Dr Rex Quarshie of the Koforidua Regional Hospital, has observed that health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma and sickle cells are equally dreadful as HIV/AIDS.
He explained that there was no known cure to HIV/AIDS a…
UT Financial Services on Friday donated food items to Angel-Zoe Foundation, an NGO assisting women and juvenile prisoners, for the upkeep of inmates at the Senior Correctional Centre in Accra.
Items donated included 50 bags of rice, …
The Reverend Michael Awuah Frimpong, Wa District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Friday called on Christians not to rest until they receive favour from the Lord.
He said for a Christian to receive favour from God the…
Security has been increased on South African Airways (SAA) flights to the United States, the South African Press Association cited the airline as saying on Sunday.
"SAA has implemented additional security measures on its U.S. flights…
Angel-Zoe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that assists women and juvenile prisoners, on Saturday presented gifts towards the upkeep of inmates at the Juveniles Remand Centre at Labone in Accra.
The items donated inc…
The Very Reverend Samuel Kweku Opoku, Synod Secretary of the Akim Oda Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana on Sunday urged Ghanaians, especially Christians to invest in their children's education.
He observed that children are the …
Dr. Olu Akinshemoyin, President of the Chiropractic Association of Ghana, on Thursday called on Ghanaians to lead healthy lifestyles during this festive season.
Excessive eating of fatty and sugary foods increased one's chances of su…
A survey conducted by Synovate, a US-based social research organisation in November 2009, indicated that, Viasat1 is the most popular TV channel in at least four capital cities - Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast and Takoradi.
The survey was…
The Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church on Christmas Day, reminded Christians that the celebrations should focus on Christ and his redemptive work, instead of drinking alcohol …
Pope Benedict XVI, has reminded Christians that Christmas was much more than the season of Santa Claus and sugar plums and it was also God's answer to mankind's yearning for peace.
He said Bethlehem: "is a city-symbol of peace in the…
Some Christian homes in Cape Coast are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and that of their newly born babies.
The eve of Christmas saw the birth of some babies who could not wait long enough to share their birthdays with Christ, …
The Most Reverend Thomas Kwaku Mensah, Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi, has called on Christians to be submissive and law abiding to promote peace and harmony in the country.
He said the birth of Christ in a manger symboli…
The Reverend Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has noted that the development of every nation hinged on good neigbourliness, peace and unity.
He asked Ghanaians to avoid eth…
The Koforidua District Pastor of the Christians to be mindful of whatever they do since they would have to account for their actions one day.
Preaching the sermon on Christmas day at the Ascension Presbyterian Church, the District Mi…
Mathew Chapter 25, a Catholic non- governmental organization (NGO), supporting people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in the Koforidua area, on Christmas day feted more than 1,000 people.
They included PLWH, patients at the Koforidua Reg…
The Very Reverend S. K. Opoku, Synod Secretary of the Akim Oda Diocese of the Methodist Church of Ghana, has expressed worry about the apathy of Christians towards Christian festivities.
Unlike previous years when the Cathedral was …
Tens of thousands of Iraqi security forces have
deployed on Sunday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala for the climax of the Shiite religious rite of Ashura.
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iraq and other countries, inc…
California regulators have identified dozens of registered nurses who have been convicted of serious crimes including murder, sex offenses,
robbery and assault, it was reported on Saturday.
The regulators made the move following com…
A Nigerian who attempted to set off an explosion
device on a Delta international flight might have acted alone, said a Federal Bureau of Investigation official on Saturday.
The official, who spoke on anonymity, told CNN that the sus…
Millions of Iranians held rallies on Sunday across the country to commemorate the Shiite Muslim ritual of Ashura, state television reported.
Live footage showed large crowds of people gathered in every major Iranian cities to
commem…
Alhaji Suleman Abdul Rahman, National Co-ordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) on Thursday called for enhanced collaboration with stakeholders to net the mandate of the programme to increase school enrolment and eradicate …
The Mampong branch of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), recorded 87 motor accidents between January and November this year, as compared to 73 accidents the same period in 2008.
DSP Benjamin Gyasi, the MTTU Divisional Comma…
Yemeni police said it foiled on Wednesday a planned bomb attack on a local Islamic bank in southern Yemen, the ruling General People's Congress reported on its website.
According to the report published by almotamar net, the police a…
Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister has appealed to Chiefs, District Chief Executives (DCEs) and opinion leaders in the Sissala West
District to seek arbitration on all disputes rather than contesting them at the court.
…
A total of 87 road accidents were recorded in Asante-Mampong Municipality between January and November this year, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Benjamin Gyasi, Divisional Commander of the Motor Traffic Transport Unit (MTTU) has sa…
The Right Reverend Dr. Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has reminded Christians to focus on Christ and his redemptive work instead of drinking alcohol and over eating during Christmas.
…
The Fountain of Life Chapel International, on Boxing Day, presented assorted items worth GHC1, 200 to the inmates of the Ho Prisons.
The items include; bags of rice, bags of maize, baskets of okro, gallons of oil and bathroom sandals…
Reverend Richard Tenu, an International Evangelist, on Christmas Day, urged Christians, to use the yuletide to take stock of their Christian lives.
He asked them to review their lives as Christians over the period and get back on tra…
Tanzania has received over three billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.2 million U.S. dollars) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency to implement rural
solar power project in the eastern African country, the local …
Dr. Olu Akinshemoyin, President of the Chiropractic Association of Ghana has used the Christmas festivities, to educate the public on some spinal diseases and activities that cause the ailments.
The Holiday Wellness Lecture was on the…
Health service providers at the East Gonja District, are turning away patients with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards, because the scheme managers have not paid for services rendered since September, this year.
Mr. Ka…
Street Academy, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday held a Christmas Party for the needy and street children in Accra.
The party was organised for the children drawn from James Town and Chorkor in Accra and the Budumbur…
The paramount chief of Tatale Traditional Area, Obore Gariba Yankosor, has called on Christians to use the Christmas and the New Year festivities to pray for peace and unity for the years ahead.
He said it was important for Christian…
Members of the Torman Obonu (Weku Kpee) Fan Club at Tema New Town, at the weekend feted school children at their Sixth Children's End-Of-Year Get-Together, at the premises of Obonu FM at Community One in Tema.
The children were treat…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday challenged the Public Services Commission (PSC), to improve the performance of the Civil Service in the country.
He pledged government's support for the PSC to apply laid down sanctions aga…
The Ministerial Committee set up last year to investigate allegations by workers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) against the former Managing Director, Mr. Rufus Okai Quaye, on Thursday presented its report to Mr. Mike Hammah, M…
The Muslim fraternity in Ghana has extended well wishes to the Christian community on the occasion of the celebration of Christmas.
A statement issued in Accra on Christmas eve and signed by Dr. Sheikh Osumanu Nuhu Sharubutu, Nationa…
A total of 7,444 students out of 10,000 applicants gained admission under the University of Cape Coast (UCC's) Distance Learning Programme for the 2009/2010 academic year, the largest since the inception of the programme nine years ago.
…
The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales made an emergency landing at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport of Cochabamba on Wednesday due to a failure in the hydraulic system.
It is not the first time the plane has this k…
Turkish authorities seized 126 kg of hashish in its eastern region on Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Gendarmerie forces stopped a car in Van Province and confiscated the drugs hidden in the vehicle, the a…
A judge in Fort Collins, Colorado State, sentenced both parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax to jail on Wednesday.
Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to charges that they carried out the balloon stunt in October to promo…
Mr Ishmael Ashitey, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tema East vying for the position of Greater Accra Regional Chairman, has appealed to the Party's delegates to judge him by his competence, achievement and the vision he…
The Programme Coordinator for Gender and Women's Rights, Ms. Rebecca Seidu, has advocated for a strong affirmative action for women to fully participate in political, civic, economic,social, and cultural life at the national, regional, and…
The Lack of residential accommodation and structures to house decentralized government departments at Funsi, capital of the Wa East District, is seriously undermining productivity in the district.
Residential accommodation for the …
The Sustainable Peace Initiative, a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) organised a peace festival for chiefs and people of the Wa Municipality on Wednesday.
The fo…
Most Reverend Dr. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Catholic Bishop of Sunyani, on Friday called on Ghanaian leaders to avoid self-interest and seek the welfare of the people.
He advised traditional leaders and politicians to avoid bitterness an…
The Right Reverend Fredrick Nnuroh, Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Methodist Church, has called on Ghanaians to burry their political, religious or ethnic differences and be at peace with one another.
He said for the country …
Forty-eight babies were delivered on Christmas day in the various Government hospitals in the Kumasi Metropolis.
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) recorded the highest number of babies, 23, comprising 12 females and 11 males.
Miss …
The Reverend Minister In charge of the Breman Asikuma Ghana Baptist Convention Church, Rev. Patrick Nyampong, has urged Ghanaians to let the birth of Christ rekindle them to live in peace with one another towards the development of the nat…
The Minister for Transport and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Mr Mike Hammah has appealed to churches to put in place policies and programmes that would help the youth to refrain from all anti-social vices.
The Minister said the yo…