Any Ghanaian Journalist who wins the prestigious 2005 CNN African Journalist of the Year Award would get a bonus of 5,000 dollars in cash from Global Media Alliance (GMA), the organisers of the awards.
Mr Edward Boateng, the Managing…
The Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency branch of the NPP has held a non-denominational thanksgiving service at Akim Ofoase on Sunday to express their gratitude to the Almighty for the peaceful general elections last December.
Delivering the …
The Department of Meteorological Services,on Sunday says thick harmattan haze will continue to influence the weather over the entire country. The weather will therefore, remain cloudless, chilly, windy and dry with low humidity, poor visib…
The Hare Krishna Movement in Ghana on Saturday reached out to the ordinary people in society, when they feted and entertained about 5,000 people as part of their religious and social responsibility.
Currently, with a national populati…
Some major international airlines operating at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have cancelled their flights for Saturday, whilst others have delayed flights into Accra due to poor visibility over the Accra Flight Information Region.…
Dr Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, Kwabre District Director of Health Services, has called on district assemblies to support the health service to combat environmental sanitation problems in the districts.
He said without that clinics, hospita…
Naba Charles Ayamgah, the Zuarungu Naba, has asked citizens of Zuarungu resident in the Kumasi metropolis and elsewhere in the Ashanti Region to be law-abiding and reciprocate the hospitality of their hosts by respecting their customs and …
The Very Reverend Doctor Jacob Welbourne, Dean of the Saint Andrews Anglican Cathedral said the aged in society should be re-integrated into society to reduce boredom.
He said, while the aged are kept indoors others are denied access to …
The Church must be unique by distinguishing itself and speaking against evil, crime, insubordination and disrespect, Evangelist Samuel N. Vandyke of the Methodist Church, has said.
He said, "even though the Church is expected to be t…
The Nsein Traditional Council has banned the burial of members of the Nsein Methodist Church in the traditional area with effect from January 6, 2005 until a land dispute between the Council and the Church is resolved.
The ban was announ…
Parents have been urged to co-operate with teachers in the training of their children instead of harassing and in some cases assaulting them.
This would help give their children the sort of training that would be of benefit to t…
A driver's mate who was found with two bags of rice at the Tema Harbour and could not explain how he came by it has been remanded into custody by the Tema circuit court 'B'.
Kwaku Yeboah pleaded not guilty and will reappear on January 14…
Divine Dzani, the Managing Director of D-Cube Limited who issued two dud cheques totalling 115 million cedis to a trader, has been granted 100 million cedis bail with a surety by the Tema circuit court 'B'.
He pleaded not guilty and will…
Nana Arkorful Owese II, the Mfantsemanhen in the Ashanti Region, has appealed to parents to ensure that all children of school-going age were enrolled in schools and their basic needs provided.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in …
A couple based in the US are building a 487-million-cedi orphanage and a livestock project at Akoefe-Avenui in the Ho District.
Mr and Mrs Eric Vormanns are providing 4,000 cement blocks and some sheep and cattle to start the project.
…
Mr Sekyi Hagan, a tutor at the Winneba Secondary School, has appealed to Ghanaians to respect and to support to pupil teachers in view of the good work they were doing in the rural areas where trained teacher sometimes refused to accept tr…
More than 100 commercial drivers operating under the Agona Swedru-Accra Number Four branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), have been given annual awards ranging from 100,000 cedis to 200,000 cedis at a ceremony at Agona-…
Mr Alban Bagbin Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli West on Monday denounced the adoption of expensive funerals and the preservation of corpses in mortuaries for several weeks before burial.
Such a practice he said was not only 'al…
Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, on Friday asked all schools that wished to solicit assistance from Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to go through the right procedures and channels.
The Minister sai…
Mr Eric Akorbeng, Gomoa District Focal Person on HIV/AIDS, has commended the Queen-Mothers Association and two paramount chiefs in the District for their role in the campaign against the spread of the disease.
He said the involvement …
Chiefs have been urged to use durbars and other cultural events to educate their people on forestry polices to help check the high rate of deforestation and protect the forest reserves.
They have also been advised to monitor the obse…
The Most Reverend Peter Akwasi Sarpong, Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi on Saturday presented assorted items to prisons in Ashanti and Tarkwa in the Western Region as part of his yearly donations to the prisons.
He also donated cash o…
Reverend Father Philip Opoku Nyame, parish priest of Saint Paul's Catholic Church at Amakom, has called on traditional rulers, religious organisations, non-governmental organisations and all peace-loving individuals in the Northern region …
Merry-making must not be allowed to overshadow the true essence of the birth of Jesus Christ, which represented a combination of greatness and humility.
The Right Reverend Professor Kwesi Dickson, Former President of the All African …
A 32 year-old driver drunk-driver who recorded an excessive alcohol level of 177-percent while driving passengers, has been banned from driving for six months by the Tema Circuit Court 'A'.
Ben Nortey with eight years driving experience,…
The Atwima District Early Childhood Educators Association has held its third annual conference with a call on pre-school teachers not to allow financial difficulties, culture, gender issues and conflict affect the child's Right to quality …
The University of Cape Coast (UCC), is seriously considering the holding of seminars and lectures, to prepare its staff for enjoyable retirement.
The Vice-Chancellor of the UCC, the Reverend Professor Emmanuel Adow Obeng, who announ…
The Right-Reverend Thomas Kwaku Mensah, Catholic Bishop of Obuasi, has advised parents to invest in their children's education and to encourage them to study hard to enable them to pass their examinations.
He said all Catholic parish…
It is estimated that 30 per cent of people in any community would suffer or show symptoms of mental illness in the course of their lives, Dr Sammy Allotey, Medical Director, Pantang Hospital, said on Thursday.
He said 10 per cent of th…
Sterling cultural performances spanning three continents took centre stage as the Accra International Children's Festival (KIDDAFEST 2004) kicked off on Thursday.
Kids from Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Liberia and the other parts of …
A two-day workshop to identify research priorities in aquatic ecosystems and fisheries in the Volta River Basin and to enhance livelihoods through improved management of living aquatic resources opened in Accra on Thursday.
Research …
Mr Michael Boamey, the Ashanti Regional co-ordinator and National Trainer of HIV/AIDS/STD's, on Saturday called on animators and counsellors in the fight against HIV/AIDS to adopt prevention strategies that could change people's behaviour …
Members of the Builders Club, a non-governmental organisation, looked on with surprise and fired a barrage of questions on baby adoption, as they presented gift items to the Countryside Orphanage at Awutu Bawjiase at the weekend.
Their a…
The Government has released 4.5 billion cedis to resource six Youth Leadership Skill Training Institutions throughout the country to enable them to effectively play their expected role in the nation's socio-economic development.
Mr. …
The District Chief Executive for Gomoa, Madam Joyce Aidoo has assured Ghanaians that the government has put in place a machinery to make "Primary Education Fee-free with meals" in most of the poorly and deprived communities.
The DCE g…
A welder, who is known to be involved in sheep and goat stealing has been arrested for stealing a flock of 15 sheep, and has been granted 50 million cedis bail by the Tema circuit court 'B'.
Yaw Nsiah pleaded not guilty and will reappear…
Mr Abdul Karim, the Techiman Municipal Officer of the Environmental Health, has called on Environmental Health personnel to turnover a new leaf and seek the co-operation and support from the general public to bring about good sanitation in…
Transparency International (TI) says a survey it conducted across the world showed that the public perceived political parties as the institution most affected by corruption.
However, indicators on Ghana put the Police as most corrup…
Ghanaians have been urged to give due respect and full recognition to teachers operating in basic schools, just as they do to their counterparts
in higher institutions in the country.
The Very Reverend Charles K. Ekubban, Minister …
Hanny Sherry Ayittey, Treasurer of the 31st December Women's Movement (DWM), on Wednesday told an Accra Fast Track trying her and two others on charges of corruption that three of the Prosecution Witnesses told lies to the Court.
She…
Miss Elizabeth Baffoe, the Comptroller of immigration Service at the Aflao Border, has said movement of people in and out of the country through the Aflao border on election eve has not be unusual "for this time of the year".
"It is the u…
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) district has decided to commit 1.5 per cent of its share of the district assemblies' common fund towards the control of HIV/AIDS and other diseases like malaria.
This is to help ensure the effect…
The Chairman of the GHACEM Foundation and a member of the Council of State, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, has promised to allocate the Winneba Secondary School with 200 bags of cement, valued at 10 million cedis to help provide a fence wall for …
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday inaugurated a 370- million cedi one-storey headquarters of the Ga West District Police Service at Amasaman.
The Assembly provided 300 million cedis for the building from the Common Fund while …
The Senior Minister, Mr Joseph Henry Mensah on Monday applauded Ghanaian health professionals and urged them to place education at the centre of their service.
He observed the rapid growth of population in Kasoa in the Central Region, an…
The Mankessim Programme Area Manager of Plan, Ghana, a child-centred community development organisation, Mr Jacob Turkson, has called on parents and teachers to jointly educate children to have a better understanding of HIV/AIDS and sexual…
A French Navy Ship "LV Lavallee" has completed a six-day routine call to Ghana as part of her regular missions along the West African coast, a statement from the French Embassy said in Accra on Wednesday.
The statement said the visit…
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) on Wednesday said several people in the Bogoso community have developed various health related problems due to cyanide spillage into water bodies in the area by the Bogoso Gol…
The Libyan Embassy on Wednesday presented ten sets of computers and accessories costing 150 million cedis to the Electoral Commission to enable it to conduct a successful election and to ensure speedy counting of votes in the forthcoming e…
Mr Kwabena Agyemang-Badu, Nkoranza District Director of Education has urged School Management Committees (SMCs) and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the district to ensure that schools are provided with sanitary facilities.
Mr A…