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.
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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…
Mr Lawrence Arthur, a Senior Lecturer of the School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, on Saturday called for the establishment of a national council to regulate the operations of radiographers in the country.
He noted …
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor returned home from Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday night, where he launched a 4000-page book on Africa's under-development and what steps could be taken to remedy it.
'Why Africa is Poor and …
Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli II, Omanhene of Eastern Nzema Traditional Area, has been asked to settle land and chieftaincy disputes to facilitate the development of the area.
Mr. Daniel K. Eshun, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembe…
Mr Mohammed Ahmed Baba Jamal, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, at the weekend expressed worry about acts of indiscipline among the youth and said the problem needed to be solved holistically.
He said "We are all witnesses in recent …
Mr Peter K. Kuugyire, Programme Officer of Mission of Hope for Society Foundation, an NGO, has advised people at Kotokrom in Sunyani East to know their HIV status as a guide to their day-to-day activities.
Mr Kuugyire gave the advice…
Ministers of Environment and Climate from developing countries have resolved with their colleagues from the rich north to fast track the implementation of international policies to combat the negative effects of climate change since it rem…
A joint taskforce of Police and residents of Pampawie in the Kadjebi district have arrested two suspects in the Friday dawn highway robbery in the little town located on the Hohoe-Nkwanta road.
The suspects, of Fulani extraction are,…
Mr. Emmanuel Adzei Anang, Member of the Council of State, has reiterated government's commitment to execute development programmes that would improve the living standards of Ghanaians.
Government would, therefore, not tolerate acts…
Mr. Mohammed Ali, Presiding Member of the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), at the weekend called on the twin city dwellers to assist the Metropolitan Assembly to achieve its development targets.
He made the call at the …
Mr. Yaw Buansi Opoku, Quantity Surveying Consultant, partly blamed parents for the recent upsurge of immorality and criminal activities among the youth in the country.
He said some parents spent most of their time engaging in economi…
A circuit court in Hohoe has remanded Asafotse Edward Komla Worwornyo, a traditional ruler and herbalist in Gbi-Atabu in the Hohoe Municipality, for allegedly murdering Herbert Akubia.
Also remanded were Augustus Senyo Worwornyo, son…
Mr Felix Kyei, a senior member of the Gender and Environmental Monitoring and Advocacy (GEMA), a Non Governmental Organisation, has appealed to stakeholders in the oil and gas industry to ensure that the oil find became a blessing.
M…
Mr Karimu Iddrisu, Executive Director of Centre for Advancement of the Marginalized Persons (CAMP), a Non-Governmental Organization has advised people with disability not to use their situation as a panacea for street begging and idleness.…
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), has called on Government to adopt appropriate policy to prevent the youth from engaging in conflict, as the world celebrates the International Youth Day.
This year's Day, which would be …
Mr Livingstone Agyeman, youth member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Bethel Church, on Sunday called on parents to supervise their wards to help curb the ascending rate of social vices which had engulfed the society.
�Parents serve…
Mr Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, has met with Daasebre Oti Boateng, Omanhene of New Juaben and UN Commissioner on the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The meeting…
Angola’s Tatiana found herself settling into new surroundings after last night’s live Big Brother All Stars eviction show (15 August at 19:00 CAT on DStv Channel 198) after she was evicted from the house.
In the last two weeks, the ho…
The recent brouhaha over the acquittal by an Accra High Court of Kwadwo Mpiani and Wireko Brobbey has brought out the worst in the NDC. Comments and utterances by top members of the party have convinced me beyond all reasonable doubts that…
South Korea and Russia plan to launch a third
Naro-1 rocket next year after officially confirming that the June 10 blastoff failed to accomplish its mission, the government said Sunday.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technolog…
Mr Martin Amidu, Interior Minister, has on the
advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council, and by Executive Instrument, reviewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs.
A statement signed by the Minist…
Internet search titan Google, technology giant Apple and software firm Microsoft are among
the most discussed technology brands in India, dominating most of the online conversations, a latest survey has found.
According to Digital …
Describing as "significant" the impact of the oil spill caused by collision between two cargo
ships off Mumbai coast, Indian Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh Saturday said the Centre is in the process of assessing the extent of ecolog…
David Kalayi Vivor, a labourer, on Monday,
appeared before the Kade District Magistrates� Court, charged with threatening to kill his �boss�.
Vivor, who faced a charge of threat of death, pleaded guilty with explanation and wa…
The afforestation programme in the Kwaebibirem
District have so far employed 120 youth.
The District Chief Executive, Mr George Agyemang Duah, said as the programme expands, more of the unemployed youth would be given jobs.
Ad…
The Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive, Mr
Alex Obeng Somuah, at the weekend, challenged Churches to educate the youth, to lead upright lives to reduce the high rate of indiscipline in the society.
He said increasing immoral activ…
Church leaders have been called upon to support the construction of schools and health facilities as well as the provision of portable water in their communities.
Prophet Ernest Ofosu, General Overseer of the Calvary Precious Blood …
A local Indian court in the north-western city Saturday sent John Carlo Paten, the prime
suspect in the murder of his mother, a 50-year-old American, to Juvenile Protection Home till Monday.
John (15), who was arrested Friday from t…
The Rev Kofi Vovonyo Akwetey of the Christ Evangelistic Church Ho has appealed to the youth to devote themselves to a life-long relationship with God in order to protect their human dignity.
He urged them to search, read a…
The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches
in West Africa, (FECCIWA) on Saturday urged ministers of the gospel not to condone or connive with gender based violence perpetrators.
�The church must not cover up for wrong doing…
South Indian state Kerala Government has suspended two of its eco-tourism projects --
Tiger Trail and Jungle Patrol -- at the Periyar National Park in Thekkady in the wake of the controversy over Madhya Pradesh's proposed "Patrolling the …