Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Wednesday summoned an urgent G-20 meeting to discuss the global financial crisis.
The meeting will be held Saturday at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C.,…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong- Boateng, Chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has assured that the perennial water shortage of Koforidua and its environs would soon be a thing of the past due to progress of work on th…
Security Watch Africa, has nominated Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, as recipient of the joint "Golden Star Award for Development and Stability in Governance in West Africa".
Other recipients of the highest award of the organisatio…
Colombian authorities seized two suspected drug smugglers Wednesday wanted by the United States for extradition.
Marcial Sanchez and Omar Cetre were arrested during an operation in the western coastal city of Buenaventura by the mili…
Mr Tlohnag Sekhamane of Lesotho and Mr Joe Issachar, Head of Ghana's Civil Service have been elected President and Deputy President respectively to lead the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) for the next …
All schoolchildren aged between five and 12 years would be given personal computers, President John Agyekum Kufuor announced when he addressed the 14th National Best Teacher Award/World Teachers' Day ceremony at Sunyani on Tuesday.
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Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International of Ghana (BCI) has urged women with symptoms of breast cancer to report promptly to nearby health centres for treatment.
She said the disease could be cured and detected…
Nana Oyeadeyie Asah Akompanin, Kyidomhene of the Techiman Traditional Area on Tuesday donated a big ram, 100 tubers of yam and cash of 100 Ghana cedis to the Shalom Special School for the Mentally Handicapped at Nkoranza towards the upkee…
The people of Wenchi-Koase Bosomaso in the Techiman Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region, are building a new palace, under a three-year development plan.
The 20,000 Ghana cedis project is being financed through contributions of 20 …
Ms Mercy Arhin, Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) on Tuesday, attributed the insanitary conditions in the country, to the disregard for environmental sanitation laws by some Ghanaians, whom she said flouted such laws with impun…
The Ministry of Health has condemned the physical attack on Dr Prosper Akanbon of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, by a group of young men for allegedly delaying in attending to the ailing father of one of them.
The Ministry, in a state…
Mr Oseghale Emmanuel Aighalua, President of God's Kingdom Society (GCS), on Wednesday urged political leaders to seek the interest and welfare of the electorate while in office.
"Political leaders should rule with the fear of God so …
Management of the Ghana Post Company Limited on Wednesday took to the counters of some post offices in Accra to serve and interact with customers as part of World Post Day which falls on October 9.
The day on the theme; "Stay Connect…
Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area has called for the rigid enforcement of environmental and sanitation regulations by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to keep the environment clean.
He …
Public transportation in Belgium has been seriously affected and many schools and municipal services are closed Monday as three Belgian trade unions called a nation-wide strike to protest falling purchasing power.
Public transportati…
A total of 28 African countries have affirmed their commitment to sign the convention on banning the use of cluster munitions by
the end of the year.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that bans cluster …
Operations of Ghana News Agency (GNA) are to be decentralised to make it more vibrant and credible in news gathering and reporting in the country.
Nana Rex Owusu-Ansah, Chairman of Board of Directors of the Agency announced this duri…
Mr Andrew Barber, Managing Director of Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL), on Monday said the company was in the process of introducing new 15ml water meters to capture all flat rate customers into the metering system to ensure fair and equit…
Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, last weekend advised students to shun their reliance on occultism and drugs to enhance learning.
He said such vices would undermine and derail their good intentions for academ…
A new 100,000 Ghana cedis church building for Kyebi Saint Mark's Anglican Church was dedicated at Kyebi on Sunday.
Right Reverend Francis Benjamin Quashie, Anglican Bishop of Koforidua Diocese in a sermon called on the electorate to …
Six Junior High Schools in the Greater Accra Region, are to compete for honours in essay writing on Malaria eradication and the Environment, in Accra next month.
The event, being initiated by Add Your Voice Now, a Non-Governmental O…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Kweku Ayesu Opare-Addo, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, has appealed to police personnel to be open minded during the December election.
He said as peace officers they needed to conduct themselves wel…
A Convention People's Party (CPP) Government would ensure clean environment and better sanitation to minimize diseases and create healthy atmosphere for Ghanaians, Mrs Yvonne Nduom, wife of CPP Flag bearer Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, said at Obuas…
More than 1,000 suspects have been arrested in a three-week federal crackdown on criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators in California, authorities said on Monday.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Dr Eric Palmer Amaning, head of surgery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), said excessive consumption of salt and salt related products, fatty foods, smoking and alcohol had led to increasing high blood pressure cases.
H…
The Tema/Battor Council of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP), on Saturday inaugurated a day care centre for the aged, at Tema, with a call for formulation of policy for the integration of the aged into society.
The GH¢ 245,000 cen…
One hundred and fifty-three artisans in the West Akyem Municipality have undertaken the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) trade test examination at Asamankese.
Masons, carpenters and mechanics participated in the test, wh…
Chinese taikonauts completed the country's first spacewalk on Saturday, a feat that immediately became the focus of attention around the world.
Vladimir Soloviev, Flight Control Director of Russian Space Mission Control Centre and a …
At least six people have been injured in the fire that broke out Saturday evening in the Egyptian National Theater in downtown Cairo, the state MENA news agency reported.
Four of the injured, including two policeman, a fire fighter a…
Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawasi, has presented items worth 4,000 Ghana cedis to the Asawasi Sub-Metro Education Office of the Ghana Education Service (GES), to help facilitate the monitoring and super…
Nana Afua Serwaa Kobi Ampem, Asantehemaa, has said it was important that political parties embarked on campaigns in a peaceful manner ahead of the December elections.
This, she said, was necessary if the nation was to consolidate her…
The people of Teleku-Bukasu, have called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to educate them on the impact of mining before a mining company, the Adamus Resources Limited starts operation in the area.
The call was to enabl…
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly has recorded an improvement in its internal revenue generation this year, the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Emmanuel Adjei Domson had said.
Mr Domson said this at the second ordinary m…
The Association of Methodist Men's Fellowships in Kumasi has paid tribute to the late Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, describing him as a hard-working man whose death had dealt a big blow to the nation.
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An official of the Ministry of Health (MOH) has said membership registration cards, issued by the Association of Traditional Healers to its members, were not operational licenses.
Only the MOH could issue operational licenses.
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The Kenyan Government said on Saturday it would not negotiate with ransom demanding Somali pirates that hijacked Ukrainian ship off the coast of the war-torn nation late on Thursday carrying military equipment destined for the East African…
Apostle Kodwo B. Denson, General Secretary of the
Apostolic Church, Ghana, on Sunday said a nation's progress largely depended on the unity of her citizens.
He said: "Fake unity shrinks in the cause of time and for that reason
Chri…
Apostle Kodwo B. Denson, General Secretary of the
Apostolic Church, Ghana, on Sunday said a nation's progress largely depended on the unity of her citizens.
He said: "Fake unity shrinks in the cause of time and for that reason
Chri…
The Emmanuel Presbyterian Church at Dansoman, on Sunday awarded scholarships to seven Junior High School graduates, under its Annual Scholarship Awards Scheme, at a ceremony in Accra.
This is to enable the beneficiaries, five boys an…
About 140,000 Ghana cedis has been realised for Asogli Education Endowment Fund established five years ago and would soon begin awarding scholarships to brilliant and needy students in the Asogli Traditional Area.
This was announced …
Enrolment in the country's public universities has been increasing yearly, since 2002 and 2003 academic year, representing an increase of 117 per cent.
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who disclosed this at the University of Cape C…
Graduates of the Distance Education Programme of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) on Saturday expressed disappointment at "unfair treatment" by the UCC authorities.
They said they were not allowed to shake hands with officials on …
The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana has organised an open day to expose research and other activities undertaken by the substation in Bole, to the general public, as part of activities marking its 70th anniversary celebrations.
In …
Vice-President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Friday called for the establishment of a strong pharmaceutical manufacturing base, which would lead to a significant reduction in the cost of drug importation.
"Our ability to do this will reduce …
Mr. Stephen Padmore Owusu, Executive Director of God's Love Evangelism, Counseling and Rehabilitation Ministry (GOLCERM), a Christian Organisation, in the Ejisu Municipality, on Friday presented educational items to 45 orphan pupils select…
Personnel of Accra North-East Divisional Police Command in Madina have arrested four people for allegedly printing large quantities of fake Ghana cedis and dollar.
The suspects are Joseph Sarfo 26, a graphic designer and ring leader …
Some of Ghana's eco-tourism sites would on Saturday, September 27, 2008, World Tourism Day, be beamed live for the first time from the Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway onto Japanese public television, a statement from the Wildlife Divisi…
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court on Friday sentenced Kwabena Ebo Dadzie, a basket weaver to six years imprisonment for stealing railway shanks, property of the Ghana Railway Company (GRC).
Dadzie, 45, pleaded guilty to stealing the shanks…
Seth Mantey, a farmer at Ayirebi near Akim Swedru who sneaked into his daughter's room in the night and sexually assaulted her, has been remanded in police custody by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Eastern Region.
Mantey pleaded …
Mr Alex Hughes, Central Regional Fire Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), on Friday suggested the provision of built-in underground water reservoirs in all major markets, to enable firemen to have ready access to water to …
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