An Account Clerk working for the Opoku Ware Senior High School (OWASS) Credit Union, was on Monday jailed seven years in hard labour by a Kumasi Circuit Court for stealing GH¢6,615.50 from his employers.
In addition, he was ordered by t…
Parents have been advised to lighten the burden of household chores on their wards, especially those about to take major examinations and motivate them to be studious.
Mr Joy Akpebu, a Circuit Supervisor at the Ho Municipal Directorate …
Women have been cautioned against abusing the free medical care for pregnant women programme as an opportunity to produce more children.
Mr Paul L.K. Djan, Central regional Population Officer, who gave the advice said, the free medi…
Nana Asare Bentum III, Chief of Gye Wani Nkwanta near Akim, has expressed concern about increasing reports of students indulging in hard drugs, alcoholism and sexual promiscuity and called for concerted efforts to address the trend.
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A 10-member delegation from the University of Utah in the United States of America have paid a working visit to the Western, Eastern, Ashanti and Greater Accra regions as part of an exchange programme.
The group led by Nadia Miniclie…
Mr Kenneth Tawiah, Assistant Supervisor at the
Joe Mends "C" registration centre, called for special arrangements under which school children would not miss classes as a result of the National Identification registration exercise.
H…
The Reverend Dickson Kofi Deku, Pastor in charge of Adaklu Abuadi Pastoral district of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana has advised Christians to emulate the unconditional love that Jesus Christ has for mankind.
"If we em…
Dormaa Municipal Assembly has reiterated its commitment to support all identifiable disabled societies in the area to enable their members to lead meaningful lives.
The Assembly stressed that it would not deal with individual disabl…
Most Reverend Gabriel Akwasi Mante, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Jasikan at the weekend urged Ghanaians to always protect state property.
He said the notion that State facilities belonged to "government", left many strategic invest…
The Western Regional Director of Education Mrs Rebecca Afiba Dadzi has urged parents, religious bodies and Organizations to ensure proper up-bringing of the youth.
She explained that with moral decadence, arm robberies and HIV/AIDS t…
Nana Ansah Kwadwo, Mankrado of Topease in the West Akim District, has urged parents to provide their children with moral education as well as practical and acceptable values.
In this way, they would grow up to become honest, committed…
Dormaa Municipal Assembly has reiterated its commitment to support all identifiable disabled societies in the area to enable their members to lead meaningful lives.
The Assembly stressed that it would not deal with individual disabl…
A large number of people in Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region, donated blood to the blood bank of the Presbyterian hospital in the town, as part of activities marking Ghana's Republic Day celebrations.
The donation was t…
The installation of pre-paid meters on the premises of subvented organizations in the Ho Municipality is posing challenges to the operations of such bodies.
This came to light on Monday when the Ghana News Agency visited some Minist…
The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) swore in its executive council with a call on them to use their office to promote the development of the industry.
The executive council has Mr Alhassan Haruna, Deputy Managing D…
The Children's Department of the Holy Ghost Revival Assemblies of God Church at South Odorkor in Accra on Monday presented assorted items and cash totalling GH¢500 to the Nyamekye Orphanage at Agona Akwakwaa in the Central Region.
T…
Ignorance of the Children's Act and its application has been identified as one of the major causes of child labour in the country.
Mr David Atinga, Coordinator of the Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana, in charg…
Lack of political will on the part of Governments to abide by the truth and deliver justice whenever disagreements ensue between ethnic groups, is said to be one of the major causes of conflicts in the North.
Mr Jonathan Adabre, the …
Mr Elvis Aboagye Manu, President of the Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Union (GCSCA), called for their recognition by the government to ensure sanity in their operations.
Mr Manu made the call at a press briefing to inform and ed…
Adu Gyamfi Senior High School (SHS) at Jamasi in the Ashanti Region has received education facilities estimated at more than GHc500,000 to enhance teaching and learning in the past four years.
The facilities, which were provided by …
Ms Oboshie Sai-Coffie, Minister of Tourism and Diasporean Relations has presented a cheque for 1,000 Ghana cedis to defray the medical expenses of seven nursing mothers who were detained for their inability to pay their bills after deliver…
Adu Gyamfi Senior High School (SHS) at Jamasi in the Ashanti Region has received education facilities estimated at more than GHc500,000 to enhance teaching and learning in the past four years.
The facilities, which were provided by t…
An Akim Oda magistrate's court remanded a 38-year-old accountant in police custody for a second time for possessing fake currencies when the accused reappeared before it on Friday.
Emmanuel Koomson first was first remanded when he ap…
At least 16 people died on Sunday when a Mercedes 207 bus ran into a KIA Pride taxi on a bridge over River offin, dragging it along as both cars plunged into the river, police said.
There were at least seven survivors, including the …
The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is to spend 64.2 million U.S. dollars on its activities in Nigeria in the next four years under its 6th Country Programme, scheduled to commence in 2009.
The figure was made pub…
Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, Founder of the New Vision Party (NVP), on Friday assured Ghanaians that they would not be disappointed when the party comes into power after the December elections.
He said the NVP would take Ghanaians to …
An aspiring parliamentarian has called on leaders of political parties to preach peace during their campaign for the December election.
Mr. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Mf…
Mr Tawiah Boateng, Eastern Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Friday urged polling station organizers to mount an aggressive campaign in the communities to enable the party to improve on its performance in the…
The flagbearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, is scheduled to arrive in the Brong Ahafo region on July 5 at the start of a campaign tour of 24 constituencies in the region.
Dr Mahama will visit …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it was alarmed at the use of armed policemen to arrest one of the union leaders of the Bank of Ghana, Mr Benjamin Duffuor.
It said there were also several policemen wielding AK 47 guns aro…
Dr. Edward Nasigrie Mahama, Flag bearer of the People's National Convention (PNC) set-off a pragmatic national accelerated development agenda tagged; "Golden Age of Increased Productivity (GAIP)."
He said: "The GAIP policy would ser…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that his country would intensify efforts to regain the Palestinian unity, the official SANA news agency reported.
President al-Assad made the remarks while meeting with the politburo leader of the Pa…
Parliament prematurely suspended business during the consideration stage of the anti-terrorism bill after the NDC members raised issues over the lack of quorum for any serious work.
The House begun business promptly at 1000 hours an…
President John Agyekum Kufuor conferred the "Order of the Star of Ghana-Companion" on Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, with the observation that the office of the second most important personality of Ghana is very demanding.
He st…
Dr. Benjamin Aggrey-Ntim, Minister of Communications, has called on corporate organizations in the country to up their game in the area of social responsibility and make more human, material and financial resources available to the commun…
Government said it had reached an agreement with Vodafone, the world's leading mobile telecommunication group, in a partnership deal for 70 per cent of its shares in Ghana Telecom.
The Government will retain a 30 per cent stake in G…
The Hohoe Municipal Assembly was able to mobilize 356,289 Ghana cedis as its internally generated revenue out of a target of 576,048 Ghana cedis as at April.
The assembly proposes to mobilize 1,728,150 Ghana cedis as revenue this yea…
Construction of a new five-star international hotel complex earmarked for the former Accra Race Course in Accra has been stalled following the refusal of squatters to quit the site.
The 250-room hotel, which is to be constructed by …
A motion on notice which seeks to disqualify Mrs Justice Henrietta Abban, a Court of Appeal judge, from hearing the bail application filed by Tsatsu Tsikata was adjourned to July 10.
This was after Mr. Gyimah Boadi, Registrar of the…
The chiefs and people of Yaase, near Kuntanase in the Bosomtwi District of Ashanti have threatened to boycott upcoming elections a two-kilometre road linking the community to Kuntanase is not rehabilitated.
They described the road a…
Norway condemned the brutal attack on civilians in Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, according to a statement of Norwegian Ministry Foreign Affairs.
In a rampage along Jerusalem's crowded Jaffa Street thoroughfare, a bulldozer driven by a terro…
Dr Richard Ameyah, Director of Technical Services of the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC), observed that efforts being made by the commission and other organizations to fight the HIV/AIDS menace would come to nothing if stigmatization and disc…
Dr. Nicholas Westcott, British High Commissioner to Ghana, has promised that his country would continue to partner Ghana in her socio-economic endeavours to enhance the standard of living of its people.
He said this was based on the pre…
The Supreme Court would on July 23 deliver its verdict on a suit filed by the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) challenging the constitutionality of the National Lotto Act (Act 722).
GLOA commenced the action against the Nati…
The claim by an unemployed Rastafarian, Edward Tetteh Bamfo, that they are suffering unwarranted discrimination in the country took the centre-stage at an otherwise low-key people's assembly held at Suhum in the Eastern Region on Wednesday…
Registration Officers of the National Identification Registration exercise and their technical personnel in the Agona East District of the Central Region are facing problems with their work, due to the mal-functioning of their computers.
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Mr. George Hikah Benson, Upper West regional Minister presented nine new buses provided by the government to nine Senior High Schools in the Region.
The beneficiary schools are Wa Senior High School, Wa Islamic, Kaleo, Wa TI Ahmadiy…
Mr. Ofosu Asamoa, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister has reiterated that the government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of developing the country to acceptable standard without the assistance of development partners.
Mr. Ofos…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has stated that, henceforth, study leave with pay for teachers would only be approved for applicants in the first year in a tertiary institution.
In a circular signed by Miss Benedicta Naana Biney, Depu…
Right Reverend Sampson Yamoah, Bishop elect for the Wenchi Methodist Diocese, has said that effective childhood development must come from training at the home, the school and the Church.
He, therefore, called on parents, teachers …
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