Mankoadze Heavy Trucks drivers Union in Tema, on Wednesday embarked on a demonstration against the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) accusing it of selling their parking lot.
About 250 agitated drivers and their mates in red band…
The Police Administration with support from UNICEF has established an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Police Service in the Upper East Region to fight against the menace of Human
Trafficking.
Inaugurating the Unit's office in Bo…
A mentoring programme to adequately prepare candidates for the Basic Education Certificate Examinations has been held for pupils within the Osu Doku educational circuit on Thursday.
Insight Foundation Ghana (IFG), a human development…
The Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Dr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije on Thursday called on African- Americans in the Diaspora to visit their roots and erase the fallacies about Africa.
"It is good to know that Africa has much to …