Residents of Adogonno near Nungua in the Ledzokuku-Krowor Constituency were on Wednesday morning thrown into a state
of mourning when a shuttle train from Sakumono Village run over a 23-year
old deaf and dumb man killing him instantly.…
The people of Manya Krobo are seething with anger over the inability of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (ERCC), to release a report the council commissioned into the ownership of the Odugblase Limestone quarry, which is being con…
Members of the National Peace Council (NPC) on Wednesday appealed to Upper East Regional Security Council (UEREGSEC) and other stakeholders working towards lasting solution to the Bawku conflict to remain neutral.
His Eminence Peter…
Mr Bright Oduro, Ashanti Regional Crime Officer of Ghana Police Service, has cautioned taxi drivers operating in Kumasi Metropolis, to be vigilant with the youth who hired their services.
He asked them to refrain from giving their v…
Intel Corporation on Thursday launched its localized digital education content platform - skooolT.com.gh in Accra in line with its continued effort to provide students with the crucial tools to succeed in the global arena.
The launch…
Government on Thursday said it would pay compensation to all persons whose lands or properties had been affected in the interest of national projects.
Mr William Boafo, Deputy Minister for Defence gave the assurance in reaction to qu…
The Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Company has concluded arrangements to train Nigerian pilots and engineers on the changing trends in aircraft piloting, according to local reports on Monday.
Sam Adurogboye, Media Assistant in the Nige…
A gangster accused of shooting Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito to death last April was convicted and sentenced to death penalty on Monday by the Nagasaki District Court.
Tetsuya Shiroo, 60, shot the mayor twice in the back with a pistol dur…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says its patience over the inability of government to adjust salaries of public sector doctors and dentists in conformity with the 2006 salary structure agreement was ebbing and might declare an industri…
The Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Company has concluded arrangements to train Nigerian pilots and engineers on the changing trends in aircraft piloting, according to local reports on Monday.
Sam Adurogboye, Media Assistant in the Nige…
A gangster accused of shooting Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito to death last April was convicted and sentenced to death penalty on Monday by the Nagasaki District Court.
Tetsuya Shiroo, 60, shot the mayor twice in the back with a pistol dur…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says its patience over the inability of government to adjust salaries of public sector doctors and dentists in conformity with the 2006 salary structure agreement was ebbing and might declare an industri…
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko reaffirmed Monday his government's determination to join NATO, stressing that gaining membership in the alliance is an important step in strengthening Ukraine's sovereignty.
Yushchenko started a …
European Union foreign and defense ministers agreed here on Monday to double the scale of its police mission in Afghanistan to around 400 personnel.
The ministers meeting in Brussels "decided the EU should double the number of partic…
The European Union welcomed Monday the positive momentum in the development of cross-Strait relations following the change of authorities in China's Taiwan Province.
The EU welcomed the inaugural speech by Taiwan's new leader, Ma Yin…
The Ghana Road Transport Co-ordinating Council (GRTCC) on Tuesday directed all road transport operators to revert to the March 20 approved road transport fares following a reduction in the price of diesel.
An official statement signe…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Tuesday planted 1,000 mangrove seedlings along the Anlo Beach Estuary as part of activities marking World Environment Day.
The day, which falls on June fifth every year, is on the national th…
United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon expressed "deep concern" on Tuesday over a report on the under-reporting of child sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers and peacekeepers.
Ban is "deeply concerned" by the report, b…
Four million children are born in Pakistan every year, the study of a seminar pointed out the southern city Karachi on Tuesday.
Organized by the Department of Population Sciences and Sociology, University of Karachi at the campus, th…
An Africa labour movement has condemned widespread xenophobic violence against migrants in South Africa and urged President Thabo Mbeki "to take immediate and effective action" against such acts.
The Nairobi-based African Regional Or…
Iran has given answers to all questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the country's disputable nuclear program, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Monday.
Speaking at a new…
The discharge of untreated municipal waste water
into rivers, lagoons, estuaries or the sea has been identified as one of the most serious threats to the health of coastal populations and sustainable coastal development.
Their impa…
An international computing forum opened in Accra on Monday with a call on the public, especially students, to patronize a programme dubbed; "International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)", which provides an equal platform and standard trai…
Six out of ten women in Jordan are abused, with one in four physically abused, a poll showed Monday.
Almost half of the women surveyed believed that physical violence is acceptable under certain conditions, said the poll.
The p…
South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator is open to meeting with his counterpart of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing later this week, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.
"It would be best if t…
An Africa labour movement has condemned widespread xenophobic violence against migrants in South Africa and urged President Thabo Mbeki "to take immediate and effective action" against such acts.
The Nairobi-based African Regional Or…
Iran has given answers to all questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the country's disputable nuclear program, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Monday.
Speaking at a new…
The discharge of untreated municipal waste water
into rivers, lagoons, estuaries or the sea has been identified as one of the most serious threats to the health of coastal populations and sustainable coastal development.
Their impa…
An international computing forum opened in Accra on Monday with a call on the public, especially students, to patronize a programme dubbed; "International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)", which provides an equal platform and standard trai…
Six out of ten women in Jordan are abused, with one in four physically abused, a poll showed Monday.
Almost half of the women surveyed believed that physical violence is acceptable under certain conditions, said the poll.
The p…
South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator is open to meeting with his counterpart of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing later this week, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.
"It would be best if t…
The general public and cooperate bodies have been called upon to support street children by providing them with education and skills as a way of securing the future of the country.
Reverend Fred Osei Annin, Chief Executive Officer of Act…
A severe rainstorm has hit Nyinase and Jerusalem settler farming communities in Nkoranza South District of Brong Ahafo and destroyed about 30 buildings, properties and 300 residents rendered homeless.
Mr Baffoe Akrapim, Assembly Memb…
Nana Kwaku Bonsam, the Akomadan-Afrancho based fetish priest on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, Asantehene, at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
He presented two rams and Schnapps to the Asantehene and GH¢1,000 to support …
The National Secretariat of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has presented relief items valued at GHC15,000 to some bush fire and rainstorm victims in Nkoranza South District of Brong-Ahafo Region.
They included 25 b…
Mr Effah Guako, President of Nkoranza District Branch of Society of the Physically Disabled, has appealed for adequate financial support to enable members engage in income generating ventures.
Speaking to Ghana News Agency at Nkoranz…
A severe rainstorm has hit Nyinase and Jerusalem settler farming communities in Nkoranza South District of Brong Ahafo and destroyed about 30 buildings, properties and 300 residents rendered homeless.
Mr Baffoe Akrapim, Assembly Memb…
Frank Emmanuel Duncan, a social worker who is accused of organizing a trip for some Ghanaians to Barbados but got them stranded during the journey on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
Duncan, whose plea was not taken is bei…
A severe rainstorm has hit Nyinase and Jerusalem settler farming communities in Nkoranza South District of Brong Ahafo and destroyed about 30 buildings, properties and 300 residents rendered homeless.
Mr Baffoe Akrapim, Assembly Memb…
Nana Kwaku Bonsam, the Akomadan-Afrancho based fetish priest on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, Asantehene, at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
He presented two rams and Schnapps to the Asantehene and GH¢1,000 to support …
The National Secretariat of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has presented relief items valued at GHC15,000 to some bush fire and rainstorm victims in Nkoranza South District of Brong-Ahafo Region.
They included 25 b…
Mr Effah Guako, President of Nkoranza District Branch of Society of the Physically Disabled, has appealed for adequate financial support to enable members engage in income generating ventures.
Speaking to Ghana News Agency at Nkoranz…
A severe rainstorm has hit Nyinase and Jerusalem settler farming communities in Nkoranza South District of Brong Ahafo and destroyed about 30 buildings, properties and 300 residents rendered homeless.
Mr Baffoe Akrapim, Assembly Memb…
Frank Emmanuel Duncan, a social worker who is accused of organizing a trip for some Ghanaians to Barbados but got them stranded during the journey on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
Duncan, whose plea was not taken is bei…
The following is the water level readings in the Akosombo Dam, as issued by the management of Volta River Authority on Wednesday, May 7.
Current Level (7 May, 2008) - 247.20 feet
Previous Level (6 May, 2008) - 247.23 feet
Ma…
Broadband services will be expanded to reach 50 percent of Malaysia's households by the year 2010, a sharp increase from 15.5 percent last year, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said here on Monday.
"As perhaps the most impo…
A five-day training workshop for Pesticide Inspectors in the Northern Sector of the country opened in Sunyani on Monday with a call on them to intensify the enforcement of laws on pesticides control and management.
Mr John A. Pwamang…
Mr Kofi Boama-Djan, Central Regional Director of Ghana Highways Authority on Monday said the collapse of Cape Coast quarry, the only quarry in the Region, had made it difficult for road contractors to readily procure chippings for effectiv…
Myanmar agreed at a special meeting on Monday to let the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) coordinate foreign assistance for Cyclone Nargis victims, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo announced.
"The foreign ministers ha…
Reports on the administration of 2005 and 2007 National Education Assessment (NEA) tests in English and mathematics for primary three and six pupils provided evidence of the poor performance of public primary school pupils with regard to l…
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