Youth empowerment through education is key to achieving meaningful development in the country, Mr Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister said on Tuesday.
He said as a result, Government and stakeholders must focus…
Mr Johnny Owusu-Boadi, Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, has said that enforcing discipline in schools does not necessitate only the caning of pupils.
His administration would, therefore, not be charitable with teachers fond o…
A Russian Soyuz space capsule has backed away from the International Space Station, allowing an unprecedented close-up photograph of the combined space station and shuttle Endeavor.
It's the first time another spaceship has taken close-up…
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), announced Tuesday that a partial fuel meltdown was confirmed at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors at the facility in addition to the No…
Scientists revealed for the first time the molecular structure of proteins, which enables bacteria to transfer electrical charges, according to a new study.
The revelation was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences i…
Russia's Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with three crew members onboard has landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said the Mission Control Center (MCC) outside Moscow.
The spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station early Tuesday, carryi…
CT scan, a widely used heart-imaging test, is likely to result in the over treatment for patients with heart disease, according to a study published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday.
CT, which produces a detailed imag…
Seoul is set to host a series of medical conferences as part of its efforts to become an international convention hub, city officials said Tuesday.
A total of 36 international conferences on medicine and related industries will be held…
A new study suggests that crossing your arms could reduce the intensity of pain, according to media reports.
The study was conducted by researchers from University College London (UCL), who reported their finding in the journel Pain.
The…
Over the next four months at the Astrotech facility, the spacecraft will undergo final testing, fueling and packaging in the shroud that will protect them as the Delta II launch vehicle lifts them into space. The spacecraft will then be tr…
NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory spacecraft (Grail) will begin final preparations for a launch on a Moon mission in late summer, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Monday.
The dynamic duo will orbit the moon to det…
New Zealand researchers have found a way to stop the growth of certain cancer tumors by " silencing" a group of PAX genes, members of a small family of genes that play important roles in embryonic development, but also allow cancer cells t…
Australian soldiers and contractors in Iraq might have been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis, as staff at Defense's main hospital unit in the Middle East failed to sterilize surgical equipment properly, local media …
Plan Ghana a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has donated desktop computers to four basic schools in Awutu-Senya District as part of its social responsibility towards the proper development of children in Ghana.
The beneficiary sc…
This week Sharon had four Nominations while Bernadina, Confidence and Vina had three Nominations each.and Vimbai replaced Hanni with Michael
Confidence couldn't help bragging about her Nominations experience and how great it was to see th…
The Akim Oda Magistrate Court has sentenced Emmanuel Agyekum to 36 months imprisonment in hard labour for causing damage and stealing 32 pieces of assorted wax prints.
The items were the property of Madam Faustina Adu-Gyamfi, a seams…
The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) in 2010 registered 37,484 clients of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2010 as against 27,545 in 2009, thus qualifying the Assembly to run its own NHIS Secretariat.
Numo Adinortey …
Prophetess Quayeba Abredu in charge of the Christ Apostolic Church’s (CAC) Prayer Camp at Anum Apapam in the Eastern Region, on Saturday advised Ghanaians not to expend their energies on conflicts.
She said there was the need for the…
Agriculture Extension Agents from 18 districts in the Northern Region have received training on the Climate Change Mitigation programme, called “Food for Life” (F4L).
The initiative, developed by Climate Change think thank from diffe…
The Reverend Mrs Helen Agbetsoamedo, immediate past National Coordinator of Women of Honour of the Jubilee International Churches and Ministries has urged women to “liberate” themselves from perceptions that they are “property of men”.
…
A farmer, Kwame Ackah, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in hard labour by a Tarkwa Circuit court for intentionally and unlawfully causing harm to his wife, Afua Twumwaa.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspect…
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 to a driver, Adam Yakubu, for dangerous driving, which led to the death of another driver and injury to two passengers.
He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear before th…
The need for parents to set examples worth emulation by children has been emphasized by Mrs Augusta Akyaa Sarpong, Gomoa West District Director of Education.
She said children see their parents as role models and would like to imitat…
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has inducted the first batch of 235 Physicians Assistants into the Medical and Dental Council as full members to among others ease the frustrations they go through.
The physician assistants compris…
More than 1,800 die annually while 14,500 people are injured through accidents on the country’s roads.
The socio-economic costs of the road accidents are estimated at 1.6 per cent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Central …
Bui Power Authority (BPA) has spent 11 million dollars on the resettlement of communities affected by the on-going construction of the 400 megawatts Bui Dam near Banda-Ahenkro in the Tain District of Brong-Ahafo.
The communities so f…
Mr. Azaanab Waksman, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director, Centre for National Culture (CNC), on Friday appealed to the government to set aside at least five percent of the oil revenue to develop the country’s culture.
He said cultural deve…
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, Deputy Minister of Information has said the latest World Bank report indicates that Ghana is the best country to transact business in the West Africa sub-region.
He said the report moved Ghana from the 77t…
Mr. Azaanab Waksman, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director, Centre for National Culture (CNC), on Friday appealed to the government to set aside at least five percent of the oil revenue to develop culture.
He said cultural development had be…
At least 10 mourners died and dozens more were wounded in Syria Saturday when gunfire erupted at a funeral for protesters slain the day before, witnesses said.
The 40,000 mourners were returning from burying their dead in Homs when attack…
The Akim Oda Magistrate Court has sentenced Emmanuel Agyekum to 36 months imprisonment in hard labour for causing damage and stealing 32 pieces of assorted wax prints.
The items were the property of Madam Faustina Adu-Gyamfi, a seams…
The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) in 2010 registered 37,484 clients of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2010 as against 27,545 in 2009, thus qualifying the Assembly to run its own NHIS Secretariat.
Numo Adinortey …
Prophetess Quayeba Abredu in charge of the Christ Apostolic Church’s (CAC) Prayer Camp at Anum Apapam in the Eastern Region, on Saturday advised Ghanaians not to expend their energies on conflicts.
She said there was the need for the…
Agriculture Extension Agents from 18 districts in the Northern Region have received training on the Climate Change Mitigation programme, called “Food for Life” (F4L).
The initiative, developed by Climate Change think thank from diffe…
The Reverend Mrs Helen Agbetsoamedo, immediate past National Coordinator of Women of Honour of the Jubilee International Churches and Ministries has urged women to “liberate” themselves from perceptions that they are “property of men”.
…
A farmer, Kwame Ackah, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in hard labour by a Tarkwa Circuit court for intentionally and unlawfully causing harm to his wife, Afua Twumwaa.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspect…
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 to a driver, Adam Yakubu, for dangerous driving, which led to the death of another driver and injury to two passengers.
He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear before th…
The need for parents to set examples worth emulation by children has been emphasized by Mrs Augusta Akyaa Sarpong, Gomoa West District Director of Education.
She said children see their parents as role models and would like to imitat…
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has inducted the first batch of 235 Physicians Assistants into the Medical and Dental Council as full members to among others ease the frustrations they go through.
The physician assistants compris…
More than 1,800 die annually while 14,500 people are injured through accidents on the country’s roads.
The socio-economic costs of the road accidents are estimated at 1.6 per cent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Central …
Bui Power Authority (BPA) has spent 11 million dollars on the resettlement of communities affected by the on-going construction of the 400 megawatts Bui Dam near Banda-Ahenkro in the Tain District of Brong-Ahafo.
The communities so f…
Mr. Azaanab Waksman, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director, Centre for National Culture (CNC), on Friday appealed to the government to set aside at least five percent of the oil revenue to develop the country’s culture.
He said cultural deve…
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, Deputy Minister of Information has said the latest World Bank report indicates that Ghana is the best country to transact business in the West Africa sub-region.
He said the report moved Ghana from the 77t…
Mr. Azaanab Waksman, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director, Centre for National Culture (CNC), on Friday appealed to the government to set aside at least five percent of the oil revenue to develop culture.
He said cultural development had be…
At least 10 mourners died and dozens more were wounded in Syria Saturday when gunfire erupted at a funeral for protesters slain the day before, witnesses said.
The 40,000 mourners were returning from burying their dead in Homs when attack…
Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton are back from their honeymoon in the Seychelles Islands of the Indian Ocean, the palace said Saturday.
''The duke and duchess of Cambridge have returned to the U.K. from their honeymoon in the S…
Four of the five Somali pirates arrested on charges of hijacking a South Korean freighter and shooting its captain will face jury trial in this port city this week in the nation's first piracy case, court officials said Sunday.
Prosecu…
The government and ruling Grand National Party (GNP) have agreed to push to lower the costs of college tuitions by half in a bid to relieve financial burdens on students, senior party officials said Sunday.
"Our party has decided to pu…
Africa voted – and South Africa’s Nkuli became the second Housemate to be evicted from M-Net’s Big Brother Amplified, last night (22 May at 19:00 CAT on DStv Channel 198). Her Tails Housemates Luclay, Mumba and Kim were sent back into the …
Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China began an annual cooperation summit Sunday expected to focus on how to work together in enhancing nuclear safety and handling disasters, as host Japan is still reeling from the aftermath of March's ma…