The Atwima-Mponua District has taken delivery of 5,000 school uniforms and a large quantity of exercise books for free distribution to school children in the area.
Mrs Theresa Adomako Tawiah, the District Chief Executive, handed the…
The Afigya Kwabre District Chief Executive, Mr Kwaku Oppong Kyekyeku Kaakyire, has appealed to proprietors of private schools to partner government to give good moral education to children.
He said they should not make their establ…
The government has been asked to use a legal instrument to compel Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to support the development of cultural infrastructure within their areas.
The provision of children�s parks, community…
The Centre for National Culture (CNC) has called on government to restructure the National Commission on Culture through the appointment of an executive director and its attendant directors to man all the departments for effective implemen…
The Bawku Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee has assured the government and development partners that the prevailing security environment in Bawku is safe for implementation of projects.
Members of the Inter-ethnic Peace Committee said this…
The cloudburst in Leh in north India has claimed the lives of 179 persons including six foreigners and left another 400 injured, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
In a statement, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the cloudburst h…
Three days after it offered USD five million to Pakistan for flood relief, India was still awaiting a response amid reports that the aid may be accepted if it was routed through the UN.
Sources in New Delhi said Monday India was w…
The Indian-American community across the US turned out in large numbers and enthusiastically celebrated India's 64th Independence Day by unfurling the tricolour and organising a series of events, some of which were graced by Bollywood star…
The historic town of Thanjavur in south Indian state Tamil Nadu is getting ready for festivities as the world-famous Big Temple, an edifice of the great Chola kingdom located here turns 1000.
The state government is planning many cult…
South Korea will begin this week to prepare for negotiations with Japan over retrieving its stolen cultural relics, government sources said Monday.
The work will come about a week after Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized for…
Durability of roads can be enhanced by mixing plastic with a certain chemical mix, according to a latest study by experts.
Waste plastic added to bituminous mix can enhance the durability of roads, reports the study, conducted by a g…
The Indian languages Machine Translation (MT) system developed by the consortium of 11 Indian institutions led by International Institute of Information Technology- Hyderabad (IIIT-H) is slated for national launch next month.
Whil…
A three-year study by a group of scientists at the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) in south Indian state Kerala, claims to have discovered a natural substitute for impotency drugs.
An aphrodisiac content obtai…
A malicious mail containing a dangerous computer virus from the email ID of the Indian Ambassador in Uzbekistan to some senior officials of the Home Ministry has sent alarm bells ringing in the security establishment here.
It is f…
South Korea will talk about possible nuclear cooperation between Myanmar and North Korea when a senior diplomat visits the Southeast Asian country next week, the foreign ministry here announced Monday.
Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-so…
South Korea aims to sign a nuclear reactor deal with Turkey within the year that could help fuel further exports down the road, a government official said Monday.
Vice Knowledge Economy Minister Kim Young-hak told reporters negotiation…
South Korea will host the world's second-largest nanotech convention this week in an effort to help industrial and scientific communities check the latest trends in the cutting-edge field, the government said Monday.
This year's Nano K…
South Korea's state-run Korea Coal Corp. (KOCOAL), said Monday it is aiming to tap coal mines in China's Inner Mongolia as part of its efforts to explore overseas resources.
KOCOAL, which oversees the coal-mining industry in South Kore…
Spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) in Ghana doubled from 151 billion cedis to 352 billion cedis between 2000 and 2008, but the chunk of the resources went into salaries, a study has said.
The Agricultural Science…
A Deputy Director at the Kumasi Metropolitan
Education Office, Mr. Joseph Kwasi Adiyiah, has underlined the need for allstakeholders to accept to share in the cost of quality education delivery.
He said since education is the bedroc…
The Minister of Information, Mr John Tia Akologu, on Monday, said the success of any census, depended largely on publicity and education, which was largely the responsibility of the media.
He made the observation when launching the …
Mr Macmathews Chancellor, a Senior Officer of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in Tamale, has accused an assemblyman of the area for engaging in large scale commercial chain saw operations.
He said Langa, Assemblyma…
Mrs Lucy Awuni, the Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, has appealed to co-operate bodies operating in the Region and beyond to support the Region to celebrate its 50th anniversary scheduled for September.
She said this during the ope…
Nana Asaa Kofi 111, Chief of Wassa Fiase Kyekyewere, has said the advancement in technology made it important for nations to take education of their citizens serious.
He said without education many developing nations would be margina…
The Northern Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr. Abu Iddrisu, has called on the public, particularly the District Assemblies and the decentralized organizations, to demonstrate much commitment to issues affe…
The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Assembly has added two more schools in the district to the School Feeding Programme.
The who new additions are the Ajumako-Solomon D/A Primary school with 283 pupils and Breman Aharmakorambua D/A pr…
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has formed a political action committee (PAC) to protect the interest of Indian American doctors at the Capitol Hill.
"Our new PAC will empower Indian American doctors to …
Richard Gbegbe Ababio, unemployed, on Tuesday appeared before the Kade District Magistrate Court charged with conspiracy to steal, stealing and forgery of document.
He pleaded not guilty.
Charged with him was Frank Kwadwo Eshun…
Mrs. Christina Kobinah, the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Chief Executive, has appealed to new municipal guards to refrain from corruption and other acts that would make the public to lose respect for them.
�Anyone found engaging in acts…
Participants at the second African Youth and Governance Conference have called on the African Union (AU) to develop strategic plans to combat the emerging pandemic of maternal mortality.
They said the AU should treat maternal morta…
The authorities of the Koforidua Prisons have appealed to the government to expand the outer perimeters of the prisons.
The Assistant Director of Prisons, Mr Kwame Kuma Kpeli, said the expansion had become necessary because the venti…
A 46-year old polytank repairer is in the grips of the Ashaiman Police for attempting to rape his step daughter and in the process stabbed her in the left eye for denying him sex.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Christine Yevunoo…
Naa Seidu Amadu, Vice President of the Jirapa Traditional Council, has appealed to "Foot Soldiers" of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to exercise restraint in their agitation for the removal of government appointees.
He urged…
Sixteen people lost their lives early Monday morning when the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus they were travelling on ran into a stationed articulated truck at Sege in the Dangbe East District.
The bodies of the dead have been deposited…
The Greater Accra Regional Environmental Health Officer, Mr Jonas Amanu, has urged the Ga East District Assembly (GEDA) to intensify its efforts at monitoring the sanitation conditions and hygiene of butchers to prevent acts likely to be d…
Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has said some policy and project initiatives had been proposed by some organizations in the private and public sectors since the country�s discovery of oil in commercial quantities.
…
Three farming communities along the Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire border in the Dormaa municipality now have access to Information Communication Technology (ICT) and a Community Library.
The beneficiary communities of the two projects, which c…
India will prefer to voluntarily surrender the grant it receives from United Kingdom if the British government decided on cutting it, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) Tuesday.
He said duri…
Shedding its India-centric phobia, Pakistan's main spy agency ISI has in its new threat assessment determined that Islamist militants, and not India pose the main threat to Pakistan.
In a recent internal assessment of security, th…
Children of illegal immigrants will be allowed to enter middle schools in South Korea with a revised law that encourages their schooling here through eased immigration regulations, government officials said Tuesday.
The Ministry of Edu…
Ghana, Accra: MultiChoice Africa, operator of Africa’s innovative pay TV platform DStv, today announced the launch of a ground-breaking new pay television package, DStv Compact PLUS. This new bouquet option demonstrates MultiChoice’s …
Charles Badasu, a driver, has been sentenced to a
fine of GHC200, by a Hohoe circuit court, for negligently causing harm to one, Mariama Gidi, a 75 year-old farmer.
Badasu, pleaded guilty to careless and inconsiderate driving and ne…
Madam Hawawu Boya Gariba, Deputy Minister of
Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC), on Monday, urged girls to aspire to attain higher levels of education.
She noted that educated women tended to contribute to national development im…
The Health Care Global Enterprise (HCG), South
Asia's largest Cancer Care Network, on Monday called for the need to empower and improve Oncology Centres and Cancer management in Africa.
Dr. B.S Ajaikumar, Managing Director of HCG, w…
The Assemblyman for Kwamoso Electoral Area,
Mr. Mohammed Gibrine Anagli, has appealed to government to extend electricity to the homes of residents in the area.
He made the appeal in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Kwamos…
Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Member of Parliament for Dormaa-West, has committed GHC 20,000 out of his MP's Common fund to development projects under construction at the Presbyterian Hospital in Dormaa Ahenkro.
Disclosing this to the GNA…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday advised Estate developers especially landlords of rented compound houses to as matter of obligation provide toilet facilities on such premises.
"In this era of fast development, landlords …
Dr. K.O Adadey, Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, on Friday said the core function of doctors was to save lives and any behaviour not in tune with this objective would cast doubt on one�s integrity as a doctor.
He said th…
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo, Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, at the weekend asked Christian youth to lead the crusade against indiscipline, which according to him has undermined the social fabric of the country.
He expressed concern that…
Mr Alex Asamoah, New Juaben Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has expressed worry about the resurgence of criminal activities in the municipality.
He said the resurgence of criminal activities at "Pentoawala" area and the destruction…