As global economic troubles continue, cuts in global health funding from the US government and other bilateral donors may signal the conclusion of an era of rapid growth.
Despite dire predictions in the wake of the economic crisis, …
A total of 762 teenagers in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region got pregnant last year.
Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah District Director of Health Services, who made this known at the district Annual Performance Review meeting on Wed…
A DHL Express study by IHS, a leading global source of information and analytic, has shown that international trade and cooperation had become a key driver of small business success globally.
The macro-economic analysis and survey o…
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the leader of a Siberian sex cult to 11 years in prison on rape and drug trafficking charges, the Ria Novosti news agency reported.
The 44-year-old behind the Ashram Shambala sect isolated members …
The Spanish king's son-in-law faces having his properties seized after disobeying court orders in a corruption case, judicial sources said Thursday.
The judge investigating corruption charges against Inaki Urdangarin and his former bus…
Six vehicles were on Thursday morning involved in multiple accidents on PDW dual carriage road in Takoradi.
The accident, which occurred at 1000 hours, resulted in heavy vehicular traffic, but the National Road Safety Commission safe…
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday expressed scepticism about direct negotiations with the United States, the country's arch-enemy, about its nuclear programme, the Mehr news agency reported.
"You (US) aim your w…
A 26-year-old worker of the Winneba branch of the Akyempim Rural Bank has been jailed five years by the Agona Swedru Circuit Court for stealing 27,023.55 Ghana cedis belonging to the bank.
Benjamin Gyankumah pleaded not guilty when h…
A report by Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said scientists, coaches and support staff were involved in the provision of drugs across multiple sporting codes.
Some coaches, sports scientists and support staff of elite athletes have orch…
Dr Alfred Kuranchie, Board Chairman of COCOBOD was on Wednesday elected as the Central Regional representative of the Council of State.
He pooled 38 votes to beat two other contestants, Dr Ato Essuman an Educationist and the incumbe…
Child victims of sexual abuse in India are often mistreated and humiliated by the police, doctors and officials, a study by an international human rights group said Thursday.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said child sexual abuse was…
At least 10 civilians were killed after explosions at an army base in northern Yemen sent rocket and tank shells crashing into nearby houses, Yemeni media reported Thursday.
The independent news site Mareb Press said the blasts had occ…
A tense calm reigned in Tunisia Thursday, a day after the assassination of an opposition leader triggered violent anti-government protests which forced the country's rulers to announce hasty reforms.
Chokri Belaid, cofounder of the sec…
Vo-Naa Mohammed Baba Bawa, a traditional ruler was on Wednesday re-elected as the representative of Northern Region to the Council of State.
The Regional Director of the Electoral Commission Mr Sylvester Kanyi declared the chief as…
Child prostitution is flourishing at Sekondi landing beaches and other suburbs of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region.
The Social Services and Gender Sub-Committee of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, at …
Muslim leaders, gathering for a major summit in Cairo, will on Thursday call for the world to adopt anti-hate legislation to fight Islamophobia, reported local media.
A draft final statement of the summit of the Organization of Islamic Co…
The 60-year-old single-storey wooden accommodation of the Volta Regional Health Directorate is begging to be relieved of the pressure to squeeze additional office spaces into it.
Over the years, the offices in the Directorate have h…
Fresh military personnel will be added to the UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to counter the expansion of the conflict in the eastern part of the country, a UN official said Wednesday.
Herve Ladsous, the c…
The Lebanese Hezbollah movement said Wednesday that Israel was leading an international campaign against it, a day after Bulgaria blamed the pro-Iranian group for a July bomb attack that killed five Israeli tourists.
"Israel is leading…
Australian doctors said Wednesday that the state had gone too far in banning the tradition of blowing out candles on a birthday cake.
New rules for child care centres advise that children each get a cupcake with a candle but that the a…
Riot police were deployed to Greece's main harbour of Pireaus on Wednesday to end a week-long strike by seamen which has left hundreds of islands without food, fuel or medicine.
Hundreds of riot police could be seen in front of ferries ke…
The key witness in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in India will be questioned by defence lawyers at a hearing Wednesday.
Her 28-year-old male companion, who was injured in the attack, was called by the prosecution to test…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for calm over a territorial spat after Tokyo said a Chinese warship directed radar against a Japanese military vessel.
"I urge strong restraint by China so the situation will not unnecessarily esc…
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded early Wednesday off the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, triggering a brief tsunami warning, authorities said.
The quake struck at 0112 GMT around 50 kilometres west of the Santa Cr…
Stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in the Northern Region, have established a platform to enhance sharing of ideas and knowledge on how best to synchronize projects and initiatives for efficient service deliver…
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court has sentenced Issah Shaibu, a labourer, to a four-year prison term for conspiracy, unlawful entry and stealing mattresses and mobile phones.
His accomplices Kwame Ofori and Bobo are on the run.
Two…
Dr. Ahmed Baba Salifu, Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has suggested the modification of the Senior High Schools (SHS) curriculum to include the teaching of modern sciences.
He said th…
Three persons, Yaw Yeboah, 36; Kwabena Ninsin, 19, trader and Odartey Wllingto, 34, all traders and residents of Agona-Swedru were on Tuesday remanded into prison custody by a Cape Coast Circuit Court charged with conspiracy to commit crim…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Elections Committee on Tuesday announced the list of candidates contesting the 2013 national and regional elections of the Association.
A statement issued by Benedict Assorow, Chairman of the Co…
The Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD) on Tuesday called on the National House of Chiefs (NHCs) to as a matter of urgency initiate programmes to sensitize chiefs and traditional rulers to change outmoded customs and traditions to meet …
The Volta Regional Division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has supported the decision of its national executive to resort to an industrial action over "anomalies" associated with the placement of its members on the Single Spine Sal…
Apostle Alfred Kodua, the General Secretary of the Church of Pentecost, has called on Christians to use the Bible to bring the nation together since it (Bible) has all the answers needed to engender national cohesion.
"A disciplined…
Samsung Ghana has announced four internationally recognised coaches for its ongoing ‘Dream the Blues' campaign which was launched a couple of weeks ago and aims to encourage football-loving youths from age 8 to 13 to achieve and grow the…
A special national health insurance registration exercise organized in Navio of the Kassena Nankana West District, saw 593 new entrants with 491 people renewing their cards at the weekend.
The exercise, aimed to increase enrollment o…
Two years since Tigo Cash was introduced, the country's premier mobile telecom company's product, has created successful business opportunities for hundreds of people nationwide.
"Testimonies from Tigo Cash agents across the countr…
Soccer fever gripped the Sekondi environs when the country's premier mobile telecom company, Tigo Ghana, inter communal football tournament made a stop at the weekend in the Western Regional twin city.
In keeping with Tigo Community…
Professor Edwin .K. Wiredu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of University of Health and Allied Science in Ho, on Monday urged the public to discard the notion that cancer is a death sentence.
"Advances in understanding risk and prevention, earl…
The Worldwide General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William F.Kumuyi has admonished Christians to remain faithful and steadfast in Jesus Christ.
He said they should not under any circumstance allow greed…
Staffs of indigenous construction firm Berock Ventures Ltd, have undergone a two-day training to enhance their capacity and ensure that they continue to live their mission of quality and timely delivery on projects.
The training, wh…
Mr. Justice Amegashie, Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), says the DVLA will introduce more measures to enhance road safety in the country.
"As a car owner you have to ensure that your vehic…
The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has announced that 1.5 million lives which would be lost to cancer, could be saved per year if decisive measures were taken to ac…
Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have been urged to take advantage of the teachers' fund to improve upon their livelihoods.
The teachers fund was set up to provide retirement supplement, lifestyle enhancin…
An operation to remove a US Navy ship stuck on a coral reef in the Philippines is expected to take months, a coast guard official said Tuesday.
The US Navy is working on a plan to remove the minesweeper USS Guardian from the Tubbataha Mar…
Severe winter snowfall overnight in Moscow has brought traffic in the Russian capital to a near halt, local media reported Tuesday.
Reports say that 26 centimetres of new snow have fallen since Monday. That's on top of the 216 centimet…
Tokyo lodged a protest with Beijing Tuesday as a Chinese warship directed radar against a Japanese military vessel near a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, reports said.
Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said the Chinese shi…
A special fast track court in the Indian capital Tuesday formally began the trial of five of the six accused in the horrific gangrape of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in December last year, a case which shocked the country …
Some senior high schools in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis are ready for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) April because they have enough facilities to handle the forms three and four candidates who would …
Assistant Commissioner of Police Angwubutoge Awuni, Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), has appealed to police officers to enforce road traffic laws without fear or favour since it is…
A five-year-old boy who was held in an underground bunker in the state of Alabama, US for nearly a week is now safe while the gunman who abducted him is dead.
Steve Richardson of the FBI's office,said on Monday that negotiations had deter…
Indian-origin surgeon Jayan Patel's defence team has won the right to question jurors ahead of his manslaughter trial, the first of its kind in a legal case in Australia's Queensland province. 62-year-old Patel's legal team led by Ken Fle…
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