It is with much disgust that once more I have to take on this faceless neophyte who is afraid to reveal his true identity, for he knows that even though we are in a free democratic society, if he does reveal his true identity, the masses, …
Little Flower School Complex, a private school in
the Tamale Metropolis, has established an endowment fund to cater for the educational needs of pupils, who have lost their parents to enable them to continue their education.
The Fun…
The Liberia House of Representatives has set the
pace for West African giants, Ghana and Nigeria, by passing the Right to Information Bill into law last month.
Passage of the Bill by the members was preceded by intense lobbying and …
Parliament on Monday deferred debates on the re-laid Supplier's Credit Agreement between Ghana government and the STX Engineering and Construction Ghana Limited till tomorrow August 3 2010.
At an extended sitting which lasted for abo…
The World Vision Ghana, a non-governmental
organization, has presented 220 blankets, 220 mats, 220 treated mosquitoes nets and 110 student mattresses worth 14,000 Ghana cedis to victims of the recent flood at Swedru and Nyakrom.
Mr E…
A fresh wave of protests in Kashmir Valley of north Indian state Jammmu and Kashmir Monday
claimed six lives and left 250 injured as police opened fire to disperse rampaging mobs who indulged in stone-pelting, attacked government buildin…
First ladies of Africa have committed themselves
as champions of cervical cancer, which they described as "the most critical health issues of our time", and the growing burden of women's cancers in the poorest nations .
Making the …
About 45 per cent of the country's population will be residing in urban cities and towns by 2050, up from 30 per cent now, nullifying the 'India lives in villages' concept, says a study by thinktank NCAER.
"On a conservative estimat…
Ghana has a progressive source of funding for health insurance and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is performing well.
A report submitted by a research conducted by the management of Strategies for Health Insurance for Eq…
Reverend Stephen Osei Sarpong, Chairperson of the Sekyere Presbytery Council of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has advised Christians occupying public offices to avoid corrupt practices and set good example at the work place.
He …
A 24-year-old Nigerian has been remanded into
prison custody by a Kumasi Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH�62,017.00 from his former employer.
Collins Celestine Chijoke has denied the offence and would re-appearon August 1…
Chiefs in the Ahafo-Ano South District have pledged support for the embattled District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Thomas Kwakwa and condemned the agitation for his removal by National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in the area.
The c…
The 37 Military Hospital, on Tuesday witnessed a
ground-breaking ceremony to kick-start an expansion project, to make the facility a focal point of health delivery in the West African sub-region.
The project, which is to be executed…
The Indian Railways will introduce a new train, Mother Express, named after Mother Teresa on August
26 to mark her birth centenary.
"We have decided to launch the new train after Mother Teresa as a tribute to her on occasion of her…
Malayala Manorama Chief Editor and a media stalwart K M Mathew was laid to rest with full state honours here on Monday.
Head of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Baselius Marthoama Dydimos-I, senior prelates and priests conducted the funera…
Sanskrit, the mother of all Indian languages is facing tough times in south Indian state Kerala as the number of students learning the classical
language at various levels is dwindling.
As per the figures of Directorate of Public…
An NGO has come up with a striking revelation that migrant job seekers from south Indian state Tamil Nadu are facing severe hardships including sexual abuse, non-payment of wages and confiscation of their passports largely in Middle East a…
A river that runs through the heart of the capital of south Indian state Kerala is heavily contaminated with organic waste and chemical
effluents, according to a recent study.
Around 90 per cent of ground water samples collected f…
The Indian Railways will introduce a new train, Mother Express, named after Mother Teresa on August
26 to mark her birth centenary.
"We have decided to launch the new train after Mother Teresa as a tribute to her on occasion of her…
Alhaji Nabila Mohammed, the Volta Regional
Co-ordinator of the National Youth Council (NYC), has appealed to the media to help the Council to polish and raise its public visibility.
Alhaji Nabila said media practitioners …
Cattle and pig owners in Techiman Municipality have been given a three-month ultimatum to stop rearing their animals in homes or be prepared to face legal action.
Mr Andrews Sam Akakpo, Senior Environmental Health Officer in-charge o…
Ghana and Canada on Tuesday jointly observed
United Nations ban on cluster munitions with the beating of heavy African "fontomfrom" drums to signify the triumphant coming into force of the law on Sunday, August 1.
The Convention on …
The Kongo Senior High School (SHSs) at Kongo in Talensi Nabdam District in the Upper East Region, has been closed down as a result of students� demonstration against school administration.
This brings to five, the number of SHSs th…
The National Society of Ghana Music Producers
(NASGAMP), has raised eyes brows over the where about of GH�24,800 monies owed to music video producers by the Copyright Office of Ghana.
In a statement to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) …
A GHC 9,200-water-facility has been completed for the people of Abease in Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Work on the facility, which commenced in 1971, was completed with funds sourced by Dr. Kwabena Donkor, former Minister …
Most of the children from Nakwa and Ekumpoanu in the Mfantseman Municipality who were prevented from joining their parents in Half Assini, on suspicion of being trafficked by the Police
have joined their parents.
The Police at the …
Mr. Alhaji Issahaku Saliah, the Upper West Regional Minister, has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for expanding the frontiers of its activities to seek more involvement of women.
He also thanked the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's As…
Kwame Korankye, 37, unemployed, was on Tuesday
sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing two drums of palm oil valued at GHC 500 by the Kade District Magistrate Court.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal a…
Alhaji Issahaku Saliah, the New Upper West Regional
Minister, has appealed to all departmental heads in the region to support him to enable him to push the region's development agenda forward.
"I will greatly depend on your individu…
A large number of South Korean obstetric clinics have no delivery rooms, according to a government report forwarded to an opposition lawmaker Tuesday.
The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs report sent to Rep. Lee Nak-yon …
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative
Justice (CHRAJ), at the weekend said that Nana Oye Lithur, a Human Rights Advocate, was right on the assertion that homosexuals had rights.
Ms Anna Bossman, CHRAJ Deputy Commissione…
The Head Pastor of the Creator�s Blessing Church
at Abeka in Accra, Prophet Philip Akuffo Addo, has advised young Christians to remain committed to the word of God in the face of hardship.
He said the only source of wealth and hap…
Opanyin Kwasi Wontumi, Chief Farmer at Asukese in the Eastern Region, has urged colleague farmers to always use protective wears before applying agro-chemical, especially fertilizers on their crops.
�Even though fertilizer is very …
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme has been expanded to cover more beneficiaries in the Tema Metropolis with 393 beneficiaries receiving their disbursement in
February this year as against 277 who benefited in 20…
Mr. Kofi Opoku-Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister, has urged churches and other religious groups to support the government in the fight to bring down crime, corruption and indiscipline in the society.
They should speak against acts tha…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) at the
Weekend stated that pesticides were not like any commodity on the market and that people who had not been registered and given license had no right to be an agro-inputs dealer.
Mr C…
The Chiefs and people of Upper West Region has commended government for providing them with a regional hospital in Wa.
Alhaji Issahaku Salia, Upper West Regional Minister, made the commendation on behalf of the chiefs and people at a…
Ghana is on the verge of eradicating guinea worm next year, Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced in Wa.
He said Ghana has recorded only eight reported cases of the disease as at June this year and described the achievemen…
Christians have been urged to live up to the very core of Christian principles, to help address the problems of moral decadence that had engulfed the youth of today.
Ms Ophelia Koomson, Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), …
Work has begun on the construction of two bridges over the Akora River at Agona Swedru in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region.
The bridges were among three in the Municipality that were destroyed during a heavy downpour…
Oxytocin, the hormone used to ripen fruits and vegetables which has come under the scanner of the health ministry, does not seem to cause any immediate adverse effect on human health but can have long-term effect.
According to medical…
An student from southern Indian metropolis Chennai has received the first 'Pemanda Monappa Scholarship' award to pursue an M.Phil course at the prestigious University of Cambridge in Britain.
Prashanth Venkataraman, a graduate in Me…
Oman FM, a local radio station in Accra, has organised a musical concert to interact with its cherished listeners to commemorate its third anniversary.
The concert dubbed "Oman FM Bash," saw a host of Ghana's famous stars from all Gh…
The Agona Swedru Police on Saturday arrested Mr George Biney Ampiah, an aspiring Assemblyman for Swedru Mahodwe Electoral Area, for allegedly defrauding a Swedru based businessman of GHC 800 under the pretext of offering him a store.
…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has advised Muslims to harness the benefits of secular education for their social and economic development.
He noted that embracing secular education was still a challenge to Muslims and appealed to…
The Deputy Fanteakwa District Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Victor Ampony, on Friday called for an end to the practice where some men hired others to kill people they suspected to be flir…
The United Arab Emirates Sunday decided to suspend some of the BlackBerry services like messenger, e-mail and web-browsing from October 11, days after India asked the Canadian firm to offer monitoring facility citing security concerns.
…
A UNESCO-backed institute to be set up to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary in October will not find any place at Rajghat, a memorial to the Father of India, because of "important visitors" and conferences during the Commonwea…
Singapore Indians have formed Malayalam Language Education Society with an aim to promote teaching of Malayalam as one of the mother tongue languages in Singapore schools.
Welcoming the move, Law Minister K Shanmugam said: "Malayalam …
The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Billy Williams, on Friday, commended World Vision Ghana, for its Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) Project in the Talensi-Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.
The Commissioner…