Professor Mike Oquaye, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament on Saturday presented 20 pieces of streetlights worth 48,000 Ghana cedis to Ayima Gorno, a suburb of Taifa, where residents have been suffering from frequent armed robbery.
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No security guards or police officers were manning a Seoul hotel when three intruders broke into a room that Indonesian envoys were staying in and stole secret computer files, police said Sunday.
Seoul's Namdaemun Police Station, which…
Co-directed by South Korean director Park Chan-wook and his brother Chan-kyong, "Night Fishing (Paranmanjang)" won the Golden Bear Award for best short film at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, organizers said Sunday.
The mo…
Mr Ben Suuri, the Eastern Regional Director of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, has entreated clients to use approved country entry points to pay appropriate duties on their goods for the development of the nation.
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A warning of a radioactive leak was issued at a state-run nuclear power research institute in the central city of Daejeon on Sunday, but no radiation leaked outside, institute officials said.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute …
North Korea has been digging special tunnels at a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri in North Hamgyong Province, sparking concerns that it may be preparing for another nuclear test, government and military sources said Sunday.
North Korea…
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's auto parts maker affiliated with Hyundai Motor Co., said Sunday it has developed the first locally made tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and plans to supply it to foreign auto firms as well as its loc…
A Chinese volunteer who participated in a simulated voyage to Mars, left his sealed capsule on Friday and stepped on a mock-up of the Red Planet.
Wang Yue worked with Russian volunteer Alexander Smoleevskiy on creating the mock-up and col…
Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST (2050 GMT) on Feb. 24, The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Friday.
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Climate change could prolong toxic algal outbreaks by 2040 or sooner, posing a health threat to humans, a new study suggests.
Using cutting-edge technologies to model future ocean and weather patterns, a team of U.S. researchers from the …
The Kumasi Metropolitan Authority (KMA) has summarily dismissed three of its City Guards for misconduct.
It has, additionally, referred them to the police for thorough investigation and possible prosecution.
Diana Adutwumwaa, O…
The Ghana Standard Board (GSB) has cautioned the public not to patronize newly introduced Portland cement on the market, “Global Premium Cement”, stating it is sub-standard.
Tests results, the Board says, show that the new cement pr…
The Northern Regional Road Safety Commission and other stakeholders have met to develop effective and efficient strategies to help to reduce accidents in the Tamale Metropolis.
The meeting brought together representatives from the Na…
Mr Simon Nyadro, Ho Municipal Advocacy Committee Chairman of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD), has called on churches and hospitals to engage the services of sign language interpreters to facilitate communication between them and…
An 18-year old school drop-out, Bernard Quaye, has began a 21-month jail term for being unable to pay fine of GH¢180 imposed on him by a Tarkwa Circuit Court for stealing and causing unlawful damage.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecut…
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Kwame Amewugah, 27, a galamsey operator to 10 years imprisonment for possessing Indian hemp.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting Police Inspector Florence Tawiah told the court presided over by M…
A 29-year-old driver, who siphoned 25 gallons of diesel from a bulldozer, has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour by a Kumasi Circuit Court.
Kwabena Aboagye pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.
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Dr. Alexis Nang-Beifubah, Upper West Regional Director of Health Service, has expressed concern about staff attitude to work, saying the huge increase in numbers of frontline staff had not translated into corresponding improvements in heal…
The Wa Municipal Health Service increased its skilled deliveries from 74.1 per cent to 78.9 per cent last year, Madam Beatrice Kunfah, Wa Municipal Director of Health Service, has said.
She said antenatal care and postnatal care also…
A Chiropractic Specialist Dr. Marcus Allan Mann, has said that it is possible for Ghanaians to live beyond their life expectancy rate of 57 years if they adopt healthy lifestyles.
He noted that the everyday lifestyle habits of Ghanai…
Statistics available at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, has said more men were getting involved in the health care of their wives and children.
Ms Susana Akrofi-Mante, Public Health Nurse of the hospital, said this at the…
An Accra Fast Track High Court on Friday adjourned the trial of Adamu Daramani, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central to March 4.
The decision was taken because the Principal State Attorney, Mr Rexford Wiredu, who is the Prose…
The British High Commission on Friday donated assorted crime combat equipment valued at over 50,000 US dollars to the Ghana Police Service to help fight crime in the country.
The items include handcuffs, shoulder guards, batons, bato…
An intensive road safety education mounted by the Ghana Police Service in the Asante-Mampong Municipality has begun to pay off with the number of road accidents on the decline.
There was a total of 87 accident cases last year, compare…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Registrar of Marriages, Mr Francis Adams, has announced that the country would soon pass a new marriage guideline that would ensure that 18 –year- old persons marry without parental consent.
He said the new guide…
The Executive Director of National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr Vincent Senam Kuagbenu left Accra on Thursday night for Rome to attend the 34th Governing Council Meeting of the International Food and Agriculture Development.
A statement …
The Pharmacy Department of Cocoa Clinic on Friday extended the Disposal of Unused and Unwanted Medicines (DUMP) Project aimed at collecting unused and unwanted medicines for proper disposal to the Kaneshie market in Accra.
Mr Edward …
The Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, Mrs. Lucy Awuni, has entreated Municipal and District Assemblies to liaise with traditional authorities to come out with by laws that would deal effectively with the bushfire menace and other enviro…
A Circuit Court in Accra on Friday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ferdinand Annoh, a journalist for failing to appear before it.
Annoh is standing trial for allegedly issuing a dud cheque to a businessman whom he bought a 4…
The Kwesimintsim Divisional Police Command, on Friday mounted a search for a hit-and-run driver who killed a middle-aged man at Ewusiejoe in the Ahanta West District.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ayamga Aklogo Yakubu told th…
World Vision, an International Non-Governmental Organization on Wednesday organized a two-day workshop on “Behavioural Change on Natural Resource Management” for 40 participants from the Talensi-Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.
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Three pedestrians were on Thursday evening killed in a freak accident at the Santasi Roundabout in Kumasi.
They were walking by the roadside when logs on a timber truck fell on them, leaving two dead on the spot.
The oth…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya-Kwabre, Mr Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, has urged students to take advantage of the internet to boost academic performance.
He, however, cautioned against its use for crime, pornography an…
Daasebre Dr Oti Boateng, Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, has advised Senior High School students to select French as one of their elective subjects.
He said since Ghana shares common borders with French speaking countries…
Mr Bartholomew Kofi Nketsiah, the Eastern Regional Fire Commander, on Friday appealed to households to report any Fire Officer who demands before or after discharging his duties.
“The cost of every fire fighting is borne by the gover…
The Assembly Member-elect for the Nkawkaw Central Market, Madam Vida Koranteng Oforiwa, on Friday appealed to market women in the Kwahu West Municipality to observe fire safety measures to avoid fire outbreaks.
She said since the mar…
The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has adopted a Technical Assistance Plan (TAP) to serve as a working document for its operation.
The overall objective of the Plan, which was sponsored by the Partnership for Child Development…
Two motor riders, Ebenezer Sarfo Darko and Kweku Ofori, both teachers, died soon on arrival at the Suhum Government Hospital when their motor bike collided with a bus.
Mr James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern Regional Commander of the Moto…
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will promote the protection of mother languages by employing new information technologies, the Paris-based organization said on Thursday.
The protection campaign, wh…
One hundred and twenty Police personnel drawn from Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Greater Accra Regions have undergone orientation at the Police Training School in Pwalugu in the Upper East Region to take up operation in Bawku.
DCOP John …
The Navrongo Police in the Upper East Region is looking for two rape suspects who allegedly raped a woman.
The woman, who reported the matter to the police wearing only her underwear and a Tee Shirt on February 6, 2011, was allegedly…
One died and 16 passengers sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident that occurred at Nkawkaw-Amanfrom.
Briefing the Ghana News Agency in Koforidua on Thursday, Mr James Sarfo Peprah, the Eastern Regional Commander of …
Then, on Monday evening, 28 February, M-Net will screen the 83rd Academy Awards, which will be co-hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
Franco, who currently can be seen in "127 Hours," will be making his second appearance on an Os…
Please find below the guest list from Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February for the Late Show with David Letterman. It’s another star-studded week as Dave interviews Tom Brokaw, Forest Whitaker, Josh Groban and Paris Hilton. The Late Sh…
U2’s Cape Town concert this Friday February 18th will be broadcast live on Highveld and KFM in South Africa, alongside a live stream on Dstvafrica.com, only available and free throughout the African continent.
U2 played a huge show …
Mr Samuel Ransford Asiedu, a Labour Consultant, has reminded employers and employees that job vacations, commonly referred to as annual leaves, were mandatory rest periods.
He said any arrangement to waive such periods for one reason…
The Director of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) of the University of Cape Coast, Dr George K. T. Oduro, has said that the process of achieving quality human resource development requires effective leadershi…
Three students of Ashesi University College in Accra have been selected to participate in the 2011 Goldman Sachs Spring Internship Programme in London.
The students were selected from hundreds of applicants who applied from universi…
The weather on Friday will be partly cloudy and misty in the morning over southern Ghana while the afternoon will be warm and unstable with scattered showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather forecast issued in Accra by the Ghana…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢77,825,509.98 as claims for services rendered to clients by the various health care providers as at August 2010 in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Mr Philip Baazeng, Deputy Director …