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…
A statement by Prof George Gyan-Baffour on the contribution of the late Prof Kofi Abrefa Busia to the development of democracy in Ghana stirred a controversy in Parliament on Friday as the Majority praised Prof Busia against criticisms fr…
U.S. industrial production rose one per cent in February, after the previous month's 0.3 per cent decrease, the U.S. Federal Reserve reported.
February's production increase was the most since November, the Fed said.
Manufactu…
Students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) Nyankpala campus have observed that the university student had not contributed enough to Ghana's development since independence.
They said politicians had used university stude…
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…
The following are the average inter-bank exchange rates of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Currency …
Oguaa United played a good game to beat their local rivals, Great Astronomers 2-1 in their Division Two league match played at Robert Mensah stadium in Cape Coast.
After the two sides had settled for one-all in the firs half it was …
The German Football Association or the Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) has submitted the official letter of intent to document the interest in hosting the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the association said.
DFB President Theo Zwanziger an…
Captain Dwight Yorke was named Trinidad and Tobago's player of the year for the second successive
year.
Yorke led the Soca Warriors to their first World Cup, where he was chosen by FIFA as the best defensive player in the group stage.…
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 …
The Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) is to embark on a Customer Care Service Training Programmes for operators in the hospitality industry throughout the country.
This would enable the hospitality industry to be prepared for the 50th Annive…
Expressing "deep concern" over recent attacks against political parties in Nepal, the United Nations has warmly welcomed planned talks between the Nepalese government and the Madhesis group, who live in the dispute-wrecked Terai region.
U…
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 …
The following are the average inter-bank exchange rates of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Thursday, February 1, 2007.
Currency …
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…
The African Union (AU) would hold its 2007 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ghana to coincide with the country's major landmark celebration of 50 years of nationhood.
The decision was taken to give recognition to Ghana's p…
President John Agyekum Kufuor morning left Accra for Abuja to attend the first Africa-South America Summit.
The summit would deliberate on bilateral relations and economic corporation among African and selected countries from South …
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…
Tomas Berdych derailed the promoter's dream final at the Madrid Masters Friday when he defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the quarter-finals.
The 11th seeded Czech, who buried Roger Federer's gold medal dream …
Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on Ghanaians to use the celebrations of Farmers Day to plant trees, to support the country's afforestation programme.
He said the population…
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