President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday called on the Muslim community to use the celebration of the Eid-Ul-Adha to pray for more peace, harmony and mutual understanding that would bond all Ghanaians together.
They should also ask f…
The Ministry of Education and Sports has expressed its condolence to the family of the late Mr Godfred Cobblah, an International Boxing Referee/Judge and a Senior Administrator of the Internal Revue Service (IRS).
Land guards at Achi…
The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) has endorsed an elimination bout between Ghana's Joshua "Bukom Tsatsu" Okine and Ugandan Ali Nuumembe in a Welterweight Contest.
The fight is scheduled for the United Kingdom (UK) on February 12 …
Following last Sunday's pitch invasion by supporters of Accra Hearts of Oak in the Ga Mantse Cup Memorial Cup match against Division One side, Accra Great Olympics, concerns have been expressed from certain quarters as to which authority …
Adrian Mutu scored twice as leaders Juventus fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Palermo on Saturday and move 11 points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A.
Juve were caught cold early on in their first match back after the wi…
Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, Minister of Education and Sports has stated that the government would ensure that citizens are lifted from the shackles of ignorance and poverty in this scientific and technology era.
He said, "Science and techno…
Participants at the 57th Annual Near Year School, which ended at the week-end at the University Ghana, Legon have recommended to Government to declare this year, 2006, as a "Year for attitudinal changes at workplaces".
Government as …
The Upper West Region this year recorded only one road accident from December 25 to January 3, 2006 making it the first time it recorded such a limited number of accidents during the yuletide.
Apart from a private vehicle that had a…
Mr Cephas Sowa, the Enchi Branch Manager of the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB), has denied allegations by some cocoa farmers in the area that the bank was refusing to honour their Akuafo cheques.
Speaking to the GNA at Enchi, he sai…
Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, on Thursday January 12.
The summit will consider proposals for the transformation of the Executive…
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Minister of Education and Sports, has advocated the active involvement of the youth in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
He said the organisation of focus group discussions and other participatory exercises…
Police Officers, who fall abysmally below the pass mark at various Police training courses, would be withdrawn, Mr Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong, Inspector General of Police (IGP), said on Thursday.
The IGP was speaking at the opening …
Mr Osei Bonsu Amoah, Deputy Minister of Education and Sports has allayed fears of athletes that the relocation of the running tracks at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium to the El Wak Stadium in Accra will not perish the sport.
The Deputy…
The three-man team from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) on Thursday inspected the site for the construction of the Sekondi Sports Stadium at Essipong near Sekondi.
The are to asses the country' preparedness towards the hos…
Our Elders say that one does not deny the destitute clothes if one had promised him or her one. The Ghana COCOBOD should effect immediate payment for all the cocoa bought to stave off the suffering of our cocoa farmers, who have sold their…
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has hailed France's decision to impose a tax on airline tickets that would fuel aid for developing countries.
"The secretary general warmly welcomes the adoption by the parliament of France of a levy o…
Eurosport.com on Sunday listed 10 football rising stars that could make a real impact next season.
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
Having already ousted Ludovic Giuly from the starting eleven, he overshadowed Robinho in Barce…
About 164 teachers drawn from four circuits of the Amansie East District in Ashanti have attended an HIV/AIDS workshop aimed at equipping them with the requisite knowledge on the disease.
The circuits were Bekwai, Asiwa, Abosamso and…
Argentine Palaeontologists have discovered the largely intact skeleton of a young titanosaurus that lived 71 million years ago, local media reported.
"What's extraordinary about this is that the remains were articulated, as if the ani…
Well-to-do Ghanaians have been urged to show love and compassion to the needy and vulnerable people in society.
They should also use part of their wealth to support the poor and contribute to their welfare to enable them feel happy …
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Challenge Heights, a Non profit organisation, Mr James Kofi Annan, has commended the Ghana Education Service (GES) for taking punitive action against some head-teachers in Accra for sending pupils …
The Minister of Energy, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, has called on the people to embrace policies of government because those policies were meant to improve the standard of living of the people of Ghana.
He assured that the government would n…
The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Yao Obed Asamoah, has urged delegates to the party's Congress to perform their responsibility to the best of their ability and return home as a more united party than they came.
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The newly elected Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday expressed gratitude to the rank and file of the Party for their successful conference over the weekend and promised to work hard to meet their expectations.
A s…
Mr Baba Hamid Osman Principal Economic Planning Officer of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, has stressed the need for Ghanaians to support and work hard to achieve the targets set out in the 2006 National Budget Statement.
…
Three people, including a four-month old baby, died at the Bibiani Government Hospital shortly after admission when the vehicle on which they were travelling from Kumasi to Kwapong in the Brong-Ahafo region skidded off the road and ran int…
Hundreds of South Koreans have offered to donate eggs for stem cell research in a show of support for cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk despite his admitted ethical breaches, supporters said Sunday.
More than 700 would-be ova donors have …
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Douglas Akrofi Asiedu on Saturday said it was required of civil society to support the Police Service with the needed logistics to enable them achieve efficiency in their task to enforce law and order …
Mr. Peter Kwabena Ameyaw, the Adansi North District Chief Executive, has expressed concern about Licensed Cocoa Buying Companies (LCBCs) that are sabotaging government efforts at promoting the cocoa industry through undue delays in the pay…
BERLIN, Nov 27 (AFP/GNA) - Bayern Munich surged six points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 2-1 win over Mainz 05 on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.
It was Bayern's 12th win in their first 14 matches, a record Bundesl…
Thierry Henry reached another personal milestone as he scored the second goal of the day to help Arsenal secure a 3-0 victory over Blackburn at Highbury.
The Frenchman has already become the club's all-time leading scorer this season …
Six teams have confirmed their participation in the Otumfuo Invitational Tournament expected to kick-start on December 11, this year.
The teams are Enyimba FC of Nigeria, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, King Faisal and AshantiGold from Ghana,…
Delegates at the just-ended Conference of ECOWAS Chief Justices and ECOWAS Court of Justice in Accra have suggested that courses on the ECOWAS Treaty and Protocols be part of the curricula of law schools in member-countries.
Furtherm…
HelpAge Ghana (HAG), a non-governmental organisation on ageing, urged the media to develop interest in issues concerning the old and to give it more coverage.
"If you highlight issues affecting the elderly in our society and it is r…
The refusal of some people to pay their property rates, coupled with lack of revenue collectors in the Jirapa/Lambussie district, was impeding revenue mobilization of the Assembly.
While some landlords constantly chased away revenue…
The Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Western Region has embarked on a programme to inspect vehicles of companies before they are put on the road.
This would ensure that vehicles, especially cargo…
A seven-member Indian delegation of diesel engine manufacturers has ended a three-day visit to Ghana during which Ghanaian authorities were given an overview of the Indian engineering industry.
The group also met with the Minister …
The Ghana Stock Exchange continued its slow rise on Wednesday with the GSE-All Share Index, the main market measure, going up by 0.19 points in a dull market that saw only one price appreciation.
The Index ended trading at 4,899.40 p…
With effect from January 2006, there will be no more personal income tax on minimum wage, Finance Minister, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu announced.
The move to abolish personal income tax on minimum wage is in line with government's objectiv…
A mission of the West African grouping ECOWAS, in Liberia to observe a presidential election, urged the losers Friday to accept the result "with dignity and grace" and winners to "acknowledge victory with humility."
The Economic Commu…
Mr Daniel Mensah of Gomoa Abonko, who started his education in a non-formal class in 1991, is now pursuing a higher national diploma (HND) course at the Cape Coast Polytechnic.
Mr P.K. Danson, Gomoa District Coordinator of the Non-F…
The Deputy District Officer In-charge of Department of Social Welfare in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District, Miss Takyiwaa Opong, has expressed concern about the high rate of parental neglect of children in the district.
She said betw…
Members of Parliament (MPs) have deplored the irresponsible manner in which certain mining companies polluted and desecrated water bodies in their areas of operation.
They have, therefore, called for strict monitoring and enforcement …
Members of the Kumasi Central Market Women Association have appealed to the government to reduce taxes and duties imposed on goods imported into the country.
They have also appealed to the government to check the influx of cheaper …
The euphoria of the Real Tamale United and Kumasi Asante Kotoko's GT Premier League match scheduled for Sunday has reached high pitch in the Tamale Metropolis as supporters of RTU have started celebrating a win for their club to keep thei…
Ruud van Nistelrooy has lifted the lid on the depth of the crisis at Manchester United, admitting he has never known tougher times at Old Trafford.
In comments that, in more measured terms, echo captain Roy Keane's scathing criticism …
The biggest international meeting on the bird flu crisis opens on Monday to likely calls for extra money and fresh efforts to bolster defences against the H5N1 virus, starting with the poultry flocks where the deadly foe holes up.
The…
The Osu Traditional Council on Wednesday came to the aid of the National Union of Ghana Students by offering them two buildings to choose from and use one as an office and thus ending the hunger strike threat.
NUGS on Wednesday emba…
A 13-member Country Advisory Group (CAG) on Bio-safety was on Wednesday inaugurated with the task of advising the implementation of the country Programme for Bio-safety Systems (PBS) associate award to promote the judicious use of modern a…
Callous thieves broke into the home of a teenage amputee and made off with the girl's artificial leg, her family said Wednesday.
California schoolgirl Melissa Huff, 16, was horrified to find that the heartless burglars had not only st…
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