The Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU) and the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSAG) have warned of industrial unrest if they are not migrated to the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).
The two bod…
Mr Peter Simon Asirifi, East Akyem Municipal Chief Executive, has presented school uniforms to 261 pupils at Tontro Municipal Assembly Primary School, near Akyem Tafo in the Eastern Region.
The presentation was under the Government F…
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture said on Wednesday that the demonstration embarked on by members of Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council on Tuesday was positive.
He said it sent a strong signal that there was the ne…
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture on Wednesday said although the provisions of the Fisheries Act 2002, (Act 625) did not specifically ban the use of light for fishing, the act had negative impact on fish stock.
Speakin…
The Attorney General’s Office is currently processing some violators of the Fisheries Law for court, Dr Mike Acheampong, Chairman of the Fisheries Commission said on Wednesday.
Reacting to claims by demonstrating fishermen on Tuesday…
The Ghana International Press Centre, headquarters of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), would be closed to vehicular traffic from Friday, June 17 – Sunday June 19, to enable resurfacing of the grounds to be carried out.
A statemen…
National Fish Farmers Brigade, Ghana (NFFBG) on Wednesday presented a Hyundai Bus to the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Evangelical Presbyterian University College (EPUC) in Ho.
The Brigade earlier donated a computer l…
Four executive members of the Judicial Council of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), were on Wednesday found guilty of contempt of court by an Accra High Court for disobeying an injunc…
Fire has razed down the boys dormitory of the Wa Methodist School for the Blind in Wa in the Upper West Region.
The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, was the second tragedy to befall the dormitory block within the first six months…
Rural Aid Action Programme (RAAP), a non- governmental organisation (NGO) based in Hain has launched its first ever rural education fund to support brilliant but needy students in the Jirapa District of the Upper West Region.
The fu…
A two-day orientation workshop for members of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) opened on Wednesday in Sekondi.
It is being organised by the Institute of Local Government Studies in collaboration with the Western Regi…
Ghana’s all round entertainment destination, Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited guarantees an exciting weekend for all movie enthusiasts at the Accra mall this coming weekend. On Friday 17th June 2011, Silverbird Cinemas will host one …
A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced two motorbike thieves to a total of 36 months imprisonment in hard labour.
Kwame Owusu, 18, and Ahmed Mohammed, 21, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, unlawful entry and stealing.
They would each…
The Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church of Ghana, is to promote the formation of Eco-Clubs in all its Unit schools throughout the country.
The church would undertake the exercise in collaboration with the Alliance of Religions and C…
Mr Ofosu Ahenkorah, Executive Secretary of Energy Commission, on Tuesday called for collaborative efforts by all stakeholders to enforce the ban on importation of used refrigeration equipment into the country.
He said most imported r…
Mining companies operating in Ghana should stop human rights abuses – killing and maiming people and destroying their houses, crops, fishponds - in mining communities, WACAM, human rights and mining advocacy nongovernmental organisation (N…
The National Chairman of the District Directors of Health Services Group, Dr Kofi Setheland, has expressed optimism that the country’s oil and gas revenue would help to improve health delivery.
He noted that if government infuses oil…
Some District Directors of Health have expressed concern that inadequate resources are hampering quality health care delivery at the district level.
They complained about inadequate staff, office accommodation, funds and other constr…
Mr. Abdullai Haruna, Dormaa Municipal HIV/AIDS Focal Person, has urged actors, activists and change agents in the fight against HIV and AIDS to make their programmes culturally-friendly.
He made the call when he met Non-Governmental,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 66 per cent of deaths from chronic Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) occur in developing countries.
Mr. Abraham Arthur, Director of Communication for Health Promotion Watch Ghana, has c…
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, would pay a working visit to the Togolese Constitutional Court from Tuesday, June 14 to Thursday, June 16.
A statement issued by Mrs Grace A. Tagoe, Director of Communications fo…
Pentecost University College (PUC) on Tuesday inaugurated a committee charged to study the feasibility of the establishment of a Faculty of Law, advice on infrastructure and determine admission requirement into the various programmes.
…
Digital services made available by satellite to all four corners of the world are recognised as powerful engines driving economic and social progress. To continue to propel forward the expansion and democratisation of the Information Socie…
Confidence, one of Ghana’s representatives in the Big Brother Amplified house will be returning to Ghana tomorrow at 5pm from South Africa after a grueling two days of continental interviews. In an interview on Joy FM the day after her ev…
Mr Seth Alifui, Kadjebi District Chief Executive, has said that illegal chain-saw lumber operators in the area should consider abandoning their activities or face the law.
He warned truck owners of huge penalties, when such trucks fo…
The Tema Metropolitan Office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has donated relief items worth GH¢38,000 to victims of a recent flood that hit Tema Manhean.
The items included 200 roofing sheets, 14 bales of…
The Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) has asked the government to resolve all challenges and place all nurses and midwives on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS)latest by the end of July 2011.
The Association therefore…
Vision for Alternative Development (VALD),a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to promote community health advocacy was inaugurated on Tuesday as a branch of the Community Forum Support Team (CHEST) at Mamobi in Accra.
The CHEST is …
Northern Ghana would be cloudy with isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday morning, according to the weather forecast issued by the Ghana Meteorological Agency.
It said the sky would, however, be partly cloudy over the forest and coasta…
A 40-year-old farmer of Likpe-Mate, Prosper Kodjo Honu, has defiled a seven-year-old girl and an eight-year-old girl, and has been arrested by the police.
Mr Kwabena otuo Acheampong, Hohoe Municipal Police Crime Officer, told the GN…
The Tema Police Command has pleaded with staff of health institutions and herbal centres to report to the police any person who visits their facility with a gunshot wound.
This followed the escape of three suspected robbers who su…
At least 200 people, mostly children, have been taken to hospitals after allegedly suffering from food poisoning at a birthday party in the northern Philippine province of Bulacan, local newspaper Manila Bulletin reported Tuesday.
Most of…
India Tuesday welcomed the release of six of its sailors held captive by Somali pirates on board a hijacked merchant vessel.
"We are happy they have been released and the ship is now moving out," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna …
India Tuesday downplayed apprehensions that a dam being constructed by China on river Brahmaputra will affect the country, saying the project is not a cause for "immediate alarm".
"It is a fact that China is constructing a dam at Zang…
A controversial New Zealand Broadcaster has been slapped with a fine of 2444 dollars for airing a racist joke on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit last October during a TV show.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) also critic…
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday he will discuss with his Japanese counterpart ways to revive dialogue with North Korea, after the communist state recently declared a break-off in relations with Seoul.
During his two-day …
North Korea has been waging cyber attacks against South Korea's government and corporate computer networks with bolder and smarter methods, the chief of the South's military intelligence command warned Tuesday.
"North Korea is strategi…
South Korea will launch a new unified quarantine agency to handle farm and fisheries products in an effort to strengthen the country's ability to protect public health and local industries from animal and plant diseases, the government sai…
Google Inc. is striving to make the Internet more accessible to senior citizens and disabled people through new technology developed in an effort to help change their lives, a company engineer said Tuesday.
In the past three years, Goo…
South Korean and U.S. inspectors have detected signs of abnormalities in their joint survey of underground soil at a U.S. military base where drums of toxic chemicals were allegedly buried, a Seoul official involved in the survey said Tues…
The longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century will occur Wednesday, giving sky enthusiasts all over the country an opportunity to witness the event.
An unusually long lunar eclipse with the Moon immersed deeply inside the…
Indian-origin academician Anantha Chandrakasan has been named head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the largest academic department at the prestigious American institute.
Chandrakasan, the J…
South Korea has succeeded in cloning a black cow that died three years ago with ultra-rapid freezing and thawing of eggs, local media reported Tuesday.
A research team at Jeju National University led by Professor Park Se-pill and Mirae Bi…
A tiny bean which is usually used to feed cows in Australia can lower the risk of heart disease in humans, Australian researchers said on Tuesday.
Over 85 percent of the world's lupin crops are grown in Australian soil, and a team of rese…
In the rebel-controlled city of Misrata, residents that fled have now returned. After months of clashes, damage to the city is still quite visible. However many of those returning were surprised by the city's relative calm.
It's the first…
The Member of Parliament for Agona West, Mr Samuel Obodai, on Tuesday appealed to government to solve the precarious flooding problem which impedes progress in the Swedru area in the Central Region.
He also called on the Ministry of …
The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), on Tuesday donated 20 four wheel vehicles and 100 computer laptops to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Tamale Polytechnic at a ceremony in Accra.
The cost of…
Mr Noble John Appiah, Executive Director of National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), on Wednesday said road safety was a shared responsibility and urged all and sundry to come on board to demand high standards on the road.
He said it …
Mr Ebenezer Dzikunu, Volta Regional Manager of E.P. Schools, Wednesday advised parents and guardians to allow their children to repeat their classes when need be.
“Repetition is delayed success”, he said.
Mr Dzikunu said thi…
The Upper East Regional National Service Scheme (NSS) on Wednesday took delivery of six Yamaha motor bikes for distribution to six districts to support activities and monitoring of service personnel in remote areas.
The beneficiary d…