Mr Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), has affirmed that power supply from the Bui hydro-electric project would begin in April this year.
He said the project was about 89 per cent complete…
More than 26,000 people have disappeared in the past six years in Mexico, the government said in releasing a list of the missing for the first time.
The list, released Tuesday, did not indicate how the people on it went missing, such a…
A suicide bombing in the northern Mali town of Kidal killed at least seven people late Tuesday, according to a Tuareg insurgent group targeted in the attack.
The bomber detonated the explosives in his all-terrain vehicle as he approach…
Iran and six world powers on Wednesday agreed that experts from the two sides would meet in Istanbul prior to another round of talks in Kazakhstan.
The decision was reported by Iran's state broadcaster Press TV, with no dates specified…
A three-day workshop to aid the development of a module for the training and certification of genetic counselors on the sickle cell disease is underway in Kumasi.
Put together by the Sickle Cell Foundation- Ghana, community leaders in…
The Oyoko Royal Family of Dumasi in the Western Region has expressed their unhappiness about a purported resettlement agreement between the Dumasi community and Golden Star Resources Limited.
They said it was an act of impunity, lawl…
Dr Koku Awoonor-Williams, Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, on Tuesday reported that malaria cases in children under age five in the Upper East Region had reduced significantly within the last five years.
He said from…
Dr Joseph Oteng-Adjei, Minister for Environment Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has paid a working visit to the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GARC).
He said it was culturally proper that as a new Minister for the sect…
Professor Kobina Yankson has appealed to high education institutions to undertake appropriate reforms in order to remain in competitive.
He said globalization compelled such institutions to be innovative in knowledge creation and dissem…
But for the timely intervention of neigbours at Akuadjoo near Nkawkaw, Yaw Debrah, a 39- year old- unemployed, would have taken his own life by cutting his throat with a kitchen knife.
Debrah, who attempted to commit the suicide at t…
Professor Kwadwo Djang- Forjour, Rector of the Sunyani Polytechnic, has reiterated the need for hygiene to be taught in schools to ensure quality health and clean environment.
He suggested that could be achieved with the institution …
At least four children died and at least seven were injured in a stampede at a primary school in central China Wednesday.
Several injured children were in hospital after the accident at the Qinji school in Xueji township, Hubei province, …
The second day of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers headed by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton started on Wednesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Iranian media reported that before the next round of the talks, Ashton and…
At least 18 people were killed when a fire broke out in a multi-storey market in the eastern India city of Kolkata Wednesday, officials said.
The paper and plastics market was illegally constructed and unauthorized, state Fire Minister…
Seven suspected Somali pirates on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in Kuala Lumpur High Court to charges of shooting at Malaysian troops on board a tanker in Gulf of Aden in 2011.
The seven were accused of discharging firearms with intent to …
A boat carrying 121 people from Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic minority was found adrift off Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said Wednesday.
The refugees were rescued by local fishermen Tuesday and then taken to an immigration office in…
The Western Regional Health Directorate has called on corporate bodies and all well-meaning Ghanaians to donate blood to the regional blood bank.
The appeal was made by the acting Regional Director of the Health Services, Dr Kwaku An…
Most Reverend Francis A.K. Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho, on Wednesday appealed to Heads of Catholic Basic Schools in the Volta Region which had zero to 20 percent in the 2012 BECE to undertake performance audits to reverse their standing…
Togbe Edinam Ansah, a musician, has slammed the scramble by groups within the creative industry to catch the eye of government and its representatives.
He said these groupings, normally formed for convenience, would have little impac…
A machine operator opened fire Wednesday on his colleagues at a Kronospan wood factory in Switzerland, killing two and wounding seven, police said. The 42-year-old assailant also died. Regional police chief Daniel Bussmann did not comment …
John Kofi Ackon, unemployed, on Wednesday
appeared before a Takoradi Circuit Court for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs.
His plea was not taken and was remanded to re-appear on March 25.
Chief Inspector Felix Danku told the…
Professor Ohene Adjei, Chief Executive of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has appealed to professional groups at the facility to show strong commitment towards the promotion of industrial peace and harmony.
They shoul…
The European Union intends to send a share of its Uganda-based military trainers for Somalia into the conflict-battered country's capital Mogadishu as soon as possible, the mission's commander said Wednesday.
The EU said the deployment d…
Mr Bernard Otabil was on Wednesday appointed the new General Manager for the Ghana News Agency (GNA)for a four-year term, effective Friday March 1, 2013.
The National Media Commission (NMC) made the appointment in consultation with the Pr…
A new national campaign dubbed: "MamaYe" aims at injecting new sense of commitment based on providing factual evidence to the public to help further promote the attainment of maternal and newborn health was on Tuesday launched in Ghana.
…
At least 10 local militiamen and seven civilians were killed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said.
"Ten Afghan policemen and seven civilians were poisoned and then shot at a (police) outpost early Wednesda…
Mrs Salimata Abdul Salam, Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment Science and Technology, has stressed the need for investing in knowledge acquisition to build capacities to boost competitiveness in Rain Water Harvesting Service deli…
The world must make it clear to Iran that it will face "military sanctions" if it does not stop its alleged military nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
"Iran continues to defy the internatio…
Mrs Matilda Nana Manye Amissah-Arthur, wife of Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, on Tuesday called on librarians to introduce innovative services into the public library system, to attract more patrons.
She was optimistic that…
A church without the presence of God is a mere entertainment court, Apostle Alfred Koduah, General Secretary of the Church of Pentecost has said.
"We can buy all the musical instruments, give offering and engage in all kinds of activ…
The Women's Commission of University of Ghana will launch its week-long activity to reinvigorate students' lives on campus.
The event under the theme, “Strategising for the Future: The Woman and Her Environment", would enable t…
The Rt. Rev. Nicholas K. Asane, Bishop of the Cape Coast Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana has cautioned Superintendent Ministers, Ministers and Lay Preachers to give equal attention to all members of the church – both young and old.…
The Proprietor of the Light of World Preparatory School at New Apraku in the Greater Accra Region, Mrs Esther Hamilton has advised people in authority not to look down on people who serve under them no matter their condition.
She sai…
Madam Ruby Yap, a Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) worker in Wa has stated that Parent Teacher Associations and School Management Committees (PTAs/SMCs are the bedrocks for a successful education in Ghana.
She said the non-functionin…
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that government spending cuts due to take effect this week would harm economic progress, and urged lawmakers to take action before the March 1 deadline.
"The last thing you want to see is Washing…
Prof. Joseph Ayee, Rector of Mountcrest University College, Accra, on Monday noted that Ghana needs a long term development planning for its social, economic and political growth.
He said unfortunately, leadership in the country was …
A video posted on YouTube Monday appears to show the seven French citizens who were kidnapped in Cameroon last week.
It shows the seven hostages - three adults and four children - sitting in a small tent, surrounded by gunmen.
The …
Hollywood awoke Monday after a night of post-Oscar partying to a cocktail of mixed reaction to the biggest event on the movie industry calendar.
Among the main talking points in the trendy cafes on streets such as Rodeo Drive, Melrose …
A film about the Austrian abduction case of Natascha Kampusch premiered Monday in Vienna, pointing not only to her strength during eight years of captivity, but to the way she has since taken control of her life.
Real-life Kampusch, 25, s…
This year is bidding to be the year of the budget smartphone, heralding a shift in the balance of power in the global mobile telephony sector.
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has plenty of devices costing less than 200 euros (26…
Talks between Iran and the six world powers started on Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after a nine-month break.
The Iranian delegation is headed by Saeid Jalili and the group of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United State…
Furniture retailer Ikea on Monday pulled some of its trademark Koettbullar meatballs off shelves in 14 countries, as the horse meat scandal gripping Europe for a month widened.
Spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson told dpa that one batch of froz…
Ninety health records personnel in the country at the weekend graduated after going through an intensive three-week modular programme in health records management facilitated by the Kintampo College of Health (K-CoH) and Well-being.
…
Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the Gomoa West District Chief Executive (DCE), has assured Ghanaians that government was committed to improving the health status of all its citizenry.
He said provision of health facilities in the communi…
Mr Francis Obiri, an Accra Circuit Court judge on Monday challenged the country's social workers to come out with a research why many of the youth are getting into robbery and other social vices.
"Ghana has reached a stage where our s…
Madam Elizabeth Owusuah, Principal Midwife at the Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital in sunyani on Thursday urged women to undertake voluntary check-up on cervical cancer.
She expressed concern about the poor attitude and respond of women…
Mr Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Vice President of Ghana has launched the freedom bookshop and art gallery in Accra.
The bookshop and art gallery is under the sponsorship of the Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) and will have in stock book…
A day's conference on quality assurance for public and private Universities in Ghana opened in Accra on Monday, to develop a national framework to guide Quality Assurance Units of tertiary institutions.
The conference, which was orga…
Traditional authorities in the Brong-Ahafo Region has commended the government for the region's level of development within the past four years.
They were optimistic that the government would ensure speedy completion of other on-going…
The passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill, is one sure way Ghana can make a headway in the fight against corruption, Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, Brong-Ahafo Regional Secretary of the Brong-Ahafo Network of Non-Governmental Organisat…
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