Mr Momodou Foon, Acting Director General of West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), on Monday said post-HIPC countries risked losing the gains made through debt forgiveness if they did not adopt stringent deb…
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwaku Duku, Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander has called on politicians to desist from making derogatory remarks about the security services, especially the Police Service.
He said Ghana had …
Mr Paul Effah, Executive Secretary of National Council for Tertiary Education has appealed to Government to reposition the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector with more resources to accelerate industrial growth and n…
The Eastern Regional Minster, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has observed that the government will not endorse wrongdoing and therefore it is not fair for people to point accusing fingers to government for every misbehaviour in the society.
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Mr Kwame Adu Bediako, National Chairman of the "Abetifiman Mma", a development-oriented association of Abetifi citizens resident in and outside Abetifi, has stressed the need for members to unite,
and in a collective manner, initiate pro…
Casual relationship between young men and girls leading to pregnancy without going through the proper marriage procedures has been identified as the major cause of broken marriages and irresponsible parenting.
Mr. Issah Mahamudu a l…
The Effutu Municipal Director of Education, Mr Kwadwo Afful has said that the nation needs dedicated teachers to implement the New Education Reforms to ensure good quality education.
He has therefore urged teachers to unite as one b…
The Sacred Heart Parish (Derby Avenue) branch of the Catholic Twins Society (CTS) in the Accra Archdiocese of the Catholic Church was inaugurated on Sunday, with a call on members to strive to combine good traditional practices with doctr…
Mrs. Beatrice Lenu Archer, Managing Consultant
of Hospitality Solutions-Consultants in Total Hospitality Management, at the weekend, underscored the need for religious leaders to pray for the enabling Spirit of God to fill them with humi…
Maame Afuse, a food seller, has appeared before the Asamankese circuit court for operating in unhygienic surroundings.
Afuse pleaded guilty and the court deferred sentence until March 11.
Mr Samuel Danso, the West Akyem Environ…
Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei, Minister of Energy on Thursday called for the promulgation of an energy security policy to protect the country from both internal and external illegal operations.
He said the Policy would also help discourage crim…
Mr Martin Esoun Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer
of the Millennium Development Authority, on Thursday, said the solution to land-related problems, lies to a large extent, with the agencies charged with the delivery of land survey and la…
The government on Thursday expressed concern about the spate of motor accidents on the nation's roads, and directed stakeholder institutions to strengthen their surveillance mechanisms to reduce the carnage on the roads.
In a remark, P…
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on Thursday threatened to undertake demonstrations, if by March 2, 2009 nothing was done about the re-opening of the Wa campus of the University for
Development Studies (UDS) and reinstatement …
Mr. Samuel Sarpong, Ashanti Regional Zonal Head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), on Thursday said that it had not been the practice of the Office to respond to views expressed by the public regarding its operations.
However, to avo…
The family of the late Edward K. Salia, Member of Parliament for Jirapa on Thursday called on the leadership of Parliament to formally inform the House of his death.
The late Salia, who was a former Minister of Roads and Transport as…
The Brong-Ahafo Region Blacksmiths Association has expressed concern about the proliferation of small arms in the country and appealed to the Ministry of Interior to withdraw licenses given to blacksmiths to repair guns.
Mr. John Add…
Mr. John Owu, Birim North District Co-ordinating Director has urged communities to make conscious efforts to keep their environments clean in order to reduce diseases resulting from filth.
Mr Owu contended that medical bills would be…
Political party representatives on the Upper East Regional Inter-Party Advisory Committee (RIPAC), have made recommendations to improve the country's electoral system, at a meeting to review Election 2008, in Bolgatanga on Thursday.
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The Ghana Students' Chemical Society (GSCS), has decried the marginalization of chemists in the nation's socio-economic development.
The group noted that most manufacturing and industrial companies had continuously downplayed the role of…
The Upper East Regional Peace Advisory Council (UERPAC) on Thursday commended the people of the Region for the peaceful manner they conducted themselves during last December general election.
Mrs. Margaret Issaka, spokeswoman of…
A consumer on Thursday complained about Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited flouting laws of the Food and Drugs Board about packaging.
Mr Wisdom Mensah Dali said Malta Guinness produced by the company did not satisfy the law which deman…
The Indian government on Thursday inaugurated its Pan -African E-network project for 11 African countries aimed at promoting effective communication and connectivity in the continent through satellite and fibre network.
The 125 milli…
Mrs Christiana Boateng, New Juaben Municipal Director of Education, has called on teachers to take advantage of information technology to improve learning schemes, as well as enhance economic opportunities of their students.
She held…
The practice and application of Ghanaian culture does not constitute pagan worship, Mr Francis Kingsley Obeng, Eastern Regional Director of Centre for National Culture (CNC) has said.
Mr Obeng said if managed well, the country's cult…
President John Evans Atta Mills has announced a state funeral for Mr Edward Kojo Salia, MP for Jirapa, who died earlier this month, describing him as a person who left a legacy for the nation.
"We received the news (of his death) with…
Madam Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central Regional Minister, on advised the people against anonymous letter writing, rumour mongering, back biting and other social vice that could affect the development of the region.
The Regional Minister said…
Adiza Ibrahim, a 25-year-old nursing mother, died while having casual sex with a driver assistant behind a building, near the Nkawkaw lorry park.
The driver assistant, Eric Osei alias Kwame Osei, a native of Antoapomaa in the Afram P…
An educationist has observed that, given the needed motivation, teachers can conveniently prepare students of Senior High Schools (SHS) to successfully complete their programme in three years.
Mrs. Beatrice Rosina Boakye Ansah Prempe…
An Accra-based businessman and a citizen of Amenam near Afosu in the Eastern Region, Mr Kwaku Agyekum has single-handedly constructed GH¢35,000 Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) facility for his community.
Inaugurat…
Government has been asked to rectify the United Nations' Convention on Persons with Disability (PWDs) to address issues pertaining to the disabled in the country.
Speaking at a workshop organized for journalists on the promotion of the…
Citizens of Ntiribuoho in the Afigya-Kwabre District of Ashanti, have appealed to government and non-governmental organizations (NGO), to assist them to complete an educational project in the town.
The library with Information Commu…
The Brong Ahafo regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DoVVSU) is searching for a 25 year old teacher Michael Gyamfi of Solomon Bennett Memorial School in Sunyani, for allegedly defiling a 10 year old class five …
The Ghana Education Service (GES) said head teachers who teamed up with teachers to receive their salaries even though they were not at post would be dealt with.
"Circuit supervisors who sit in their offices and generate reports which…
Ghana will soon begin field trials with Genetically Modified crops, which, when successful, will help enhance agricultural modernization and productivity.
This follows the coming into force of a legislative instrument in May 2008 all…
Government has pledged its support to the promotion of Information and Communication Technology to help accelerate the country's socio-economic development.
Speaking on Thursday at a reception organized by Omatek Computers Limited fo…
The Brong-Ahafo Blacksmiths Association on Thursday expressed worry about the proliferation of small arms and guns in the country.
It has therefore called on the Ministry of Interior to, as a matter of urgency, withdraw licenses give…
Ghana and the rest of the world would mark World
Civil Defence Day on Sunday, March 1 to draw public attention to the need for preventive and self-protection measures in the event of disaster and similar emergencies.
The World Civi…
The Northern Students Union of Ghana has expressed worry about the reported conflicts in the Tamale area and urged the people to "give peace a chance" for the sake of children whose education was being jeopardized as a result disturbances.…
Six more people including two policemen believed to have robbed a Ghanaian businessman of his monies and belongings at a Dzorwulu hotel in Accra were on Tuesday put before a Circuit Court.
The six charged with conspiracy and robbery have…
Professor Sampson Agodzo, Rector of the Wa Polytechnic, has advised teachers of the school to undertake more research and innovations in order to become more competitive.
In recognition of this new development, he said the government…
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) on Thursday donated three sets of computers and accessories valued at GH¢4,500 to local government institutions working in the Upper East Region to aid their anti-HIV/AIDS programmes.
The beneficiaries…
The National Disaster Management Organisation
(NADMO) on Thursday urged the public to repair their buildings and structures and protect their property against wind and rainstorms during the approaching rainy season.
A press release…
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway on Special Missions, Hans Wilhelm Longva, on Friday said it was important for Ghana to go into joint commission with her four shoreline member countries to facilitate her continental shelf delineatio…
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) owes service providers in the Upper East Region 2.8 million Ghana Cedis.
The Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Koku Awoonor- Williams, disclosed this during the 2008 sector Performanc…
Parliament on Thursday approved the reconstitution
of the membership of Ghana's representatives to two international parliamentary bodies.
Mr. Edward Adjaho, First Deputy Speaker, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Majority Chief Whip, Mr. Mose…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Kwaku Kwarteng as the party's Director of Communications.
Mr Kwarteng, a former government spokesperson on finance, would head the Communications Directorate o…
Drama unfolded at an Accra Circuit Court when a judge ordered the arrest of a 30 year-old woman for spanking her four-year-old daughter outside the court room.
The woman, who gave her name as Hajia, had earlier been asked by the court to…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor arrived home on Thursday from Lilongwe, Malawi, after leading a team of former African heads of state at the invitation of the African Union (AU).
The seven-day mission of the team was to assess …
Opanin Kwame Afreh, Chairman of the Asante United Forum, a pressure group in Kumasi, has called for the amendment of the Local Government Law, Act 462, to make it possible for the appointment of two chief executives each for all the metrop…
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