An ethnic Indian Sikh has been elected as the first woman president of Parti Punjabi Malaysia party, the 24-year-old political group that was formed to take care of the interest of the Sikh community in the country.
Susheel Kaur, 59…
Togbe Gbogbi Atsa, V, Paramount Chief of the Adaklu-Traditional Area, has instituted a central advisory committee to plan the development of the area.
The committee comprising all divisional chiefs of the area, with 79 settlements, h…
'A Different Pligrimage', a documentary on the ancient India's cultural and religious impact on South-east Asia, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival Market.
The 10-day-long festival runs from May 12 to 23.
The 109-minute…
Building on improved relations with Bangladesh, India Wednesday said it proposes to ease visa rules for visitors from the neighbouring country.
"There is a proposal to relax the procedure relating to grant of conference visa to Bangla…
Silent Valley National Park in southern Indian state Kerala has been included as one of the seven sites for serial nomination from the Western Ghats for World Heritage Site status, while Silk Road Sites spread across various states have be…
A SpiceJet flight with 123 passengers on board had a scare on Wednesday after two Russian nationals including a woman in burqa behaved "suspiciously" and the plane made a priority landing at Kolkata airport.
The Delhi-Kolkata-Dhaka fl…
Breaking yet another male bastion and proving that magic is not an exclusive preserve of men, women magicians in India are planning to organise the world's first Convention of Women Magicians on May 30.
Titled as 'Maya 2010', the ev…
People in northern Sri Lanka need not go all the way to Colombo to get visas to visit India
with New Delhi Wednesday inaugurating a visa centre in Jaffna.
Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha inaugurated the India Visa Application…
Members of the Food and Beverages Association of
Ghana (FABAG) have cautioned government to tighten its security networks at the entry points or risk losing millions of Ghana Cedis to illegal alcohol dealers.
"Their activity is not o…
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Cephas
Arthur, on Wednesday said, even though the crime rate in the country has gone down, it could be reduced further if the public volunteer information about the hide outs of criminals.
…
A day's seminar on procedures involved in
acquiring land for use as filling stations, and safety precautionary measures needed for fighting fire outbreaks at fuel stations has been held
for fuel service station owners, managers and att…
Government has put in place measures to rehabilitate roads in the three Northern Regions, Mr Joe Gedisu, Minister for Roads and Highways announced this on Thursday.
He said this would provide quality road network to the regions an…
The negotiated agreement between Ghana Education
Service (GES), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has been referred to a Technical
Committee.
It is made up of rep…
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu will on May 3, begin an official visit to the United States of America that will take her to Washington and New York.
While in Washington, the Attorney General wil…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, on Saturday urged Members of Parliament (MPs) as well as Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives (DCEs) not to forget their electorates after assuming power.
She said most of…
The Ghana Education Summit 2010, an exhibition of International and National Tertiary Institutions as well as representative of service providers, opened in Accra on Tuesday.
The summit is to complement government's agenda to facilit…
The government would soon build two shelters in
Accra and Kumasi to accommodate victims of human trafficking, Madam Hawawu Boya Gariba, Deputy Minister of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC)
disclosed on Tuesday.
She said this i…
Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on Monday called on multinationals to help stem corruption, identifying the canker as a key challenge facing investment in the country.
She said officials of multi-na…
Mr. Nii Armah Ashietey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has said that dialogue remains very important in finding the way out of any problem.
He said the misunderstanding between the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and…
Mr and Mrs Elizabeth Vaah, the couple who are at loggerheads with the Management of Lister Hospital over the death of their baby boy, has rubbished claims by the medical institution that their child died from bleeding.
They renewed t…
Newmont Golden Ridge Limited and Birim Wood Complex Limited, have supported the medical authorities of Akim Oda Government Hospital to renovate the Female Ward of the medical facility.
The 34-bed capacity ward comprised a surgical an…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, noted on Monday that, the country's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, was more than a visionary because he backed his visions with actions.
According to her, despite Dr Nkrumah's h…
Nana Kofi Yirenkyi aka "Jesus One Touch" who is accused of defiling his 10 year old daughter was Tuesday ordered by a Circuit Court in Accra to open his defence.
This follows the court's ruling on a submission of no case filed by Nan…
Speakers at the launch of a training manual for District Assembly women and leaders on Tuesday urged participants to defy all odds that hamper their effective role in decision making and leadership.
They contended that there would al…
Dr Mrs Davina Markwei, President of Complete, Renewed and Equipped Women (CREW), the women's ministry of Living Streams International, has called on women to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic development of the nation.
Sh…
Osabarima Ansah Sasraku III, the Mamfehene, in the Eastern Region on Saturday said teacher motivation is one of the ways of boosting the morale of teachers in improving the standard of education in the country.
He said a school can …
The Eastern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Eric Bortey, has appealed to the Fair Wages and Salary Commission to increase the salaries of the staff of the commission.
This, he said would en…
Three policemen are to face service inquiry for abandoning duty at Lolito Barrier near Dabala-Junction on April 26, this year.
The three; Chief Inspector Linus Adjei, Detective Lance Corporal Divine Atsu and Escort Lance Corporal Ale…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe on Saturday gave the assurance that the government was on course and would promote workers' cause to ensure their welfare as it executes the better Ghana agenda.
At this year's regiona…
Ghana Policy Fair (GPF), government's social forum for engaging with the people, is to be institutionalized as an annual event to enable the citizenry to participate in the decision-making process of governance in the country.
The G…
The Presiding Member of the Twifo-Hemang-Lower-Denkyira District Assembly, Mr Michael Adorvlo, on Thursday re-echoed calls on assembly members to help educate the people on the forthcoming national population and housing census.
He s…
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana(CLOGSAG), says it would not cooperate on the implementation of Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) if the Fair Wages and Salary Commission fails to address its concerns.
Acco…
Opanyin Kwasi Ofori, a chief farmer at Mmodenbor in the Akuapem South District of the Eastern Region, has appealed to the Government to rehabilitate the Nsawam-Aburi road to ease transportation and carting of foodstuffs.
He said the …
A mason who sneaked into a trader's shop and allegedly stole a purse containing a cash of GHc150.00 has been convicted by a Magistrate Court at Akim Oda in the Eastern Region.
Issifu Dadzie admitted the offence and would serve a thre…
Kwadwo Kyei, a carpenter, who inflicted cutlass wounds on the head of a driver's mate for patting on the buttocks of his wife has been remanded in prison custody by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Birim South District.
Kyei alle…
A 15-member anti-crime Taskforce at Oda Nkwanta in the Birim Central Municipality has been inaugurated with a call on social deviants to mend their ways and contribute towards peace and prosperity in their localities.
They should als…
An 18-year-old student of the Advanced Technical College at Akim Oda, who allegedly brutally assaulted Martain Amoaning, also a student, for roughly tackling him during a friendly football match, has been remanded in police custody by the …
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Birim South District, has convicted two farmers who stole two bags of oranges valued at GH¢25 from a farm, to a total fine of GH¢400.
Yaw Boakye and Charles Kwabena, both farmers, who pleaded guil…
The National Secretariat of TUC Veterans Association, Ghana (TUCVAG), on Saturday said it was re-organising and updating its records.
It had therefore invited all former Trade Union officials or functionaries to submit their conta…
The Reverend Emeritus Professor John Pobee, Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Accra, on Saturday advised men in the Clergy to respect the role women played in the ministering of the Gospel.
"We live in an inclusive community w…
The Single-Spine Salary Structure(SSSS) would be implemented at the end of July 2010, President John Evans Atta Mills told public sector workers at the May Day Parade held at the Independence Square, Accra on Saturday.
He said mu…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRIJ) handled 654 cases in the Eastern Region involving various abuses of children in 2009 and the first quarter of this year.
The cases include denial of maintenance, cust…
UNICEF and the Food and Agriculture Organisation,
have launched a campaign for donations for families who are suffering the consequences of landslides and floods triggered by the heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently.
The …
Three garages at Asamankese seized four vehicles of the West Akim Municipal Assembly for failing to pay a total of GH¢24,000 it owed them for unpaid workmanship and credited spare parts.
The Assembly, later, paid part of the debt an…
Over 150 nations, including Iran, will get together for an international review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, but India will not be part of the deliberations during which the US is expected to push non- signatories to sign the pact.
…
An ethnic Indian Sikh has been elected as the first woman president of Parti Punjabi Malaysia party, the 24-year-old political group that was formed to take care of the interest of the Sikh community in the country.
Susheel Kaur, 59…
Togbe Gbogbi Atsa, V, Paramount Chief of the Adaklu-Traditional Area, has instituted a central advisory committee to plan the development of the area.
The committee comprising all divisional chiefs of the area, with 79 settlements, h…
'A Different Pligrimage', a documentary on the ancient India's cultural and religious impact on South-east Asia, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival Market.
The 10-day-long festival runs from May 12 to 23.
The 109-minute…
Building on improved relations with Bangladesh, India Wednesday said it proposes to ease visa rules for visitors from the neighbouring country.
"There is a proposal to relax the procedure relating to grant of conference visa to Bangla…
Silent Valley National Park in southern Indian state Kerala has been included as one of the seven sites for serial nomination from the Western Ghats for World Heritage Site status, while Silk Road Sites spread across various states have be…
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