The Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has embarked on a massive branch rehabilitation and refurbishment programme to make its banking halls serene and conducive to banking business.
It is part of efforts to provide convenience for customers and…
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The Nana Hemaa Dakyi Hospital at Dixcove in the Ahanta West District on Tuesday received equipment as gift worth 9,000 dollars from a citizen of the town based in the United States, Mr Augustine Arthur.
The items included wheel chairs, cl…
The Most Reverend Dr Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, Archbishop-elect of the Anglican Province of Ghana, has reminded Christians to become the voice of moderation and do more to calm tension as the country edged closer to the December 7 general elect…
N2 Africa Project has introduced a new farming technology known as nitrogen fixation for smallholder farmers in the Nadowli and Wa East districts of the Upper West Region.
The new technology seeks to improve soil fertility through the cul…
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Tuesday commissioned the Forces Pension Office at Burma Camp in Accra, and expressed the hope that the facility would end the years of slow pace of payment of pension to retired personnel o…
The Government of Ghana on Tuesday assured the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) of continued logistical and material support.
This to enable the GAF to professionally discharge its duty of protecting the citizenry and to reduce casualties.
The G…
Teachers in the Atwima-Mponua District have complained about the nuisance caused by unscrupulous people, who take joy in defecating in classrooms.
They said nothing could be more demoralizing and nauseating than to see school children for…
Slice Biz Team wins this year's startup weekend competition organized by Youth Enhancement International and Startup weekend International as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week activities.
Slice Biz Team, which came up with an inves…
The Labour Rights Institute (LRI) has appealed to workers to exercise their rights under the Labour Acts to stop work and vacate their workplaces when they find themselves in conditions that threatened their health and safety.
The institu…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on Monday organized a seminar for political party activists in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra Region as part of its sensitization programme towards peaceful elections in th…
Mr Alex Dewise Antwi-Boasiako, the Municipal Chief Executive of Assin North, has called on the youth to avoid being used by politicians to foment trouble in the coming December 7 elections.
He urged them to always consider the nation …
Two illegal miners Yaw Patakron, 31, and Yaw Amo, 41, have been remanded in to prison custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for stabbing a man to death at Amoanda in the Pestea Huni/Valley District.
Their plea was not taken and they will…
Mr Alikem Tamakloe, Acting Volta Regional Librarian, Friday attributed the poor academic performance in both first and second cycle schools in the country to the poor reading culture among pupils and students.
"To curb, if not eradicate c…
The chiefs and people of Ofoase in Agona East of the Central Region have appealed to the Minister of Education and Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), to reverse the decision of the immediate transfer of the head teacher…
The Kumasi Wesley Girls High School (K-Wey Gey Hey), a second-cycle institution has held it’s first-ever matriculation ceremony in Kumasi.
In all, a total of 700 students were admitted to read various programmes like science, business, …
Professor Fred Newton Binka was on Friday inducted into office as the first Vice- Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) with the promise to make the University one of the best in the country.
He said UHAS would…
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Friday outdoored the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) at Ho, the capital of the Volta Region.
He also unveiled a plaque to mark the event.
One hundred and fifty students ha…
Newmont Golden Ridge Limited has since 2005 supported the planting of more than 24,000 trees in the Akyem Project, and continues to facilitate tree planting to demonstrate leadership in social and environmental responsibility.
To mark ano…
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Wood on Friday advised judges to be wary of litigating parties, who would want exploit their relationship with their families to achieve their selfish ends.
She said judges must be quick to take up …
Two children, aged four and two years, were burnt to ashes when fire engulfed the room in which they were sleeping at Apatrapa, a suburb of Kumasi.
The mother of the deceased kids is a trader, and usually returns to the house late.
The r…
Vestergaard Frandsen, a Europe-based company, specialist in complex emergency control products, has distributed a total of 260 lifestraw filters to households in Sanga and Kpinjiga communities, suburbs of Tamale, as means of ensuring guine…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday signed a book of condolences in honour of former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, describing him as a fine gentleman and family member who served well.
Signing the book at the residence …
A seventy-year-old mother from New Kabenlasuazo in the Jomoro District has appealed to the Attorney General, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and other Human Rights advocates to assist in the release of her only son currently languish…
The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) on Saturday lauded the late former Vice President Aliu Mahama "as a great son of the soil" whose demise is a big loss to the nation.
"The Ghana Union of Professional Students express its hea…
A large number of Ghanaians thronged the Statehouse on Saturday to witness the funearal and burial ceremony of the former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama only to learn that the programme had been rescheduled for tomorrow, Sunday Novembe…
Mrs Priscilla Mercy Nketsia Akromah, Accra Metropolitan Coordinator of the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) has advised illiterate parents to take advantage of the national literacy programme to enable them read and write.
Mrs Akromah…
The relatives of the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Northern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), and Executives of New Patriotic Party (NPP) are feverishly preparing the grave of the former Vice President in Tamale.
The grave is being prepared…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on Saturday described the former late Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama "as a friend, and staunch believer in democracy and a voice of moderation who could speak across the parapet.
"A man who …
The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) has expressed their condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the collapsed Melcom Shopping Mall in Achimota, Accra.
Paa Kwecy Adu, National President, who made known in a st…
The Minister for Defence, Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Smith, on Friday urged the Ghana Armed Forces to collaborate with other security agencies in the country to ensure successful and peaceful elections in December.
He said Ghana had …
Many people from all sides of the political divide in Sekondi-Takoradi have expressed shock and dismay at the death of Former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama.
"The death of the former Vice President is untimely and has added to the gri…
The death toll of the car crash that occurred at Kogni, close to Tamale on Friday night has risen to 31, Dr Ken Sagoe, Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has said.
He said 29 of the victims lost their live…
Mr Ben Nunoo-Mensah, Coordinator of Family and Friends of President Atta Mills, said an interdenominational service would be held in Accra in commemoration of the 100 days of the death of the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills, the forme…
Nii Amassah Namoale, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure that its officials were conversant with the electoral laws of the country to facilitate the smooth conduct of this year's e…
No significant progress has been made towards improving women representation in political decision-making since the institution of the district level elections 16 years ago, Mr Mohammed Alhassan Awal, Director of Northern Sector Action Awa…
The Ghana Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) and Industry, has expressed grief over the death of the former Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama.
A statement issued in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) by Dr. Seth Adjei Baah,…
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Eunice Annor, Eastern Regional Commander of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), has urged police women to support the efforts of their male counterparts in ensuring peaceful polls i…
Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has expressed condolence to the entire nation on the sudden demise of Alhaji Aliu Mahama, former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.
A statement issued in Accra by Arnold Boateng, General Se…
MTN Ghana has extended their heartfelt condolences to the former second lady Hajia Ramatu Mahama, children and the bereaved family as well as the Government and people of Ghana on the loss of Ghana's former Vice President.
A statement iss…
MTN Ghana has officially presented prizes to Naterial and Miriam, winners of the MTN Hit Maker music reality contest GH¢100,000 and GH¢50,000 respectively in Accra.
Their prizes included a year’s promotional package and other souvenir…
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If you're a fan of all things celebrity and music there is only one place to be this weekend – and that's in front of your television screen, in the sublime company of Channel O on DStv Channel 320.
Africa's hottest music channel is pul…
Nigerian superstar Ice Prince and South Africa's 'it girl' Bonang have been named as hosts of the 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards, brought to you by DStv and DStv Mobile.
The two will bring their unique individuality when Africa'…
The Tarkwa Government Hospital has recorded an increasing number of cholera cases from certain parts of the Tarkwa Nsueam Assembly.
No death has been recorded yet. Victims who normally visit the hospital for treatment on the outbreak come…
Ghana on Wednesday joined the rest of the world to launch the 2012 State of the world Population Report with a pledge from the Ministry of Health to ensure the availability of contraceptives and commodities.
"We will also ensure that fami…
Mr Iddrisu Sow of the World Health Organisation, on Wednesday said the current trend of diabetes in the sub region could only be reversed if Ministries of Health, Civil Societies and communities work together to reduce diabetes risk factor…
The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH), on Wednesday began a two-day stakeholders meeting on HIV/AIDS in Koforidua.
The coalition has been working in collaboration with the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) since 2009 as Principal Recipie…
Alcatel-Lucent enhances mobile broadband capacity, coverage and reliability for Togo Cellulaire's customers
At a glance:
Under a new 2012 network expansion program, Alcatel-Lucent will enable Togo Cellulaire to further transform its net…
Two illegal miners, Kojo Williams and Egya Atta, have been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment each by the Tarkwa circuit court for prospecting for gold on the concession of Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), Tarkwa mine, without authority. …
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