Fifty-two Metropolitan Guards of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly passed out on Thursday at Cape Coast with a call on them to exhibit self discipline and to respect authority.
The guards, who underwent a four-month training cour…
Intercity STC, a road transport organization, was
on Friday adjudged the National Best Transport organization at an award ceremony organized by the National Road Safety Commission.
Metro Mass Transit Limited was named the second be…
A Takoradi Circuit Court on Friday sentenced
Jones Acquah, a 23year old farmer, to seven years imprisonment in hard labour for deceit and trafficking of a 19 year-old girl from Dawranpong in the central region to Takoradi.
The conv…
Nkrankwanta Local Assembly of Pentecost Church has held its 25th Anniversary at Nkrankwanta in Dormaa Municipality under the theme: "Attaining Growth from Humble Beginning'.
The week-long celebration brought together leaders from all…
Somovision Ghana, a retail outlet of LG brand of
products, on Thursday donated items to the finalists of Miss Ghana beauty pageant.
Mr Ashok Mohinani, Executive Director of Poly Group of Companies, who presented items to the ladie…
The Third Garrison of the Ghana Army in Sunyani on Thursday presented items worth about GHC600.00 to inmates of Compassion Is love in Action Orphanage at Yawhima, near Sunyani.
The items included four bags of rice, two medium size ga…
The British Government has instituted a financial
package for illegal migrants, who voluntarily return to their home countries to help in national development.
It is to enable them to successfully integrate with their families and …
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh, Deputy Minister of
Education on Friday, called on all stakeholders in the socialisation of the child to show commitment in the development of healthy and responsible adolescent reproductive health management.
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Prof Mike Oquaye Second Deputy Speaker of
Parliament has encouraged the private sector to invest in human excreta facilities because it brings huge returns.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Dome-Kwabenya legislator said "to…
Two farmers at Duasidan near Dormaa-Ahenkro, have been sentenced to a fine of GH�240 each or in default three months in jail for refusing to participate in communal labour.
Moris Dagarti and Yaw Ahimadu pleaded guilty to two counts…
A circuit court at Dormaa Ahenkro has slapped a GHC600.00 fine on Inusah Campoare, a 21 year old Ivorian farmer, for unlawfully possessing 500 AAA cartridges.
Inusah pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of ammunition a…
Reverend Sampson Brempong Adu Anane, Presiding Elder of Afrancho/Sunyani District branch of AME Zion Church, has stressed that pastoral ministry is a privilege and pastors therefore needed
to live up to their responsibilities as men and …
The Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Mr
Enoch Teye Mensah, has re-affirmed government's commitment to deepen its collaboration with the mining industry towards ensuring proper development of the nation's human resource base.
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An 11-member team from the Compassion International's headquarters in the United Kingdom is in the country to assess the impact of their sponsorship on children in Ghana.
Compassion is a child-centred Christian non-governmental organ…
Federal regulators and Massey Energy are trading accusations over an investigation into a deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia.
The U.S. Labor Department accuses Massey of blocking a test of a water spray unit b…
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister of Transport, on Wednesday launched the annual celebration of the Public Transport Day at Kasoa in the Centra Region.
The Day would be used to address worrying issues pertaining to the public or the commercia…
The All Nations International Development Agency (ANIDA), a charitable organization, on Wednesday presented Christmas gifts to 246 children under its child sponsorship programme dubbed; "The Silent Cry Project" at a ceremony in Koforidua.…
Residents of Senya, a farming community in Nkoranza North District, are self-financing the construction of a clinic estimated at about GH� 10,000 in the area.
Every adult male is contributing five Ghana cedis and adult female three…
Kuapa Kokoo Limited (KKL), a licensed cocoa buying company, has planned to inject about US$478,000 in support of the campaign to remove worst forms of child labour in cocoa growing communities within the next three years.
Already i…
Mrs Jane Irina Adu, Founder of Women's Refuge and Child Survival Africa (WORCSA), a Shelter for Abused Women and Children, on Wednesday stressed the need to keep the location of abused women and children secret to maintain their protection…
Personnel of Recce Regiment of Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) are assisting in the construction of a six-classroom block for the Salvation Army School at Mamprobi in the Ashiedu Keteke Sub-Metropolitan Area.
The assistance as part of their…
A scheme to enable civil and public servants, especially teachers to acquire personal cars and other electrical appliances was launched in Accra on Wednesday. .
The Auto Scheme by Unik Dezines and SCL Technologies offers an interest f…
A Ghanaian Economist at the Theosophical Society (TS), West Africa (TSWA), on Wednesday espoused the virtues of unity,co-operation, peace and solidarity as keys to unlock hunger, disease, prejudice and suffering.
Dr Kwadwo Tutu, who …
A team of 79 medical officers from the Cuban Medical Brigade, have arrived in Ghana to provide quality health service delivery nationwide.
The medical team made up of general physicians, surgeons, pediatricians, anesthetists and othe…
A 21-year-old Ghanaian medical student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [KNUST], Miss Shirley Nwangere, has been crowned Miss ECOWAS 2010.
Her crown came after a keenly contested event at the Miatta Conferenc…
The Western Regional Library of Ghana Library Board, has launched a pilot library and mobile wireless Internet service for schools and communities in the Ellembelle and Bia Districts.
Mr. Joseph Boye, the Regional Librarian, announce…
Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater Accra Regional Minister on Wednesday stressed the need for agriculture to be made part of the school curriculum.
This, he said, would help the youth to develop an early interest in agriculture and venture …
Atlas Copco Ghana, a worldwide industrial solution provider, launched a workplace HIV/AIDS policy on Wednesday in Accra with a strong commitment to promote staff's health needs because it makes business sense.
The Managing Director …
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday underscored the need for peace and unity in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), as vital forces for its progress.
He expressed sorrow at the death of Alhaji Sumani Zakari, North…
The leadership of "God's Way Revival Ministry" based at Alajo in Accra has changed its name to "Faith Way International Chapel (FIC)".
The seven-year-old church has other branches at East Legon in Accra, USA and South Africa.
A…
Soldiers of the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho, on Wednesday undertook a tree planting exercise at Tanyigbe-Anyigbe in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region.
Captain Evelyn Asamoah, Public Relations Officer of the Regiment, told GNA t…
Academic work had resumed at the Takoradi Polytechnic after the call off strike by the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana,(POTAG).
The Ghana News Agency on Wednesday observed that brisk academic work was taking place at the ed…
The Reverend Moses Azumah, Amansie West District Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church, has appealed to government to repair roads in the area, to facilitate socio-economic activities.
He cited that it was difficult for the people t…
The Intercity/State Transport Company (STC), has been adjudged the best transport organization in the Ashanti Region for the year.
The awards was initiated by the Ministry of Transport, and the criteria for selecting winners included…
Reverend Sidney Thomas, a British-American Missionary who was murdered at Nsawam, died from multiple stab injuries and haemorrhage lacerations.
This was contained in an autopsy report submitted by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Prosper Agblor, acting Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has told police detectives to be up and doing to bring down crime.
He said the detectives needed to be more de…
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old apprentice mechanic to seven years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old form two Junior High School student.
Benjamin Lavoe was convicted on his own plea by the cou…
The Stuxnet computer worm discovered in June likely was designed to attack and destroy Iran's nuclear centrifuges, U.S. and German researchers say.
Researchers say Stuxnet, the world's first known "cyber missile," was designed to "sabotag…
One in 10 women in Britain admit they've received medical attention or been hospitalized because of wearing trendy shoes, a survey indicates. The survey of 3,000 women in Britain who wear high heels was conducted by Hotter Shoes, a British…
U.S. researchers say poor sleep quality or too few hours sleep may increase inflammation -- a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta suggest people with chronic sleep lacks may have higher leve…
U.S. researchers say they find no evidence the preferences of people with advanced cancer to die at hospice or in the hospital are being met. Dr. David C. Goodman, director of the Dartmouth University Center for Health Policy Research at …
Women who suffered from physical or sexual abuse as children or teens face a higher risk of uterine fibroids later in life, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Dr. Renee Boynton Jarrett, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Boston Un…
A protocol involving real-time radiation monitoring, low-dose imaging and physician dose awareness cuts pediatric radiation exposure, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Dr. Akash Patel of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia says the st…
The color and shape of over-the -counter medications can affect how people take the drug, researchers in India find. R.K. Srivastava and colleagues at the University of Bombay say a survey found people preferred red and pink tablets over …
Having a first-degree relative with atrial fibrillation -- abnormal heart rhythm -- may increase one's risk for the disorder, a U.S. researcher says.
Study leader Dr. Steven Lubitz of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts Ge…
Italian researchers said male, but not female, bypass patients who were light to moderate drinkers were 25 percent less likely to have another heart attack.
However, researchers at the University of Rome LaSapienza also said moderate to h…
Stockpiles of cluster bombs will be phased out worldwide within a decade, cleaning up areas contaminated with the unexploded weapons and helping victims of the bombs, an international pact decrees.
The landmark agreement was reached by a …
Secrecy of the world's nuclear weapons programs remains a major governance and security issue that poses risks to world peace, conclusions of a new joint study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the Geneva Center f…
Concerns over Europe's debt crisis spreading
weighed on U.S. markets Tuesday as financial ministers discussed a possible bailout for Ireland.
Ireland denies an EU bailout will be needed but still does not know the depths of the problem …
Two Garrison Command made up of the Air Force, Armed Forces and Navy in the Western Region, on Wednesday organized a day's medical outreach on drug abuse, child nutrition and personal hygiene for residents of Apremdo in the Sekondi-Takorad…