The youths need to be effectively targeted so that they would have a stake in the future, Africa Region Vice President of the World Bank, Ms Obiageli Ezekwesili has said.
Ms Ezekwesili was speaking in Washington when a panel of exper…
About 20 women engaged in petty trading in Kumasi have benefited from a 3000 Ghana cedis loan facility from the African Women Development Fund, (AWDF).
The loan, which attracts an interest rate of 15 per cent is meant to increase tra…
Canada will challenge the European Union's plan to ban its seal products at the World Trade Organization, Trade Minister Stockwell Day said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the European Parliament voted to pass a ban on seal product i…
A group calling itself True Friends for Democratic Governance (TRUGOV) on Monday urged the Council of State to chart the path of national orientation in their counsel as is the case in successful emerging countries, saying this holds the k…
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Opoku Manu, has said Obuasi deserves a better infrastructure because it is the seat of the country's biggest gold mine.
"Obuasi has the biggest gold mine in the country and therefore needs…
The Ministry of Health, on Friday urged the striking junior doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), to call off their strike action and return to work while their grievances were resolved.
A statement signed by Dr. George…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday urged workers from the various sectors of the economy, especially organized labour to keep up the good work in the collective interest of achieving economic growth, stability and meeting the developm…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, on Friday said polytechnics in Ghana must be positioned for proper orientation to be able to meet technical, scientific a…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), on Friday asked government to demonstrate its commitment to probity, accountability, open government and respect for human rights by ensuring the immediate passage of the f…
About nine people were wounded and two government vehicles had their wind screams and driving
mirrors damaged following a clash between the two Asafo Companies involved in the celebration of the Aboakyer festival in Winneba on Friday.
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Ten Police recruits from the Winneba Police Training School who used forged certificates to enlist into the school last year has appeared before a Winneba district magistrate's court.
They are Miss Princilla Owusu Frempong, Akusua Kon…
Daniel Nkansah, 18, who claimed to be a farmer, has appeared before the Asamankese Circuit charged with breaking into a container shop and stealing goods worth 7,683.50 Ghana Cedis.
Nkansah pleaded not guilty and was remanded in pris…
Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, a renowned novelist, has appealed to the government and the society as a whole to support the arts, describing the industry as the oil that keeps society running.
She advised people to stop looking at the ar…
The Western Regional office of the National Population Council (NPC) has organized a one-day seminar on population and development planning for representatives of ministries, departments and agencies at Sekondi.
Speaking on the topic "Th…
Togbui Amanyah Fiti V, Paramount chief of Aflao Traditional Area, has called on the government and the nation's development partners to give traditional rulers some strategic role in the development process.
He noted that traditio…
Williams Norgbey, an 18-year old barber at Kpoeta in the Hohoe Municipality has appeared before a Hohoe Circuit Court for defiling a 15 year-old Junior High School girl.
Norgbey, who is in prison custody, pleaded not guilty to the ch…
Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, Mrs. Lucy Awuni, has advised the youth to use their energies in studying and acquiring knowledge and skills that would benefit them in future.
She said this when she addressed a Delegates' Conferenc…
Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, Minister of Health, on Monday urged doctors and all health workers to resort to negotiations rather than strike actions in pressing for their demands.
"The era of strike actions should be considered over,…
The leadership and youth of Swedru Saint Anthony Catholic Church at the weekend organized a health walk to create awareness on the dangers of the Hepatitis (B) disease that is becoming a health hazard in the country.
The six hours wa…
The Central Region Livestock Farmers Association (CERLFA) on Monday expressed concern about the stigma attached to pigs and pork products in the outbreak of the swine flu.
In a statement signed by Mr Samuel Kofi Yankson, Chairman, it…
Participants at a round-table on Monday agreed that Climate Change issues were real and a fact in Ghana and called on government to implement measures to deal with it since it could
affect the agricultural sector as well as the economy.
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Miss Joyce Adeline Aryee, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has charged Ghanaian women to leave a legacy for posterity through hard work.
She explained that greatness is not achieved on a silver platter and urged the…
The Voltarian Co-ordinating Council (VCC) in the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions on Monday congratulated Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, on his 59th birthday which falls on Wednesday.
A statement signed by Togbui Mawufeame Fuga…
Mr. Eric Opoku, Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, at the weekend appealed to parents to train their children according to the scriptures so they would grow imbued with the fear of God.
He made the call in Sunyani at the inaugurat…
Alhaji Umar Abdul Kadir, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Chief Imam, has called on public servants to develop the spirit of volunteerism at their workplaces to increase productivity towards accelerated national development.
He noted that: "…
Mrs. Akua Debrah, a retired educationist, has called for the government's immediate support to empower various women organizations towards poverty reduction in the country.
"Empowering women will help Ghana to achieve its aim of redu…
A Sekondi District Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced Kwabena Fante, a labourer, to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing three big wielding cylinders valued at 162,000 Ghana Cedis.
The accused pleaded guilty.
Prosecut…
The Centre for Sustainable Development (CENSUDI), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Upper East Region, has sponsored over 200 students under its Education and Improvement Programme (EPI).
The beneficiaries are from primary …
Opinion leaders of the Kusasis in the Bawku Traditional Area have attributed the violence that broke out on April 30 at the cattle market to armed robbers who wanted to exploit the conflict in the area to rob people.
They said the inci…
Mr Ludwig Hlordze, a Presidential Staffer, has said a comprehensive National Youth Policy would be out by the end of this year.
Government hoped to finalize work on the Policy and begin its implementation by December.
Mr Hlodz…
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso in Kumasi, has assured the people of his constituency that promises made to them during the campaign period would be fulfilled.
"You have seen the potentials in me that is wh…
The leadership of the legislature on Monday gave indications of their approval for the passage of the Right to Information law and called on the executive to lay the bill before the House.
Mr Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader and Mr Osei…
The usual hustling and bustling associated with early morning scene at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi was totally absent on Monday morning, as the strike action by junior doctors of the hospital entered its fourth day.…
The Civil Servants' Association (CSA) has appealed to the government to review its position of bringing people from outside to head the Civil Service.
Such a situation, the CSA said, demoralizes those working through the ranks and that…
Mr Kwaku Oware-Boateng, Ashanti Regional Manager of the Road Safety Commission, has said in order to avert the menace associated with driving it was important to adopt a system where drivers are trained to fit the kind of cars they drive.
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Mrs Edith Gyan-Mante, an executive member of the Church of Christ, has advised women to be spiritually, physically and psychologically fit for the Lord's work which will lead them to eternal life.
"Rise up because currently there a…
Leaders of the Awutu Beraku branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trades Union Congress (GPRTU) have appealed to the authorities of the Awutu/senya District Assembly to ensure early completion of the rehabilitation work o…
The Omankrado of the Awutu Traditional Area, Nai Kwao Kurabi Clottey the III, has advised Awutu and Senya citizens in and outside the country to lend their maximum support and co-operation to the recently-confirmed District Chief Executive…
Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, on Monday urged private and public enterprises to implement policies that would provide comprehensive care for employees and their families who are affected with HIV and T…
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, said that government would soon implement measures to improve agriculture to create employment and facilitate development in the Northern part of the country.
He said they included reva…
The GSE All-share index, the benchmark measure of the performance of the Accra bourse, continued its downward march on Monday when it lost 7.28 points.
The index ended at 8.815.63 points from 8,822.91 points. Change for the year to d…
The Kekeli Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ho on Monday petitioned the Volta Regional Police Command to investigate an incident in which two policemen allegedly assaulted its member resulting in damages to one of his eardrums.
Mr …
Madam Dzifa Aku Attivor, Deputy Minister of Transport on Monday underscored the need for stakeholders in the maritime industry to remove bottlenecks that impede trade at the ports for increased revenue generation.
She noted that clea…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt in May, Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced Thursday.
The meeting is expected to take place in the first half of May, be…
Mr Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, has urged members of the party to remain calm.
"When one is appointed a leader representing the interest of the whole nation, p…
Nigeria's High Commissioner in Ghana Musiliu O. Obanikoro, has given assurance of his country's support to Clamp down on Nigerians who go contrary to the laws of Ghana.
He expressed worry that numerous cases of armed robbery and drug…
The chiefs in the Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area have denied ever petitioning the President to withdraw Ms Ophelia Koomson's nomination for the position of Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive.
Obrempong Antwi Peasah, Gyasehene, O…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor arrived in Accra on Saturday after a two-week visit to
the United States and Germany.
Mr Kufuor attended two separate high-level meetings on Reform of the World Bank and Improvement in Land Adm…
President John Atta Mills will pay a three-day visit to the United Kingdom (UK) from May 6, during which he will hold talks with British Premier Gordon Brown and other leaders to foster closer development cooperation between the two countr…
Mr Issifu Salisu Be-awuribe, President's nominee for the post of Central Gonja District Chief Executive (DCE) was on Thursday approved by the Assembly in a second round of voting.
Mr. Salisu Be-awuribe polled 22 votes out of 32 ballo…
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