All new boy-focused, girl-inclusive multi-platform channel set to launch in Africa in May.
The Walt Disney Company and MultiChoice today announced the launch of Disney XD, a new boy-focused, girl-inclusive channel for kids aged 6-14, on t…
Ms Najat Ibrahim, Communications and Administration Officer of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organisation has called on the Government to hasten the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill into law.
She sa…
The Medical Superintendent of Dangme West District Hospital, Dr Kennedy T. Brightson has deplored the lukewarm attitude of some health professionals, which he said resulted in maternal morbidity.
He has therefore urged medical person…
Mr Kabral Blay-Amihere, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), on Tuesday advised media practitioners to help promote and defend democracy to maintain national unity, peace and stability to enhance development.
He said Ghan…
The Oguaa Traditional Council on Tuesday resolved to arrest and punish anyone who would dress indecently during this year’s Fetu Afahye Festival and other major celebrations because the phenomenon was having a negative toll on society.
…
Mr. Hamidu Harruna, Upper West Regional (UWR) Director of Department of Social Welfare, has expressed concern about child abuse in the Region.
He cited that the Regional Multi-Sectoral Committee on Child Welfare and Protection has al…
The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi, Most Reverend Thomas Kwaku Mensah, has reminded those in leadership positions to put the general good of society ahead of individual comfort and convenience.
He said they should let th…
A clergyman observed that some marriages in Ghana broke down due to “superficial reasons most couples base their choices on”.
Reverend Dr Alexander Obeng, Principal of Eastern Bible College Atibie-Kwahu, who made the call, said su…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Education on Tuesday observed that the school shift system had not been complemented with expansion in infrastructure, hence the congestion in the classrooms.
The situation needed to be addressed…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided a GHC 36,000 public place of convenience for the people of Obokrom, a suburb of Sekondi.
Obokrom, a community with over 1000 population could not boost of a…
Mr. Alex Asum-Ahensah, the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, has appealed to traditional rulers in the Brong-Ahafo Region to help highlight the rich and abundant cultural heritage in the region to attract both local and international in…
The total potential of irrigable land in Ghana is put at 500,000 hectares, but only 25,000 hectares are under irrigation.
This means that just five per cent of the total cultivable area is irrigated despite plans for irrigation devel…
The Nsawam Police has identified an armed robber, who died at the Nsawam Government Hospital, as Sulley Issah, 30.
Issah was one of three armed robbers, who were involved in cattle rustling at Otukwadjo near Nsawam.
They engage…
Students of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic on Tuesday called on Rectors of Polytechnics to improve on their relationship with industries to enable them gain easy access for their industrial attachment.
They said because of the weak relat…
Mr Clement Akugre, the Bongo District Chief Executive, on Tuesday inspected some schools and houses in the District that got damaged following a rain storm last Saturday.
The roofs of the buildings were ripped off and the hardest hit …
Mr James Kofi Annan, Executive Director of Challenging Heights, a non- governmental organization focused on children’s welfare, has been awarded for his commitment towards social justice.
The award dubbed: “Grinnell College Young …
Mr Solomon Akakiya, assemblyman for Yorogo-Gabisi in the Bolgatanga Municipality, has appealed to the government to provide his area with portable water.
The Assemblyman, who made the appeal during a clean-up exercise, expressed worry…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe, has appealed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to strengthen their structures to enhance the development of their areas.
She said this in an address read for …
Mr Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah, the Country Director of Exams Ethics International, Ghana, has sounded alarm for a quick and thorough tackling of the propensity among Ghanaians to cheat in examinations before that phenomenon disintegrates scholars…
Drinking alcohol may raise the likelihood among teenagers to spend more time on computers, a new study suggests.
The study, conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, was based on a survey of 264 teenagers, aged 13 to 17.
…
Ms Najat Ibrahim, Communications and Administration Officer of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organisation has called on the Government to hasten the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill into law.
She sa…
The Medical Superintendent of Dangme West District Hospital, Dr Kennedy T. Brightson has deplored the lukewarm attitude of some health professionals, which he said resulted in maternal morbidity.
He has therefore urged medical person…
Mr Kabral Blay-Amihere, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), on Tuesday advised media practitioners to help promote and defend democracy to maintain national unity, peace and stability to enhance development.
He said Ghan…
The Oguaa Traditional Council on Tuesday resolved to arrest and punish anyone who would dress indecently during this year’s Fetu Afahye Festival and other major celebrations because the phenomenon was having a negative toll on society.
…
Mr. Hamidu Harruna, Upper West Regional (UWR) Director of Department of Social Welfare, has expressed concern about child abuse in the Region.
He cited that the Regional Multi-Sectoral Committee on Child Welfare and Protection has al…
The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi, Most Reverend Thomas Kwaku Mensah, has reminded those in leadership positions to put the general good of society ahead of individual comfort and convenience.
He said they should let th…
A clergyman observed that some marriages in Ghana broke down due to “superficial reasons most couples base their choices on”.
Reverend Dr Alexander Obeng, Principal of Eastern Bible College Atibie-Kwahu, who made the call, said su…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Education on Tuesday observed that the school shift system had not been complemented with expansion in infrastructure, hence the congestion in the classrooms.
The situation needed to be addressed…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided a GHC 36,000 public place of convenience for the people of Obokrom, a suburb of Sekondi.
Obokrom, a community with over 1000 population could not boost of a…
Mr. Alex Asum-Ahensah, the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, has appealed to traditional rulers in the Brong-Ahafo Region to help highlight the rich and abundant cultural heritage in the region to attract both local and international in…
The total potential of irrigable land in Ghana is put at 500,000 hectares, but only 25,000 hectares are under irrigation.
This means that just five per cent of the total cultivable area is irrigated despite plans for irrigation devel…
The Nsawam Police has identified an armed robber, who died at the Nsawam Government Hospital, as Sulley Issah, 30.
Issah was one of three armed robbers, who were involved in cattle rustling at Otukwadjo near Nsawam.
They engage…
Students of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic on Tuesday called on Rectors of Polytechnics to improve on their relationship with industries to enable them gain easy access for their industrial attachment.
They said because of the weak relat…
Mr Clement Akugre, the Bongo District Chief Executive, on Tuesday inspected some schools and houses in the District that got damaged following a rain storm last Saturday.
The roofs of the buildings were ripped off and the hardest hit …
Mr James Kofi Annan, Executive Director of Challenging Heights, a non- governmental organization focused on children’s welfare, has been awarded for his commitment towards social justice.
The award dubbed: “Grinnell College Young …
Mr Solomon Akakiya, assemblyman for Yorogo-Gabisi in the Bolgatanga Municipality, has appealed to the government to provide his area with portable water.
The Assemblyman, who made the appeal during a clean-up exercise, expressed worry…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe, has appealed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to strengthen their structures to enhance the development of their areas.
She said this in an address read for …
Mr Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah, the Country Director of Exams Ethics International, Ghana, has sounded alarm for a quick and thorough tackling of the propensity among Ghanaians to cheat in examinations before that phenomenon disintegrates scholars…
Drinking alcohol may raise the likelihood among teenagers to spend more time on computers, a new study suggests.
The study, conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, was based on a survey of 264 teenagers, aged 13 to 17.
…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has appealed to the media to stop blaming the Police for their alleged inability to arrest two suspects, who allegedly stabbed two men at Abesim near Sunyani, with a knife.
One of the victims d…
A Home Economics block provided about five years ago for the Lawra Senior High School to begin a Home Economics Programme had still not been put to use because the contractor had refused to supply the furniture.
The Ghana News Agenc…
Nana Asiedu Taku-Ababio, Chief of Babianeha in Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo, has bemoaned the ebbing communal spirit among the people in the district.
He therefore urged the people to rekindle their communal spirit, which hith…
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, has called for punitive sanctions against heads of schools that fail to comply with proper accounting procedures.
This, he said, would make them to…
An Agricultural oriented business Incubator centre dubbed Agro- Business Incubator is to be setup in the Western Region before the end of the year.
The centre will primarily concentrate on developing the vegetable sector and wil…
China has successfully conducted test
flight of an unmanned helicopter, the largest of its kind developed in the country.
An unmanned helicopter successfully completed its first flight in Weifang City of east China's Shandong Provinc…
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday he is willing to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to Seoul for an international nuclear summit next year with U.S. President Barack Obama and dozens of world leaders if Pyongyang makes…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has urged
tertiary students to constantly upgrade their knowledge in Information, Communication Technology (ICT) so as to become better positioned on the job market.
He said the reality must…
The Very Reverend Dr Sam Prempeh, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has condemned what he says is the growing pursuit of personal and sectional interests in the church by some of its members.
This, he said, w…
Nearly 80 percent of the world's energy needs could be met by renewable energy by mid- century, and the renewable sources can play a key role in fighting global warming, a UN spokesman said here Monday.
"Today, the Intergovernmental Panel…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has appealed to the media to stop blaming the Police for their alleged inability to arrest two suspects, who allegedly stabbed two men at Abesim near Sunyani, with a knife.
One of the victims d…
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