Ghana is almost certain to attain the Millennium Development Goals and halving poverty by 2015, Mr Mathew Johnson, Acting British High Commissioner said on Thursday.
Mr Johnson who said this at the launch of the new product innovatio…
A Circuit Court in Cape Coast, presided over by Mr Samuel Asare Nyarko, has remanded a 23 year old mortuary attendant, Atta Twum in prison custody for bolting with a KIA Pride taxi cab, valued at GHC 2,800.
He pleaded guilty with exp…
The management of Rural Urban Partnership for Africa (RUPFA), a Non-Governmental Organization, has called on all and Sundry to help to protect water bodies in the country since it was a collective responsibility.
Mr Richard Ashaley, …
Thirteen (13) Municipal and District Assemblies in the Central Region are to benefit from a 75-million-dollar World Bank facility to implement water and sanitation projects.
The Bank is providing the facility through its subsidiary a…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) must enact laws to protect children from neglect by their fathers, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) official has suggested.
Mr John Amoah, Gomoa Dis…
MTN Ghana Foundation has donated an Incubator worth GH¢11,000 to the authorities of the Atibie Government Hospital to support the sustenance of preterm babies born.
Mr Archibald Annan, the Reputation Research and Planning Manager of M…
A sod-cutting has been performed for work to begin on a GH¢350-million modern palace for the Paramount Chief of the Anomabo Traditional Area in the Mfantseman Municipality.
The sod-cutting was performed by Nana Egyir Aggrey, Mpuntuhe…
Mr Peter K. Lumor, National Chairman of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), has reminded workers of the changing face of work and urged them to be abreast with time if they want to remain in employment.
“The introduct…
Five royal families in the Nangodi constituency that had a recent chieftaincy contest in Nalerigu, have condemned in no uncertain terms, allegations made by the Azure Family of Nangodi questioning the credibility of the newly enskinned chi…
Former First Lady and President of the 31st December Women’s Movement (DWM), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has called on Ghanaians to embrace a healthy lifestyle by exercising, eating balanced diets and drinking in moderation.
Nana Kon…
The Tema District Council of Labour (TDCL) has called for the shut down of the Western Steel Company, situated at the heavy industrial area, following the recent gas explosion there.
The explosion led to 13 of the Company’s employees…
Government is committed to ensure the development of local languages to promote culture for national development.
Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture announced this when addressing a UNESCO Consultative For…
A day’s sensitisation workshop on advocacy campaign for increased family planning commodity supplies in Ghana has ended at Ajumako on the theme: “It is time to take charge.”
The 32 participants made up of religious leaders, tradition…
Dr Michael Whyte Kpessa, Research Fellow of Institute of African Studies, on Thursday called on the National Media Commission (NMC) to institutionalise rating mechanism to the media landscape to induce professionalism, creativity and sanit…
Panellists at a symposium in Accra have stressed the need for special attention to be given to Africa’s energy sector to ensure sustainable power supply to attract more investments.
The panellists were part of symposium to mark the 5…
The British Council on Tuesday launched a programme that seeks to build progressive partnership between industry, scientific research institutions and academia for Ghana’s industrial take-off.
The programme which is christened Africa…
The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) Ghana, has called on the government to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 167 of 1988 on Safety and Health at work places.
Mr Pius Kweku Quainoo, Co-ordinating Se…
George Kweku Mawuli alias ‘Kaka’ has been convicted to a fine of GH¢ 360 by a Hohoe Circuit court for stealing barbering clippers and a wrist watch totalling GH¢ 178.
Mawuli pleaded guilty to stealing the items and would serve a nine…
Mr Daniel Duku, the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Venture Trust Fund, on Thursday announced that his outfit would this year support about 3,000 farmers to cultivate soya beans and yellow corn in selected regions in the country.
He…
Participants at a workshop that sought to define the different roles of stakeholders in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) have underlined the need for a clear focus in the management of forest resources.
…
Adamus Resources Limited, one of the leading gold producers in the country, on Thursday presented a cheque for 886,820 US dollars (GH 1,329,820 cedis) to the government as its first royalty from its first quarter operations.
Adamu…
Dr Alex Dodoo, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, on Wednesday unveiled a book on “Healthy Secrets- a layperson’s guide to health issues,” in Accra, spanning basic health issues like flatulence and bad human odour.
The…
The Bureau of Public Health Safety and Environment(PHB), an NGO, has appealed to the government to develop an integrated and comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy that would cover all sectors of the economy.
Mr D…
The 11th annual Constitution Week celebration on the theme: “The State of Democracy in Ghana,” started on Thursday with the identification of debilitating factors, which has the potential to inhibit democratic development.
The factor…
The Chairman, Ameer and Missionary, in charge of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Dr. Abdul Wahab Adam on Wednesday, debunked assertions in some quarters that Islam does not mix with other religions and therefore Islamic schools do n…
Mrs Comfort Nimako, Eastern Regional President of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), on Wednesday, advised women to be “peace makers”.
She said they must play the role of peace mak…
Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills, the First Lady on Thursday called on women across the globe to make their voices heard by allowing peace and democracy to prevail.
She said in times of unrest the most vulnerable are women and children, add…
The Acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ms Naana Biney, on Wednesday, commended the Ahmadiyya Education Unit for the “significant contribution” it had made towards the development of the human resource base of the…
Ghana is almost certain to attain the Millennium Development Goals and halving poverty by 2015, Mr Mathew Johnson, Acting British High Commissioner said on Thursday.
Mr Johnson who said this at the launch of the new product innovatio…
A Circuit Court in Cape Coast, presided over by Mr Samuel Asare Nyarko, has remanded a 23 year old mortuary attendant, Atta Twum in prison custody for bolting with a KIA Pride taxi cab, valued at GHC 2,800.
He pleaded guilty with exp…
Thirteen Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Central Region are to benefit from the construction of 200 boreholes, eight small town pipe systems, eight limited mechanized water distribution systems as well as som…
Ghana’s Minister of Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, said the country has not recorded any deaths of measles since 2002 and that laboratory investigations had also confirmed a decrease of the disease from 101 cases in 2009 to 36 in 2010.
Mr…
Mr Joseph Tang, Sunyani Municipal Coordinating Director, has stressed the need for the leadership of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) to open channels of communication to enable members of the various unions to become abreast with wha…
Mrs Comfort Nimako, Eastern Regional President of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has urged women to impress upon their husbands to guard against inflammatory speech in the media.
…
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has launched its 25th anniversary celebrations on the theme: “25 years of Aviation Safety and Security”.
The month-long celebrations would be marked by activities such as symposium, a parade…
The National Media Commission (NMC) would on Friday May 6, 2011 inaugurate a new Board of Directors for the Ghana News Agency, a State-Owned Media, a statement from the Commission said on Wednesday.
The statement, which Mr Alexander …
Joseph Quainoo, a 20 year old unemployed man, resident in Cape Coast, was on Wednesday, remanded in police custody, by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast for assault and stealing.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges of stealing and assau…
A survey conducted by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), an NGO, has revealed massive corrupt practices by security personnel at check points along the Tema-Paga trunk road.
Madam Dzifa Gakpleadazi, Legal Officer at LRC, addressing th…
Two traders, who allegedly embossed new expiry dates on expired products to sell to the public, on Wednesday, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
Dina Abbey, 37, has been charged with the sale of goods, which were deceptive to th…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Wednesday, honoured the first batch of 200 teachers and other education workers, working in deprived schools, under his Charity Foundation.
They were selected from the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo…
Relatives of Mr Eric Amoah of France, is to contact the Legal and Consular Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration for an urgent message.
This was contained in an announcement released on Tuesday by the min…
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), on Wednesday, called on the Government to ratify ILO Convention 155 on Occupational Safety and Health.
In addition, government should develop appropriate laws and a national policy and ensure t…
A 57-year-old businessman, Ibrahim Ambar,on Wednesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly concealing two parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis in his deep freezer.
Ambar, who was found with additional 93 w…
Tragedy struck Agona Nkwanta, in the Ahanta West District, on Easter Monday, when a farmer, Matthew Kwofie was trapped by a blazing fire, burning him beyond recognition.
It is believed he started the fire to prepare his farm, in anti…
The residents of Assakai, a suburb of Takoradi, were gripped with fear when a strange metal-like substance from the sky fell in the town.
The Kwesimintsim District Commander of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ayamga Akl…
A 28-year-old shop assistant who stole GH¢1,850.00 belonging to his employer has been jailed for 12 months.
Akwasi Asamoah pleaded guilty.
Police Chief Inspector Rejoice Sumatu told the Court presided over by Mr Justice Em…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, on Wednesday, decried the poor attitude of Ghanaians towards public educational system.
“The sad fact is that, a lot of Ghanaians are not enthused about the performance of our children,…
Organised labour has been challenged to increase its visibility in the country’s development agenda and step up its capacity to engage social partners in effective discussions on economic development.
They should also insist on their…
The Church should not depend solely on offerings and tithes for development since that could be counter-productive to its sustainable progress, Reverend Alexander Adu-Sekyere , District Minister in-charge of the Bantama Presbyterian Church…
The deaf and people with hearing impairment in Ghana on Wednesday voiced out their grief against the fact that their concerns are not being included in national development programmes.
They raised issues with the authorities on the l…