Mr Solomon Akakiya, assemblyman for Yorogo-Gabisi in the Bolgatanga Municipality, has appealed to the government to provide his area with portable water.
The Assemblyman, who made the appeal during a clean-up exercise, expressed worry…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe, has appealed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to strengthen their structures to enhance the development of their areas.
She said this in an address read for …
Mr Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah, the Country Director of Exams Ethics International, Ghana, has sounded alarm for a quick and thorough tackling of the propensity among Ghanaians to cheat in examinations before that phenomenon disintegrates scholars…
Drinking alcohol may raise the likelihood among teenagers to spend more time on computers, a new study suggests.
The study, conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, was based on a survey of 264 teenagers, aged 13 to 17.
…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has appealed to the media to stop blaming the Police for their alleged inability to arrest two suspects, who allegedly stabbed two men at Abesim near Sunyani, with a knife.
One of the victims d…
A Home Economics block provided about five years ago for the Lawra Senior High School to begin a Home Economics Programme had still not been put to use because the contractor had refused to supply the furniture.
The Ghana News Agenc…
Nana Asiedu Taku-Ababio, Chief of Babianeha in Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo, has bemoaned the ebbing communal spirit among the people in the district.
He therefore urged the people to rekindle their communal spirit, which hith…
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, has called for punitive sanctions against heads of schools that fail to comply with proper accounting procedures.
This, he said, would make them to…
An Agricultural oriented business Incubator centre dubbed Agro- Business Incubator is to be setup in the Western Region before the end of the year.
The centre will primarily concentrate on developing the vegetable sector and wil…
China has successfully conducted test
flight of an unmanned helicopter, the largest of its kind developed in the country.
An unmanned helicopter successfully completed its first flight in Weifang City of east China's Shandong Provinc…
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday he is willing to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to Seoul for an international nuclear summit next year with U.S. President Barack Obama and dozens of world leaders if Pyongyang makes…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has urged
tertiary students to constantly upgrade their knowledge in Information, Communication Technology (ICT) so as to become better positioned on the job market.
He said the reality must…
The Very Reverend Dr Sam Prempeh, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has condemned what he says is the growing pursuit of personal and sectional interests in the church by some of its members.
This, he said, w…
Nearly 80 percent of the world's energy needs could be met by renewable energy by mid- century, and the renewable sources can play a key role in fighting global warming, a UN spokesman said here Monday.
"Today, the Intergovernmental Panel…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has appealed to the media to stop blaming the Police for their alleged inability to arrest two suspects, who allegedly stabbed two men at Abesim near Sunyani, with a knife.
One of the victims d…
A Home Economics block provided about five years ago for the Lawra Senior High School to begin a Home Economics Programme had still not been put to use because the contractor had refused to supply the furniture.
The Ghana News Agenc…
Nana Asiedu Taku-Ababio, Chief of Babianeha in Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo, has bemoaned the ebbing communal spirit among the people in the district.
He therefore urged the people to rekindle their communal spirit, which hith…
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, has called for punitive sanctions against heads of schools that fail to comply with proper accounting procedures.
This, he said, would make them to…
An Agricultural oriented business Incubator centre dubbed Agro- Business Incubator is to be setup in the Western Region before the end of the year.
The centre will primarily concentrate on developing the vegetable sector and wil…
China has successfully conducted test
flight of an unmanned helicopter, the largest of its kind developed in the country.
An unmanned helicopter successfully completed its first flight in Weifang City of east China's Shandong Provinc…
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday he is willing to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to Seoul for an international nuclear summit next year with U.S. President Barack Obama and dozens of world leaders if Pyongyang makes…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has urged
tertiary students to constantly upgrade their knowledge in Information, Communication Technology (ICT) so as to become better positioned on the job market.
He said the reality must…
The Very Reverend Dr Sam Prempeh, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has condemned what he says is the growing pursuit of personal and sectional interests in the church by some of its members.
This, he said, w…
Nearly 80 percent of the world's energy needs could be met by renewable energy by mid- century, and the renewable sources can play a key role in fighting global warming, a UN spokesman said here Monday.
"Today, the Intergovernmental Panel…
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited expects a boost in annual gold production at its Ahafo mine if new explorations activities the company is undertaking yield positive results.
Currently, the yearly production at the mine is pegged at betwee…
The Akim Oda Magistrate Court has sentenced Yaw Att h, a farmer to a 24-month prison term with hard
labour for stealing sack-full of cocoyam valued GH¢25.
He pleaded guilty to stealing.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Adelaide…
A Kumasi Circuit Court had ordered a 46-year old driver to be kept in jail for six years for inflicting multiple deep cutlass wounds on his brother.
Ali Bukari, alias Ali Mohammed, pleaded guilty to charges of using offensive weap…
The Volta River Authority (VRA) on Sunday climaxed its 50th anniversary celebrations with a call on all to support the company as it seeks to become a pacesetter in electricity provision in the West African sub region.
Mr Kweku Awotw…
The Central Regional Minister, Madam Ama Benyiwa-Doe has called on the people in Winneba to bury their differences and embrace peace towards the development of the area.
She said it is only when there is peace that investors and othe…
Rev James Noble Tulasi, Head Pastor of Jubilee Christian Centre, Ho, has urged mothers in the country to preach peace as the 2012 general elections approaches.
He said this has become necessary in view of how tension was building up …
Rev Mrs Stella Bentsil Enchill, Assistant Minister of the Ridge International Church, on Sunday said that women are created uniquely with a purpose to ensure that their children are instilled with the fear of God.
Rev Bentsil Enchill…
The Centre for National Culture in collaboration with Nubuke Foundation on Saturday opened a three-day exhibition in Tamale to showcase various aspects of Ghana’s oil finding and its effects for the country’s socio-economic development.
…
An office has been opened for the Volta Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).
The one-room office is within Ghana News Agency (GNA) block in Ho.
Mr Wilhelm Gaitu, Volta Regional Manager of the GNA, who…
Luck was on the side of 13 National Service Personnel whose transit quarters was hit by a kapok tree during a rainstorm that hit the Wa Municipality on Friday night.
The tree was uprooted by the storm and some of its branches fell on…
Mr Alex Nartey, National Coordinator of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), has said that between 2007 and 2010, a total of 9,572 cases were mediated by the institution.
Speaking at the official opening of ADR week celebration …
Hypersoft Ghana Limited, a private ICT and project management professional service company, has won the World Bank’s infoDev Top 50 competition and would represent Ghana at the infoDev Fourth Global Forum in Helsinki, Finland.
The com…
The Half Assini District Magistrate’s court has remanded Yaw Sarpong in custody for alleged conspiracy and murder of six-year-old Kazia Boasi Blay-Kyie.
His plea was not taken and would re-appear in court on May 27.
Giving the …
Mr Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, at the weekend commended the management of the White Volta Basin Project, which is aimed at improving water governance in the White Volta Basin.
The Regional Minister made the commendati…
Representatives of Farmer-Based Organizations (FBO) from Anglophone West Africa are attending a five-day capacity-building workshop in Accra to strengthen farmers’ capacity to respond to changing agriculture markets.
The European Com…
Mamaga Amega Kofi Bra, President of the Volta Regional Queens Association, at the weekend called on churches to institute mass weddings to reduce financial costs in celebrating marriages.
She said many young men and women were coha…
The Evangelical Presbyterian University College (EPUC) Ho took delivery of a bus from the government on Saturday.
Mr Walter Blege, the President of the University, said “Like the public ones, private universities are also in the busi…
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited expects a boost in annual gold production at its Ahafo mine if new explorations activities the company is undertaking yield positive results.
Currently, the yearly production at the mine is pegged at betwee…
The Akim Oda Magistrate Court has sentenced Yaw Att h, a farmer to a 24-month prison term with hard
labour for stealing sack-full of cocoyam valued GH¢25.
He pleaded guilty to stealing.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Adelaide…
A Kumasi Circuit Court had ordered a 46-year old driver to be kept in jail for six years for inflicting multiple deep cutlass wounds on his brother.
Ali Bukari, alias Ali Mohammed, pleaded guilty to charges of using offensive weap…
The Volta River Authority (VRA) on Sunday climaxed its 50th anniversary celebrations with a call on all to support the company as it seeks to become a pacesetter in electricity provision in the West African sub region.
Mr Kweku Awotw…
The Central Regional Minister, Madam Ama Benyiwa-Doe has called on the people in Winneba to bury their differences and embrace peace towards the development of the area.
She said it is only when there is peace that investors and othe…
Rev James Noble Tulasi, Head Pastor of Jubilee Christian Centre, Ho, has urged mothers in the country to preach peace as the 2012 general elections approaches.
He said this has become necessary in view of how tension was building up …
Rev Mrs Stella Bentsil Enchill, Assistant Minister of the Ridge International Church, on Sunday said that women are created uniquely with a purpose to ensure that their children are instilled with the fear of God.
Rev Bentsil Enchill…
The Centre for National Culture in collaboration with Nubuke Foundation on Saturday opened a three-day exhibition in Tamale to showcase various aspects of Ghana’s oil finding and its effects for the country’s socio-economic development.
…
An office has been opened for the Volta Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).
The one-room office is within Ghana News Agency (GNA) block in Ho.
Mr Wilhelm Gaitu, Volta Regional Manager of the GNA, who…