Kwesi Huang, Managing Director of Tianshi Ghana Limited, who allegedly imported devices meant to enlarge male organs and breasts, was on Wednesday remanded into police custody by a Circuit Court in Accra.
Charged for distributing unr…
Professor Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Director of International Food Policy Research Institute based in Ethiopia, on Wednesday advocated for the provision of incentives to attract the youth into agriculture.
He said the youth who engaged …
Teachers teaching in schools along the 20-kilometre Tinkong-Amanfrom feeder road in the Akuapem North District have appealed the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) to provide them with a welfare bus.
Due to the poor nature…
Rehabilitation work is progressing steadily on the Birim Bridge at Akyem Oda that the Ghana Highways Authority is undertaking at a cost of GHC 210,000.
The work is expected to be completed within three months.
This came to light…
New structures for senior high schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis are still under construction and some of the schools have converted their libraries, dining halls and structures into dormitories.
Nana Kofi Adjei Imbeah, the …
The Tamale Metropolis has, for seven years, been performing poorly at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In 2004 the Metropolis was 60th on the BECE league table in the country and in 2005 and 2006 it wase the 69th …
Cases recorded in the Wa Municipality by the Upper West Regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service increased from 171 in 2009 to 192 cases last year.
Failure to provide for t…
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary General of Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) on Thursday urged the
leadership of Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) to attract their colleagues in the private universities to …
As of March 1, 2011, all visa applicants applying under the Tier 4 category of the Points Based System will be required to complete their application forms online.
“This will be a mandatory requirement and no handwritten application …
Hundreds of young men and women who besieged the Jubilee Park in Koforidua with the hope of being enlisted into the Ghana Police Service had their hopes dashed when many of them did not meet the selection criteria.
Whiles most of them…
The Ghanaian-German Senior High and Vocational School at Atwima-Denchemuoso has been presented with 15 computers and accessories valued at €11,000.
This is to help enhance the teaching and learning of Information Communication Tec…
Three siblings who allegedly recruited 10 girls from the Greater Accra and Northern Regions to Nigeria and compelled them to engage in prostitution appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday.
Fati Abubakari, Memuna Abubakari…
Household products manufacturer, PZ Cussons and the Ghana Medical Association, have signed a two-year agreement aimed to promote health hygiene and cleanliness throughout the country.
The two institutions would collaborate to inculca…
The Government of Ghana and the European Union (EU) have signed four financial agreements, totalling 26.0 million Euros to help reinforce the democratic environment for peaceful, transparent and credible elections in 2012.
Dr. Kwaben…
The Western Naval Command on Thursday arrested 46 fishermen, including four Japanese, for allegedly using aggravated lighting for fishing in the prohibited areas in the Jubilee Field.
Four boats and four canoes and 15 electricity gen…
Tamale Metropolitan Assembly has connected over 159 communities onto the national electricity grid out of 197 communities to enhance the growth of small scale businesses and generate employment.
The remaining communities would be con…
The District Chief Executive of Jaman South, Mr. Julius Atta-Bediako, has appealed to women to get involved in politics and decision making to enable them to better understand issues affecting them and their children.
He deplored…
Two employees of the Zakhem Construction Ghana Limited have been arrested by the Odorkor Police in connection with the evacuation of tons of iron rods from the Company’s site to Russia, an Accra neighbourhood.
The names of the culprits…
A 25-year-old student was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a Circuit Court in Accra for defiling a 10-year-old pupil.
Kingsley Edem Bedzrah, who was charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty.
However, at…
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Mr Martin Obeng Britwum, a student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), has appealed to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the Manhyia Palace to act together to promote sustainable environmental campaign in the metropol…
The Half Assini Catholic Basic School authorities in the Western Region, on Thursday asked Government to terminate the contract with contractors working to renovate the school block that has been abandoned for three months now.
The a…
Efo Kojo Mawugbe, Executive Director of the National Theatre of Ghana, has called on government to make Ghana's culture more attractive by positively projecting it as a living identity of the state.
He said culture is currently percei…
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Omanhene of the Akyem Abuakwa, has called on government to reconsider an independent Ministry for Chieftaincy and Culture to help strengthen the cultural identity and promote a sense of belonging of the citize…
Ghana's public relations practitioners have been exhorted to become more assertive and visible in the setting of the nation’s development agenda to garner the respect and recognition the profession deserves.
“As PR practioners, we must…
Madam Philippa Banson, Nkoranza South District Director of Education, has appealed to the local District Assembly to support the directorate to conduct a mock examination to adequately prepare local candidates for the Basic Education Cert…
Mr. Effah Guakro, President of Nkoranza branch of the Society of the Physically Challenged has urged members to shun alms taking as the only source and means of livelihood as the practice invited public ridicule and contempt.
He advi…
The decomposed body of an eight-year-old girl with parts of the body chopped off has been found at the local cemetery of Bamiri, near Techiman in Brong-Ahafo.
The deceased, who is yet to be identified, had her left leg and the genita…
Mr. Samson Yaw Kudom, Nkoranza District Chief Farmer, has advised farmers to be cautious about the way they handle naked fire during the dry season to avoid making bushfires.
He suggested to farmers to take along cooked food to their…
The Juaben Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢450,000.00, to the acting accountant of the Sekyere East district mutual health insurance scheme, for allegedly embezzling GH¢32,582.00.
Bismark Adu Acheampong, the acting ac…
The management of Plan Ghana, an international child-centred NGO, has presented three cheques for GH¢21,000 to the National Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, paving way for treatment of three children with heart problems…
The World Bank is providing training in the area of agricultural risk management to various institutions in Ghana and Anglophone West Africa to equip them to identify opportunities and develop complementary products that help mitigate farm…
Mr Alfred Vanderpuije, Accra Mayor, has called on landlords to provide toilet facilities in their houses before renting them out to tenants.
He said provision of toilet facilities for every household, workplaces and communities in th…
Ali Chokosi, a blind person, has commended the former Deputy Minister for Energy, Dr Kwabena Donkor, for his contributions to the development of education in the Pru District of Brong Ahafo Region.
Mr Chokosi, a single parent at Para…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has urged the church to provide the needed leadership to stop the growing ethnocentrism in the society.
He said…
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Ho Asogli Traditional Area, on Tuesday, challenged Ghanaian youths to take advantage of the business opportunities in the country instead of migrating to seek greener pastures outside.
He observed…
Oyeadieyie Asah Akompanin II, Krobohene and Kyidomhene of Techiman Traditional Area has commended king-makers of Bohomoden, near Techiman, for selecting the rightful person as chief for the town.
He noted that very often the chieftai…
The Brong Ahafo Regional branch of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) will recruit about 7000 more local fire volunteers to add to the existing 7000 to help fight fire incidents during the dry season.
Divisional Officer Grade One…
Police Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah, Eastern Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), has warned that the police would not tolerate any assault on its officers, detailed for road traffic duties.
Accordi…
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Adams, on Tuesday described the late Squadron Leader Clend Sowu (rtd), a former MP of the party, as a man who had strong convictions and always spoke in defenc…
The Odotobri Rural Bank is funding the construction of a GH¢250,000 Community Centre complex at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District.
This forms part of the bank‘s social responsibility and is aimed at contributing to the developme…
Dr. Nana Derby, Principal Investigator of Virginia State University (VSU) on Tuesday said the problem of domestic servitude should be tackled holistically to bring hope to domestic employees.
She said exploiting them and robbing them…
Chief fishermen in the Volta Region have expressed frustration at having to wait for four hours for the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Nii Amasamah Namoale, who was scheduled to meet them.
The fishermen said they had arriv…
One person lost his life and two others were seriously injured when a truck on which they were travelling overturned after running into a ditch at Adawso near Koforidua.
The deceased, Mumuni Iddrisu, 26, was the mate of the truck load…
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly has demolished structures belonging to individuals at the market site to pave way for the building of a new market.
The proposed market complex will have offices, super markets and banks but the trader…
The Omanhene of Asante-Asokore, Susubribi Krobea Asante, has appealed to African leaders to respect poll results to stave off needless political tension and violence.
He told the GNA that Ghana’s democracy should be an example to p…
High level of teacher absenteeism in some parts of the Central Gonja District, particularly in the Kusawgu circuit in the Northern Region, is affecting academic performance in schools in the area.
Most of the teachers in the distric…
Mr. Stephen Oscar Cobbina, the Western Regional Chief Fire Officer, has said it was important for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to complement the efforts of the Service by providing infrastructure for establishing fire st…
The Information Services Department (ISD) in the Upper West Region has appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to assist its field workers with mattresses, blankets and Wellington boots to protect them from bad we…
Workers of Golden Star Bogoso Prestea Limited have held a demonstration demanding the dismissal of Mr. Nigel Tamly, the General Manager of the Company, for allegedly showing disrespect to workers, apathy and a general disregard for the la…