The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has cautioned residents of the Ashanti Region to act firmly in promoting good hygienic conditions in their communities.
This would help avoid the outbreak of Cholera, which ha…
Mr Alhassan Mumuni, East Gonja District Chief Executive (DCE) has observed that about 90 per cent of Out-Patient-Department (OPD) cases recorded in Ghana could be prevented if priority is placed on environmental cleanliness.
“When we…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday called on Muslim leaders to use religion to seek knowledge,righteousness and unity.
He said religion could serve as a catalyst for development and growth adherents devoted adequate time …
The Revenue Protection Information Bureau at the weekend called on the President to probe the irregularities involved in the allocation of timber concessions and the export of the product, especially teak.
The bureau said there was …
A heavy downpour accompanied by a severe winds has hit nine communities in the Agona East District of the Central Region rendering at least 800 people homeless.
The storm described by weather experts as a cyclone, lasted for 30 minut…
As part of measures to prevent the escalation of the cholera outbreak in the Tema Metropolis, the Metropolitan Assembly on Saturday, organised a massive clean-up exercise at the Community One Market and its environs.
Shops in the …
The Metro Mass Transport (MMT) Limited is determined to increase its country-wide public operational routes to 265, this year, Mr Maxwell Awuku, acting Managing Director of Metro Mass Transport (MMT) Limited has said.
He said a total…
The leadership of the National Union of Harbour Employees (NUHEM) has appealed to workers of Ghana Dock Labour Company (GDLC) to remain calm, as efforts are being made to solve the Collective Bargaining Certificate (CBC) problem.
A s…
The President of Winneba Local Council of Churches, Pastor Francis Odoom has appealed to the people in Winneba to bury their differences and come together as one people towards the development of the Municipality.
Pastor Odoom made t…
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Sunu, a newly promoted Circuit Court Judge, has advised judges and other professionals to accept postings to the three northern regions.
He said as professionals, judges should not view postings to the North or any o…
Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater Accra Regional Minister has called for a weekly organisation of clean-up exercises throughout the Region.
This, he said would help cleanse the region of its filth and also stem the outbreak of the cholera.…
A sod has been cut for work to start on the construction of a 260,000-dollar dining hall and a kitchen, under the School Feeding Programme for the Otinibi Basic School in the Ga East Municipality.
The project, which would be completed…
Government and recognised religious bodies such as the Christian Council of Ghana, have been urged to intervene to stem the proliferation of fake prophets and ‘men of God’ in the country.
This according to Apostle Martin Anie-Amoah, …
South Korea plans to expand its bullet train network across the country in an effort to accelerate cross-country transportation and promote balanced regional development, the transportation ministry said Sunday.
Under the plans, major …
Civilian experts from South and North Korea may meet this week to continue their talks over joint research into an active volcano extolled in the North as the scared birthplace of leader Kim Jong-il, government sources said Sunday.
Sci…
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's No. 2 shipper, said Sunday it will launch a new route connecting major Asian ports with the eastern U.S. port of Savannah,Georgia next month, in tandem with four other shippers each from Germany, …
Educational spending in South Korea increased at the slowest pace in more than a decade last year due to large debts owed by households and high inflation, a report said Sunday.
According to the report compiled by Statistics Korea, hou…
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., South Korea's No. 2 shipbuilder, said Sunday that its U.S. affiliate DeWind Inc. has won a US$130 million order to supply wind power turbines to a Canadian research institute.
The deal call…
In a bid to strengthen its efforts at conservation of endangered plant and animal species, India has decided to initiate the Red listing process on regular basis.
A high-level Environment Ministry panel has decided to bring its fi…
On its first mission overseas, a 46-member Indian rescue and relief team has taken charge of the search for people still missing in this northeastern Japanese town after the March 11 mega quake and tsunami, as well as recovery of bodies an…
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has charged Ghanaians, who wish to host or are hosting Ivorian refugees, to report to the Ghana Immigration Service or NADMO Offices to enable them undergo registration formalities.
…
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has resolved to foster joint education programmes as it seeks to become a centre of excellence in science and technology education, Professor William Otoo Ellis, the Vice-Chan…
Five Indian tourists have been apparently drugged and robbed by a prostitute hired by them in the beach town of Pattaya.
Four of the five Indian nationals appeared inebriated, while another, identified as Mandeep Singh, was unconsciou…
Forty-one cases of cholera has been reported in the Gomoa East District with six deaths.
Mr Benjamin Dadson, District Disease Control Officer who announced this to newsmen at Gomoa Obuase near Agona Swedru in the Central Region said …
Farmers living in and around Awutu-Kwame Wettey and Awutu-Atuahkrom in the Central Region, have appealed to the Government to rehabilitate the six-kilometre road linking the two villages and Awutu-Okwampa.
Making the call at a meetin…
The Upper West Regional Police Commander, ACP Kofi Danso Addei-Akyeampong has commended the police officers for working hard to maintain law and order in the region even though they were working under difficult conditions.
He said he…
The Half Assini Police on Thursday handed over the 528 bags of cocoa arrested by the Anti-smuggling Task Force at Elubo, to the officials of the Cocoa Marketing Company Limited in Takoradi for safe-keeping.
The Jomoro District Police…
Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth last month honoured Nana Apaade Abam I, Queen of Gomoa Brofoyedur in the Central Region.
The ceremony, which took place in London, coincided with Commonwealth Day, which fell on March 14, …
The Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority has raked in revenue in excess of GH¢72 million from January to March, Mr Isaac Apronti, Deputy Commissioner in charge of Policy and Programmes announced at the weekend.
The Commissione…
Nana Appiantu IV, Nifahemaa of Assin Foso has instituted awards for instructors of the Assin Foso Vocational Training Institute, with the maiden ceremony attracting the sum of GH¢35,000.
The award was meant to reward the hard workin…
A 36-page magazine dubbed:” The Hero Magazine,” aimed at informing, inspiring and transforming the minds of readers to believe in their ability to strive for excellence was launched in Accra on Friday.
The monthly publication would f…
Mrs Eva Lokko, Former Director of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has called for the establishment of Curious Minds Club in all junior high schools to develop knowledge, skills and attitude among students.
She said the Club would help…
Sixty peasant farmers in the Awutu/Senya District of the Central Region, have been schooled on global warming and its negative effects on agricultural activities.
They were also educated on alternative sources of livelihood such as m…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Rose Bio-Atinga, has advised police personnel to be vigilant, courteous and fair to enable them to win public support, confidence and trust.
She said the work of the police in the Accra Metropolis…
Blessed Youth Club based at Awutu-Bawjiase, has initiated what it described “River Saving” programme to prevent rivers from drying up completely during dry seasons.
Under the programme, 2,000 trees would be planted along the banks of…
Professor Mike Oquaye, Member of Parliament for Domi-Kwabenya, on Saturday asked the Government to return the land opposite the Kwabenya Electricity Office to the rightful owners since the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission could no longer mak…
Speakers at a special durbar on water bodies preservation held at Gomoa-Dasumu in the Central Region, have stressed the need for chiefs to revive measures adopted by the ancestors to preserve water resources in communities.
They said…
Scores of Ghanaian artisans including musicians, artists, fashion designers and models, have set-up the first locally acknowledged free-artistic market at the Nyaniba Estate Park in Accra, Ghana News Agency observed on Saturday.
The …
The Awutu-Senya District Environmental Health Officer, Mr Francis Dzodiah, has advised people in urban and rural communities to strive to adopt decent domestic and environmental sanitation practices to help them to avoid cholera and other …
Dr Kofi Owusu-Daaku, Dean of Students, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged student associations to promote activities that foster social harmony and good neighbourliness.
Under no circumstance should…
Seven UN staff killed were all international workers for the world body and no Afghan UN workers were dead in the "coward" attack on a UN mission compound in northern Afghan city of Mazar i-Sharif, Alain Le Roy, the UN under-secretary gene…
At least nine people were killed and over 70 others injured as thousands of people staged a protest demonstration in Kandahar city Saturday to condemn the reported burning of Muslim holy book Quran in the United States recently, a statemen…
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Chile at 6:59 p.m. (Beijing time) Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.
The epicenter, with a death of 90 km, was monitored at 19.6 degrees south latitude, 69.1…
Operations of China's second lunar orbiter Chang'e-2 remained normal Friday after its launch 180 days ago, according to State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence.
The solar-powered probe was launched on…
A NASA Gulfstream-III aircraft equipped with a synthetic aperture radar is scheduled to depart Sunday, April 3 on a nine-day mission to image Hawaii volcanoes, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Friday.
The aircraft will fly…
With centuries of tradition behind them, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama believes young Indians should be playing a more active role in preserving their ethos of non-violence and propagating it to the outside world.
Praising I…
The West Gonja District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ansah Dawuda has commended Yabonwura Tutumba Boresa I, Overlord of Gonjaland for his support to the Ghana Police Service which has led to crime reduction.
…
Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Minister of Education on Thursday observed that reading was key to literacy acquisition, development of imaginative skills and understanding of knowledge.
“We need therefore to support key interventions that …
Three communities in the East Akim Municipality have appealed to the Department of Feeder Roads and the Municipal Assembly to reshape their link roads.
Mr Gawi Mawuko, a teacher and spokesperson for the communities said the people of…
The 16th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards has been launched in Accra with a call on business concerns to promote media excellence since a free society engenders development and economic growth.
Launching the Awards, Mr Rans…