Seven of the 10 workers of the Akim Oda Branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) who allegedly stole an unspecified quantity of electric cables belonging to their employers, have been remanded in prison custody by the Akim Swedru C…
The Upper East Regional Police commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bright Oduro, has called on police officers in the region to be of good behaviour and portray high moral standards.
He said that the Ghana Police Servic…
A circuit court in Dormaa Ahenkro has granted bail in the sum of GH� 2,000 to Kwadwo Kyeremeh, a chainsaw owner at Diabaa in Dormaa Municipality, for possessing unlicensed fire arm and threatening to kill a police officer.
He plead…
The Tamale District Council of Labour of TUC on Thursday threatened to join the mother organization to demonstrate against the increase in utility tariffs that they said would make the Ghanaian worker poorer.
They therefore called on th…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday wished the Black Stars well in their World Cup Tournament, saying he had no doubt the players would excel to make the Black Star shine again.
"It is with great pride and high hope tha…
Asunafo North Municipal Assembly in the Brong-Ahafo Region has terminated some contracts it awarded two years ago because of delay in their execution.
The projects included roads, school infrastructure and health facilities, Mr. Moha…
The Deputy Western Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Osabarima Oware Asare Pinkro 111, has said the Police Administration was determined to bring innovations into the police administration to meet the challenges c…
Okotwasuo Owarae Agyekum III, Omanhene of the
Akyem Bosome Traditional Area, Nana Kwartema Munkyin II, queen mother and three others on Wednesday appeared before the Koforidua High Court on charges of conspiracy and stealing of stool rega…
Ghanaians have been asked to do away with the wrong perception that technical and vocational education is for the less intelligent.
Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Eastern Regional Minister, who gave the advise, said that it was wrong to c…
Two drivers and a mason who allegedly robbed a hairdresser of her GH�130.00 at Buokrom in Kumasi have been arrested by the police.
Yaw Nimoh, 20, and Charles Donkor, 23, both drivers and Kwadwo Kumi, 29, are being held at the Kumas…
It is estimated that about 51 per cent of water produced in urban areas by management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is unaccounted for due to leaking pipelines, illegal water connections and inability to collect bills from consumer…
Mr Ransford Tetteh, President of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Thursday noted that the faith of Journalists in the awards competition was growing judging from the number of entries received.
At a press conference to introduc…
A film highlighting British Government's support for the 1GOAL Campaign for Education, to provide a school textbook per subject for every child was
launched in Accra on Thursday.
It was sponsored by UK Department for International …
Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) on Thursday launched its report on a survey conducted on educational resources in deprived districts in the country.
The survey was to enable GNECC identify bottlenecks in the educa…
Five cases of H1N1 have been confirmed at the Mater Ecclesiae Basic School Complex at the Sokode-Gborgame in the Ho Municipality but authorities of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) say "there is no cause for alarm".
Dr Atsu Seake-Kwawu…
Kwasi Gyabaah, a driver at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa Municipality, has appeared before the Dormaa circuit court for stealing a high tension metal rod belonging to the Volta River Authority and escaping from lawful custody.
Gyabaah pl…
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah Tetteh, a Deputy Minister of Education, has donated 25 television sets, electricity generators and streetlight bulbs to some communities in the Attimorkwa Constituency.
The donation will enable the communities, w…
Superintendent (Sup) Darko Offei Lomotey, in charge of Nkoranza District Police, has called on Ghanaians to report criminals in hideouts to the police, to facilitate the arrest.
He said that modern policing was a shared responsibilit…
Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital has held a day's stakeholders' meeting with officials of Dormaa-Ahenkro Local Council of Churches, at Dormaa-Ahenkro under the theme: "Evangelization Through Health Care - the Role of the Church".
Highlig…
The Right Reverend Sampson Yamoah, Methodist Bishop of Wenchi Diocese, has asked Christians to offer selfless and dedicated services to humankind, to obtain God blessings.
He advised Christians to lead healthy and productive lifestyl…
Dr. Donatus Achisiba, Nkoranza North District Director of Health, has expressed concern about the lack of a hospital in the area.
He said major cases at the five health centres in the district were referred to Saint Theresa's Catholi…
Mr Solomon Adiyiah, CEO and Principal Consultant, eSolutions Consulting, on Friday said the increasing rate at which government agencies and businesses were adopting new technologies was a sure way to address the challenges of poverty redu…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitian Assembly (STMA) has called on the Sekondi-Takoradi branches of the Progressive Transport Owners Association of Ghana (PROTOA) and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to exercise restraint while…
World Parliamentarians have pledged to mobilize support for legislative actions to ensure the health, dignity and rights of women and girls through access to reproductive and sexual health
in the shortest possible time.
"We are con…
Mr Alexander Mawusi Buadi, the Volta Regional
Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has said while the national HIV and AIDS prevalence was going down, the prevalence among education workers was 9 per cent.
…
Ms Elizaberth Agyeman, Member of Parliament (MP) for Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region, has urged Parliament to start exercising its responsibility of holding accountable, those responsible for ensuring that the Millennium Development Goals …
Government would continue to subsidize fertilizer and would discontinue the coupon system because of its high administrative cost and diversion of fertilizers to unintended beneficiaries.
The Upper East Regional Director of Agricultur…
The Fidelity Bank would sponsor this year's best investigative journalist award with GH�2,500 at the Ghana Journalists Association's reward ceremony slated for August 21.
Mr Edward Effah, the Bank's Managing Director, who announced t…
Mr John Awuni, Corporate Affairs Director of Finatrade Group Limited, a rice and beverage importing company, on Tuesday appealed to government to act swiftly on the weather warning from Ghana Meteorological Services Department.
Mr Aw…
The Eastern Regional Police Command has destroyed 46 bags of Indian hemp (wee) weighing about 564,000 grams seized from Huhunya in the Yilo Krobo District.
The action followed a directive by a Koforidua Circuit Court.
The bag…
Beneficiaries of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), especially those in the education and health sectors, have been urged to work hard to enter into higher institutions for professional certificates in those fields.
Mr P…
The management of Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Wednesday destroyed 3,000 cartons of turkey tails valued at GH�105,000 at the Saba land fill site in Accra.
Management of Diamond Food, importers of the illegal consignment, would be…
A joint delegation from the Military and Police Command are in Kumasi to solve the impasse between the two security agencies that arose out of alleged military brutalities meted out to some police personnel in Kumasi last week.
Lieut…
A 21-year-old teacher who allegedly defiled his headmistress' seven-year-old daughter in a classroom on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with defilement.
Nelson Bless Akpertey who allegedly defiled the victim, a…
Tuition freezes and bargain summer rates are among the measures schools are using to remain competitive during a recession, an education official says.
At least a dozen private and public colleges are bringing in extra revenue by offering…
Marketing Manager of Apex Security Services Limited (ASSL), a private security company at Caprice, Accra, on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for alleged stealing and defrauding the company.
Agrobesa Maxwell Asem, aka …
Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, a Deputy Minister of Energy, has donated Television (TV) sets to some communities in the Ellembelle constituency to enable the people to have a feel of the 2010 World Cup tournament that commences in South Afr…
The Wa Polytechnic in the Upper West Region has began assembling simple, robust and affordable solar rechargeable lamps using local raw materials.
The lamps are being assembled through the technical support of students in partnershi…
The Cities Alliance, a global coalition of cities and development partners on Wednesday rolled-out modalities for Ghana to reduce urban poverty, improve the quality and impact of urban development cooperation.
Mr Julien Baskin, Senio…
Mr Benjamin Adu-Darko, Deputy Director in-charge of schools inspection in Nkoranza, has commended Major Derek Oduro (Rtd), Member of Parliament for the area, for donating 22 computers to some Junior High Schools in the district.
Mr A…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has encouraged Africans in the Diaspora to continue to identify and support initiatives that sought to lift the continent out of poverty and deprivation.
He said the economic situation on the contine…
Hundreds of people angered by the recent increases in electricity and water tariffs on Wednesday hit the streets of Kumasi to demand a freeze on the new charges.
Organized by the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a pressure…
Ebenezer Laryea, a 27-year-old driver, on Tuesday
appeared before the Kade District Magistrate Court charged for stealing gold valued at GH�12,100 belonging to his employer, a businesswoman.
The plea of Laryea was not taken and he…
The first flight to carry football fans to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will leave Accra on Thursday night, June 10, 2010.
A statement signed by Mr Nii Nortey Dua, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports and copied to the G…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday said legislation on plastic waste to mete out stiff punishment to individuals and companies that dispose plastics indiscriminately will soon be introduced.
He said this when members of t…
Oil drilling companies operating at the oil field
in the Western Region are to meet with chiefs, chief fishermen and people of fishing communities to explain the impact the oil and gas exploration will bring.
Dr Joe Oteng Adjei, Mini…
Power outages on Wednesday halted Parliamentary proceedings for over an hour.
The power flickered on and off three times and never came back again until 11:15 hours.
The first Deputy Speaker, Mr Doe Adjaho, who sat in for the S…
MTN Ghana Foundation (MTNGF) has donated medical equipment worth GH�30,000 to management of Kotokuom Health Centre in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, to help improve health care delivery.
The equipment includes de…
Alhaji Abdulai Mahama Silimboma, Northern Regional Coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has said his outfit has run out of relief items.
It can, therefore, not support victims of any emergency disaster…
Mr Kwadwo Nyame Datiakwa, Kintampo South District Chief Executive, has called on traditional authorities to assist in preserving the environment by refraining from destructive activities.
The DCE was interacting with some traditional…