An independent committee would be set up to investigate the fatal accident that occurred at Twimea Nkwanta in the Techiman Municipality at the weekend, in which 23 persons perished.
Mr Noble Appiah, Executive Director of the National…
COCOBOD has adopted educational and capacity building strategies to improve labour practices in cocoa growing communities, Mr Paul Ntim, a Senior Research Officer of the Board has said.
He was speaking at a durbar with cocoa farmers …
A 35 year old seaman, who offered his mobile phone as bribe, when he was caught with 21 parcels of Indian hemp, on Wednesday appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra.
Nii Armah Mensah charged with possessing narcotic drugs without la…
Miss Ghana 2008, Mawuse Appea is embarking on a campaign to educate drivers on the need to wear seat belt.
The campaign dubbed; "Seat Belt Campaign," began with retraining of Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) officials with…
Dr Ruby Avotri, President of the Old Mawuli Students Union (OMSU), has called on past students of the school to pool their human, technical and financial resources towards the development of their Alma Mater.
She said "The time for a…
Two persons, Mohammed Musah, an auto-electrician and Moses Amenyo, welder of the Tema Steal works, on Tuesday appeared before the Nsawam Magistrate's court on three counts of conspiracy to commit crime, causing unlawful damage and stealing…
A Circuit Court judge, Mr Mahamadu Iddrisu on Wednesday expressed concern about the number of adjournments in the case of Isaac Abeiku Aidoo, (aka Goodies), a popular music producer, who is being held for drug related offences.
The j…
A 25 year-old unemployed, who was found with wrappers of Indian hemp in his pocket when he visited an inmate at the Nima Police station, was on Wednesday put before an Accra Circuit Court.
Facing a charge of possessing narcotic drugs wit…
Nana Opare Beye Oman, Chief of Amoadikrom near Coaltar, has appealed to the Suhum Kraboah Coaltar District Assembly to rehabilitate the only water well in the area which got damaged more than five years.
Briefing the Ghana News Agency …
The Second Presidential Debate organised by the Institute of Economics Affairs (IEA) has ended in Tamale with a pledge by the four candidates to ensure that there is peace before, during and after Election 2008.
Nana Addo Dankwa Ak…
A Kumasi circuit court has sentenced a 19-year old boy to six years imprisonment for stealing two mobile phones and a cash of GH¢1,000 belonging to a taxi driver.
Julius Atumba, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was convicted on his own …
Gemini Life Insurance Company (GLICO) on Wednesday presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 as its donation towards the setting up of a Trust Fund in memory of the late Minister of Finance, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu.
President John Agyekum Kufuo…
Ten persons have been confirmed dead following an epidemic of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (CSM) at Yaw Bronya, a farming community near Ofoase in Asante Akim-South District.
Nine of the deceased, all of whom died in a spate of two weeks, h…
Nana Adu Panyin, chief of Mbease-Nsuta, has denied that there is tension at the area saying the town was ready to welcome a mining company, the Golden Star Bogoso/Prestea Limited (GSBPL) to hold forum in respect of its operations in the ar…
Ms Gladys Ashitey, Deputy Minister of Health, on Wednesday noted that the nature of sales and distribution of medicines in the country contributed to high level of inefficiency and potential fraud.
She said "Issues such as bribery, …
Mr Victor Brobbey, a legal policy officer, has called for concerted effort to fight corruption in the country saying it has the tendency to undermine good governance.
He said, though Ghana is ranked among the top ten of least corrupt cou…
A fully loaded tipper truck with registration number GR 3028X fully on Sunday run into supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during a keep fit exercise, killing Ekow Obbowe, a 12-year old Primary One pupil and injuring sever…
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana on Tuesday said it would persist in its fight to reverse a High Court decision on February 2008 prevent managements from giving reasons to dismissal of workers.
"You can be sure that this figh…
A Headmistress has urged churches to be proactive and ensure that their teachings impacted positively on their congregation.
Madam Rose Otchere, Headmistress of the Topease Junior High Secondary School in the West Akim Municipality o…
Mr Julien Dal Bosco, Director of the Centre of Alliance Francaise has stressed the need for the nation to embark on the promotion of traditional songs to boost tourism.
This, he said, was also crucial to shape the life of the youth b…
An Association has been formed to help educate the public on mental health and other related issues in the country.
The Ghana Mental Health Journalists and Writers Association which is open to all journalists and writers, is expecte…
Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely even if your body mass index is within the "normal" range, according to a new study of over 350,000 people across Europe, published Wednesday in the U. S. magazine N…
Two Evangelists of the Church of Christ have appealed to Ghanaians to see the forthcoming elections as an exercise in civic responsibility and not an opportunity to plunge the country into civil strife.
Evangelists Edward Nana Quansa…
Maize and Cassava cultivation in the Effutu municipality and Awutu-Senya district increased this year due to constant education by extension officer of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the area.
The Ministry of Food and Agricu…
A 49-year-old Dutch man was sentenced to nine years in jail Wednesday for trying to infect a number of men with the HIV virus at sex parties, Dutch media reported.
The Groningen district court in northern Netherlands found Peter Mul…
Mr Dennis Armah-Frempong, District Chief Executive for Agona East has urged marriage couples to plan the number of children they could cater for, to avoid problems.
He urged them to adopt family planning methods to control their birt…
Stars Prayer Sword, a Sunyani-based evangelism prayer group has held a three-day national prayer congress aimed at ensuring peaceful and successful general election on December 7.
The congress, held at Eden Retreat Centre at Odumase,…
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Joop Scheffer on Wednesday urged Russia to give up its plan to deploy missiles in its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, news reports said.
"I hope it will not come to the stationing of those missiles. I am…
A suicide car bombing against the convoy of U.S.-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province Thursday morning left at least one Coalition soldier and ten local civilians dead and more than 70 others wounded, officials …
A contingent of Chinese peacekeepers arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Wednesday for an eight-month UN peacekeeping mission.
The 218-strong group, comprised of both engineers and medical staff, constitutes the nin…
At least eight people were slightly injured Wednesday in another school collapse in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, according to reports reaching here from Port-au-Prince.
This was the second such accident in Haiti within one …
A teenage girl died after being shot by a fellow female student at a Florida high school Wednesday, Fox News reported.
The student was shot in the hallway outside a computer lab in the Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
Her Ladyship Mrs Georgina Wood, Chief Justice, on Wednesday reiterated her administration's resolve to do everything in its power to discourage the menace of judicial corruption.
She was speaking at the 7th Chief Justice's Forum unde…
Four of the Presidential Candidates vying for the presidency on Wednesday gave the assurance that they would place premium in organising Inter-Schools and Colleges Games to improve sports development at the grassroots level in the country …
The Western Regional Electoral Security Task Force (WRESTF) has noted with great concern the heightened political tension resulting partly from unguarded utterances from the political activists and some social commentators on radio discuss…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Forest Forum of the Forest Service Division will embark on tree planting exercises throughout the region to promote forest resources.
The project would be undertaken in partnership with the National Youth Emp…
The Ghana Cement Works (Ghacem) is capable of producing a special type of cement that would withstand corrosion by the sea to improve the life-span of public and individual properties particularly in the coastal towns and cities.
Mr …
The First Lady Mrs. Theresa Kufuor on Tuesday called for the strengthening of partnerships aimed at funding and improving sexual and reproductive health programmes.
She noted that the public health sector could not attain targets of …
Remembrance Day service in honour of the fallen heroes of the first and second world wars was held at the Koforidua Jackson's Park on Thursday with 10 surviving ones in attendance.
The parade was made up of 250 men drawn from the Pol…
Professor Joshua Alabi, Acting Rector of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) said the Institute would introduce Masters in Business Administration programmes from next year if all requirements were met.
He said the Master's p…
Yaw Asante, a 35-year-old trader, has been granted a GH¢300 bail with one surety by the Asamankese Circuit Court when he appeared before it charged with stealing four sacks of cassava.
Asante, who pleaded not guilty, would re-appear …
Private Stephen Boakye, a 92 year-old veteran, has composed an inspiring song for veterans and the military as a whole to mark World Remembrance Day.
The song contains lyrics which talks about the soldier who goes to war and if he does n…
A solemn wreath-laying ceremony was on Tuesday held at the Christianborg War Cemetery in Accra to mark this year's national Remembrance Day for Ghanaian soldiers killed in wars and peacekeeping operations across the world.
In all, th…
The Ashanti New Town Court in Kumasi, on Monday sentenced Adams Suleman, a scrap dealer to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a carton of energy drink.
Suleman, 23, was accused of stealing one carton of Blue Jeans Energy …
Teachers of Home Economics in the western region, have appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education to intensify education on the new educational reforms.
They said that would enhance the effective deli…
Korle_Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully performed the first kidney transplanting in the country.
The surgery was performed jointly by a team of medical doctors from Queen's Hospital in the United Kingdom and Korle-Bu Teaching Hos…
Awulae Attibrukusu III, Omanhene of Lower Axim Traditional Area, was on Tuesday unanimously re-elected as the President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs for another four-year term.
The election, which was supervised by the El…
The Upper East Regional branch of people living with HIV/AIDS has stressed the need for the Ghana Health Services to provide equal and efficient service delivery to all clients without
discrimination.
The President of the Upper Eas…
A workshop to develop indicators that have multi-sectoral underpinnings which could be used to assess and monitor rural development efforts by successive governments of the country was on Tuesday opened at Akyawkrom near Ejisu in the Ejisu…
As part of preparations towards the December general elections, a joint security training exercise will be conducted by members of the various security agencies in the Ashanti Region.
The exercise codenamed "Exercise Peace Angel" and…
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