Newmont Ghana Gold Limited says its Ahafo Operation is one of the first mines in Ghana and in Africa to be certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) by the International Cyanide Management Institute…
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has announced the death of Commander (Dr) Isaac Archer, a Ghanaian military doctor deployed within the Mission.
A press release from the UN Information Office in Accra on Thursd…
Nana Yaa Wawa II, Queenmother of Osiem has appealed to the chiefs and people in the town to remain calm for amicable settlement of the conflict the community and members of Saviour Church of Ghana.
Nana Wawa made the appeal when spe…
Participants at this year's mid-year review meeting of the Mampong Municipal Health Directorate, at Mampong on Wednesday, expressed concerns about the delay in the issuance of registration cards to clients of the National Health Insurance …
Mr Richmond Aggrey, a businessman, who has sued Scancom Ghana Limited, operators of MTN, over a dispute over shares in the company, on Thursday said he left the country for Nigeria in 1999 due to political pressure.
He was answering …
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), has called for inclusion of representative from the Council in a committee of enquiry, set up to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the police and some drivers of the G…
A total of 137 and 48 rape cases respectively were reported to the Volta Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) last year.
The DOVVSU also recorded 487 cases of child neglect, 51 cases of child abduction and nine…
Mr Joseph K. Amoo, Assemblyman for Effia has appealed to Ghanaians to stop blocking access roads and other emergency routes to enhance accessibility by Fire Service personnel when there was a fire outbreak.
He said such acts, had led…
Forty-three child labour club with membership of 1,500 have so far been formed in schools throughout the country by the Ghana Education Service (GES), to promote and involve children creating awareness on the worst forms of child labour.
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Kofi Apruku, 25, was on Tuesday remanded by a Kumasi Circuit Court for allegedly possessing a locally manufactured pistol.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and would be brought back to the Court on August 12, 2008.
Prosecuti…
Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of the body, according to U.S. journal of Plastic and Reconstr…
The police have mounted a man-hunt for one Benjamin Sey, also known as Paa Osei, who is believed to be the leader of a gang of thieves who stole railway lines worth about 11,000 dollars at Feyiase near Bekwai in the Amansie East District o…
The National Media Commission has congratulated Mr Israel Laryea of Joy FM, an Accra-based radio station, for winning the Award in Radio General News Reporting at last weekend's CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2008.
In a re…
One of two suspected robbers was lynched whilst the other was beaten beyond recognition, when they were attacked by a mob after they were believed to have robbed a woman at Amakom in Kumasi early Thursday morning.
According to eye wi…
Chiefs in the Asante-Akim South District, have pledged their unflinching support to the District Assembly in its quest to improve the living conditions of the people.
The move, which is geared towards accelerated development of th…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers has praised Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her elevation to the position
of Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.
In a statement signed by Mrs. Irene Duncun-Adanusa, Gen…
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Musiliu O. Obanikoro, on Thursday said the High Commission was ready to collaborate with security agencies to flush out Nigerians who would fall foul of the laws of Ghana.
"We cannot allow…
The rights of detainees and suspects on remand, to food, health, fair and speedy trials are grossly compromised in the Volta Region.
Mr Joseph Nuertey, Volta Regional Director of the Commission on Human Rights And Administrative Just…
Most Reverend Leone Kelenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana has called on African leaders Governments to promote children's education and welfare.
He said the growth and sustenance of any country depended on the efficient and e…
The Committee for Joint Action (CJA) on Thursday expressed its opposition to government's intention to sell 70 percent of Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for US$900 million without regard to national economic, po…
Mrs Susana Aryeetey, officer in-charge of Resource Mobilization and Communication at FIDA-Ghana, on Thursday urged Government to ensure the rigid enforcement of the Human Trafficking and Juvenile Justice Act to check child trafficking in …
Trade and Industry Minister Papa Owusu-Ankomah on Thursday said the Ministry would soon commence a programme to increase access to various markets where there are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enable that sector to fit into the br…
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) on Thursday said the divergent and dissenting views from well-meaning Ghanaians on government decision to sell 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GH) called for a careful reflection and consensus building to…
Professor Clifford Nii B. Tagoe, Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana, on Thursday called on staff of public universities to critically re-examine their roles to ensure sustainable development.
He said senior staff should change th…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday performed the ceremony to signal formal commencement of reconstruction work on the 47.5-million-GH-Cedi Kpando-Worawora-Dambai Phase III road project designed to serve as an alternative link betwee…
Parents and guardians have been urged to support their daughters in the Girls' Guide Movement to enable them (daughters) participate actively in the Movement's activities and derive its full benefits.
Mrs Felicia Tettegah, Volta Regi…
The Ghana Police Service and armed robbers are fighting for space in the Tema Metropolis as each group strives to take the upper hand in controlling the metropolis.
The police had however defeated the armed robbers leading to the arm…
Effective disaster management through timely hazard identification and risk reduction is a necessity to protect human, economic and environmental resources that are needed for accelerated and sustainable development of the nation, Mr. K. T…
Kingmakers at Awukugua in the Akuapem Traditional Area have filed a writ of contempt in the Koforidua High Court, against Nana Asare Brempong II, Awukuguahene.
In an affidavit supporting the motion, the applicants said on October 19…
A survey on fee fixing by district assemblies has shown lack of consultation and gross disregard for interest of local businesses.
The survey, which comprised eight selected assemblies in Greater Accra, Eastern, Central and Ashanti R…
A Code of Conduct to regulate the operations of political parties contesting Election 2008 was on Thursday outdoored in Accra with a call on politicians to adhere to its letter and spirit.
The code focuses on the democratic imperativ…
The Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), which represents 25 million organized African Workers of all trade union tendencies, said on Thursday that it was shocked at arrest warrant sought by Mr Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prose…
About four months to the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the country, party offices in the Upper West Region are yet to function to meet the demands of their supporters.
Some parties that have offices are either closed up…
Mr. Ishmael Yamson, Founder and Chairman of Yamson and Associates, on Thursday expressed fears that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) would fail because the eight goals were not anchored on the dreams and aspirations of poor countrie…
Work would soon commence on a one-million-Ghana cedis ultra modern shopping complex by management of Melcom Group of Companies in the central business of Sunyani.
The three storey mall, expected to be completed within 12 months would…
The Ghana Cedi on Thursday lost to the Dollar and the Pound with slight gains against the Euro and the CFA pushing up the Gold Coast Securities (GCS)-Cedi Index by 0.20 points.
The Index, the composite measure of the value of the Gha…
U.S. President George W. Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling, while calling on Congress to act as well.
"The American people are watching the numbers climb higher and higher at the pump and they're waiting to see wh…
Wall Street pared early losses and ended mixed Tuesday as worries of increasing instability in the financial sector offset the effect of a sharp retreat in oil prices.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congress on Tues…
Indonesia will represent the interests of developing nations in negotiations on the Doha Development Round framework during the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO)'s ministerial meeting next week.
"The purpose of the meeting is…
Trade and globalization have brought greater prosperity to hundreds of millions and greater stability among nations, according to a report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday.
Trade has allowed nations to benef…
Former Speaker of Parliament Peter Ala Adjetey is dead.
He passed away on Tuesday morning, according to sources close to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which he led as National Chairman from 1995-98.
Mr Adjetey, a celebrated l…
Dr Edward Mahama, Peoples National Convention (PNC) Presidential candidate, on Tuesday said his party would win the 2008 presidential elections come December 7th, judging from peoples' comments from his campaign tours so far.
"I as…
At its primaries held in Kumasi, the Oforikrom Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has elected Elizabeth Agyemang, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the party.
She polled 54 votes as against 37 of her only co…
Members of the new Atwima-Kwanwoma District Assembly have approved Mr. Emmanuel Agyei Dankwa, President's nominee for the post of District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
At the election held at Foase on Tuesday, Mr Dankwa got 2…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, flag bearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday called on the people in the Upper East region to change their traditional pattern of voting for one particular party.
He asked the electorate to …
President John Agyekum Kufuor swore in Ghana's new Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Kenneth Asare Bosompem, and charged him to help deepen the ties between the two neighbouring countries.
They must live well and co-operate for the mutual ben…
Parliament on Wednesday observed a minute's silence in honour of former Speaker, Mr. Peter Ala Adjetey, who passed away.
Mr Freddie Blay, who presided over the House, formally announced to members the death of the former Speaker who…
Among the many diseases predicted to come with climate change, a team of U.S. researchers say kidney stones may become more common as the temperature rises across North America, media reports said Monday.
Researchers from University…
Early sex among children especially, girls at 12 years and below could be "stoking the fires of HIV/AIDS in Ghana," Doctor Silvia Anie, Director of Policy and Planning, Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) said on Monday.
She raised the alar…
Two Ghanaian Senior High Students will represent the country at the third edition of the Olympic Youth Camp, which will coincide with the Olympic Games in Beijing, China next month.
They are Miss Grace Yawa Ofori of the Kadjebi Asat…
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