Mr. Joseph Kwabena Onyinah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education, has lamented that high student population of Senior High Schools (SHS)in the region was putting pressure on educational infrastructure and facilities.
He said that a…
Storekeepers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) have been charged to avoid corruption and ensure best professional practices.
Mr. Joe Bio, a retired Internal Auditor of the GES, who made the call, asked the storekeepers not to allo…
Smile Train, an international Child-oriented non-governmental organisation (NGO), based in Nigeria, presented a cheque of US$43,000 to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), in support of its' Cleft Clinic.
Mr. Remi Adeseun, the …
Mrs Georgina Mensah, Acting Manageress of the Boys Remand and Girls Correctional Centre at Osu, has appealed to government to build more juvenile courts for the expeditious trial of cases involving young offenders.
This she said woul…
Ghanaians have been asked to support the fight against drug abuse and trafficking to eliminate drug use among young people.
Mr Benjamin Dadzie, Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Zonal Head, the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), who made the cal…
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia, said mining firms that contaminate the environment with toxic chemicals must restore it to its original state and pay compensation to those affected.
Pollution he said s…
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly circuit court, has sentenced an unemployed man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for illegally possession firearm and stealing a mobile phone.
Abdul Aziz Osman, who was arrested with a locally manuf…
The defence in the trial of Nana Kofi Yirenkyi, also known as "Jesus One Touch", Founder and General Overseer of Jesus Blood Ministry, would conduct a DNA test on the alleged victim of incest.
The test will reveal whether or not ther…
The Association of Students of Social Work (ASSOW) of the University of Ghana in collaboration with the Management of National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Tuesday presented items to the inmates of Osu Shelter Home in Accra.
The items …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to institute the necessary regulatory framework to enable remand prisoners register and vote in future elections and referenda.
The directive was in pursuant to the …
Tuberculosis (TB) must be declared a national security threat, Mr Wisdom Gidisu, Chairman, Parliamentary select Committee on Health said on Tuesday.
He said if this was done TB would be given the attention it deserved by all Ghanaian…
Improving access to safe water for every Ghanaian would not only help in poverty reduction but could also accelerate the attainment of the Millennium targets for health, the Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis (CEIA), an environmental…
Health care delivery at La General Hospital received a boost on Tuesday, when it received 60 electrical beds, mattresses and bed side cabinets from the Management of Project Commission.
The Commission is an affiliate of Urgent Relief…
Bhartiya Janata Party President, Nitin Gadkari says that terrorists have no religion and cannot
be categorised as a Hindu or a Muslim.
Gadkari also alleged that "pseudo secularists" were deliberately giving a religion tag for a t…
The dry hazy weather condition which is being
experienced in the country is not an indicator of the harmattan season.
It is rather a temporary weather condition which is the result of atmospheric factors and changes.
Mr. Amos…
The Western Regional Association of Road Contractors has elected new executives to serve a four-year term.
They are Mr. George Amoako Quaicoe, Chairman, Mr. Joseph Essilfie, Vice-chairman, Nana Serwah Hammond, treasurer and Mr. Seth O…
The Army Hospital Research and Referral had its third cardiac transplant yesterday after one of
its soldier's donated his organs including the heart, giving a new lease of life to some patients.
"Colonel Dinesh Singh Dod made us prou…
Mr Amos Narh, Principal Meteorologist in-charge of Meteorological Services Department at the Kotoka International Airport, has observed that activities of the World Meteorological
Organisation(WMO) over the years, had improved weather fo…
Parliament has been asked to expedite action on the passage of the Bio-safety Bill to allow for the production of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in the country, which farmers have been clamouring for.
The Bio-safety Bill, which rece…
The newly-constructed 22-kilometre Sogakope-Akatsi road was inaugurated on Wednesday with a call on stakeholders in the road industry to ensure proper maintenance.
Work on the GH¢22.9 million project commenced on April 27, 2007 to be…
A 17-year-old student of the Hecta International School at Akim Oda, who forcibly had sex with a 14-year-old girl from the same school, has been remanded in police custody by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court.
Seth Appiah pleaded guilty …
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, has asked station officers not to instigate or tolerate any act of torture, cruelty, inhuman or degrading treatment against any suspect.
"Simply put, respect the law and the huma…
A Briton of Indian origin, wanted by the UK police in a kidnapping case, died in judicial custody in India's western coastal state Goa, jail authorities said Tuesday.
"Ajay Kaushal fell sick and was transferred to Goa medical colleg…
In a surprise development, the US on Tuesday said it has taken no decision to provide Indian investigators direct access to Pakistani-American David Headley, who has confessed to plotting the Mumbai terror attacks.
Four days after US …
Uncertainty loomed over China operations of the world's leading internet search engine Google as the company stopped censoring web search results and redirected hunt queries from mainland to an uncensored site in Hong Kong.
The move…
An exceptional painting by Tyeb Mehta depicting demon 'Mahishasura' sold for a whopping Rs 4.56 crore at an auction here that saw remarkable enthusiasm among the buyers.
Mehta's "Head Studies of Mahishasura", a work charged with vis…
Ever a teacher, former Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam has advised students appearing in
various examinations not to get disheartened by results as these are not the ultimate in life.
Taking students down the memory lane, he sai…
Mr Michael Yao Tomfeah, Head of Africa Wiederaufforstungsverein, a pro-environment non- governmental organisation, has called on local government authorities to create green belts in the
cities to raise their aesthetic and health values.…
Notwithstanding the opposition posed to the nuclear liability bill, the United States on Monday said it is "optimistic and positive" about conclusion of the historic nuclear deal with India in the coming months.
"I am working full tim…
Mr. Alban Bagbin, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, on Monday said government was striving to meet some key points under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including improved maternal and child health.
He said go…
Mr Martin Amidu, Minister of the Interior said on Monday that government has approved 38 accommodation projects nationwide for completion this year for the Ghana Police Service.
The projects are expected to provide the service with 1…
The people of Kibera, the world's second largest slum, within the Nairobi City in Kenya, on Sunday joined other people around the world to form the world's longest toilet queues, to change records of the Guinness Book of Records.
The…
Malaria is the biggest killer in the Upper East Region as it dominates its Out Patients Department(OPD) attendance with pregnant women and children under five years being most vulnerable.
According to Dr. Ernest Opoku, Deputy Directo…
The Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO) has launched its 50th anniversary with a call on its past students to support the development of the school.
Launching the anniversary the District Chief Executive, Mr. Emmanuel Andema, said t…
Mrs Joyce Bamford Addo, Speaker of Parliament on Monday officially handed over to the China Hoalong Construction Limited, the State House Towers for refurbishment.
The building popularly called "Job 600", which served as offices for o…
Mr. Benjamin Boakye, Science Master at the Methodist Primary and Junior High School at Fiapre in Sunyani West District, has called for the provision of litter bins and toilet to improve sanitation in the school.
He appealed to the Su…
The final workshop to assess the contribution of the private sector in health care delivery in Ghana, began in Accra on Monday.
The workshop, a follow-up to a similar one organised in December last year, would review findings and rec…
Fishermen will now get to know updates before venturing into the sea. Thanks to an Ocean Weather Information Dissemination Centre has been inaugurated here.
A sub-centre of Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Informatio…
A group of American researchers have claimed that "certain Indian spices may be linked to lead poisoning in children".
Daniel Brabander, an associated professor of geosciences at Massachusetts-based Wellesley College, and fellow Har…
The government of India's flagship health insurance programme for the rural poor has drawn increasing appreciation from European and Asian countries.
The National Health Insurance Plan for unorganized sector workers, which enables cas…
A 36-metre sailboat, on a three-year expedition across the world to study oceanic ecosystems and attempt to provide answers to climate issues,is on course to cruise into Indian shores this month.
'Tara', which set sail from Lorient i…
The pivotal role of the teacher in the delivery of quality education is unquestionable, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Ahmed Baba-Jamal, has said.
Government is therefore offering a grant for any teacher who enrols in the Dista…
Mr Martin Amidu, Minister of the Interior, on Monday appealed to the public to assist the police administration with relevant information to facilitate investigations into the Agbogloshie disturbances that claimed lives.
Mr Amidu was…
Mr Thaddeus Sory, on Monday withdrew his service as counsel for the two soldiers being tried for the alleged murder of Alhaji Issah Mobilla, ex-Northern Regional Chairman of Convention People's Party (CPP).
His withdrawal followed an Acc…
A religious leader, has called on the youth to pursue education to be abreast with technological advancement, to enable them to understand issues around them and improve their living standards.
Alhaji Maulvi M. Yusuf Yawson, Acting A…
Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education, has called on the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), to help train and sharpen the skills of Ghanaians pursuing higher education in Canada.
He said such training would not on…
The Atwima-Kwanwoma District Director of Health Service, Mrs Dorothy Afuakwa has appealed to the people in the area to patronise health facilities in their communities, instead of risking to travel for similar services.
She described…
Enoch Anifiatu, an ex-convict stabbed a 17-year-old iced-water seller to death and also killed himself.
Anifiatu stabbed the teenage girl, Garia Salifu, to death without provocation.
After committing the act, he pierced his stoma…
A new report called "Sick Water?", which says some two or more billion tons of wastewater was being discharged daily into rivers and seas across the world, has been launched at the World Water Day celebrations in Nairobi.
The repor…
Notwithstanding the opposition posed to the nuclear liability bill, the United States on Monday said it is "optimistic and positive" about conclusion of the historic nuclear deal with India in the coming months.
"I am working full tim…