Togbe Atsridom V, Chief of Kpedze, has said rising population constituted a major threat to the sustainability of resources along the Atakora Mountain Ranges.
He said the Range, stretching from Akwapim in the Eastern region through t…
South Korea ranked at the bottom among the world's advanced countries in terms of adapting to climate change and energy independence, a report showed Tuesday.
A research team led by Kim Jong-ho of the state-funded Korea Environment Ins…
North Korea will remain on the wrong path unless it abandons its nuclear weapons program, the top U.S. envoy to Seoul said Wednesday, urging the communist state to work toward a peaceful and denuclearized Korean Peninsula.
"Without den…
Health Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met here on Tuesday, to prepare for the BRICS Health Ministerial Meeting which is to be held in Beijing on July 11, 2011.
The preparatory discussion was convened on the s…
A group of leading marine scientists here Tuesday suggested to create no-take reserves for at least 30 percent of Canadian oceans as well as ensure connectivity among marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canada.
At the 2011 International Mari…
Arianespace has approved the preparation review of the third Ariane 5 flight, which is expected to lift two communication satellites on Friday from the spaceport in French Guiana, the European launching center said on Tuesday.
The prior r…
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Tuesday that the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory will be launched on June 9, to study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate by m…
A variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream also appears to affect progesterone production in women, making it a likely culprit in a substantial number of cases of their infertility, a new study from Johns H…
The Lay Chairman of the Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Church, Mrs. Esther Lily Nkansah, has called on Christian leaders to relinquish power to the younger generation to ensure continuous impartation of the knowledge of Christ and the su…
The Akatsi District Assembly last year collected 238,423.00 Ghana cedis, exceeding its estimated target of 214,427.00 Ghana cedis by 23,996.00 Ghana cedis.
The improved revenue performance was as a result of the creation of a Busi…
The Winneba Diocese of the Methodist Church, in collaboration with the United Methodist Church in the US, will build a health Centre at Gomoa Awombrew.
The Bishop of the Diocese, The Rt Rev. Dr Joseph Ekow Ghunney, said this at the…
The Japanese Government has extended agricultural machinery worth 5.1 million dollars to Ghana under the grant assistance for underprivileged farmers to increase food production.
The machinery is comprised of 125 agricultural tractor…
Queen mothers nationwide have been urged to use their influential position to campaign against the
stigmatization of people with Tuberculosis.
Mrs Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, Executive Director of the Hope For Future Generation (HFFG), wh…
Students of Cape Coast School for the Deaf, CAPE DEAF, have benefited from an HIV education, Counselling and Testing outreach programme organised by Hope for Future Generation (HFFG).
The programme, which formed part of the implement…
A woman on her way to a Pennsylvania hospital to deliver twins didn't quite make it -- the first baby was born in the car, officials said.
Danielle Bowers, 27, and her fiance called 911 about 1:55 a.m. Sunday as they traveled to West Penn…
The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, made it easier for police to break down a door and enter an apartment without a warrant in drug cases.
At issue is the "exigent circumstances rule" -- allowing police to act without a warrant when…
The 15-year-old boy who Sunday became the youngest graduate of the University of Baltimore says he's headed to law school this fall and he might study medicine.
Ty Hobson-Powell, who turns 16 in a month, received his diploma Sunday and in…
Two middle school boys in western Pennsylvania hid sewing needles in cupcakes about to be eaten by their classmates, state police say.
The suspects are students at Franklin Middle School in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, WTAE-TV, Pi…
Prostitution is illegal except for a few areas of the United States, but some educated women work in the sex industry by choice, researchers says.
Jennifer Hafer, a doctoral student, and economics Professor Amy Farmer of the University of…
Washington state authorities say they are trying to keep a serial sex offender and father of 22 children out of society indefinitely.
Donald Holmes, 65, avoided a life term in 2004 when five child rape and molestation convictions were thr…
Substance use is a barrier to people receiving all appropriate preventive health services such as cancer screenings or flu shots, U.S. researchers suggest.
Dr. Karen Lasser, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center and an associa…
Twenty-five percent of deaths among U.S. Hispanic men and one in three U.S. Hispanic women are due to stroke and heart disease, researchers say.
Dr. Juan Fitz, American College of Emergency Physicians spokesman and assistant medical direc…
A large percentage of soft contact lens wearers don't do a good job of following lens hygiene and replacement protocol, U.S. surveys indicate.
Sheila Hickson-Curran, director of medical affairs at VISTAKON, a division of Johnson & Johnson…
This year’s International Museums Day will be marked in the Volta Regional capital Ho on Wednesday May 18 with clean-up exercise, lectures and an exhibition.
The general theme for the celebration is: “Museum and Memory”.
The…
Mr Charles Tsegah, Deputy Director General of Education, has emphasized that government was doing everything possible to bridge the educational gap between the three northern regions and the southern sector.
He said government throug…
Michael Koomson, a 29-year old carpenter, who allegedly raped a 17-year old Junior High School (JHS) at Baafikrom told a packed Circuit Court in Cape Coast, on Monday, that the victim was his girlfriend.
Consequently, he said, the act…
The gender-based violence court in Accra was on Monday confronted with the need for a sign language interpreter when a man, Mr Samuel Tetteh, was arraigned for defiling a six year-old girl.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ACP) Sa…
Golden Star Bogoso Prestea Limited (GSBPL) has awarded 135 of its long service employees at Bogoso.
The award scheme, instituted in 2006, is organized annually to motivate and retain long serving staff. The theme for the occasion was…
Togbe Adzofia IV, Paramount Chief of the Dzodze Traditional, area has appealed to Christian sects to avoid making laughing stocks of Christianity over doctrinal differences.
Togbe Adzofia was speaking at the Akatsi branch of the Global…
Mr Gabriel Kploanyi, the Volta Regional Director of Education, has appealed to the government to provide the enabling “legal and socio-economic environment” to ensure that polytechnic graduates become self-employed.
“We have to gi…
The Minister of the Interior has renewed the curfews imposed on the Gushegu Township and Bawku Municipality and their immediate environs with effect from Monday, May 16, 2011.
The curfew hours for the Gushegu Township are 12:00 midni…
The Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly has built a magistrate court and residential accommodation for the district magistrate at a cost of GHC150, 000.
The facility, which falls under the Medium Term Development Plan of the district,…
The Upper West Regional House of Chiefs has appealed to the Jubilee Oil Field Partners to support the implementation of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) instituted by the government for the rapid development of the nor…
The ‘Tails’ Housemates got their first taste of nominations on Monday (16 May) on M-Net’s Big Brother Amplified (24/7 on DStv Channel 198) after the ‘Heads’ Housemates took their turn last week.
Once everyone had had their say – including…
A 30-year-old ex-convict, who broke into a room and made away with a number of items, has sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour.
Yaw Opoku, alias “Abe” pleaded guilty before a Kumasi Circuit Court for stealing, unlawful …
A Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by Mr Justice Emmanuel Amo-Yartey has remanded a 46-year-old painter for stealing GH¢17,252.00 belonging to a trader.
Salifu Hamidu pleaded guilty and sentence was deferred to May 27.
Poli…
The Food and Agriculture Ministry is discussing the possibility of sourcing a $95 Million loan form Brazil to procure tractors and machines for farmers in the rural areas.
Nii Amasa Namoale, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry, met …
The Food and Agriculture Ministry is discussing the possibility of sourcing a $95 Million loan form Brazil to procure tractors and machines for farmers in the rural areas.
Nii Amasa Namoale, a Deputy Minister, met a Brazilian Missio…
The Teachers an Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the TUC said on Tuesday that discussions between government agencies and the Union on the payment of the 15 per cent retention premium to non-teaching personnel was still ongoing.
…
The General Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), the church’s highest body, in the United States, has honoured Dr Seth Abang Laryea, a Former Vice Chancellor (VC) of Valley View University (VVU).
The honour is in recognit…
Madam Phillipa Banson, Nkoranza South District Director of Education, has commended the District Assembly for funding mock examination organised for final year students before their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
At …
Mr. Adjei Siakwan, head teacher of the Bredi Number One Local Primary School, in the Nkoranza South District, has appealed to the District Assembly to construct new classroom blocks for the school.
He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA)…
South Korea, China and Japan agreed Tuesday to launch a joint project allowing college students of the three countries to study at partner universities in the other nations, the education
ministry said Tuesday.
The "Campus Asia" proje…
The British Embassy launched a program Tuesday to provide English language skills and work experience to North Korean defectors in a move to help them better adjust to a competitive South Korean society.
The program, called "English fo…
A new survey suggests that celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers in the spotlight, media reports said Monday.
Music consumer research firm Bauer Media says social networking websites make it …
A helicopter, belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had a hard landing in southern Afghan province Kandahar on Monday, a press release from ISAF said.
The landing site, in Panjwa'i district of Kandahar p…
Vietnam will host the third International Documentary Film Festival during June 8-14 in the capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday, the festival will pre…
The grand celebrations of the 2600th anniversary of Buddhism are underway Tuesday in the Buddhist
majority island -- Sri Lanka.
Tuesday also marks the Buddhist holy day, or the poya day in May which signifies the birth, enlightenment and…
Food additives are widely used across the globe. So far, more than 2-thousand additives can be added to food in China. Nearly 90-percent of the food on the market contain some additives.
Like the colorant in kim chi and preservatives in j…
The battle against food additive abuse has been unfolding across the nation. CCTV reporter Jie Bai tells us about some of the measures taken by local officials.
Some restaurants in east China's Jiangsu Province are taking a tough stance: …
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