Plan Ghana, a non-governmental organization, has refurbished and equipped the Paediatric Ward of the Winneba Municipal Hospital and has handed it over to the hospital's authorities.
The NGO spent 12,970.00 Ghana cedis on the project, …
A 37-year old farmer from Bisease Kumase, John Kofi, was last Friday put in prison custody in connection with the death of one Kwasi Nyamekye, his fellow native, by an Ajumako District Magistrate's Court.
The plea of Kofi was not take…
The third human rights advocates and health professionals' dialogue, which will set the pace for combining the knowledge in health with the law and ethics, is set for December 11 in Accra.
The December dialogue on the theme: "Hippocr…
The Police have arrested five suspected armed robbers, including three Fulani herdsmen believed to be a gang that terrorise passengers in the Northern Region.
The herdsmen are; Osmanu Gariba, 30, Fuseini Bariwu, declined to give his…
The Acting Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Angela El-Adas, has urged eminent people in the society like lawyers, doctors, pastors, politicians and media practitioners who are on the Anti Retroviral Drugs treatment to acce…
The Juaso Circuit Court presided over by Mr S.K. Sarpong Appiah, has remanded a teacher into prison custody for defiling a 15-year-old Junior High School pupil at Komeso near Obogu in the Asante Akim South District.
Emmanuel Asare Be…
The government has sourced 17 million Euros from Agence Francaise Development of France, to provide 620 boreholes in the 22 municipal and district assemblies in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Madam Fati Mumuni, Regional Extension Services S…
The Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) at the weekend cleared filth at the Kaneshie Police Station with a call on Christians to undertake regular cleanup exercises, to avoid communicable
diseases.
Pastor Daniel Dei, Head of the Acc…
Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture has advised the youth to take up agriculture as a business to reverse the country's poverty level.
He said agriculture should not be left in the hands of aging farmers.
Mr. Kwes…
Damages caused by back to back typhoons Ketsana and Parma totaled 4.38 billion U.S. dollars or equivalent to 2.7 percent of the Philippine Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a report issued by the World Bank (WB) on Wednesday.
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Feeling lonely may not seem as harmful as it feels, but U.S. researchers have discovered that loneliness can be as contagious as influenza.
Researchers from the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvar…
Ghana is winning the battle against the guinea worm disease recording zero infection rate in the month of November this year, Dr Andrew Seidu Korkor, Manager of the National Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP), told newsmen in Kumasi …
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a Ghanaian International Evangelist, based in the UK on Wednesday admonished the traditional authorities in Ghana to seek fellowship with God to serve as agents of blessing to their communities.
"The Bible says th…
The National Coalition against Privatization of Water expressed concern on Wednesday about the irregular water supply situation Accra and its environs and called for the take over of supply by the state.
"AVRL has clearly demonstrated …
Twenty organisations in Tema, on Wednesday, donated various items towards the Farmers' Day celebration in the Metropolis, slated for Friday, December four.
The items are 20 motor bicycles, two refrigerators and two television sets. T…
Treds Envitech Limited, an Environmental Management and Sanitation Service Provider, on Wednesday presented assorted sanitary wares, equipment and water filters worth GHC 10,000 to the Tarkwa Municipal Education Office to promote basic hyg…
An Accra Fast Track High Court on Wednesday quashed the decision by President John Evans Atta Mills to interdict Mr. Albert Anthony Ampong, former Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
It said: "President Mills decisio…
Mr. Daniel Amelorku, South Tongu District Chief Executive (DCE) has advised drivers to obey driving regulations and discard traditional beliefs that they could fortify themselves spiritually against motor accidents.
Mr. Amelorku gave…
A shallow earthquake with magnitude of 5.5 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
The quake jolted at 3:30 a.m. Jakarta time (2030 GMT Tuesday) with the epicenter at 116 km so…
The Japanese government has pledged 250 million U.S. dollars worth of development assistance to the Philippines for the rehabilitation of areas damaged by typhoons Ketsana and Parma.
In a speech delivered Wednesday at the Second Publ…
The Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)s to help Nepal government enhance reforms in local governance.
According to a press release issued Wednesd…
The Parliamentary Centre, a Canadian Non- Governmental Organization, on Wednesday donated six table top computers and their accessories valued at twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000) to the
Information Technology (IT) Department of Pa…
A 48-year old man on Wednesday boldly told the Juaso Circuit Court that he has been smoking Indian hemp since 1987 and that it was good for his health.
Kwaku Mensah, 48, who is standing trial for possessing narcotic drug, further tol…
The continuous low level of women's participation
in governance and public decision-making positions in the country is one of the big challenges hindering government's effort in improving the lot of women in the country.
Other challe…
A one day sensitization forum aimed at involving men in reproductive health practices was held on Wednesday at Wa in the Upper West Region.
Reproductive health issues have over the years been ignored by men, thereby, putting the burd…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) would from next year decentralise the employment of staff to meet the manpower needs of the regions.
Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyirah, Director of Human Resource of the GHS who made this Known in Koforidua …
The Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) and Ghana Police
Service are collaborating to enforce laws on tourism development in the country.
As a first step, they are to set up a special taskforce to ensure all tourism facilities operate within …
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has stressed the need to sustain preventive education on HIV/AIDS as a means of contributing to a further decline in the prevalence rate of 1.9 per cent among youth and
in the overall national prevalence…
Nana Agyen Frimpong II, Tafohene, has advised traders to be wary of activities or actions that could cause fire outbreak in market places.
He said it was in their interest and that of society to ensure strict compliance with the Kum…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has vowed to sustain its decongestion exercise launched to clear the streets and pavements of hawkers It has, therefore, warned traders and commercial drivers, who would want to take advantage of the …
The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday announced the approval of the first 13 human embryonic stem cell lines for use in NIH-funded research under the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research adopted in July 2009.
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Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday announced that it will further open its Internet properties to Facebook, the world's largest social networking service.
Yahoo's extended integration with Facebook, expected to begin in the first half of 2010, …
Death toll of A/H1N1 flu victims rose to four
so far in Tunisia after a man infected with the virus died in the southern town of Sfax, local daily Essabeh reported Wednesday.
The latest victims of the A/H1N1 virus was a 55-year-old …
Algerian Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday a new A/H1N1 fatality, bringing to four the total number of deaths caused by the novel flu virus.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the ministry said a 37-years-old man from Constan…
An elderly Israeli patient of the influenza A/H1N1 died on Wednesday, marking the 66th fatal case in the country related to the global epidemic, local news service Ynet reported.
The latest victim, a 77-year-old woman, also suffered …
Egypt reported on Wednesday one more death case of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to 22, said Health Ministry in a statement.
A 53-year-old man died of A/H1N1 virus in a hospital in Helwan, south of Cair…
The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) has called on drivers to observe traffic laws and regulations to avoid road accidents during the Christmas festivities.
A statement signed by GTPCWU General Secret…
Mr. Joseph Kwabena Nyamaah, vice chairman of Nkoranza district branch of Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA) has advised drivers to avoid all negative road activities to make Christmas festivities accident-free.
Desist…
Misty and foggy atmosphere with reduced visibility is expected over the sheltered areas on Tuesday morning.
According to the weather forecast released by the Ghana Meteorological Agency, it will be warm and hazy with reduced visibili…
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) on Monday opened its 155th branch at Dansoman in Accra, with the corporate focus on online banking and bringing of its services to the doorsteps of its clientele.
Ms Joyce Attakorah, General Manager in cha…
Ghana would host the International Convention of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Accra from December 3 to December 6 on the theme: "Keep on the Watch."
Ghana is among the 16 countries in the world selected to host the 2009 convention, whi…
Mr. Kosi Foli, immediate past Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), says African Airlines need to form progressive alliances, in order to ensure their successful operations on the continent.
To build a success…
Mr Mark Bekoe, Medical Representative of Medriech United Kingdom, has called on Ghanaians to go for regular medical check-ups to enable them stay healthy.
He said regular check-ups enable medical practitioners to offer the necessary …
The Reverend Bernard Opoku Nsiah, General Overseer of the Christian Redemption International Ministry (CRIM) has called on drivers to desist from the "get-rich-quick" attitude that often leads to
accidents.
Rev. Opoku Nsiah made th…
A German philanthropist, Mrs Ingvield Goutz, has donated GH¢20,000 in support of the Denchemuoso Vocational Training Centre.
The amount is meant for the construction of a kitchen complex for the Catering Department, to enhance practical …
The Cultural Counsellor of the Iranian Embassy in Accra, Mr Abass Ali Afsari has called on Muslim girls to take their educational pursuit seriously and strive for academic excellence.
This, he said, was necessary for them to make mean…
A number of foreign delegates have begun arriving at the Kotoka International Airport to attend the Jehovah's Witnesses International Convention in Ghana.
The Convention, on the theme: "Keep On the Watch," would be held from December…
Despite civil society and government efforts, persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Jordan are often marginalized by society and left without work, activists say.
To reduce the rate of PWDs and strengthen the integration of PWDs in the…
The 22nd World AIDS Day is being observed in Nepal with various programs on the theme "Universal Access and Human Rights" Tuesday.
According to local website ww.nepalnews.com, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal urged all stakeholders …
Women in Law and Development in Ghana (WILDAF) on Tuesday organised an educational campaign for women of Abokobi in the Ga East District to on
domestic violence.
It forms part of the group's women activism drive being undertaken in …