Officials of Tong Yang Moolsang (TYM) Limited, a Korean manufacturing company specializing in agriculture, irrigation and agricultural mechanisation, has appealed to the management of ICOUR to focus on irrigating the land and allow private…
Tragedy struck Kato near Berekum last Friday when a 22-year-old pregnant woman and a six-year-old boy were crushed to death by a collapsed mud building following a heavy downpour.
Three others who were sleeping in the room got injure…
The Ghana Muslim Mission, a non governmental and non profit religious organization, has presented items valued at GH¢2500 to the Nsawam Prisons.
The items include two bags of sugar, medicated soaps and creams, sachet water, second ha…
The Asante-Mampong Police Divisional Command has received thumps up for the good job they were doing to bring down crime in the area.
Mr Daniel Appau Ohyeamang, the Asante-Mampong Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), said their high…
South Korea's defense ministry will start this week a large-scale environmental survey of former U.S. military bases, officials said Monday, amid heightening concerns over the potential burial of toxic chemical Agent Orange inside a U.S. a…
South Korean telecom titan KT Corp. and Japan's Softbank Telecom Corp. will set up a joint cloud computing venture in South Korea later this year, the companies said Monday, aiming to tap into demand for reliable Internet storage systems t…
China's electricity shortage and prolonged drought are feared to exert downward pressure on the growth of the world's second-largest economy, a report said Monday.
Starting in March this year, China's eastern and central provinces star…
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that a tornado that killed at least 139 people in Joplin, a
city of 50,000 in southwest Missouri, was a national tragedy.
Obama, who returned on Saturday night from a six-day trip to Europe, tou…
A special parliamentary ethics committee voted overwhelmingly Monday to unseat a lawmaker accused of sexist and derogatory remarks about female TV announcers, paving the way for him
to become South Korea's first-ever national legislator t…
Two armed men tried to sneak into the premises of Pakistan's spy agency ISI near the official residences of senior Army officers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi but were their attempt was foiled by a vigilant security guard, according t…
South Korea's total population amounted to 48.58 million in 2010, up 2.8 percent, or 1.30 million, from five years earlier, a national census showed Monday.
The census carried out every five years showed the country's population grew a…
Household education outlays in the first quarter fell by the steepest amount in six years mainly due to fewer students and more tuition exemption benefits, a government report showed Monday.
The report by Statistics Korea showed the av…
Mr Yaw Adu, a former Director of Passport, has said political influence in local governance would affect the development of rural areas.
He said the situation whereby people are posted to the district assemblies to occupy certain posi…
The School of Nursing at the University of Ghana in partnership with the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids),Canada, has commenced a Paediatric Nursing Certificate Programme (PNCP) this year.
The programme aims at building the educ…
An appeal has gone to the church to incorporate health issues into its programmes to promote the quality of life of the members.
Mr Enoch Abeam Danso, Director of the Danita Medical Outreach, a non-governmental organization (NGO),…
Dr Ronald Sowah, the Western Regional HIV and AIDS Focal Person, has appealed to health workers who examine rape and defilement victims to be honest in their report and avoid compromising the ethics of their profession.
He said the f…
The Ajumako police have arrested a former Assembly Member for Ahenbrom Electoral Area of Ajumako, Mr Charles Essel, for threatening to kill two Environmental Health Officers performing their official duties at Ajumako.
The arrest foll…
Twenty-six persons perished on Monday night when a 33-seater Benz bus they were travelling on collided with a recovery tipper truck at Bono Manso in Nkoranza North District.
Chief Superintendent of Police Joseph Antwi Gyau, Techiman…
The Department of Community Development has warned individuals and organizations who are encroaching on the land belonging to the Community Vocational Institute at Anaji, to immediately vacate the property.
Ms Georgina Baaba Otoo, He…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has made available a 63-kilovolt generator to the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School at Kumawu.
This was in fulfilment of a pledge he made to the school during its 50th anniversary celebratio…
A United States based non-governmental organization, Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC), has donated textbooks valued at GH¢2,908.90 to the Kasei Anglican Primary and Junior High Schools (JHS).
The Right Reverend Dr Daniel Y…
An Indian student has won a USD 5,000 for his research in drug synthesis at the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest high school science research competition.
Raghavendra Ramachanderan, a stude…
U.S. researchers are recruiting professional boxers and trainers to study if red wine and grape compounds help reduce concussion damage.
Principal investigator Dr. Joshua Gatson, assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern…
A drug may reduce the brain's ability to recall negative emotions, challenging the theory that memories cannot be modified, researchers in Canada say.
Lead author Marie-France Marin, a doctoral student at Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital and …
Massachusetts General Hospital and its associated physicians were recognized for their work in improving care for the sickest elderly, officials say.
The National Patient Safety Foundation presented its Socius Award to Dr. Tim Ferris, med…
So-called ultra-bad cholesterol -- MGmin-low-density lipoprotein -- appears to be more likely than normal LDL to stick to artery walls, British researchers say.
Scientists at the University of Warwick in England say the super-sticky ultra…
Living in paradise evidently has its advantages -- for the third year in a row, Hawaii is considered the least stressed state, a U.S. poll indicates.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicates Americans' average stress level was 39.…
Stress and depression affect caregivers for elderly parents, a spouse or a disabled family member more than others, a U.S. poll indicates.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index involved 140,853 interviews of U.S. adults, who were employe…
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Y FM Hit Squad and DJs to take tu…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to traditional rulers and queen mother to organise programmes that would kick against bad cultural practices.
The Upper East Regional Director of NCCE, Mr Peter H Mensah, …
North Korea released an American citizen under detention for the past six months for an unspecified crime, U.S. envoy Robert King said Saturday, wrapping up his five-day visit to Pyongyang to assess the
North's food situation.
The rel…
The Chairman of the Holy Child College of Education Council, the Most Reverend John Martin Darko, has appealed to the government to expedite the passage of the Colleges of Education Bill into law.
He said the passage of the bill into…
The Enyan Abaasa Police have arrested a man believed to be in his 50s for allegedly posing as a medical doctor.
A police spokesman said the suspect Anthony Amoasi, was arrested following a report made by Ms Susana Bill, a medical ass…
The stage is set for a grand entry of south-west monsoon in Andamans and in quick succession in the south Indian state of Kerala, raising hopes for a favourable season for millions of farmers across the country.
"Conditions are fa…
William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', one of the most performed tragedies by the master playwright, is retold in a Malayalam movie.
The story of the Prince of Denmark, a victim of destiny and misfortunes, is adapted into the film "Karmayo…
The Chief Nursing Officer of the Ministry of Health, Mr George Kumi Kyeremeh has warned that no unprofessional behaviour will be tolerated.
“We shall encourage, inspire, commend and praise where it is due but we shall investigate all…
President John Atta Mills has authorized the Ministry of Finance to release 25 million dollars to the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)to roll out its development plans, Madam Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, …
The Environmentally Concerned Citizen’s Association of Ghana (ECCAG) has embarked on a nationwide environmental education campaign on wildlife conservation, wild fire prevention, tree planting and other activities in the Central Region.
…
Government will soon develop a policy to govern the Home Grown School Feeding Programme and ensure its sustainability.
In addition, an evaluation of the programme would be undertaken to ensure that the current reach of 700,000 pupils…
Naa Sohimwine Dana Gore II, Paramount chief of the Upper West Regional house of chiefs, said chiefs in the three Northern regions regard Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) as theirs and will therefore guard it zealously.
…
The driver of a mini-bus was killed and 10 others in the vehicle suffered serious injuries following a head-on collision with a truck on the Kumasi-Bibiani highway.
The deceased was identified as Philip Takyi, 42.
The injured w…
Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture on Friday called on Ghanaians to help preserve and appreciate the unique cultural heritage of the country by displaying the Kente fabric to the outside world.
He said the…
UNESCO brought smiles to the faces of children at the Power Hour School for under-privileged children in Adringonor in Accra on Thursday when they donated more than $10,000 to be used to purchase supplies for the school.
A statement …
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwabena Gyamera-Yeboah, Eastern Regional Police Commander, on Friday urged journalists to always cross-check their facts before publishing anything concerning the security services.
He said that wou…
The Tema Police Command has arrested 14 suspected criminals, including two armed robbers, who slashed father and daughter with a cutlass, in an attempt to rob them.
The two, Eric Amanu, a 20-year-old taxi driver, and Issah Danlardi,…
The mortal remains of George Addo Kufuor, brother of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, was on Thursday laid to rest at the Dabaa Royal Mausoleum near Akropong in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District.
Earlier, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Ose…
Full text of the message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to mark International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Sunday, May 29, 2011.
The tragedies that have befallen United Nations peacekeepers already this year are a sober…
Tragedy struck Manso-Nkwanta, the district capital of Amansie-West, on Wednesday night, as a falling wall trapped to death two people and left another injured.
The deceased were identified as Yaw Ahenkro, 40, a native of Denkyira-Bea…
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) on Friday called on the government to review the study leave policy for teachers to make it effective.
The Coalition said some teachers did not return to the classroom after the…
The Eastern Regional Manager of the Seventh Day-Adventist (SDA) Schools, Mr Isaac Okyere has asked teachers to exhibit professionalism in tapping the hidden potentials of their students.
Mr Okyere made the call during a visit to Tink…