Sixty-three residents of Obogu in the Asante Akim South District, have been rendered homeless following a strong windstorm that swept through the community on Tuesday.
The condition, which preceded a downpour and lasted less than a minut…
Nana Akomea, NPP Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei South, on Tuesday said the with the nomination of more deputy ministers, President Mills' commitment to cut down on public expenditure could run into problems.
He said the lates…
Mr J.H. Owusu Acheampong, 68, a former Minister of Food and Agriculture was on Tuesday elected by popular acclamation to represent Brong-Ahafo on the Council of State.
At the close of nominations nine out of the 10 contestants withdr…
Mr Ato Essuman, 55, Chief Director at the Ministry of Education, on Tuesday polled 18 votes to retain his position as the Central Regional representative on the Council of State.
Mr Sam Pee Yalley, also 55 and a former District Chief…
Mr Samuel Petty Haligah, Presiding Member of the Ketu South District Assembly has reminded government appointees of the non-partisan principle governing the work of the assembly and urged them to tackle its business in that spirit.
H…
Nana Asiamah Poku-Afrifa II, Toasehene in the Atwima-Nwabiagya district, was on Tuesday elected as a representative of the Ashanti Region to the Council of State.
He got 29 votes out of 50 ballots cast.
Kumasi Metropolitan Asse…
Dr Bernard Glover, 68, Proprietor of Hotel Cisneros at Sogakope, was on Tuesday elected Volta Region's representative on the Council of State.
He got 18 votes followed by Very Reverend Livingstone Komla Buama, Immediate Past Moderato…
Osabarima Owusu Gyamadu, chief of Akyem Anyinase near Akyem Oda, was on Tuesday elected the Eastern Regional representative on the Council of State.
The 64-year-old farmer polled 33 votes out of the 41 total valid votes cast with one…
Ghana and Angola on Tuesday affirmed their
commitment to renew and strengthen bilateral ties for their mutual benefit.
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has consequently called for the necessary processes to get underway so that t…
Mr Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister has called on religious leaders, kingmakers and other principal stakeholders in the Wa Skin to come out with alternative ways of settling the chieftaincy dispute out of court.
"I will we…
Dr. Yaw Graham, Coordinator of the Third World Network, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Tuesday advised people who consistently and continuously demonized former President Jerry John Rawlings, to desist from the act.
He sai…
Mr Kofi Opoku Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister has called on the people of the region to rally behind him as he took office to spearhead the development of the region.
He said the development of the region required a collaborative eff…
The Reverend Samuel Kwabena Fugah, an evangelist and opinion leader, has called on Ghanaians to support the government to promote communal unity for effective development of the country.
He said the country has reached a point where …
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday indefinitely postponed the Council of State elections for the Greater Accra region due to the absence of the required Electoral College to vote.
According to the Electoral Law, two representativ…
Mr Daniel Nkrumah, the District Co-ordinating Director for Adansi North in the Ashanti Region, has asked assembly members to give due respect to the leadership of the assembly to ensure accelerated development.
He gave the advice dur…
Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum can be avoided if the Forum leaders understand the real problems the country face, said Fiji's Labour Party leader.
"I don't think we will solve this problem by imposing sanctions, the…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has named veteran diplomat Dennis Ross to be her special adviser for the Gulf and Southwest Asia, the State Department announced Monday.
"This is a region in which America is fighting two wars …
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced Tuesday it will join the Egypt-brokered Palestinian unity and reconciliation talks scheduled to start on Thursday in Cairo.
A Hamas delegation is traveling to the Egyptian capital on …
Another attack has been reported in Central African Republic since the recent formation of government aroused displeasure from rebels in talks on an end to years of instability.
Ex-combatants of the Democratic Front for the Central A…
The Reverend Dr. Jacob Ayeebo, Head of the Anglican Diocesan and Development Relief Organisation (ADDRO), was on Tuesday elected the Upper East Region's representative on the Council of State.
He polled 9 nine out of a total of 18 vo…
The newly appointed Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Regional Executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), a day after assumption of office.
He called for frequent interaction am…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Bekwai, Mr Joe Osei-Wusu, has completed a tour of almost all the 117 communities in the constituency, to thank the electorate for the support given him during the last general elections.
Among…
The Monetary Policy Committee has announced an increase in its Prime Rate by 1.5 percentage points to 18.5 per cent in a bid to stem inflation and reduce exchange rate expectations.
Inflation is steadily on the rise, reaching a five…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the licence of Quad Investment Limited with effect from February 23.
A statement from SEC said its action was because the company failed to comply with conditions attached to t…
Some 1,307 Thai companies went bankrupt in January, 53.7 percent higher than that of the same period of 2008, due to the global economic crisis, Thailand's Department of Business Development said Tuesday, quoted by the website of Bangkok P…
The South Korean government is contemplating on adopting the coupon program in a bid to support the nation's low-income households which are hard struck by the economic recession, South Korea's Korea Herald said Tuesday.
Experts said…
The Bank of Ghana is projecting a Gross Domestic Growth rate between five and six percent for 2009.
The Ghana Statistical Service has a preliminary estimate of 6.2 percent growth for last year, which is yet to be revised.
"Developm…
Newmont Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Richard O'Brien says in view of recent volatility in global mining, the Company has had to defer decisions on its Akyem Project in Ghana, which would involve mining in the Ajenua-Bepo Forest Reserve.…
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) in collaboration with Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the Ashanti Region, have held a day's workshop in Kumasi to brainstorm on the challenges facing businesses in the private sector f…
Dr Peter Quartey, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana on Monday stressed the urgent need for enactment of the proposed law to improve fiscal discipline and prom…
Eighteen delegates have been selected from the nine District and Municipal Assemblies in the Upper East Region to form the Electoral College to elect a regional representative to the Council of State.
The assemblies comprise the Bolg…
Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in the Upper West Region have appealed to the government to enforce the Internal Revenue Act 592, that required 25 per cent tax reduction for disabled persons engaged in businesses.
They said the non-…
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, nominee for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, on Monday said getting the youth interested in agriculture should begin with the revival of running school farms in the secondary schools and the universities with modern eq…
Seven houses and three vehicles were burnt in renewed violence on Sunday between supporters of the NDC and the NPP in the Tamale Metropolis.
The arson took place after the burial of one Abdul Rashid who was shot dead in a previous cl…
Four government appointees were sworn into office of the Adaklu-Anyigbe District Assembly on Monday.
They were Madam Casia Kporku, Mr Alfred Odikro, all from Kpetoe, Mr Dorpe Samuel Atormey, Adaklu-Waya and Togbe Bina Lawluvi IV of Z…
Mr. S.S Nayina, Northern Regional Minister, on Monday gave the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region, one month ultimatum to ensure that all weapons were retrieved and surrende…
Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Monday assured traditional authorities in the region that his administration would consult and share ideas with them to facilitate the progress of the region.
He said since…
Dennis B Ross, who brokered an agreement between Israel and Palestinian Authority in 1995, has been appointed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as her Special Adviser for the Gulf and Southwest Asia.
Ross, who served under tw…
President John Evans Atta Mills has nominated 23 people in accordance with Article 79 (i) of the 1992 Constitution for consideration by Parliament as Deputy Ministers.
A statement signed by Mr James Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the P…
The UK and Ireland Branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Mr Alex Segbefia on his appointment as President John Evans Atta Mills' Deputy Chief of Staff.
"We believe, the choice of Mr Segbefia, the current …
A senior official of the Palestinian Fatah movement said on Monday the release of Palestinian political prisoners, held by his movement in West Bank and by rival Hamas faction in the Gaza Strip, must be mutual.
"The parties to the co…
The Central Regional Nutrition Officer, Mr Samuel Sosi, has noted that malnutrition accounted for 54 per cent of infant mortality in the Region.
He said over 33 per cent of children between zero-11 months in the Region suffered from …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Ablekuma Central, Mr Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, has called on the media to help revive the self-help spirit of the people, to make them more responsive to environmental issues, through sustained …
Mr. Albert Abongo, Minister-designate for Water Resources, Works and Housing, on Monday said if given the nod, he would look into the operations of Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL), operators of the urban water systems, to determine whether…
The attention of The Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs has expressed deep concern about the alarming but avoidable deaths of children in abandoned vehicles in auto garages in recent times.
Three children were found dead in a di…
More than 1.7 million Russian workers had lost their jobs due to the global financial crisis, and the Russia government has taken measures to stabilize the labour market.
The number of registered jobless people was 1.735 million as o…
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday called on Egypt to immediately open its border with the Gaza Strip freely and forever.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza Fawzi Barhoum said that this step is needed to respond to Is…
A 60-year old man is seriously ill and at least 40 people in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province fell sick after eating snack food from a shopping centre on Monday, say health authorities.
They all suffered nausea and vomiting af…
The UN Special Rapporteur on extra judicial executions Philip Altson on Monday expressed confidence that his report on extra-judicial killings in Kenya will form the basis on which the Kenyan government will act to end the killings in the …
Orphan Cry International (OCI), an orphanage at Apowa in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, has been closed down by the Department of Social Welfare.
The closure was based on reports of unlawful adoption, immoral acts, sexua…
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