The Deputy Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mrs Augustina Akosua Akumanyi on Wednesday appealed to traditional rulers do away with cultures that were inimical to good governance.
The Deputy Chairman was…
Workers of the Volta Regional Directorate Ghana Education Service (GES) are of the opinion that the formula for computing SSNIT Pensions makes a handful of top executives rich pensioners while impoverishing a majority of retired middle an…
Participants at a special inter-denominational Christian prayer meeting in Kumasi, have called on people with hidden agenda to disrupt Election 2004 to desist from the diabolical act.
They said the destruction of party paraphernalia,…
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) in collaboration with the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) would train 1,069 observers at the district level to monitor the elections in all the 39 constituencies in the Ashanti R…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday said the relationship between Ghana and South Africa was destined to help move the African Continent forward into the mainstream of world politics and development.
He said with South Africa de…
The Mfantseman District Assembly failed to elect a Presiding Member at its meeting on Monday as none of the two contestants had the mandated two-thirds of the total number of members after a second balloting.
Mr Frank Neequaye, the …
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Thursday warned against the taking of bribes during admissions into Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) and asked anybody with information on such matters to report to the regional or district directors for …
Nii Lantey Vanderpuye a former Parliamentary Candidate for Odododiodoo Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied that he conspired with two others persons to recruit prosecution witnesses to take photo's during the…
About half of the 30,000 cases that have been received by the Women and Juvenile (WAJU) Unit of the Ghana Police Service, were as result of non-maintenance of children by their parents a WAJU official said on Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabet…
The Adansi South District Assembly has voted 150 million cedis towards disaster management in the district this year.
Mr Francis Dorpenyoh, Adansi South District Co-ordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO),…
A committee set up by Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Ashanti Regional Minister, to investigate complaints against the College of Art, a private school in Kumasi, on Tuesday presented its report to the Minister.
The four-member committee com…
Implementing agents of Africa Youth Alliance (AYA) project in Gomoa, have held a meeting at Apam on Tuesday to plan strategies to procure funding to sustain the project when it comes to an end in March 2005.
AYA is a programme directe…
Mrs Vesta Adu-Gyamfi, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Integrated Rural Art and Industry of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged teachers to be conscious of the outcome of their work and have co…
Visiting Accra Hearts of Oak on Wednesday humiliated and broke the jinx by beating Sekondi Hasaacas two nil at the Gyandu Park.
Hearts youngster, Louis Agyeman opened the scores in the eighth minute when he out-jumped keeper Ekow …
Real Tamale United (RTU) on Wednesday beat Okwawu United by a lone goal in the second round of the Premier League match played at the Tamale Kaladan Park.
The two teams put up a splendour performance to the admiration of their su…
Splendid goalkeeping Mohammed Alhassan of Kumasi Asante Kotoko prevented Bofoakwa Tano from sharing the maximum points with the Porcupine Warriors in the opening match of the Group "A" Premier league match at the Sunyani Coronation Park…
Kpando Heart of Lions continued their impressive run in the novelty premier league when they humbled Tema Real Sportive 2-0 at the El Wak Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
Lions scored a goal in each half and both teams missed a penalty …
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Politics Election Peace
Ajumako (C/R), Oct. 19, GNA - Okokodurfo Gyeabuo Nana Kwamena Hamma Ababio II, Omanhene of Ajumako Traditional Area, has stressed the need for the various political parties to conduct their electionee…
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) and the Civil Society Coalition on Tuesday lauded the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) for submitting its report within the prescribed period but expressed concern about its leakage.
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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday asked Muslims to use the fasting period to pray for and teach the indispensability of peace and calm, particularly during the elections.
This was contained in a statement issued by the party …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has paid an amount of 135,000,000 million cedis covering the filing fees of its Presidential Candidate, Professor J.E.A. Mills and all its 230 Parliamentary Candidates.
The cheque to this effec…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Sunday joined the congregation of the Wa Saint Andrews Catholic Church shortly on arrival to begin a three-day official tour of the Upper West Region.
Addressing the congregation, President Kufuor cal…
The British Government has given Ghana a grant of 20 million pounds (¢325 billion) as budgetary support.
The grant was disbursed as part of the performance tranche of the Multi Donor Budget Support (MDBS) Programme, to help the Gov…
The Tema Municipal Chief Executive (TMCE), Mr Samuel Evans Ashong Narh, has urged the leadership of the Tema branch of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to continue liaising closely with workers and management to ensure that the already prev…
A three-day National Annual Ghana Health Service (GHS) Quality Assurance Conference was opened at Sunyani on Monday.
A delegation of 50 made up of Regional Health Directors, Health Administrators, Officials of National Health Insuran…
Eight women singing groups from the Bongo District of the Upper East Region at the weekend featured in the finals of a traditional folkloric music competition held at Bongo.
Mr. Andrew Awuni, Deputy Minister of Information and a nat…
Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, a researcher with the African Security Dialogue and Research, a security think tank, on Monday said recent research indicated that Ghana's gun making ability has become more sophisticated and compete fairly with th…
The President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade, on Monday said the incidents of wars, conflicts and poverty were no justification for the violation of the rights of children.
He said wars, conflicts and poverty were being used as tools to enga…
Coconut Grove Sharks on Sunday thrashed Vision Stars 5-0 in their Second Division league match at the Elmina SSNIT football park.
Inside-left Nicholas Dadson scored the opening goal in the 24th minute of the first half.
On re…
Premier league side, Power F/C on Sunday lost 1 -2 to the Black Starlets in a trial football match at the Cape Coast Sports stadium.
Starlets, who played a more purposeful game went ahead as early as the first minute when midfielder,…
The University for Development Studies (UDS) has secured a grant of four million United States Dollars under the Teaching and Learning innovation Fund of the education sector programme fund by the World Bank and administered by the Nation…
The Dangme Rural Bank recorded a net profit of 964 million cedis last year as against 702 million cedis the previous year.
Nii Dortey Abotsi III, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank who made this known at the its 19th Ann…
A 600-cedi gain by Fan Milk Limited helped the Accra bourse to recover after several days of poor performance following visible lack of interest by investors.
The GSE All-Share index, the main stock index, went up by 5.28 points at 7…
Mr Freddie Blay, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, on Monday appealed to Second Cycle Institutions to help students develop the interest in parliamentary activities by encouraging them to appreciate topical national issues and contribute…
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly on Friday elected Madam Agnes Atayila, a Senior Nutrition Officer, as Presiding Member.
Madam Atayilla polled 28 votes as against Mr. Joseph Amiyuure, an Agricultural Officer, who had six votes in a…
The political parties contesting the December 7, Presidential Elections would cast lots to determine their positions on the Ballot Paper, the Electoral Commission (EC) announced on Monday.
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, EC Chairman told the G…
About 300 supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Effutu Constituency of the Central Region on Monday held demonstration against what they described as an "imposition of a candidate on them by the National Executive of the Party…
The Electoral Commission (EC) said on Monday that no foreign organisation has so far applied for accreditation to observe Election 2004.
It is, however, expected that as the Election Day draws near some foreign organisations would co…
Mr Joseph Akudibilla, incumbent Member of Parliament for Garu-Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, was on Monday declared unopposed as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency in the December po…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday said the Government would assist the people of the newly created Sissala West District with 94 million cedis from the HIPC fund to cater for the five per cent counterpart funding for the provision of…
The Eastern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Emmanuel Quaye-Sowah, has charged women to support their fellow women occupying high public positions to enable them to bring honour and image to wome…
Accra, Oct. 14, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday said the Government would continue to create the enabling environment towards the attainment of macro-economic stability, good governance, transparency and rule of law to a ma…
The Western Regional Residency of Mr. Joseph
B. Aidoo, the Regional Minister has no fire extinguishers.
The building, which was constructed in the 1960s has seen no renovation
and the electrical wiring are too old and could resul…
The board of directors of the Golden Beach Hotels of which the Elmina Beach Resort is a subsidiary has undertaken to contribute 10,000 US dollars annually towards the development of Elmina as part of its social responsibility to the commun…
A four-day workshop on the World Bank sponsored health component of Promoting Partnership With Traditional Authorities Project (PPTAP) has opened in Kumasi.
The workshop is designed to build the capacity of the participants that com…
Mr. Mawutor Goh, Ho Municipal Chief Executive on Wednesday called for the promotion and implementation of all legal and institutional frameworks that facilitated women empowerment.
Mr. Goh, who made the call at the launch of the Volta R…
Mr. Clement Eledi, Deputy Minister, Food and Agriculture, on Wednesday called on the public to insist on food safety, to help reduce the high incidence and economic consequences of food borne diseases.
He said food borne diseases remai…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has developed a new computer software to link four key departments of the assembly to promote integrated and efficient service delivery in those departments.
The landmark computerization and n…
Mr Ben Nii Ablorh Annan, Presiding Member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) was on Wednesday re-elected to serve another two-year term.
He polled 72 votes out of 99 ballots to beat his challenger, Mrs Bennie Brown Nuamah, an …
Mrs. Justice Sophia O.A. Adinyira, an Appeal Court Judge has observed that, inadequate funding was hampering the efforts of organizations and agencies fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country.
She noted that even where funding exis…
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