The Right Reverend Professor Osei Sarfo-Kantanka,Methodist Bishop of Kumasi, has urged his colleague priests to have the courage to denounce social evils and injustice in all forms.
They should provide leadership in the fight against…
Britain unveiled a package of 40 million sterling pounds (close to 70 million U. S. dollars) on Monday in aid to the police reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
British Ambassador to the DRC Nick Kay announced the donat…
Vice President John Mahama on Tuesday assured Ghanaians that the Mills administration will not renegade on the social compact it has with the electorate by sacrificing their welfare on the basis of fiscal and monetary expediency.
"As a r…
The maiden consultation meeting on human resources for health in Africa has opened in Accra with the call on participants to co-ordinate their efforts to improve on the deplorable health workforce situation,which has become a threat to glo…
A Kumasi Circuit Court has ordered that a 19-year old mason should be kept in prison for 15 years in hard labour for defilement.
Abdul Fatau pleaded guilty to the charge of defiling a 10-year old pupil.
Police Chief Inspector…
The University for Development Studies (UDS), has introduced new academic programmes to give meaning to its mandate as a practical-oriented institution that is collaborating with the rural communities to fashion out the development agenda.…
Mr Anthony Appiah, former Principal of Kwadaso Agricultural College, has appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), to resource Agricultural Colleges in the country to enable them to run degree programmes.
This, he said…
Five institutions have donated cheques totalling GHC 75,000 in support of the on-going celebration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of Brong-Ahafo Region, at Sunyani on Tuesday.
The management of Ahafo project of Newmont Ghana…
A Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Justice Adjei Frimpong, has sentenced three persons to a total of 18 years imprisonment for attempted robbery.
Mohammed Bronzi, 40, a driver, Ibrahim Asiedu Ampim, 38, farmer, and Abubakari Ham…
Nkoranza Traditional Council has held a meeting with headmasters of junior high schools in the Nkoranza South District to find a solution to the downward trend of education in the area.
The meeting followed the poor performance of di…
Scores of traders at the Kumasi Central Market watched stunned as two young women inflicted deep blade cuts above the right eye and cheek of a 24-year old shop attendant.
They also bit the left breast of the victim.
Adisa Ahmed…
The Ministries of Chieftaincy and Education are collaborating to review the school curriculum to reflect the countries cultural orientation and practices.
Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, who made this …
The German Embassy in Ghana has assured the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) of continued support towards the implementation of the University's academic and business oriented projects.
Dr Marius Haris, German A…
King Jesus Charity Home, an orphanage at Boadi in Kumasi, has appealed for more public support to make life a bit comfortable for the children.
Revered Kofi Owusu Afriyie, Founder, said the Home was facing problems of surging feeding…
The Chief of Sreso-Timpom in the Atwima-Mponua District, Nana Frimpong Manso III, has appealed to the District Assembly to refurbish the Yaa Asantewaa Museum to boost its tourist attraction.
He said he was confident that if give…
South Korea's military said Tuesday it will begin its annual exercise this week as part of its move to beef up joint warfighting capabilities against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (…
The United States and Indonesian governments are discussing an assistance scheme that worth 15 million U.S. dollars to maintain Indonesian troops' C130 Hercules planes, a senior Indonesian Air Force officer said here on Tuesday.
Rear…
Suspected militants hurled a grenade inside a Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday in the southern Philippines but there were no casualties in the attack.
Regional police director Chief Superintendent Paisal Umpa told reporters there wer…
Pakistani authorities have freed the 12 Iranian people arrested Monday from Washuk district near Mashkel, a town bordering Iran, as they entered into Pakistani territory illegally, Pakistani police said Tuesday.
Sources have claimed …
Government will soon commence work on the Accra Plains Irrigation Project, to cultivate more than 150,000 hectares to boost food security and ensure self-sufficiency, Vice President John Dramani Mahama said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a …
The Ecuadorian government was praised by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly for its unconditional support for the body, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Foreign Minister Fander Falconi received a letter with recog…
A much-awaited meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif concluded without any breakthrough, Pakistani media reports said Tuesday.
The Monday meeting was hel…
Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said Monday that the door for dialogue to solve the country's political crisis remained open, and he was ready for anything, even relinquishing power.
"We are permanently ready for dialog…
China will steadfastly stick to the path of peaceful development, and its national defense policy is of a defensive nature, a senior Chinese military officer said here Monday.
Xu Caihou, visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Mili…
A vice foreign minister of Mexico paid a visit to Syria on Sunday to enhance ties and show support to the Middle East peace process, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.
Lourdes Aranda Bezaury, Mexico's vice foreign …
Increasingly pressed to make a quick decision on whether to send more U.S. troop to Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Monday that he "will never rush" on such a decision.
"I will never rush the solemn decision of se…
Ghana will host the first-ever Pan African Trade Fair and investment conference in Accra on November 15 to November 21, to serve as a platform to assist with the development of African businesses.
The fair on the theme: "Uniting Afri…
The Western Regional Health Directorate has taken delivery of over 400 Nanfang motorbikes for outreach programmes in all the 17 districts in the region, Mr Edwin Kunbatazie, Regional Health Motorbike Training Coordinator, said on Tuesday.
…
Nigerian superstar entertainer D'Banj is set to make a very special two hour appearance on M-Net's BIG BROTHER REVOLUTION on Friday October 30 at 20.00 CAT! The multi award-winning music icon will meet the housemates of the 91-day reality…
Contestants from Kenya won the first and second prizes when Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a new online community hosted by the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), announced the hird-round winners of its online contest on Friday.
T…
Zoomlion would soon recycle waste it collects through compositing and other means to reduce the inconveniences and the problems associated with finding safe places to deposit waste.
Mr. Mike Tagoe, the Upper East Regional Manager of …
The Dzodze Fiagbedu community in the Ketu-North district has instituted two development funds towards maximizing resources for the speedy development of the area.
The Fiagbedu Development Fund launched in 2008 has since generated fun…
Jordan's health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the fourth death case of influenza A/H1N1 in the country.
A 22-year-old Jordanian girl died of the novel flu after being admitted into the state-run Zarqa Hospital's intensive care u…
A total of 328 people, out of 50,234 infected, had died of the A/H1N1 virus in Mexico, the nation's Health Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.
According to the statement, from October to present, 17,284 newly comfirmed cases and …
The Archbishop Andoh Education Endowment Fund (AAEEF) has awarded bursaries and scholarships valued at GH¢15,000 to 63 students selected from Catholic schools in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Accra for the 2009/2010 academic.
The F…
Professor Edward H. K. Akaho, Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) on Monday, emphasised the importance of the
radiotracer technology in the commercial production of oil in Ghana.
He said the methodology an…
The Reverend Canon Dr. Festus Yeboah-Asuamah, a Sociology Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been ordained, consecrated and enthroned as the third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sunyani in Br…
The Northern Students Union (NSU) at the weekend awarded six personalities for contributing to the development of education in the three northern regions.
They are; Professor John Sebeyem Nabila, President of the National House of Ch…
The Government has allocated twenty million Ghana cedis from the President's Endowment Fund Initiative as seed money for the University of Development Studies to develop its infrastructure.
Professor David Milliar, Pro-Vice Chancello…
To improve on maternal health, there is the need for the scaling up and delivery of a comprehensive package of sexual and reproductive health information, supplies and services, the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said.
…
The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, has been urged to generate documentation on ascension to the various skins tohelp end chieftaincy disputes and litigation in the Region.
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, who mad…
The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Education, Winneba, Mr Saeed Abdul-Faruk has asked students leaders to desist from unacceptable behaviours such as hooliganism and rioting, which he said were …
Professor Kwasi Nsiah-Gyabaah, Rector of Sunyani Polytechnic has warned polytechnic students against "ponding" of fresh students to welcome them on to the campus.
He said "ponding" was a major offence and that students who engaged in…
The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, has been advised to generate documentation on ascension to the various skins in the region to help end chieftaincy disputes and litigations.
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, who…
The Head of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) department of the University of Education, Winneba, Dr. Issifu Yidana has stated that cyber crime remains the most fundamental challenge in the 21st century.
This is becaus…
Dr Yaw Baah, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress, said the Single Spine Salary scheme could be the biggest boost to the dynamics of production in Ghana's public sector for many years by pushing public sector salaries …
A UK International Health Links Funding Scheme (IHLFS), aimed atbuilding the capacity of developing countries to improve on their health
systems through grants,information and other support was launched in Accra on Monday.
The IHLF…
The Ghana Nuts Limited, an agro-processing company in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region, at the weekend presented a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 312D Ambulance valued at 27,000 US dollars to the Chiraa Health Centre in the Sunyani West Distric…
The Management of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has expressed appreciation to the government for approving funds for the refurbishment of the medical facility to befit its status as a referral centre.
Dr Ken Sagoe, Chief Executive Of…
The Abeka District of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church has embarked on child evangelism and Christian education to mould the character of the youth.
This would enable them to grow to become good citizens and contribute to national…