The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), in the Kassena Nankana East District in the Upper East Region, is to intensify education on adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
This followed a research conducted by the Centre towar…
Colonel M'Bawine Atintande, Director, Public
Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has extolled the Ghana News Agency (GNA) for its contributions in creating a knowledge-based society through high quality news and information dissemi…
The Akim Oda Government Hospital has received a
donation of medical equipment worth thousands of Ghana cedis, to augment facilities in the Physiotherapy Department of the hospital.
They are 150 physiotherapy items and 25 crutches.
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District Coordinators and Supervisors of the
Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) have been asked to ensure regular and effective monitoring of teaching and learning at adult classes.
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh, Deputy Mi…
Foreign ministers of South Korea and Nigeria held talks on Monday that were expected to focus on boosting energy cooperation between the two nations.
Nigeria's Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia arrived in Seoul Sunday for talks w…
Amid criticism by some Pakistani politicians of his government's decision to accept USD five million in Indian aid for flood victims, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said it will be a "narrow approach" to refuse such an offer.
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South Korea's government and ruling party have been in talks to consider resuming food aid to North Korea that has been halted due to deteriorating inter-Korean relations, as part of efforts to improve its relations with Pyongyang and to c…
Indian government Saturday said it has issued a notice to Internet search giant Google for depicting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as part of Pakistan.
"Any wrongful depiction of Indian map and its boundaries is liable for action under …
Leading personalities from India and Pakistan Sunday demanded that the two governments must rise above "doubts and suspicions" to cooperate with each other in providing help to the flood-affected people in Pakistan.
"At this time of…
Prime Minister David Cameron's government is
caught in a dilemma over imposing an immigration cap on professionals from India and other non-European Union countries with several British companies asking ministers to reconsider the issue.
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Appreciating India's track record on non-proliferation front, Japan Saturday expressed keenness to conclude the civil nuclear agreement with it at the earliest but made it clear that such a cooperation would be suspended if New Delhi were …
After mythical characters and legendary figures, it is the turn of Mother Teresa now to adorn the pages of Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), the famous comic series.
ACK is bringing out a 40-page story on the 'lady of charity' to coincide wi…
The Indian Government has brought some fresh amendments to the Nuclear Liability Bill that are likely to trigger a fresh controversy as these could be seen as diluting the right of recourse
of operator to seek damages from supplier in the…
Ghanaian Big Brother All Stars housemate Sammi Bampoe voluntarily departed the Big Brother house for medical reasons after doctors recommended that he consider exiting the game as a result of his hypertension condition. Sammi will continue…
The Kuwaiti government is waiting for its counterparts in Baghdad to sign a deal to work bilaterally on oil fields along the border, the government announced.
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ahmed Abdullah al-Sabah said his country signed an agreeme…
India and US has initiated the agreement for co-operation on a joint clean energy research and development centre, which would facilitate research on a wide range of green power technologies.
The agreement, MoU for which was signed …
The Western Region recorded 4,726 millimetres
of rainfall in June, Mr David Perry Osika, the Western Regional Director of the Ghana Metrological Agency, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview.
He said the figure was based …
The No. 2 official in Britain's energy and
climate department said Prime Minister David Cameron and other British politicians should start lobbying oil-rich countries to give British
utilities new business.
Minister of State for Energy …
Energy companies in Bangladesh would welcome a decision to join a natural gas pipeline project from the South Par gas field in Iran, an executive said.
Iran and Pakistan agreed to the finalized terms of a natural gas pipeline stretching f…
Pakistani militants are taking advantage of the catastrophe brought on by widespread flooding throughout the country, a provincial official said.
Monsoon rains triggered massive flooding in Pakistan, leaving nearly 20 percent of the count…
Turkmenistan will look south to a pipeline through Afghanistan as part new policy governing the natural gas sector, the president announced.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outlined an energy policy that aims to boost ties wit…
Improving bilateral ties in the energy sector of the United Arab Emirates is a primary objective of diplomatic endeavors, an Iranian envoy said.
Mohammad Reza Fayyaz, the new Iranian envoy to Abu Dhabi, told Iran's semiofficial Mehr News …
New oil discoveries in the Western Desert of
Egypt are indicative of the abundant resources west of the Nile River, an executive at Apache Corp. said.
Apache Corp., an independent energy company with headquarters in Texas, announced that…
Head-teachers and teachers of public schools should sign performance contract with Ghana Education Service (GES) to provide quality teaching in basic schools, The Governance Issues Forum Network (GIFNet), has suggested.
The Network o…
Alhaji Issahaku Salia, Upper West Regional
Minister, says government will adequately resource the Ghana Prisons Service to enable it play its role of reforming prisoners.
"Government is aware of some of the things the Prisons Servic…
A two-day conference of research experts aimed at
bringing to the attention of policy makers, critical challenges and opportunities offered by urbanisation and finalising a National Population
Policy for Ghana, opened in Accra on Tuesday…
A 15-year-old convicted juvenile on Tuesday
appealed to an Accra Fast Track High Court (AFTHC) to set aside his 10-year sentence imposed by an Accra Circuit Court.
Jeremiah Quarshie allegedly gave his age to be 18, before the court …
Dr Kwesi Aning, a Security Expert, has expressed
dissatisfaction over false optimism some politicians have whipped up in the public over expected revenue in the oil and gas industry, describing the situation as unfortunate.
He said …
The Volta Basin Development Foundation (VBDF) on
Tuesday appealed to government to use the recommendations made by the World Commission on Dams (WCD) to guide the construction of the Bui dam and such developments in future.
It said …
A non-governmental organisation based in Denmark called �M S Action Aid� has donated health and educational facilities worth 3,000 dollars to the Builsa South constituency.
The items included hospital beds, computers, tables, cha…
The Akwapem South Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged Ghanaians to help in diverse ways to reverse the falling educational standards.
The government is spending colossal sums of money re…
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, on Tuesday visited the Ghana Oil Palm Development Company, (GOPDC), at Kwae in the Kwaebibirem District to acquaint himself with its
operations.
GOPDC is an integrated agro-indus…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional
Minister, on Tuesday said the government would not be selective in its quest to build a better Ghana for all to ensure a holistic development of the nation.
He said the government would d…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Amansie West, Mrs Grace Addo, is supporting the construction of a GH�200,000 two-storey girls� dormitory block for the Esaase-Bontefufuo Senior High School (SHS).
Already, she has inje…
Mr Andrews Zoyaari, a hearing-impaired person, has
appealed to the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) to make learning of sign language a constitutional provision for every citizen.
He said learning of sign language was important …
Right Reverend Francis Amenu, Moderator of the
Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church, on Thursday said Ghana's economic stability must address issues such as injustice, rancour, discrimination, partisanship and divisiveness in the society…
Heavy rain pounded a North Korean town bordering China on Saturday, submerging a number of houses and large farmland, a Pyongyang report said.
The report by the Korean Central News Agency said rescue efforts were under way but did not …
Twenty-three companies and four individuals are currently on the U.S. sanctions blacklist against North Korea, including the alleged caretaker of leader Kim Jong-il's secret funds and a Swiss-based firm, government data showed Monday.
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The Glorious Vision Orphanage (GLOVO), a non- governmental Organization at Agona Swedru has presented assorted relief items valued at GHC10,000 to the flood victims at Agona Swedru.
The items include used clothing, wax prints, foot wea…
French cosmetic giant L'Oreal is looking at the possibility of developing a full fledged R&D centre in India, as it looks to develop specific products for the country's market.
The company said it has upgraded its scientific testing…
Audited accounts of some district assemblies between 2001 and 2004, has revealed that the state lost over GH�5,800,000 due to disregard to laid down procedures in the disbursement of funds.
The Auditor-Generals report, which reveal…
Mr Asare Yeboah, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School in Kumasi, has called on the alumni to join authorities of the school to mobilize resources for the development of the educational institution.
…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has tasked the Audit Service (AS) to devise strategies for establishing basic public understanding and the requisite attitudes towards ensuring accountability and transparency in public office.
"Much…
A circuit court in Cape Coast, last Wednesday sentenced Kwame Botwe, a 31-year-old labourer, to 18 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a five-year old girl.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement.
Inspector Daniel Agb…
A circuit court in Cape Coast, last Wednesday sentenced kweku Alex, a 30-year old palm wine taper, to 13 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a six-year old Kindergarten girl and causing harm to her.
He pleaded guilty to th…
District Coordinators and Supervisors of the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) have been asked to ensure regular and effective monitoring of teaching and learning at adult classes.
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh, Deputy Minister of Educat…
Even though the oil find might be a blessing to Ghana and could enhance national development, it has the potential to severely disrupt and destroy livelihoods of several coastal and fishing fringe communities.
This was contained in …
Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, on Sunday charged the clergy to avoid deceit and hypocrisy and uphold morality.
He said what the clergy professes must be in harmony with his co…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on ethnic groups in the Ashanti Region to foster social harmony and peaceful co-existence towards development.
He said inter-ethnic unity was crucial for the sustenance of cultural and …
Mr Samuel Sarpong, Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Kumasi, was at the weekend praised for his vision and commitment to duty that had resulted in substantial development and progress to the area recently.
A statement signed by N…