Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Chairman of Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Friday stressed the need for Government to come out with a policy directive on rainwater harvesting.
He said God had blessed Ghana with a …
Twenty-eight pupils, made up of 15 males and 13 females have constituted the pioneering class for the newly-opened Bishop Belany Academy at Dormaa Ahenkro.
The establishment of the school was facilitated by the Catholic Bishop of Sun…
Vietnam has reaped initial results from the macro-economic control measures and the economy will soonbe stabilized, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung here Friday.
"Amid the declining world economy, rising petrol…
A Reverend Minister has called on Ghanaians to pursue the truth in order to help move the country forward in development.
Reverend Daniel T.K Doe, Founder of New Jerusalem Healing Church at Odobeng in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa Distr…
Mr Owiredu Dwamena, an elder at the Asylum Down Presbyterian Church of Ghana on Sunday advised the Christian youth to rely on the loyalty of God in everything they do.
He said most children are pressured by their peers to do what is …
Papa Owusu Ankomah, Member of Parliament for Sekondi has called on the National Executive Committee of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to expose fake Journalists in the society.
He said "These individuals use the freedom of spe…
A nine-member delegation from Zambia on a five-day study tour to Ghana has commended Ghana for the tremendous achievement in the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
The delegation was in the country to learn from Gha…
The United States condemned on Saturday the terrorist attack in the Pakistani capital Islamabad that reportedly left at least 60 people dead.
"The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Islamabad, Pak…
Eastern Region is gradually coming out of self stigmatization as more and more People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWH) are coming out openly to join programmes to fight the spread of the pandemic in the Region.
Currently, under a programm…
Members of Medical Assistants Association of Ghana have appealed to Government, Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service to upgrade the Rural Health Training School at Kintampo in Brong Ahafo Region which trains Medical Assistants to a…
Estate developers and the Ghana Hostels Limited (GHL) of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have been urged to develop affordable hostels in the various campuses of the University for Development Studies (UDS) to prov…
The Coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) in the Upper West Region, said sanitation delivery in the country was at a cross road and needed political will to address the situation.
The co…
Potable water in the Ashanti Region will improve from its current capacity of 23 million gallons a day to 27 millions when the on-going expansion works on the Barekese and Owabi head works project is completed in October next year.
M…
The Department of Children in Upper East Region on Thursday organized a day's workshop to sensitize stakeholders on violence against children.
It was attended by participants from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Judicial…
Mr. Raymond Okudzeto, a businessman, on Thursday donated relief items valued at GHc6,500 to people recently displaced by tidal waves in four coastal communities in the Keta Municipal area.
The items included 100 bags of rice, 20 cart…
Mr Anthony Dogbatse, Assembly member for Amanfrom Electoral Area at Akwatia, and the Unit Committee of the area have resolved to resist further indiscriminate mining activities in the community.
They said those activities posed dange…
A circuit court at Goaso has sentenced a 31-year-old unemployed, Kwabena Asante, to 12 months' imprisonment for posing as a forestry technical officer and defrauding some timber merchants.
Asante pleaded guilty and was convicted on h…
Farmers living in the environs of the Ashaiman Irrigation Dam have appealed to stakeholders to take immediate steps to check unsanitary conditions of the scheme, saying it had become a waste dump for residents.
At a sensitization sem…
A second batch of 16 dressmakers made up of 12 females and four males in Asunafo North Municipality have taken project examinations held by the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI).
A first group had already taken the exams …
Mr. Daouda Toure, UN Resident Coordinator on Friday lauded women's contributions towards the achievement and sustenance of peace worldwide.
"Women pay the higher price when democratic systems are broken, where conflicts thrive and I a…
Nana Oye Lithur, Human Rights Activist on Friday reiterated the need for government to deliver on its pledged by passing the Right to Information Bill (RTI) as a legacy for its tenure of office.
Speaking in an interview with GNA in A…
A Kade District Magistrate's Court has fined Fuseini Ayeru, a labourer 500 Ghana Cedis for assaulting his girl friend over a mobile phone.
Ayeru who pleaded guilty would in default serve six months imprisonment in hard labour.
…
The Local Government Workers Union (LGWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Friday held a workshop to enable the union to reposition itself in its work with the government to ensure that the decentralization programme succeeds.
D…
The Asogli Yam festival street carnival scheduled for Ho on Friday September 26, is expected to draw the youth out of their homes to listen to talks by traditional leaders, health educators and other counsellors.
The management of Ka…
The Kade Magistrate's court has remanded Fuseini Issaka, a labourer in prison custody for allegedly causing damage to soft drinks and alcoholic beverages estimated at 7.70 Ghana Cedis.
He pleaded guilty and would re-appear on Septemb…
Nana Oye Lithur, A Regional Coordinator for Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), on Friday said her organisation was not satisfied with compensation paid to some drivers and their mates who were recently molested by military guards at the 37 Mi…
Government is determined to bring relief to coastal communities and those in the three Northern Regions that lost property and livelihoods due to the recent tidal waves and flood that inundated them, Interior Minister Kwame Addo-Kufuor sai…
All is set for the hosting of the 6th Summit of
the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group), scheduled to be held from September 30 to October 3 2008.
The Summit will be preced…
Ghana would soon have a National Competition Law that would serve the purposes of ensuring efficiency in the production of goods and services.
The law would enable consumers of products and services to enjoy lower prices, higher q…
Frank Appiah, an ex-convict released from prison barely a month ago has been arrested by the police in New Juaben Municipality for allegedly stealing mobile phones.
Appiah described by the police as a notorious criminal had been on t…
Participants at a National Media Commission (NMC) meeting on language broadcasting have condemned the use of proverbs in news items as they tend to breach journalistic tenets and could cause confusion in the run-up to the December general …
Over 600 people have benefited from a free medical outreach programme at European Town near Sekondi.
The beneficiaries and their children were treated for worm infestations, skin diseases, anaemia and malnutrition.
Papa Owusu Ankomah…
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old vegetable farmer for not reporting to the police the death of his five-month old baby boy whom he buried on the same day of his death.
Isui Iddrisu is in police custody to as…
Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, Government Spokesperson on Finance and Economy, has said government was comfortable with the sister-cities idea being pursued by metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to open up investments in their areas.
…
The Northern Ecumenical Forum, a peace promotion body, comprising Christians and Muslims in Tamale, has initiated a road map to support individuals and organizations seeking peace and security in the Northern Region.
The Most Reveren…
Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, Government Spokesperson on Finance and Economy said the government was comfortable with the Sister-Cities idea being pursued by metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to open up investments in their areas.
He …
Golkal Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical and veterinary drug dispensing company with its headquarters in Accra, has donated 800 boxes of Ciplox D eye and ear drops to the St Michael Hospital at Pramso in the Bosomtwe District.
The drugs,…
A Chapter House for the Ashanti Credit Union Association (CUA) has been inaugurated at Afrancho, near Kumasi.
It was financed through contributions from 26 out of the 70 chapters of the association in the region.
Right Reverend Monsign…
Mr Kwasi Attah-Antwi, Project Coordinator for Rural Enterprises Project (REP) has announced that over 1200 graduate apprentice across the country would by the end of this year benefit from 300,000 Ghana cedis equipment and start-up kits to…
Chief Executives of public sector organisations and agencies have been urged to develop risk management framework, which clearly provides guidelines to enhance corporate governance in the various institutions.
Mr Kwadwo Mpiani, Chief…
Nana Ato Arthur, Central Regional Minister on Tuesday urged Kindergarten and Primary one pupils who began school this academic year, to be regular, punctual and disciplined to grow into responsible adults.
He said their first day at …
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama and some Ministers of State, on Tuesday spent more than seven hours touring a number of basic schools in the Accra Metropolis, to welcome the pupils who were on their first day in School.
The day mar…
Baffour Asaare Owusu Amankwatia V, Bantamahene, has added his voice to the call on Ghanaians to use this year's elections as a test case to demonstrate their political maturity for other countries to emulate.
He expressed regret that …
The aggressive campaign the New Patriotic Party was engaged in was a clear sign of unfulfilled promises to the electorate.
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, running mate to Professor John Evans Atta Mills, flag bearer of the NDC said on Tuesd…
Mr. Opoku Afriyie, a member of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), on Tuesday advised Ghanaians to desist from igniting conflicts with the hope of being protected by the police.
He explained that even though the secur…
Kwame Tweneboa, believed to be a madman at Asuotiano in the Dormaa-East of the Brong-Ahafo Region, is being held by the Wamfie Police for allegedly inflicting deep machete wounds on the head of Yaw Gyaabeng, a farmer.
Gyaabeng's woun…
For hoisting the Dutch national flag to commemorate her long-standing friendship with the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Holland, the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital in the Brong-Ahafo Region is being linked by some minority political parties …
Nana Adua Asempa, a 55-year-old farmer and his 40-year-old wife, Nana Adjoa Sam, a trader, who allegedly raised the alarm, resulting in the beating and subsequent death of a suspected thief, was on Tuesday arraigned before a circuit court …
The Pension Reform Implementation Committee (PRIC) and the Pension Section of the Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) have agreed on specific measures to ensure implementation of the remaining approved recommendations reg…
Very Reverend Samuel Fred Ansuh, Superintendent Minister of the Kumasi Circuit of the Methodist Church has advised Christians to pray unceasingly for peaceful presidential and parliamentary elections in December.
He said the peace the na…
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