President John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday announced that government has planned to tackle the residential accommodation problems in all the 38 Training Colleges of Education in the country.
He said this forms part of the New Educatio…
Nana Ameyaw Yeboah II, Chief of Sikaa, a farming community in Nkoranza District of Brong-Ahafo Region, has presented a 21 inch coloured television set to authorities of the local Presbyterian Primary School.
The television set valued…
George Adusu, 36, and his accomplice, Raphael Hevi, 35, both traders have been arrested by the Hohoe Police for dealing in fake currencies.
Mr Kofi Adei-Akyeampong, Hohoe Divisional Police Commander, who briefed the Ghana News agency…
Students of public schools were on Friday called upon to project the image of their schools by showing commitment towards their studies.
Mrs Florence Dennis, Project Director of Tema Meridian Rotary Club who made the call at the week…
The Goaso police have detained Ali Salaam 22, a chainsaw operator for allegedly killing Police Sergeant James Adoma Nimako when he resisted arrest in the Bosombiposo Forest Reserve in Asunafo South Municipality of Brong Ahafo Region on Wed…
Due to the high illiteracy rate among women, most of them are ignorant of their rights.
Mr. Reginald Sackey, Assembly member for Essam Electoral Area, made the observation at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality, shortly after at…
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Eastern Region, has sentenced a 25-year-old farmer charged with defilement, to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour.
Kofi Yeboah pleaded not guilty to defiling a 12-year-old girl.
Police Inspect…
Ministers of Justice and Interior from ECOWAS Member States have adopted in Praia, Cape Verde, two main documents strategic to West Africa's renewed fight against illicit drugs and organized crime.
The two documents, to be presented …
A philanthropist and participant of the second Kente Festival in Dallas Fort Worth, America has donated a Dell computer with accessories to Anglican Vocational Technical School in Accra to enhance teaching and learning there.
Mr. Wal…
Mr Joe Baidoo Ansah, Minister for Aviation on Thursday said the Accra International Airport could be at its present location and still be used for the next 20 years.
The assurance was amidst concerns to calls by some Members of Parlia…
Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, Omanhene of New Juaben, says in a competitive world of constant change, developing countries risk further marginalization unless critical manpower needs are trained locally to protect national inter…
Mr. Thomas Bismark Boakye, Western Regional Coordinator of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), on Thursday called on commercial drivers to avoid excesses on the roads to prevent accidents and loss of lives as this year's Presidenti…
A Circuit Court in Accra on Thursday ordered the arrest of a former student of Accra Polytechnic who gained admission into the school with a forged Senior High School results slip.
This followed Charlotte Mensah's absence in court when t…
President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the Judiciary to be always mindful of the public's demand for justice that was efficient, fair and effective.
The transparency, fairness and speed with which cases were dealt with by the courts…
Mr. Ernest Debrah, Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Thursday said though human resource development and capacity building programme had led to increased food supplies and crop yields, poverty still remained a major problem among rural …
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Thursday said 16,764 more candidates have been added to the initial 139,478 placement exercise.
It said all affected candidates are to contact their former Junior High School (JHS) Heads as well a…
Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, Chief Justice (CJ), on Thursday observed that the provision of adequate infrastructure for the judiciary would not only help change the face of justice delivery in the country, but would also make it a c…
The French Laboratory at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) will from November 3 to November 28 organise free French classes for all public servants.
The classes would be from 0900 to 1200 for those w…
A philanthropist and participant of the second Kente Festival in Dallas Fort Worth, America has donated a Dell computer with accessories to Anglican Vocational Technical School in Accra to enhance teaching and learning there.
Mr. Wal…
As part of its efforts in ensuring that the children of Osu enjoy quality education, the Osu Divisional Council has allocated GH GH¢300,000 Ghana cedis for the improvement of infrastructure in the basic schools of the area.
The Counc…
Several companies on Thursday presented cash and other items to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in support of this year's Farmers' Day celebration.
They are UT Logistics which gave, GHC1,000 and a vehicle; Golden Stork (200 bags…
Mr Joe Baidoo Ansah, Minister for Aviation on Thursday said the Accra International Airport could be at its present location and still be used for the next 20 years.
The assurance was amidst concerns to calls by some Members of Parlia…
The leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday reminded government of its relapse in fulfilling its part of negotiations for the review the salaries for doctors.
According to them, government had failed to respond …
The leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday reminded government of its relapse in fulfilling its part of negotiations for the review the salaries for doctors.
According to them, government had failed to respond …
As part of its efforts in ensuring that the children of Osu enjoy quality education, the Osu Divisional Council has allocated GH GH¢300,000 Ghana cedis for the improvement of infrastructure in the basic schools of the area.
The Counc…
Several companies on Thursday presented cash and other items to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in support of this year's Farmers' Day celebration.
They are UT Logistics which gave, GHC1,000 and a vehicle; Golden Stork (200 bags…
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday called on European countries to be serious in countering terrorism.
"Listing the terrorist organization does not solve the problem, " Erdogan was quoted as saying by the Anatolia n…
A car bomb exploded Thursday in the parking lot of the University of Navarre in northern Spain, injuring 21 and setting many vehicles ablaze.
Spanish officials blamed the Basque separatist organization ETA for the attack.
Spani…
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is arriving in Kathmandu for a one-day visit on Friday.
Secretary General Ban is scheduled to reach the capital by UN's special plane from the Delhi Airport at around 6 pm (1215 GMT) Frida…
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned a series of suicide attacks that hit two towns in Somalia a day earlier that reportedly killed at least 21 people and wounded many others, some critically.
In a presi…
At least 25 sand miners were feared dead in a sandslide Thursday in Sulawesi Island, east of Indonesia, Health Ministry said Friday.
Head of crisis center of the ministry Rustam Pakaya said the mishap occurred when the miners wer…
German Foreign Minister Frank- Walter Steinmeier on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack on the Afghan Information and Culture Ministry in Kabul.
"I am shocked and appalled by today's attack on the Afghan Information Ministry that…
Twelve fire tenders and ICT equipment were on Thursday presented to the Forestry Commission (FC) to assist it in controlling wildfires and protecting the forests.
The eight million euro equipment funded by the government of the Nethe…
About 200 people on Thursday accessed free Voluntary Counselling and Testing to know their HIV status at Shama.
The screening programme was organized by the Western Regional Ghana Health Service (GHS) as part of its collaboration with th…
The University of Education, Winneba on Wednesday presented a computer and its accessories, costing 1,300. 00 Ghana Cedis to the Winneba District Police Command to enhance its work.
Mr. James B. Williams, Information Communication Tec…
The Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) on Thursday pledged GH¢100,000 cedis to the National Breast Cancer Fund set up to help in breast cancer screening programmes, research as well support women who cannot afford the full c…
Nineteen communities in the Agona East District of the Central Region would soon be connected to the national electricity grid, under the Self-Help Rural Electrification project.
Mr Dennis Armah-Frimpong, District Chief Executive (DC…
Nene Narh Dawutey Ologo, Konor of Yilo Krobo, was on Wednesday re-elected unopposed as the President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs for another four-year term of office, in Koforidua.
Daasebre Dr Oti Boateng, Omanhene, New J…
The Government on Wednesday added another significant landmark to its road infrastructure development with the start of reconstruction work to upgrade the Tetteh Quarshie-Mallam Junction single carriageway to a three-lane dual carriageway.…
IT giants AITEC will, in November host the 12th West African Information and Communication Technology Exhibition and conference in Accra to discuss potential IT related businesses with reference to oil exploration.
The conference, wh…
Nana Kokomsa II, Abakomahene of Hani in Tain District of the Brong-Ahafo Region on Wednesday appealed to the Ghana Education Service to investigate and deal with teachers serving in the area who allegedly possess fake certificates.
S…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday inaugurated a number of structures built through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to enhance academic work at the Accra Polytechnic.
These included three units five storey block of f…
Millicom Ghana limited, operators of Tigo, has donated two phone receiver sets to the Ghana National Fire Service to enable callers to reach the emergency 192 line promptly in times of disasters.
A press release signed by Mr Anthony …
Three former Chiefs of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Ghana Navy have been honoured for their contributions to the Navy and their selfless and dedicated service to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The three, Rear Admiral Kelvin Dzang, Rea…
The Kumasi Circuit Court Two on Wednesday sentenced Stephen Opoku Agyemang, 21, to 12 months' imprisonment for forging documents to gain admission to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Agyemang, who pleaded g…
Michael Antwi, a commercial driver noted for committing various traffic offences and who has been on the Police wanted list for almost a year, has been arraigned and fined 1,080 Ghana Cedis.
The driver, who is said to have often managed …
A research finding on Micro-Finance Services for rural women has revealed several barriers, including high interest rates, lack of financial education and demand for collaterals in sourcing such facilities.
This has contributed to wo…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for New Edubiase, Mr Degraft Kyei-Baffour is reshaping the 19-kilometre Ataase-Junction-Bonsu feeder road in the Adansi South District in Ashanti from his own resources.
This fo…
The construction of an office complex to house the Kpone District Police Headquarters has come to a halt due to lack of funds.
The Kpone Traditional Council (KTC) provided the one-acre land and contributed about GH¢60,000 towards the…
Four elders of the Odorkor Tsui Maami who allegedly sold a disputed toilet facility worth GHC 20,000 to a businesswoman on Wednesday appeared before a Circuit Court charged with conspiracy and defrauding by false pretences.
Samuel Okaikw…
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