The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Patrick Timbillah, has assured the public of adequate security during the Easter celebrations.
They had put in place the necessary measures to ensure that the event was incident free.
Addr…
Kwadwo Darkwah, a farmer, who indecently assaulted a three-year-old girl at Akim Akenkenso has been fined GH¢200 by the Akim Oda Magistrates Court.
The Court presided over by Mr Albert Owusu Annor ordered the 24-year-old farmer to pa…
Mrs Cecilia Asare, Principal of the Cape Coast Nursing and Midwifery Training College has called for a probe into the reasons behind the recent mass failure of student nurses.
She also condemned what she termed the “unprofessional at…
The Winneba Aboakyire Planning Committee on Tuesday launched the programme for the celebration of
this year’s Aboakyire for the chiefs and people of the Effutu Traditional Area.
Launching the festival Nana Kofi Takyi IV, Nifahene of…
The Association of Friends Forever (ASOFF) that promotes friendship development in Churches, has urged Churches and corporate institutions in the country to be compassionate to support the needy and under-privileged in society as the world…
A scheme that will align job performance to
pay in the public services is being developed as part of the Single Spine Incomes Policy.
Togbe Adom Drayi II, Head of Organization Department of the Ghana Trade Union Congress, (GTUC) sai…
The media in conflict-torn Cote d’ Ivoire is responsible for the civil strife that has wrecked havoc in the country, leading to needless loss of lives and property and Ghanaian journalists must watch out.
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a Ghanai…
The weather for Thursday will be cloudy in
the morning over the country and become sunny with some thundery showers over areas in the forest and high grounds, the coastal strip and parts of the north.
According to the weather foreca…
The people of Nyinase in the Nkoranza South District have appealed to the District Assembly to
provide a community clinic in the area
Nana Baffo Agyei, Odikro of the area told the Ghana News Agency at Nkoranza that the people of Ny…
The Force Foundation of the Netherlands, a non-governmental organisation, has presented equipment valued at 19,000 euros to the Resource Centre for students with visual Impairment of the Department of Special Education of University of
Ed…
A petroleum institute to be known as ‘Harvard Marine Petroleum Training Institute” would be established in Takoradi in June to train more youth to work in the oil and gas industry.
This will be in pursuance of the local content poli…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday called for sanity on the roads as Ghanaians join Christians all over the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
“As we commute on our roads and highways, let us endeav…
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the loss of electricity supply to parts of Accra and its environs on Wednesday night was as a result of “a blast on critical equipment” at the Achimota sub-station.
A statement signed by M…
An alleged money doubler Mohammed Alhassan from Lamashegu in Tamale has been arrested by the Bolgatanga Regional Police for swindling one Mr Zakaria Atongu.
He told Mr Atongu that he would raise his money from 300.00 Ghana cedis to 3…
May Day, which falls on Sunday, will be marked in the Volta Region with an Inter-denominational church service at the GNAT Hall in Ho,
Mr Elvis S. Van-Lare, Regional Secretary of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, told a Ho District Council…
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has restored power to the Electricity Company of Ghana after repairing the fault that occurred at the Achimota Sub-Station on Wednesday night.
A statement signed by Mr Albert Quainoo, H…
The State Transport Corporation (STC) on Thursday reminded Government about a promise to import some buses and allocate 50 buses for the company to boost its operations.
“Last year, the Government promised to acquire some buses from …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings and wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, have called on all Christians to renew their faith and commit themselves to righteousness and the defence of what is good.
In a joint statement issued in Acc…
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana, has donated chocolates worth GH¢3,500 to residents of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, affected by the turbulent earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in tha…
Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, is expected to perform the official opening ceremony of this year’s paragliding festival, at Kwahu Atibie, in the Eastern Region on Friday.
About 32 pilots from seven countries including, Ger…
Mr Justice Alex Opoku-Acheampong, the Judicial Secretary, on Wednesday charged staff of the Judicial Service to refrain from activities that could make them corrupt.
He said management of the Service would not hesitate to fire any st…
Stakeholders in the transport sector the Police in the Central Region have collaborated to combat the spate of road accidents in the Region, particularly during the impending Easter holidays.
The stakeholders include the National Roa…
The fact-finding committee established by the University of Ghana (UG) to investigate the case of molestation of an alleged thief by students of the University at the Mensah-Sarbah Hall, has completed its work.
The committee, in its …
This year’s Easter School for basic and Senior High School (SHS) students across the country, has officially opened at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region.
The annual event provided a dynamic forum for children to actively participate…
The National Gas Development Taskforce established by President John Evans Atta Mills to review and make appropriate recommendations for the speedy realization of a national gas commercialization infrastructure system, has presented its fi…
African governments that seek to promote sustainable development, will not permit mining in protected areas under any circumstance, especially in forest reserves, Mr Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary of the International Trades Union …
Dr Beth Offei-Awuku, Physician at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital, on Wednesday said malaria was still the number one killer in the West African sub-region.
Yet the average waiting time for a malaria patient to see a doct…
Mr Clement Kofi Humado, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Wednesday said there was the need to adopt bold and new initiatives to attract non-governmental funding to enhance youth work.
He said government alone could not make the desir…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Western Region on Wednesday received 1.35 million long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) from the UK government and UN Children’s Fund.
These bed nets, along with one million handed over to GHS in…
A former accountant of the Ghana Education Service (GES), is standing trial in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)Circuit Court for allegedly duping two teachers of GH¢2,100.00 under the pretext of using his influence to get their child…
Kwedwo Arko, a driver has been ordered by a Magistrate Court at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality to pay GH ¢500 for unlawfully conveying 444 pieces of lumber sawn without authorization.
The court presided over by Mr Albert …
The government has been urged to ensure a tax waiver on imported paper and chemicals used for the printing of books and other publications.
Mr Kwaku Oppong Amponsah, General Manager of Adwinsah Publications Limited, said this was nec…
Chief Farmer of Suhum Krabo Coaltar District, Nana Debrah Amanor, has stated that proper enforcement of the law on the use of the Akuafo Cheque was critical to reducing theft.
He said it would also help to check the use of counterfei…
Workers of Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Wednesday called off their three-day sit-down strike with immediate effect.
The decision was taken after an emergency meeting convened by the Management, headed by Mr Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, the Sup…
The Minister of the Interior has on the advice of the Northern and Upper East Regional Security Councils respectively, and by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfews imposed on the Gushegu Township
and Bawku Municipality and their immed…
The authorities of the Police Hospital in Accra announced on Wednesday that the hospital’s Out-Patient Department (OPD) would be closed to the public from April 22-24 for a fumigation exercise.
A statement signed by the Acting Direct…
A trader who allegedly poured hot water on her seven-year-old granddaughter and locked her in a room appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday charged with causing unlawful harm.
Rosemary Acquah, whose plea was not taken, h…
Mrs. Philomena Boakye Appiah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Thursday, said it was un-Christian for churches to create noise, under the guise of praise and worship during their services.
…
The Ministry of Energy on Thursday said all agreements entered into on behalf of Ghana, were undertaken devoid of any corruption and in the spirit of honesty and transparency.
“The Ministry of Energy whose core responsibility it is t…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Thursday, reiterated the commitment of Government to ensure an equitable distribution of national resources and a fair share of development, in all the 10 regions of Ghana.
He said the Government w…
The First Lady, Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills on Wednesday stressed that sexual reproductive health rights need to be made a central theme of the national development agenda.
She consequently praised midwives and other maternal health pe…
The Ministry of Health on Thursday repeated cholera prevention tips as the country celebrates Easter with various activities, including conventions and social gatherings.
In a statement signed by Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister…
Raging bushfire has destroyed three rice farms in the Yendi Municipality from January to March this year.
The Municipal Chief Fire Officer, Mr Alfred Sulemana Braimah who made this known when he addressed the passing-out of 50 fire v…
Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and The MasterCard Foundation, on Thursday launched a nation-wide programme to provide secondary education, financial literacy and entrepreneurship opportunities to 200,000 youth from disadvantaged ba…
Members of the Assin South District Assembly were given a day’s orientation workshop on Wednesday on how to strategise and access facilities being provided under the “Sustainable Rural Water And Sanitation Project (SRWSP).”
The SRWSP…
With just a few hours to the celebration of Easter, the Police Administration, on Thursday, assured the public that it had instituted measures to ensure that the period was incident free, urging Ghanaians to cooperate with the service to …
The season where most Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ has drawn so close and people are travelling to their various home towns to join relations for the celebrations.
The celebration of Easter at one’s homet…
Dr Kwaku Agyenang-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has underlined the need for Ghanaians to strive to consolidate the prevailing peace in the country.
He said it was important for the people to keep reminding themselves that th…
The Reverend (Dr) Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has called on Christians to embrace the positive aspects of the country’s traditional beliefs, norms and values.
He s…
The Otumfuo Charity Foundation on Thursday received a donation of GH¢3,000.00 in support of its drive to improve the lives of the people.
It came from a group of Ashantis based in Seattle, in the United States (US) called “Seattle As…