Malaysia Airlines System (MAS), the national carrier, is likely to cancel its orders for six
Airbus A380 jumbo passenger jets, local press reported Monday.
Despite the huge discounts for the new A350 planes Airbus is offering to almos…
The Most Reverend Gregory Kpiembaya, Archbishop of Tamale Diocese of Catholic Church, appealed to members of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to unite to develop their communities.
He said peace and unity were the …
The Central African State of Burundi has made progress in protecting children from the ravages of armed conflict, but more still needs to be done, especially to improve detention facilities for minors charged with belonging to armed groups…
About 150 people on Sunday donated blood to the Blood Bank of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital under a programme organised by the Hope Assemblies of God Church in Accra with a call on the public to help stock the Blood Bank with adequate sup…
A United Nations-backed meeting to combat the
multi-billion-dollar market for counterfeit medicines has sought to harness technology in the arsenal of weapons used to crack down on the products, which can promote drug resistant strains of…
The world's population is on track to surpass nine billion persons by 2050, according to the newly released 2006 Revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections, which also predict that the number of elderly pe…
The United Nations system would be far more effective at boosting development in poor countries if its operations were better
streamlined and coordinated, the Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has said, calling for closer consulta…
Mr Stephen Kwofie, Assemblyman for Atieku in the
Mpohor Wassa East District, has appealed to the Management of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly for assistance for victims in a r…
The Upper East Regional Secretary of the Ghana
National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Mr Linus Cofie Attey has warned that the New Educational Reforms would become a fiasco if salaries and conditions of service of teachers were not impr…
Major Courage Quashigah (rtd), Minister of Health, said the effect of westernization with its associated negative ramification on the cultural and traditional heritages of the country was inimical for socio-cultural cohesion and developmen…
Miss Beatice Abla Senoo, a Wedding Planner in Ho, has urged dealers in wedding paraphernalia to combine dealership with honest sales advice to customers to beat down the cost of weddings.
She said dealers must, therefore, engage sale…
An air-borne red umbrella buoyed by whirlwinds in
Hohoe last Monday, brought some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) out into the streets rejoicing that the spectacle was a good omen for the Party in Election 2008.
How…
Government’s effort to revamp the educational sector received a boost with the provision of over four hundred computers and accessories to some schools across the country to facilitate teaching and learning.
The computers, donated by…
Reflections on a reverential event to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the Abolition of Slave Trade Act in the UK, will be held at the Elmina Castle on March 25, this year.
The event aims to explore the relationship betwe…
Mr Kwamena Bartels, Minister of Information and National Orientation, unveiled the Ghana News Agency's (GNA) plaque to launch its 50th anniversary and called on the Management to marshal every effort to make the Agency relevant in today's …
The Disasters Management National Institute (INGC) of Mozambique fears to run short of food to assist the victims of floods along the Zambezi river who are already accommodated and resettled in the central Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambezia…
Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey (RTD), (NPP-Berekum), urged the Ghana Police Service to do all in its power to find the killers of Mr Sam Ennin, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association, to ensure public confidence.…
Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has appealed to teachers and workers in the education sector to adopt attitudes that would improve education.
"There is the need for all categori…
The Record Producers and Music Publishers Association of Ghana (REPPAGh) expressed concern about the high level of piracy of music works in the country.
It has, therefore, asked stakeholders in the music industry to continue to lobby g…
Trials of a new drug combination to treat tuberculosis (TB) could cut the length of time patients have to take their medicine by a third, UK researchers say.
In a four-year trial, researchers at St. George's, University of London, com…
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano called on the world to reinforce its nuclear disarmament commitment.
The minister made the call at a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Tlatelolco treaty, which bans nucle…
Ghana News Agency, (GNA) the nation's only wire service, would be better placed to process and transmit news to primary and secondary consumers when supplied with the state-of-art technology and equipment, Nana Rex Owusu-Ansah, Board Chair…
Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, presented chocolates and other cocoa products to the Osu Children's Home as part of the celebration of the first ever National Chocolate Day.
The occasion, which …
Haulage truck owners within the Shama Ahanta East Metropolis have commended the management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for decongesting the harbour and reducing turn-around time.
Mr. Isaac Nketsia, a transport owner, told the GNA …
The Chief of Pankese in the Birim North District, Nana Mireku Dankwa Misah, III, has attributed the achievement of the government during the past six years to its involvement of the people in the decision making process.
Nana Misah …
Thousands of Christians in the Cape Coast municipality attended church service and conventions to mark the birth of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago.
Many of the churches were filled to capacity and extra seating places were created outs…
President John Agyekum Kufuor hit his 68th birthday. The day was marked with a reception at the Osu Castle Gardens.
A galaxy of top Ghanaian musicians and artistes including Ofori Amponsah; Kwabena Kwabena; Abrantie Amakye Dede; A.B…
Management of Value Added Tax (VAT) Service closed down Reality Protection Agency, a security company in Accra for defaulting in the payment of 113.8 million cedis owed to the Service for two years.
The Service realized that the com…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Sekyere constituency, Mr. David Henric Yeboah has attributed increasing cases of HIV/AIDS to unfaithfulness in marriages.
Speaking to the GNA in an interview on Friday at Agona, Mr. Yeboah obs…
A Togolese man who reportedly chopped off the right ear and two right fingers of his Ghanaian girl friend on suspicions of being jilted was arraigned before an Aflao Circuit Court on a provisional charge of attempted murder.
The ple…
Schoolchildren in Plan Ghana-assisted communities in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District of the Central Region, have appealed to parents to embrace the family planning concept.
By this way they would be able to produce the right number …
The youth in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District have urged the District Assembly to do all within its power to reduce the increasing number of children orphaned through the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
They should pressurize governments to enact…
Mr. Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications, has repeated the call on the Youth to acquire employable skills to be self-reliant.
He urged them to register and take advantage of the government's Youth In Employment Programme.…
Brother Seth Ibrahim Owusu, President of the Ghana Muslim Academy, on Friday, cautioned the Muslim youth to be law-abiding during this year's celebration of Eid-ul Fitr, which falls on Monday.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Ac…
Former Irish president Mary Robinson received the Prince of Asturias prize for social sciences for her work as a global rights advocate and used the occasion to call on countries to recognise the rights of immigrants.
"Immigration is,…
School Management Committees (SMCs) have been charged to be proactive and instrumental in the efficient management of basic schools.
Mr Richard Owusu-Agyemang, the Atwima-Nwabiagya District Community Participation Co-ordinator, said…
The Tema Regional Police Command has cautioned the public, especially business operators, to be wary of a fake currency syndicate operating in the metropolis.
Briefing newsmen in Tema, the Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commis…
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, has said districts that fail to prepare or complete their Medium Term Development Plans (MTDPs) would not receive financial support from the government.
He said some districts in the r…
The Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church is to upgrade the Kwahu Jamasi clinic into an hospital.
The chief and elders of Kwahu Jamasi have agreed to release more land to the church for the project.
Rt. Rev. Benjamin …
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe abruptly ended negotiations Friday with Marxist rebels on a hostage swap and ordered the army to step up operations aimed at rescuing abductees.
"The only path that is left is a military rescue of tho…
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(ISP) and provider of the Ghana.com service, Network Computer Systems Ltd (NCS) and NetSAT Ltd, a Ghanaian infrastructure and data services provider, have joined forces with South African based w…
A large number of hospitals in Ghana accept medical donations, without the adhering to international or local drug donation guidelines, a collaborative study by the Catholic Drug Centre and the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) has …
The Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday that Monday, October 23 would be a statutory public holiday for the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of the Ramadan Fast.
A statement signed by the Minister of the Interior, Mr Al…
Internet giant Yahoo posted a 37-per cent slump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday and announced it would buy back up to three billion dollars' worth of its stock.
The company said "unanticipated challenges" led to third-quarter net …
Governments in Africa need to start paying more than lip service to combat a virulent form of tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
South Africa, where 78 people have recently died from either multi-drug …
Five companies donated various items and to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in support of this year's Farmers' Day.
They were Crocodile Matchets; Unique Insurance; Prudential Bank; Chamber of Mines and Geoyan Enterprise.…
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes was charged with dodging millions of dollars in taxes Tuesday in an indictment that could see the "Blade" star hit with a lengthy jail term.
Federal prosecutors in Tampa issued an eight-count indictment …
The United States warned North Korea that conducting a second nuclear test "would not be a good thing" and pressed US partners to prepare a tough response if Pyongyang does so.
"It would not be a good thing for them, but it certainly…
A number of police personnel alleged to be supporting a group of landguards to re-demarcate legally acquired plots of land at Ingleshie Amanfrom, near Kasoa are said to have acquired plots of land ostensibly as gifts, which they have star…
Vice President Aliu Mahama called on countries bordering Ghana to intensify their fight against diseases notorious for infant mortality such as poliomyelitis (polio), measles and malaria to boost national efforts to eradicate the scourge.…