The Juaso Circuit Court, presided over by
Mr Justice S.K. Sarpong Appiah, has ordered that a 32-year-old teacher be held in prison custody for allegedly stealing a sheep valued at GH�45.00.
Owusu Welbeck, popularly known as �Tea…
A three-day international meeting of African
First Ladies, African Ministers of Health and Members of Parliament is to be held in Accra from July 26-28 to discuss strategies for reducing cervical cancer in Africa.
The conference und…
An Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure for a Network Operations Centre (NOC) to facilitate the University of Ghana's ICT-based Distance Education Project was inaugurated on Friday.
It is expected to help im…
Financial and economic leaders of South Korea
and China agreed Friday that the global economy needs a "considerable" amount of time before making a full-fledged recovery due to lingering
uncertainties.
According to a report by the fi…
South Korea's ratio of tax burden to gross
domestic product (GDP) remained relatively lower than other major economies in the world, a report showed Friday.
According to the report by the National Tax Service, the tax-to-GDP ratio for…
The United States has identified about 200 bank accounts with links to North Korea and is expected to freeze some 100 of those suspected of being used for weapons exports and other illicit
purposes banned under U.N. resolutions, a source …
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. were the top sellers of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in China during the second quarter of the year, industry sources said Friday.
The two South Korean carmakers sold a combined 51,…
The head of Statistics Canada has quit, saying
he disagrees with the government's decision to drop the mandatory long-form Census questionnaire.
Munir Sheikh submitted his resignation Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
…
A class-action lawsuit by dozens of passengers who escaped from a sinking Canadian ferry in British
Columbia has been settled, authorities said.
After legal costs, the 45 passengers eligible for the settlement will split about $140,000, …
Hundreds of dead Magellanic penguins have washed ashore on beaches in Brazil this month, animal experts say.
At least 500 have been reported in the Peruibe area, The Christian Science Monitor reported. The city is south of Sao Paulo.
Raf…
Mr Alban Bagbin, the Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, said the government had made available more than three million Ghana cedis for emergency flood relief activities for 2010.
He said activities undertaken with the …
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) on Tuesday launched a research booklet on Tracking Capitation Grant in Public Primary Schools in Ghana.
The 114-page booklet focuses on global context of educational reforms,educati…
Government would scale up the pilot project of new born screening for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) being undertaken in Kumasi and Tikrom in the Ashanti Region into a national programme.
The Minister of Health, Dr Ben Kunbour, said by th…
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has inaugurated a 10-day exhibition showcasing the rural life of Rajasthan by artist cum-administrator Kiran Soni Gupta, describing the artist and her work as "pride of India".
Appreciating th…
Taliban militants beheaded six Afghan police officers during an attack on several buildings in northern Baghlan province, officials said Wednesday.
NATO and provincial sources said the militants overran a police checkpoint, killing the si…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has expressed concern about the arrest and formal charge of Mr Ato Kwamena Dadzie, Acting News Editor of JOY FM, for refusing to disclose the source of a story aired by the radio stat…
First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills on Wednesday presented assorted items to three special educational institutions in the Greater Accra and Eastern regions to mark the 66th birthday of President Mills.
The beneficiary institutions were…
About 21,202 children have tested positive to the HIV/AIDS disease nationwide, the Central Regional Coordinator on HIV/AIDS Mr. Ebenezer Koomson, said on Tuesday.
He painted a dismal picture of the HIV/AIDS situation in the country a…
Radiologists in West Africa have been urged to shift from general training to sub-specialisation and collaborate with other stakeholders to improve health care delivery.
Professor Tei Ntim, Rector of Ghana College of Physicians and S…
Minister for the Interior, Mr. Martin Amidu, would begin a three-day working visit to the Western Region on Thursday, July 22, to acquaint himself with the operations and activities of the various agencies and departments under the Ministr…
The people of Danchira, a farming community in Ga South Municipality on Wednesday raised �eyebrows� over the conduct of the Police in recent disturbances in the area that led to the death of three people.
They are questioning the …
Mr John Tia Akologu, Minister of Information on Wednesday pledged the Ministry's commitment to partner the media in expanding the frontiers of freedom and strengthening public accountability.
He explained that the Ministry had and wo…
Defense attorneys for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday rested their Chicago federal corruption case without calling a single witness. Blagojevich's attorneys told U.S. District Judge James Zagel Tuesday the impeached governor wou…
Two earthquakes shook southern provinces in Iran Wednesday, injuring 32 people and damaging several buildings, Iranian news agencies said. A 5.8-magnitude quake rattled Fars and Hormozgan provinces, injuring 32 people and damaging 50 perce…
A federal judge in Chicago Wednesday ordered former media mogul Conrad Black released on a $2 million unsecured bond while he appeals his fraud conviction.
U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve, who presided at Black's trial in Chicago, also sa…
An ordinance approved by the city council will allow large-scale marijuana farms in industrial areas of Oakland, Calif., a city council member said.
Larry Reid, who co-sponsored the ordinance, said it calls for the licensing of four large…
Reverend Dr. Fred Deegbe, General Secretary of Christian Council of Ghana, on Wednesday launched Religious Bodies Network on Climate Change (RELBONET) in Accra.
He said issues on climate change had not only become topical globally b…
Dr Owusu Achaw Duah, a Medical Consultant, has urged African nations to give priority attention to the promotion of telemedicine practice to raise the quality of health care delivery on the continent.
He said in a continen…
Mama Sika, a businesswoman, who allegedly defrauded a Canada-based Ghanaian Pastor in the sum of GH�5,500 under the pretext of assisting him to clear his car as a �Clearing Agent,� appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday.…
Madam Lidi Petronella Remetzwaal, out-going Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, on Tuesday paid a farewell courtesy call on President John Evans Atta Mills, at the Osu Castle in Accra.
Madam Remetzwaal has been called home after a four …
A 24-year-old palm wine taper, Kofi Mark, was on Tuesday remanded in police custody by the Kade District Magistrate Court for beating his brother�s wife over an earthenware bowl.
Mark pleaded guilty and will reappear on July 23.
…
Yaw Larbi, 39, a farmer, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Kade District Magistrate Court for defrauding a firewood seller.
He pleaded not guilty with explanation and was remanded in police custody to reappear on July 23.
Lar…
The Right Reverend Colonel Retired, Paul A. Brewu, Bishop of the Akyem Oda Diocese of the Methodist Church, has cautioned the youth to guard against negative acts that would lead them to destruction.
He challenged the youth to lead …
Divisional Officer Grade One (DOI) Paul Opoku Peprah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Fire Officer, on Tuesday appealed for allocation of enough budgetary for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)for the prevention of fire outbreaks.
He cited …
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan says that he is thankful to India for providing a platform to budding artistes from his country, as their talent goes unrecognised back home.
The singer is one of the judges in the music-based rea…
It seemed bizzare at first but former players are now lauding Sachin Tendulkar for allowing his blood to be used on the signature page of an autobiography since it's all for charity.
The London-based publishers of the autobiography …
An Indian-American cancer researcher at the prestigious Duke University has been placed on administrative leave after investigations revealed that he had made false claims that he had won several awards,including the prestigious Rhodes Sch…
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday condoled the death of over 60 people in a train accident in India.
"I was distressed to learn about the news of the train crash in West Bengal yesterday resulting in the loss of…
The Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry has decided not to issue any emigration clearance to anybody seeking employment in Libya following complaints of non-payment of salary to Indians working in various companies in the African country.
…
Alhaji Osuman Checkson, Chief of Mamprusi Community in the Greater Accra Region, has called on traditional rulers to help fight child labour which was �eating deep� into the society.
He said child labour was not allowed by law an…
Plan Ghana, an international child centred community development organisation, has donated Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and stationery worth GH�10,000 to Hijaz Islamic Basic School at Korle Gonno in Accra.
T…
The leadership of Apostles Revelation Society (ARS) on Wednesday introduced Nunorlaga Nyeenyami Etsey Wovenu, the new Spiritual Leader, to the Government.
Nunorlaga Wovenu, a trained teacher, is the son of Prophet Charles K.N. Wov…
The Onamroko Adain Family on Wednesday appealed to the Ministry of Land and Forestry to investigate and retrieve parcels of land illegally taken away from them.
Making the appeal at a press conference in Accra, Mr. Daniel Kwafo Quarc…
Government has been asked to impress upon the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to reverse the new utility tariffs to salvage the manufacturing sector from collapse.
The Central Region branch of the Industrial and Commerc…
One person was shot in the right foot during a demolition exercise supervised by Kasoa District Police on Wednesday.
The victim, Hussein Mohammed, a 28-year-old footballer, was allegedly hit by a stray bullet when police fired warnin…
Mr. Roger Mettle-Nunoo, a Deputy Minister of Health, on Wednesday called for the setting up of a rapid response team, a new hospital and provision of facilities to tackle health problems in the Western Region because of the oil find in the…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday called on the media to inform Government about progress of its development efforts, especially improving the living standards of the people.
He assured Ghanaians and residents in the Accr…
An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the Police to send Nana Kofi Yirenkyi aka �Jesus One Touch� being held for defilement and incest to the hospital.
This was after Yirenkyi who appeared before the court without his counsels compl…
Staff of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis on Wednesday appealed to the Ministry of Finance to resource all MDAs to enable them buy units for their prepaid meters.
The staff, who made the …
The National Labour Commission is organising a day�s seminar on the Labour Act for employers in the Free Zones enclaves on Thursday, July 22.
A statement issued in Accra on Wednesday and signed by Mr Mohammed Affum, Public Relatio…