Harvest Praise 2013 is slated for Good Friday, March 29 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Mr Daniel Adjei, Chairman of the Planning Committee told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Accra on Friday.
Harvest Pr…
President Vladimir Putin has ordered immediate assistance for people living in Russia's Ural Mountains after a meteor exploded over the region on Friday, injuring at least 520. "Every effort should be made to objectively estimate the damag…
Syrian Foreign Ministry has accused Turkey of hindering the Syrian political process put forward recently to solve the long-standing crisis, the state media reported Friday. The ministry's remarks came in a letter sent to the United Natio…
Samuel Agbah Otu, Agona Swedru High Court Registrar, on Thursday appeared before an Accra Magistrate's court for allegedly stealing 46,000 Ghana cedis belonging to a Swedru based businesswoman, Madam Rose Ami Kpogah.
He pleaded not g…
Pope Benedict XVI is to meet Thursday with parish priests from the diocese of Rome, in a one-hour meeting in which he is expected to speak about his decision to resign.
The pontiff said Monday he would quit his position as of 8 pm (1900 G…
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) on Wednesday organized a party for 26 of its retirees to show appreciation and gratitude for their selfless and dedication to the Institute.
Professor Franklyn Achampong…
CNBC AFRICA, Africa's largest business television news channel, will
broadcast the "State of the Nation Address" (SoNA) LIVE on Thursday, 14
February at 7pm CAT. Don't miss senior anchor, Karema Brown as she
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There's no doubt about it...Ghanaian leading man Majid Michel is a star
who has taken the continent by storm, claiming his space in the
spotlight thanks to heaps of charisma and red-hot on-screen appeal. And
when DStv audiences see him …
A three-day annual review conference for district managers, claims and public relation officers of the Central Regional branch of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is underway at Winneba.
Participants would discuss issues bor…
He said the Ashanti King had used the"Wisdom of Solomon"to resolve the numerous chieftaincy conflicts in his traditional domain, thus he would have no difficulty in tackling contentious issues when approved to oversee the workings of the r…
Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.9 per cent from October to December compared to the previous quarter, a far bigger contraction than had been expected, official figures showed Thursday. UniCredit, Italy's leading bankin…
Moscow is to study the U.S. initiative on further cutting nuclear arsenals when it formally receives a proposal from Washington, Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. "We haven't received so far the particular proposals on further reduct…
The Malian Interim President Dioncounda Traore said on Wednesday that the war against rebels in the Northern part of the country has taken a new turn with the use of suicide bombers, but that was a situation which was predictable. The pres…
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was in police custody on suspicion of accidentally shooting and killing his girlfriend, broadcaster eNCA reported on Thursday. Police confirmed a woman in her 20s was killed in P…
The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) said on Tuesday that a lot of women in Ghana are going through physical, mental, and social hazards relating to reproductive system at all stages.
The harmful reproductive health practices commonly …
Mr Francis Quarme Mawutor, Country Director -Action For Peace Project (AFPP), an NGO has said bringing to bear on the Ghanaian political terrain the national anthem and the pledge backed with spiritual awareness the country would make trem…
Talks between a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iranian nuclear officials began in Tehran on Wednesday, in the latest effort to resolve differences over Iran's nuclear projects.
In the talks, held at the Irania…
Mr. Patrick Atta Opoku, Assistant Director, Banking Department and Head of Foreign Banking, Bank of Ghana on Tuesday said the bank has always followed strictly procedures and regulations regarding the payment of judgment debts.
He sai…
Challenging Heights, a non-governmental organization has, as at the end of 2012, saved 111 children from slavery and many others were saved from child labour.
This was contained in a statement issued by Mr James Kofi Annan, President of C…
HIV and AIDS related stigmatization and discrimination comes in divers forms; prejudice, abuse and maltreatment directed at people living with HIV and AIDS.
Stigma and discrimination manifest themselves differently across countries, c…
The National Executive Council of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Tuesday agreed to suspend the ongoing withdrawal of services to the Out-Patients Department till further notice.
The decision was reached after a meeting betwe…
The Volta Youth Network (VYN) has called on President John Mahama to consider nominating Mr Emmanuel kwasi Bedzrah as the next Volta Regional Minister for accelerated development and unity.
"We strongly believe that the Member of Parl…
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Tuesday adopted contingency measures to limit the impact of the Ghana Medical Association's (GMA) strike on vulnerable departments.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Public Affairs Di…
A court in Israel on Wednesday lifted the gag on media reporting of a case involving an Australian citizen and reputed Mossad spy who died in an Israeli prison in 2010.
But there was no official Israeli confirmation of an initial repor…
The Management and staff of UT Group on Sunday held a special thanksgiving service for successful 2012 and to seek God's guidance as well as direction for 2013.
The occasion, which attracted staff of the various departments and sub…
Apam Senior High School has launched its 60th anniversary celebration with a call on old students to help tackle the problems facing the school to position it's as a citadel of knowledge and building of character in the country.
The…
Miss Doris A. Bramson, Headmistress of Saint Mary's Senior High School, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to review the Unified Code of Discipline for second cycle institutions in the country.
She said as matter of …
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the leading private waste company in the country has built a set of ultra modern washrooms for the Greater Accra Regional Police headquarters to help enhance good sanitation.
The project which started about a year …
The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with some partners has begun an immunization and public education program against cervical cancer for female pupils in 547 primary schools in six districts of the Northern Region.
The nationa…
The Ministry of Health had refuted allegation from a newspaper to close the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) if efforts are not made to expand its auxiliary facilities in and around the city of Ashanti Region.
The Ministry said …
The Chiefs and people of the Kaleo Traditional Area in the Upper West Region have expressed their gratitude to the President for appointing Mr Roger Angsonmwine to the office of the Secretary to the Cabinet.
This was contained in a p…
Reverend Father George Ansah, the parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church at Fijai, has said many marriages in the society were falling on the rocks due to lack of trust among couples.
He, therefore, advised married c…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) will on Tuesday February 12 meet to consider a letter written to them by Dr Frank Serebour, Executive Secretary of GMA concerning its strike action.
The le…
Some Medical Doctors at the Ridge Hospital in Accra said on Monday only emergency cases reported were being treated.
This action was in line with the directive issued by the Ghana Medical Association(GMA) to its National Executive C…
The Private Universities Students' Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has appealed to the Ministry of Education, to integrate them into the administration of tertiary education in Ghana.
They said this should include the Ghana Education Tr…
Tablet India Limited (TIL), a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer of high quality products globally, has unveiled Miss Nadia Buari, as its brand ambassador in Accra.
This collaboration is aimed to raise more awareness a…
An advocacy programme to educate rural farmers on aflatoxin has been launched with a commitment from government to continue its support to women farmers to enhance their livelihood through its poverty eradication programme.
"We need …
The mortal remains of Ms Hilda Abban, Central Regional Manager of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), was on Saturday laid to rest at Asokyeano near Cape Coast.
She was 56 years old.
Madam Hilda Abban passed on Sunday December 9, 2012…
US Marine General Joseph Dunford took over command of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan in a ceremony held Sunday under tight security, pledging to help bring a "brighter future."
Dunford took over from General John Allen as commander of …
Female students of the Bunkpurugu Senior High and the Nakpanduri Senior High schools in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo, have received sanitary pads from the Bright Generation Community Foundation to hygienically take good care of themselves during …
President of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), Dr. Osei Kofi Darkwa has observed that the problem of urban and rural poverty facing the nation could only be overturned if country's university students worked hard to develop t…
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation's (GNPC) initial assessment of samples of what appears to be crude oil sprouting out from a hand-dug well at Jumbo near Kpassa in the Volta Region, has shown a positive result.
The GNPC's team of e…
Malian government forces had the central part of Gao "under control" late Sunday, a French military spokesman said, after Islamist militants had mounted new attacks earlier in the day in the
northern Malian city.
Colonel Thierry Burkh…
Muscles aching, head pounding, Mohammed al-Haj grunted as he drove his pick-axe into the desert soil.
Of the dozens of schools, bridges and apartment complexes he oversaw as an engineer in his native Syria, the 37-year-old Homs residen…
Mr Thomas O. Mills, Member of the Lands and Forestry Taskforce, has called on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, to probe the disappearance of some 64 containers containing Rosewood.
The containers were impounded by the orde…
Four people were injured in a shooting during the Mardi Gras in New Orleans in the US state of Louisiana late Saturday, local media reported.
The Times Picayune reported that the attack took place as crowds thronged Bourbon Street in t…
Six French supermarket chains on Sunday followed the lead of British retailers by withdrawing lasagne and other frozen meals after tests showed dishes sold as pure beef contained horse meat.
Auchan, Casino, Carrefour, Cora, Monoprix an…
A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead by Malian soldiers in the northern city of Gao before he managed to set off the explosive device, witnesses said on Sunday.
The incident occurred late Saturday night.
On Friday morning, Mali …
Game rangers at the Kruger National Park in South Africa killed three suspected rhino poachers in "a full-scale fire fight," the body that manages the country's nature reserves said
Sunday.
One more suspect was critically injured, whi…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the decision to withdraw all out-patient clinical services and attend only to emergencies and in-patients as from Monday February 11 still stands.
It has therefore directed the National Execut…
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