Mr. Samuel Kolawola, President of Nigerian Publishers Association, on Thursday said book development in Africa was faced with many challenges which must be addressed to make the continent's literacy drive wholesome.
These included cr…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is geared towards the building of a scheme that will stand out as a model in Africa and beyond, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the authority said on
Thursday.
Mr. Sylvester Mensah s…
An environmental nongovernmental organisation has condemned Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL)Ahafo Mine for downplaying the extent of the 8 October 2009 cyanide spillage into local streams and thus depriving nearby communities of potable w…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday started a pilot project at Avenor in Accra to help slum communities achieve better environmental conditions.
The project was made possible through the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CH…
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary-General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), on Thursday said the government should start implementing the single spine salary structure from January next year as agreed upon with stakeholders.
Address…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday launched a campaign strategy, the Integrated Maternal and Child Health, to complement efforts made so far to reduce Maternal and Child mortality rates.
The campaign under the theme: "Healthi…
Professor Wole Sonyinka, a Nobel Literature Laureate, on Thursday said Africa's inability to progress beyond liberation from colonialism was due to the lingering slave mentality of its leaders and intellectuals.
He said even though A…
The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association on
Thursday held its 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tamale in the Northern Region, with a called on government to help revamp the collapsing
livestock industry, to increase the protein die…
The Bulgarian government on Thursday implemented a
free child helpline, making the country the 14th in the European Union to use a helpline to directly assist children in need.
The number 116111 is addressed directly to children who…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)has launched an investigation into a large piece of ice that fell from the sky and damaged the
roof of a house at northern side of Chicago, aviation officials said Thursday.
The home, on…
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service said on Friday that it was holding a 25-year-old cattle herdsman on suspicion of defiling a 12-year-old girl.
Issaka Seidu, alias Isaac, was said to …
Nii Armah Ashietey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, on Friday called for co-ordination and harmonisation of road sector plans, programmes and projects with the metropolitan, municipal,
district assemblies and the Regional Coordinatin…
An art exhibition mounted by seven Ghanaians who live
and work abroad opened at the Artist Alliance in Accra on Thursday evening.
The artists, two females and five males, had their basic art foundations and training in Ghana, but h…
Passion for Needy, a charitable organization of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Thursday
donated items worth GHC¢4,142.00 to the inmates of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
The items, which were distributed equally be…
The Australian government has installed solar panels in 20 communities in Nkoranza South District and Techiman Municipality to ensure regular power supply in these areas.
Mr. William Billy Williams, Australian High Commissioner, said…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, has reiterated the government's commitment to expand telecommunication infrastructure to make information and data accessible to every Ghanaian.
He explained that the government conside…
The Health Services Workers' Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday advised nurses, midwives and other health workers to weigh the benefits and consequences when considering migrating.
The Rev Richard Kwasi Yeboah, Natio…
The Chiropractic and Wellness Centre (CWC), has launched a new product, "the Corporate Wellness Programme", to help improve the health of employees of corporate organisations.
It would not only reduce sick leave and use of health ben…
The Keta Municipal Assembly and the Municipal Education Directorate are exploring ways to halt falling standards of education and poor Basic Education Certificate Examination results in the area.
Mr Sylvester Tornyeava, Keta Municipa…
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia, at the weekend donated 100 bags of cement valued at GH¢1,300 to the Buokrom Community in Kumasi towards the construction of a Police Station.
These were bought from his shar…
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister has urged the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, to enforce road and traffic regulations to help curb the spate of road accidents in the country.
The Mi…
Ms. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Tuesday said the problem of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in the country should be combated, to save the environment and indigenous biodiversity from the scourge.
…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital has been commended for its efficient Health Insurance Claims Administration system that captures almost all the essential data on the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Mr Vincent Ocran of the Centre f…
At least six people were killed and 17 others injured Tuesday in a train collision in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police said.
Local TV channels quoted a police officer as confirming the casualties from the collision
bet…
Police chiefs of central African countries are meeting in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, on a joint strategy to fight crimes in the region.
The gathering, which was opened on Monday, will culminate on Wednesday and Thursday in a m…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, has admonished churches to practice transparency and accountability in a manner that could be a point of reference for other segments of society.
That way, the Church would have a strong …
Very Reverend Dr Livingstone Buama, former Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana, has observed that spirituality was about passion for God and compassion for fellow men.
"It is there and then that one's life ca…
The Ghana Association of Passengers (GHANAPAS), a group that seeks the welfare of passengers, on Tuesday called on transport unions to remove extra seats fitted into passenger vehicles or risk court action.
In a statement copied to t…
Seventy five (75) communities in the abzugu/Tatale District of the Northern Region, have appealed to the Ministry of Energy to hook them to the National Electricity Grid, through the Self-Help Electrification Project (SHEP).
The Chie…
The President of the Seed Producers Association ofGhana, Mr. Patrick Appullah has called on the government to commit money to research on seeds production to enable farmers to increase their yield to facilitate food security.
Mr. Apu…
The Tamale Youth Association (TYA), has described as outrageous and unpardonable a social studies text book publication for Senior High School (SHS) students that described Dagombas as war like people.
The book titled, "Practical So…
Dr Nicholas Westcott, British High Commissioner has advised Ghanaian youth to invest the money they mobilize to travel through unapproved routes to Europe in developing their skills to enable them make money at home.
He said although …
Mr Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma Central, has expressed worry about the poor educational standards in the area, despite efforts by the authorities to improve on teaching and learning.
He identified l…
A Kumasi Circuit Court on Monday ordered the arrest of Charles Owusu Duah, an evangelist for causing the detention of a 19-year old driver's mate whom he accused of robbery.
Duah is to stand trial for deceit of public officer.
…
A day's trainer of trainers' workshop to prepare the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) for effective handling of the H1N1 influenza has been held in Kumasi.
More than 40 regional secretaries and youth representatives of the society draw…
Health institutions in the Upper East Region are operating at 17 per cent capacity due to inadequate infrastructure.
Mr. Lucio Dery, Acting Regional Director of Health Services, who made this known in Bolgatanga during the inaugurati…
The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) has appealed to the government to speed up the process of handing over the infrastructure of the Ghana School of Languages, Ajumako, to the university as a campus.
…
Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Dwomoh, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of three classrooms with an office and store estimated at 52,000 Ghana cedis for the Junior High School at Sikaa in the…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional Minister, on Wednesday, reiterated the Government's commitment provide potable water and improve sanitation for all communities to reduce the incidence of diseases, particularly malaria.
H…
The United States and the European Union said Tuesday that they would promote an "ambitious and comprehensive" agreement on climate change at the Copenhagen conference, and strengthen efforts to develop strong carbon-markets.
"Togeth…
Mr. Albert Abongo, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing on Wednesday said Tatale in the Northern Region would enjoy pipe-borne water through the Northern Region Small Towns Water Supply project (NORST) by 2011.
He said the T…
Israel's special navy forces discovered weapons and ammunition on a cargo ship overnight Tuesday off Israeli coast, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokeswoman told Xinhua on Wednesday morning.
The discovery came after the navy forces…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that he "is dismayed at continued Israeli actions" on settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, and called on Israel to "cease such provocative actions."
A statement, issued he…
While the latest round of UN climate change talks is going on here in Spain on Nov. 2-6, Yve de Boer, the UN climate chief, said on Tuesday that the Kyoto Protocol needed to continue and industrialized countries should come up with more am…
Italy's Education Minister Mariastella Gelmini said on Tuesday she would appeal a landmark European Court of Human Rights' ruling against crucifixes in Italian classrooms.
The European ruling sparked controversy in Italy, a deeply Ca…
The Ghana Health Service is determined to eradicate the guinea worm disease in the country by the year 2013, Mr. Bernard Acheampong, Nkoranza South District Disease Control Officer, has said, at Nkoranza.
Speaking at a capacity buil…
The Editors Forum, Ghana (EFG) on Wednesday threw its weight behind the campaign for the speedy passage of the Right to Information Bill.
EFG said it especially supported a call by participants at a workshop on the Bill in Koforidua …
A five-day regional consultation meeting to discuss and ensure food security for the Sahel region and West Africa opened in Accra in Wednesday with a call on member countries to develop the capacity to use modern technology to generate tim…
France-based Interpol proposed Tuesday Argentinean
and Iranian authorities meet together at Interpol's General Secretariat Headquarters in Lyon,central-south France, to unlock the judicial stalemate of the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in
…
The death toll caused by Typhoon Mirinae has risen to 81 in Vietnam, the latest figures from the authority of affected provinces showed on Wednesday.
According to the people's committee of central province Phu Yen, the hardest-hit
p…