Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister on Thursday warned that contractors who had been paid for various projects in Western Region but failed to execute them for more than a year would be forced to refund them.
Addressing a …
The Government of Luxemburg and International Labour Organisation (ILO) is to support pregnant women with one million euros to enable them attend regular ante-natal and post-natal care at the various health facilities.
The pilot prog…
The command hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Friday witnessed changes in positions when outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and service commanders formally handed over their symbols of office to newly promoted appointees.…
Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Deputy Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology on Friday said there was the need for government to commit enough funding for research institutions in the country.
He said the institutes…
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has described as unacceptable the trend where public facilities meant for the wellbeing of people were left unused.
He said all public facilities were at the expense of the tax pa…
Individuals and organisations affected by the
on-going Koforidua water project are to receive two forms of compensations
for land and crops being destroyed in the process.
Identities and entries of the affected persons or groups …
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw has charged the gender centre
of the university to step up its activities to ensure a significant female
staff presence in all programmes of the u…
A plush model basic school built by the government of China for Assin-Nkran and its surrounding communities in the Assin South District was on Thursday handed over by the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Yu Wenzhe, to the Ministry of Educat…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, on Saturday urged administrators in tertiary and higher educational institutions to produce qualified human resource who would provide quality direction to t…
A German-based Ghanaian scientist says he wrote the current lyrics of the National Anthem and Pledge and has petitioned the presidency for official recognition as the author.
Dr Michael Kwame Gbordzoe, 67, told the Ghana News Agency …
Heavy rainfall which was experienced in some parts of the country earlier in the week does not mark the beginning of the major rainy season in the country but was only a false start.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, Mr Amos…
The Ghana Meteorological Agency, on Sunday said the weather would be partly cloudy with chances of few thundery showers and mist over parts of the coastal, hilly and the forest belt this morning.
However, this will clear by mid mornin…
Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has urged the gender centre of the university to ensure significant female staff participation in all programmes of the tertiary institution.
…
Two suspected armed robbers have been identified during a parade mounted by the Legon District Police Command.
The names of the armed robbers were given as Johnson Kalejaye, 25, and Adeleke Bufu 21.
Speaking to GNA on Thursday,…
The chiefs and elders of Jema in Kintampo South District of Brong Ahafo have directed that funerals are be performed once in every second week of the month to reduce their rampant occurrence in the town.
The directive, aimed at ensur…
A Senior Guidance and Counselling Lecturer of the University of Education, Winneba, has explained that the law does not permit the prosecution of a female for raping a male.
Ms Hannah Odoom held that since a female could not have sex…
The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association (FBFA), a Christian organization based in the USA, Wednesday donated two desk computers worth over 500 US dollars to the Adaklu Kodzobi Complex School in the Adaklu Anyigbe District.
Mam…
The Chiefs and people of Atwima-Mponua have appealed for a police vehicle, the absence of which has led to the upsurge of crime in the area in recent times.
They said the only vehicle at the Nyinahin police station which served the w…
A thirty thousand Ghana Cedi community library and learning centre was inaugurated on Wednesday at Mumford in the Central Region.
The library project was initiated by the education committee of the town.
The community provided…
The Ministry of Tourism has been urged to define the roles of the Assin South District Assembly and the traditional rulers in the management of the Manso Tourist Reception Centre.
Mr Kofi Mintah, a founding member of the National Dem…
Mr. Valiollah Mohammadi, Iranian Ambassador to Ghana, on Thursday pledged Iran's commitment to consider assisting Ghana in the areas of economics, trade and information communication and technology.
He said Iran was already assisting…
Three nominees for the positions of Deputy Ministers of Food and Agriculture, on Thursday appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament.
They are Dr Alfred Sugri Tia, Nii Amasah Namoale and Mr Yaw Effah-Baafi.
Dr Sugr…
The Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori-Panin, has reiterated the need for an entrenched decentralized system in which implementations of national policies would be managed by the decentralized administration.
He said every region has t…
Pathfinder International has, in collaboration with the Ghana health Service, started implementing a Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) project aimed at increasing access to safe abortion care services in 13 districts of the Northern, Upper…
The Rotary club of Tamale, in partnership with some international Rotary clubs, have donated medical equipment and suppliers valued at about GH¢1 million to the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
The donation, which came in two 40 footer cont…
Money would soon be released for major rehabilitation work to begin at the Tamale Teaching Hospital to raise its standards to befit its status as a teaching and a referral hospital.
Mr. Moses Mabengba, Deputy Northern Regional Minist…
The people of Peki and Tsito in the Volta Region, have initiated overtures towards peaceful resolution of a protracted and often bloody land dispute between the two groups.
Mr. Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, who said this…
Medical staff of the Koforidua Regional Hospital have been advised to reduce their over dependence on telephones and walk from ward to ward and from their desks to consulting rooms to pick folders and other health requirements for the clie…
Mr. Samuel Okudzeto, Chairman of the Council of College of Health Sciences, on Saturday appealed to new doctors and dental surgeons to stay and serve the country under these trying conditions.
"In the face of the health challenges th…
Thirty (30) senior police personnel of the Ghana Police Service, at the weekend, embarked on a maiden exercise, to promote the use of set belts by drivers and passengers, as part of a national road safety campaign.
The five-hour exer…
Sixteen people were on Saturday treated and discharged at the Winneba Government Hospital following injuries they received when vehicles on which they travelling were involved in an accident near Gomoa Dabanye on the Winneba/Kasoa/Accra.
…
Mr Eric Owiredu-Dwamena, Presbyter at the Asylum Down Presbyterian Church, on Sunday appealed to Christians to be actively involved in Passion Week and Easter celebrations since those events marked the cornerstone of Christianity.
Pa…
Mr. Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, on Thursday said human excreta should not
be seen as a waste but resource for energy from biogas and organic fertilizer for plants.
Speaking at the laun…
A GH¢ 240,000 ultra-modern-mortuary for the St. John of God Hospital at Duayaw-Nkwanta in Tano North District of Brong-Ahafo was commissioned on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health paid 30 percent of the cost of the facility whilst the…
The good programmes and policies of government aimed at bridging the development gap between the Northern and Southern parts of Ghana would become a mirage if the people in the Northern part continue to engage in conflicts.
Governmen…
The Very Reverend Father Samuel Opoku Sarkodie, Parish Priest of the All Saints Catholic Church at Santasi in Kumasi has called on Christians to be at the forefront of the crusade against all forms of social vices by leading exemplary live…
A 35-year-old farmer, Mohammed Fuseini, has appeared before the Asamankese Circuit Court, charged with cutting some rail lines of the Ghana Railways Company.
Fuseini pleaded not guilty to intentionally and unlawfully cutting and damaging…
Mr Ben Peprah Amoabeng, National Chairman of the Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA) on Thursday dismissed speculations that the government will disband the association for political reasons.
He said the assertion that …
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday called for strong leadership from West African leaders in tackling the problem of human trafficking in the sub-region.
He said while aspects of the negative practice had a cultural dimen…
Statistical evidence has shown that 30 per cent
of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion with majority of them involving adolescent girls.
"This is because we have failed to provide them with adequate adolescent friendly serv…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday called for strong leadership from West African leaders in tackling the problem of human trafficking in the sub-region.
He said while aspects of the negative practice had a cultural dimen…
Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Muhammad Mumuni on Thursday assured the Diplomatic Corps that the tenets of Ghana's Foreign policy would remain largely the same.
He emphasised that promoting and enhancing bilateral …
Covert land and chieftaincy disputes coupled with political bickering had torn the once peaceful and united communities in the Upper Region apart and weakened community mobilization, resulting in high poverty rate in the area.
Mrs. …
A man who had lived with a woman without performing any marriage rites but who mercilessly beat her on suspicion of having an affair with a Pastor who was treating her of an ailment has been sentenced to 30 days in prison by the Kade Dist…
Ho-Dome Circuit of the Ghana Education Service on Tuesday scored 98 points, to emerge the winner of the first Ho Municipal Education Mathematics and Science Quiz competition.
Avatime "B" Circuit came second with 78 points.
The …
Food companies in Dallas, Texas, that use pistachios ingredients began to check their products Tuesday afternoon, following federal health officials warning on Monday not to eat any products containing pistachios while they are investigat…
In an unprecedented step aimed at protecting children from toxic chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday begins to monitor the air outside schools in Houston where oil and chemical companies crowded together.
T…
Based on the best available evidence, the World Health Organization's (WHO) new strategy for Buruli Ulcer (BU) control will focus on early case detection and early initiation of antibiotic treatment
for patients.
This was announce…
Panellists at the dissemination of the State of the World's Children Report 2009 on Wednesday identified socio-cultural practices, lack of skilled manpower, essential health care, staff attitude and lack of motivation as some of the factor…
Mr Emmanuel Fiagbey, Country Director of John Hopkins University, Centre for Communication Programme has called on government to implement the one per cent statutory provision set aside in the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) for act…
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