The Wa East District in the Upper West Region which has for several years being one of the most endemic districts in guinea worm in the country has not recorded any case of the disease since
the beginning of this year.
During the s…
The Northern Regional Police Command on Friday met executives of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in Tamale to deliberate on measures to reduce road accidents in the region.
The Ghana Police Service organised the meetin…
Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, has stressed the need for pastors and religious bodies to sensitize their members and the general public on their civic responsibilities to help transform the country.
This, he sai…
Five policemen from the Bibiani police station were injured when a mob from the Sefwi Subri Junction in the Western Region attacked them while rescuing an alleged murder suspect from being lynched.
The policemen were dispatched to the t…
The Ashanti New Town Court in Kumasi, on Tuesday, sentenced a 22 year old cab driver to two years imprisonment in hard labour, for robbing two ladies of their mobile phones at separate locations.
Samuel Addai pleaded guilty to the of…
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) on Wednesday, organized a forum in Koforidua, to sensitize commercial drivers, car owners and the general public on the different types of insurance policies that exist and the need to ensure that al…
Mr Justice Anin Yeboah, a Supreme Court Judge on Tuesday said more courts would be established nation-wide to enable people have access to justice.
He noted that more courts would not only speed up the administration of justice but a…
The rescue, adoption and enrolment of Master Daniel Ayaaba, a 19-year old farm labour from Bawku in the Upper West Region in school, gave practical meaning to the celebration of this year's International World Day against Child Labour at J…
Mr Yaw Adu-Gyimah, Commissioner of Police, on Wednesday appealed to Senior Police Officers to educate new Constables to refrain from corruption that had become synonymous with the Service.
He made the call when reviewing the passing …
A 31-year old Togolese national, Robert Issaka, alias Robert Ebenezer, a porter at Saltpond, was on Wednesday sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast for stealing two car bonnets valued at GH¢ 250.
Iss…
The Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) on Wednesday donated GH¢10,000 to three health institutions in Accra to enhance their operations.
The Ghana Heart Foundation (GHF) at the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching H…
Dr Barnabas Amisigo, a Research Scientist at Water Research Institute of Centre For Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) on Wednesday, called on African governments to develop the political will to adopt new policies to meet the chall…
The United Nations food agency on Tuesday called on African governments to urgently come up with solutions to curb the soaring food prices sparked by surge in energy and commodities prices by increasing their production.
The UN Food and…
The multi-million-cedi National Accident and Emergency Centre under construction at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi would be ready in August this year.
Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Chief Executive of KATH who announced thi…
The lack of adequate accommodation for teachers in Nkontommire near Mfensi in the Atwima Nwabiagya District has contributed greatly to frequent absenteeism on the part of teachers who commuted daily to the town from other destinations.
T…
Children in Ghana have called on African leaders to treat them with respect, transmit to them messages of tolerance and fairness, and also involve them in the decision-making process.
This was contained in a resolution signed by 37 c…
Mr. Unas Owusu, Brong-Ahafo Regional President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, has urged Ahmadis to show love
and kindness to their neighbours, irrespective of religious affiliation.
He said such love and kindness would promote pe…
Mr. James Okyere, Techiman Municipal co-operative officer, has advised members of co-operative unions to protect the interests of the unions to be able to achieve set goals.
He noted that most unions and associations became dormant b…
The deplorable nature of the two main roads leading to Badu in Tain District of Brong Ahafo has seriously disrupted the economic and social activities of the people.
The situation is so alarming that it is impossible for the people, …
A KVIP, place of convenience, and a bore hole have been inaugurated at Amoamang near Barikese in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region.
The assembly funded the KVIP construction of the toilet while the drilling of the bore …
Alhaji Iddris Gariba, District Chief Executive for Pru in Brong-Ahafo has reiterated the importance of using education to break the vicious cycle of poverty and ignorance that has contributed to the upsurge of labour exploitation of childr…
Taxi Drivers in Sunyani Municipality have expressed concern about the new transport fares introduced by the Municipal Assembly and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Su…
The Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems (RAINS), a Tamale NGO on Tuesday presented 120 bicycles to Child Surveillance Teams (CSTs) in two districts in the Northern Region to enable
them to monitor and halt child trafficking…
The Bibiani Magistrate's Court has fined three unemployed youth a total of GH¢ 300 for stealing 13 bags of fertilizers.
The convicts; Kwame Oppong, 22, Kwabena Fosu, 25, and Kwasi Braimah, 18, who were each fined GH¢100, were sentenced o…
A Cape Coast Circuit court has remanded Kwame Ayittey 24, an electrician in prison custody for allegedly possessing fire arms without authority and attempted murder.
His plea was not taken and would re-appear on Wednesday, July 2.
…
Mr. Richmond Aggrey, former Vice Chairman of Scancom who sued Areeba now MTN for 20 percent of the company on Tuesday rejected claims by the defence that he (Aggrey) agreed to sell his shares in Grandview Limited to Scancom Limited.
He…
A four-day training workshop on developing labour migration policies in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Libya has opened on Monday in Sogakofe to enable the four countries to facilitate a coherent migration management approach by promoting le…
As part of initiatives to improve the country's fishing industry, the Ministry of Fisheries has presented fishing nets and gallons of diesel fuel worth GH¢ 240 million to the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association (GIFA).
The items wo…
Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology have appealed to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies as well as the Regional Co-ordinating Councils to take the issue of tree planting serious…
Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Northern Regional Minister on Monday stressed the need for more courts to be established in the region to facilitate adjudication of numerous cases pending before the few courts.
He said the size of the re…
A Mock African Union (AU) Summit was held in Accra on Monday to mark the 18th Anniversary of the Day of the African Child, with children calling for their participation in decisions affecting them.
The Summit which brought together …
Two siblings, aged 8 years respectively got drowned in river Sabon at Nkwanta Kpassa in the Nkwanta district at the weekend.
Mr. Joy Afagbedzi, Inspector of Police in-charge of Volta Region Police Public Relations told the Ghana News Ag…
One of the modern structures serving as Boys' Hostel for the Bibiani Senior High School (SHS), in the Western Region was burnt to ashes when it caught fire at the weekend.
There were no casualties but the 21 students occupying the hostel…
A 46-year old unemployed resident at Bibiani in the Western Region was found dead in a stream at the outskirts of the town.
The Police at Bibiani who spoke to Ghana News Agency said they did not suspect foul play.
The Police said a te…
Ghana is partnering the United Nations to counter
the menace of drug trafficking rocking the country and the West African sub-region.
To this end, the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is set to establish a Global C…
A Cape Coast Circuit Court on Monday, remanded Samuel Boateng, former tutor of a private Junior High School at Breman-Asikuma, who allegedly abducted a 14-year old student of the school for eight days and defiled her in prison custody.
…
The Ghana High Commission, Belgrave Square office in London, has re-opened following completion of renovation works.
The Chancery has thus moved from its other premise at Highgate back to Belgrave Square in central London, a statemen…
Three policemen who allegedly induced a spare parts dealer to expel drugs he had swallowed and managed to rob him of 12,000 Euros and 1,800 dollars on Monday appeared before the Fast Track High Court.
Detective Corporal (GC) Reynolds A. …
Domestic violence cases have been on the increase for the past three years in the Western Region.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)in-charge of the Regional Domestic Violence Support Unit (DOVVSU), Cecilia Arko, disclosed at a pres…
Unite For Sight, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), based in the United States of America (UST), in collaboration with Charity Eye Clinic, in Kumasi has organized a free eye screening exercise for residents of Asante Akim South at Juas…
Madam Vida Amoako, Assembly Member for the Essaso Electoral Area, in the West Akim Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, on Thursday expressed concern about inadequate social facilities to help enhance their standard of living.
In…
A group of Physically-challenged children in the Bawjiase Programme Area of Plan Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), on Friday made a passionate appeal to parents of physically-challenged children throughout the country not to di…
Three women died on the spot and several others seriously injured, when a Tipper truck collided with a Nissan Urvan bus at Tsopoli in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region on Friday morning.
The bodies of the dead, bel…
The chiefs and people from communities on the banks of Lake Bosomtwe have expressed concern about the deplorable roads in the area.
They pointed out that although the Lake was a major tourist attraction and a major source of revenue …
Light to moderate showers is expected over parts of southern Ghana especially the high grounds and the western coast from early afternoon.
A statement issued by Ghana Meteorological Agency in Accra said it would also be cloudy with s…
An Anyinam Magistrate's court has fined Kwabena Prosper 20, a farmer 500 Ghana cedis for siphoning fuel from a parked vehicle.
Prosper who pleaded guilty would serve 18 months imprisonment with hard labour in default.
Prosecut…
The people of Adjobue in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, on Saturday organised a massive clean-up exercise to clear filth in the community.
The people, mostly the youth, weeded and swept the surroundings and cleared ch…
Two more victims of the road accident that involved the Takoradi-Accra bound Inter city/STC bus and a tipper truck at Dompoase near Komenda junction on Thursday died at the Central Regional Hospital while on admission, bringing the total d…
Mr Emmanuel K T Osam, headmaster of the Swedru Senior High School, on Friday said the school would not tolerate the use of mobile phones by students because the ban on their usage was still in force.
He, therefore, advised parents to …
About 60 per cent of vocational schools in the country are operating below required standards.
Mr. George Aboagye Okyere, Head of Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), who made this known in …
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