The Evacuation Liaison Team has processed all Ghanaians who were stranded at Salloum on the
Libya-Egypt border and the arrivals have reduced to a mere trickle.
“We have cleared them all from the border. Today (Friday), 156 left for …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday called on the Government to exercise good faith in the negotiations with teachers, to reach an agreement over their allowances, and show more care in the migration onto the Single Spine Salary Struct…
Government on Friday agreed to give all teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) a “Teachers Retention Premium” (TRP) of 15 per cent with effect from March 11, 2011.
The premium shall be enjoyed by all professional and non-profe…
A Circuit court in Techiman presided by Mr. Michael Cudjoe Ntumy, has remanded a chain-saw operator to two weeks in prison custody for allegedly burning two-thatched rooms at Kranka in
the Nkoranza North District.
Kwadwo Yeboah, ali…
Mr Lawrence Amesu, Director of Amnesty International (AI) Ghana, has called on government to discontinue with forced evictions and comply with international and regional standards of eviction.
Addressing a forum on Stakeholder’s meet…
Mrs Lydia Asamoah, National Women’s Secretary for Deaf Women in Ghana, on Friday called on Ghanaians to learn sign language to enable deaf people to access information since they have a lot to contribute to the development of the nation.
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The US Government on Friday honoured Brigadier-General Kwame Opong-Kyekyeku (rtd) with the Legion of Merit Award for his meritorious service as the Ghanaian Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché to the US from September 2005 to Septembe…
Mr. Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Thursday called on the people to burry their political differences and contribute to the development of the area.
He said the execution of the projects was in fulfillment…
Justice Sule Gbadegbe, a Supreme Court Judge, on Wednesday said the codification of customary laws
in Ghana would forge stronger relativities between it and statute laws even if the two did not merge.
He said customary laws represen…
Developing nations have untapped resources that could enable them to fight poverty, create jobs,
gain energy independence and help adapt to climate change, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),has published.
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Ms Eddith Ama Mawunyo Xorse,known in showbiz as Princess Ivy, a new talent on the musical scene, on Thursday released her debut album titled: “take
over” produced by NISSI Consult of Media Excel Production.
The album has 8 tracks, b…
The United Teachers Movement of Ghana (UTMOG), has appealed to striking teachers to return to the classroom room while efforts were being made to correct the mistakes in new salaries.
Mr Apau Wiredu, National Coordinator, told a pres…
An ancient South Korean medical book, listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, will be published in English for global distribution, the health ministry said Thursday.
An English version of "Donguibogam" is slated to be release…
U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday,
ending its nearly 27-year flying career as the world's most- travelled spaceship.
According to NASA, Discovery touched down at 11:57 a.m. EST…
Nearly nine out of 10 baby boomers in Seoul do not wish to depend on their children for support in old age, a survey showed Thursday, indicating their potential to remain productive in a fast-aging society.
Going against deep-rooted tr…
South Korean activists said Thursday they plan to send hundreds of thousands of leaflets denouncing North Korea across the border between the countries this weekend, despite the communist state's threats to fire if the propaganda activity …
Nearly nine out of 10 disputes over people's living environments last year were caused by noise pollution and vibrations, the Environment Ministry said Thursday.
Of the 174 cases resolved last year by the ministry's central arbitration…
Chinese President Hu Jintao, who rules over one-fifth of world's population, has topped the list of world's most powerful person while UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been ranked ninth by the US Forbes magazine.
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Chairman of the Kidney Federation of India Fr Davis Chiramel has been chosen for this year's Gandhi Award for his role in creating kidney bank in the state, which is the first of its kind in the world.
The award carries Rs 25,000, a…
In a landmark case, three men have been prosecuted under racial vilification laws for the first time in Australia's Victoria state for physically assaulting and verbally abusing an Indian student in Melbourne's outer south-east last year.
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Canada's military spending in the current budget year has reached its highest point since the end of World War II, a think tank report said Wednesday.
Canada is the 13th largest military spender in the world and the 6th largest within the…
Australian customs and border protection staff on Thursday said they have seized more than 2.5 million illegally imported cigarettes.
According to Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor, this is a large seizure that represents 1.214 milli…
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority said Wednesday that a 37-year-old female patient has been confirmed to have been infected with influenza A.
The woman is in critical condition and receiving Tamiflu treatment at a local hospital, the Autho…
Health authorities in Hunan said Thursday that A/H1N1 caused six deaths in the central Chinese province in February, four more than that of January.
The province reported 124 flu A/H1N1 cases, up 129.63 percent from last month, according …
A recent study shows that infants born to women who smoke during early pregnancy have a higher risk of certain congenital heart defects (CHD), according to "MedsSpace Today" news Wednesday.
The study results came from the Baltimore-Washin…
The price of preventing preterm labor is about to rise drastically in the U.S. next week.
A drug for high-risk pregnant women costs about 10 to 20 dollars per injection. Next week, the price will shoot up to 1,500 dollars a dose, accordin…
Cigarette displays in shops will be banned and tobacco companies may also be forced to make their
products in plain wrappers in an attempt to stop people from smoking, announced the UK government Thursday.
The prominent displays and attr…
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana (UG) has launched a scheme to award members of the university community who
have distinguished themselves in various endeavours.
The scheme dubbed, “UG Community …
Ghanaian employers and managers have been urged to take the well-being of workers seriously by providing a safe work environment and training for
future challenges.
“Without a properly designed well-being programme, many employees w…
Most places in the country would experience fairly good rains with even distribution during the major rainy season this year unlike 2010 when the season was characterized by erratic and poor rainfall distribution pattern.
Generally,…
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has warned all about the dangers of flash floods during the coming rainy season. Flash floods are sudden inundation of water in low-lying areas brought on by heavy rains or dam break.
“Many peop…
A report on Ghana’s health insurance that shows that only 18 per cent of Ghanaians benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has stirred controversy among some health players.
The report challenged the 65 per cent hea…
Colonel Cyril Necku (rtd), Deputy Volta Regional Minister, on Thursday underscored the importance of allowing Affirmative Action on the empowerment of women to reflect in all spheres of national endeavour.
He said that this would ass…
A youth development movement, 4-H Ghana, has congratulated Ghanaian women in commemoration of International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8 each year.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Movement in Koforidua and sig…
The Abomosu Presbyterian Primary ‘A’ and ‘D’ in the newly created Atiwa District, have appealed to the government and benevolent organisations to assist the schools with computers to help make children computer literate.
Speaking to …
Mr Alfred Vanderpuije, Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, has encouraged parents and teachers to introduce pupils to various forms of writing through reading in their formative years to develop their writing skills.
He said re…
The Association of Student Representative Councils of Senior High Schools in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Thursday appealed to the government to correct problems associated with migrating teachers onto the Single Spine Salary Structure.
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Government for the first time included queen-mothers in the list of traditional rulers to receive allowances, hitherto limited only to registered paramount chiefs, Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, said on…
Poverty reduction and the transformation of livelihoods in Northern Ghana can only be achieved through the concerted efforts of all stakeholders in the agriculture sector.
This will help reverse the resultant low agriculture producti…
The Ghana Federation of Disable (GFD) on Thursday complained about the difficulty people with disabilities were facing in accessing the two per cent of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund meant for their upkeep.
Mr Lawrence Ameyaw, …
Robert Akpanaga, a 59 year-old Corn mill operator who slept with his 21 year old daughter resulting in pregnancy has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
Akpanaga, who pleaded guilty to the charges of incest under section 195A (1) …
The Akim Oda Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr Albert Owusu Annor on Thursday sentenced Kofi
Kumi, a trader, to 24 months in prison in hard labour for stealing GH¢2,618 from another trader’s shop.
Kumi pleaded guilty.
The…
A High Court in Accra on Thursday granted bail to three members of the People’s National Convention (PNC) whose bail had been revoked by a Magistrate Court after flouting its orders.
The three, Somtim Tobiga, Baba Ghana Seidu and Ahm…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and Worldreader, a US Non Profit Organisation, to adapt a device that allows students t…
Olawunmi Biriyok, Chairwoman for the Sole
Practitioners’ Group (SPG) of England and Wales, has condemned the cold blooded murder of seven women who staged a peaceful demonstration in Ivory Coast.
“Seven unarmed women were cold-blood…
A Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Justice Emmanuel Amoh-Yartey, has ordered that Haruna Alhassan, a 29-year-old porter, who stole a taxi-cab at gun-point, be kept in jail for 50 years in hard labour.
He pleaded not guilt…
The Ministry of Transport and the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) on Thursday reminded the public that the clearing of illegal structures and properties along the railway lines would be carried out as scheduled.
A statemen…
The European Union has provided accommodation and office equipment at a cost of 7.8 million Euros for staff of Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission at the Ankasa and Bia Conservation areas.
They include 43 housing units for j…
Ntiribuoho, a sprawling community in Afigya Kwabre has set up an 11-member committee to tackle the growing indiscipline there.
The committee is mandated to draft bye-laws for approval by the district assembly to regulate the sale of …
A reproductive health validation team from Togo, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger conferred in Accra to validate integrated training tools to be used for training family planning, maternal, neon0atal and infant health care providers.
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