Tamale Metropolitan Assembly has connected over 159 communities onto the national electricity grid out of 197 communities to enhance the growth of small scale businesses and generate employment.
The remaining communities would be con…
The District Chief Executive of Jaman South, Mr. Julius Atta-Bediako, has appealed to women to get involved in politics and decision making to enable them to better understand issues affecting them and their children.
He deplored…
Two employees of the Zakhem Construction Ghana Limited have been arrested by the Odorkor Police in connection with the evacuation of tons of iron rods from the Company’s site to Russia, an Accra neighbourhood.
The names of the culprits…
A 25-year-old student was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a Circuit Court in Accra for defiling a 10-year-old pupil.
Kingsley Edem Bedzrah, who was charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty.
However, at…
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Mr Martin Obeng Britwum, a student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), has appealed to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the Manhyia Palace to act together to promote sustainable environmental campaign in the metropol…
The Half Assini Catholic Basic School authorities in the Western Region, on Thursday asked Government to terminate the contract with contractors working to renovate the school block that has been abandoned for three months now.
The a…
Efo Kojo Mawugbe, Executive Director of the National Theatre of Ghana, has called on government to make Ghana's culture more attractive by positively projecting it as a living identity of the state.
He said culture is currently percei…
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Omanhene of the Akyem Abuakwa, has called on government to reconsider an independent Ministry for Chieftaincy and Culture to help strengthen the cultural identity and promote a sense of belonging of the citize…
Ghana's public relations practitioners have been exhorted to become more assertive and visible in the setting of the nation’s development agenda to garner the respect and recognition the profession deserves.
“As PR practioners, we must…
Madam Philippa Banson, Nkoranza South District Director of Education, has appealed to the local District Assembly to support the directorate to conduct a mock examination to adequately prepare local candidates for the Basic Education Cert…
Mr. Effah Guakro, President of Nkoranza branch of the Society of the Physically Challenged has urged members to shun alms taking as the only source and means of livelihood as the practice invited public ridicule and contempt.
He advi…
The decomposed body of an eight-year-old girl with parts of the body chopped off has been found at the local cemetery of Bamiri, near Techiman in Brong-Ahafo.
The deceased, who is yet to be identified, had her left leg and the genita…
Mr. Samson Yaw Kudom, Nkoranza District Chief Farmer, has advised farmers to be cautious about the way they handle naked fire during the dry season to avoid making bushfires.
He suggested to farmers to take along cooked food to their…
The Juaben Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢450,000.00, to the acting accountant of the Sekyere East district mutual health insurance scheme, for allegedly embezzling GH¢32,582.00.
Bismark Adu Acheampong, the acting ac…
The management of Plan Ghana, an international child-centred NGO, has presented three cheques for GH¢21,000 to the National Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, paving way for treatment of three children with heart problems…
The World Bank is providing training in the area of agricultural risk management to various institutions in Ghana and Anglophone West Africa to equip them to identify opportunities and develop complementary products that help mitigate farm…
Mr Alfred Vanderpuije, Accra Mayor, has called on landlords to provide toilet facilities in their houses before renting them out to tenants.
He said provision of toilet facilities for every household, workplaces and communities in th…
Ali Chokosi, a blind person, has commended the former Deputy Minister for Energy, Dr Kwabena Donkor, for his contributions to the development of education in the Pru District of Brong Ahafo Region.
Mr Chokosi, a single parent at Para…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has urged the church to provide the needed leadership to stop the growing ethnocentrism in the society.
He said…
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Ho Asogli Traditional Area, on Tuesday, challenged Ghanaian youths to take advantage of the business opportunities in the country instead of migrating to seek greener pastures outside.
He observed…
Oyeadieyie Asah Akompanin II, Krobohene and Kyidomhene of Techiman Traditional Area has commended king-makers of Bohomoden, near Techiman, for selecting the rightful person as chief for the town.
He noted that very often the chieftai…
The Brong Ahafo Regional branch of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) will recruit about 7000 more local fire volunteers to add to the existing 7000 to help fight fire incidents during the dry season.
Divisional Officer Grade One…
Police Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah, Eastern Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), has warned that the police would not tolerate any assault on its officers, detailed for road traffic duties.
Accordi…
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Adams, on Tuesday described the late Squadron Leader Clend Sowu (rtd), a former MP of the party, as a man who had strong convictions and always spoke in defenc…
The Odotobri Rural Bank is funding the construction of a GH¢250,000 Community Centre complex at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District.
This forms part of the bank‘s social responsibility and is aimed at contributing to the developme…
Dr. Nana Derby, Principal Investigator of Virginia State University (VSU) on Tuesday said the problem of domestic servitude should be tackled holistically to bring hope to domestic employees.
She said exploiting them and robbing them…
Chief fishermen in the Volta Region have expressed frustration at having to wait for four hours for the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Nii Amasamah Namoale, who was scheduled to meet them.
The fishermen said they had arriv…
One person lost his life and two others were seriously injured when a truck on which they were travelling overturned after running into a ditch at Adawso near Koforidua.
The deceased, Mumuni Iddrisu, 26, was the mate of the truck load…
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly has demolished structures belonging to individuals at the market site to pave way for the building of a new market.
The proposed market complex will have offices, super markets and banks but the trader…
The Omanhene of Asante-Asokore, Susubribi Krobea Asante, has appealed to African leaders to respect poll results to stave off needless political tension and violence.
He told the GNA that Ghana’s democracy should be an example to p…
High level of teacher absenteeism in some parts of the Central Gonja District, particularly in the Kusawgu circuit in the Northern Region, is affecting academic performance in schools in the area.
Most of the teachers in the distric…
Mr. Stephen Oscar Cobbina, the Western Regional Chief Fire Officer, has said it was important for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to complement the efforts of the Service by providing infrastructure for establishing fire st…
The Information Services Department (ISD) in the Upper West Region has appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to assist its field workers with mattresses, blankets and Wellington boots to protect them from bad we…
Workers of Golden Star Bogoso Prestea Limited have held a demonstration demanding the dismissal of Mr. Nigel Tamly, the General Manager of the Company, for allegedly showing disrespect to workers, apathy and a general disregard for the la…
A trader has accused the CDH Insurance Company of deliberate delays in the processing and payment of claims put in by clients.
Madam Sally A. Addison, trader and owner of a Toyota pick-up, told the GNA that her vehicle was involved i…
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, a Deputy Minister of Energy, has launched the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Volta River Authority (VRA) under the theme “Powering the Economy of Ghana and setting the Standard for Public Sector Excellence” at Ab…
A chief cocoa farmer at Nsranor, Nana Debrah Amanor, on Wednesday appealed to cocoa farmers to allow their infested cocoa trees to be cut down for replanting.
Nana Amanor made the appeal when he met a cross-section of cocoa farmers a…
Opanyin Obuabi Mensah, Chief Farmer of Akwapem Susubiri in the Eastern Region, has urged the Ministry of Lands and Forestry to take a serious look at the fast rate at which the forest reserves and rain forests were being destroyed by chain…
About five empty buckets are usually used to trap rain water due to leakages in the office of the Upper West Regional Director of Education when ever it rains.
This is done to prevent water from flooding the office and possibly causi…
USAID is funding an educational project known as Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education (PAGE) designed to assist the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service to achieve the basic goals of the Education Strategic Plan…
Oyeadieyie Asah Akompanin, chief of Krobo in Techiman Municipality, has appealed to the chiefs and people of New Krobo to focus their efforts on the socio-economic development of the area.
He said the area could be developed at a…
The Causality and Emergency Centre of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital is small and can no more contain the increasing number of accident victims and other emergency cases.
Dr Paul Ntodi, the Western Regional Medical Director, tol…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Mr. Kweku Andoh Awotwi, has said the Authority would play a crucial role in the socio-economic development of the nation in the next 50 years to propel the country into a deve…
Kofi Baah Aryee, a farmer at Akim Aduasa who gagged a 12-year-old school dropout and forcibly had sex with her, has been remanded in prison custody by an Akim Oda Magistrate Court in the Birim Central Municipality.
Aryee, 35, pleaded…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday met major stakeholders to address some of the reactions that came out after the National Petroleum Authority announced the 30 per cent increment in the prices of petroleum products.
The …
A Bolgatanga High Court has sentenced 30-year-old Ben Ndego Ayogo and Annas Abugri, 31, to 10 years imprisonment each for committing various crimes including robbery and lawful threat to life.
They were each sentenced to 10 years imp…
The government will pick 300 talented doctoral students for an extensive two-year funded program to nurture them as future candidates for Nobel Prizes, the education ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry and the state-run National Rese…
South Korea confirmed an additional case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Wednesday in the country's central region, despite more than 50 days of nationwide quarantine efforts.
The additional case in Chungju, 147 kilometers southeast…
The editor of leading medical journal Lancet on Tuesday apologised for the naming of an antibiotic resistant superbug after the Indian capital, saying it was an error.
A report in the magazine last year about the superbug New Delhi me…