The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has asked political parties to remove all advertising materials from the streets of the city by Monday 17th December.
Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, Mayor of Accra in a statement issued to the Ghana New…
Nana Opare Odei II, Apedwahene of Ahwerease-Akuapem and the Chief of Okobeyeyiye has appealed to the general public and others in the royal houses to initiate self-help developmental projects to attract government support.
Nana Opare Odei…
Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says improving food security in the Sahel will contribute to peace and stability in the region.
This was contained in a press statem…
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Mr Lee Ocran, Minister of Education, on Friday performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of basic and Senior High School for Valley View University (VVU) at Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region.
The project, to be sponsore…
The World Health Organization said a revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century.
It stated that the milestone wil…
The Judicial Service on the authority and direction of Mrs. Justice Georgina T. Wood, the lady Chief Justice, has established two public complaints secretariats in anticipation of post-2012 election petitions.
They are the Chief Justice’s…
KFC-Ghana on Friday opened its first Drive-Through Restaurant in the country at the Community ‘18’ Junction on the Spintex Road at Sakumono.
The restaurant is the third to be opened by KFC-Ghana after its flagship restaurant on Oxford St…
President John Dramani Mahama has launched a nationwide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training for teachers across the country aimed at improving their knowledge base.
To this effect, rLG Institute of Technology, a subsi…
Finatrade Foundation, the charity arm of the Finatrade Group of Companies, on Wednesday presented a cheque for GHC3,500.00 to the Children's and Neurological Units of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The amount is to help the hospital to under…
The National Communications Authority (NCA) on Wednesday denied allegations that it is interfering with the radio signals of NET2 TV, describing them as unfounded and unfortunate.
An official statement issued in Accra by NCA said to inte…
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday led state and government functionaries to mark 100 days of the death of late President John Evans Atta Mills at the "Asomdwe Park" in Accra with a wreath laying ceremony.
With solemn hymns rende…
DStv audiences in East, West and Central Africa received a wonderful
festive season surprise as the dynamic Afro-centric TV channel VoxAfrica
launched today, Tuesday December 4 on channel 191. The channel is
available on the DStv Access…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has initiated 237 projects in 14 metropolitan and municipal assemblies throughout the country at a total cost of GHc24,953,727.67.
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and …
Mr Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Tuesday cut the sod for work to begin on a GH¢14 million multi-purpose ultra modern seven-storey office complex building in Sunyani.
The project being financed by Noble Dre…
Cabinet has approved the Build, Operate and Transfer arrangement for the dualisation of the Accra-Kumasi trunk road and submitted to Parliament for consideration.
Mr Joe Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways, told the Meet-The-Press ses…
Professor Mahama Duwiejua, Executive Secretary, National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), on Tuesday advised universities to align their overall research objectives with the bigger national goals, especially the Millennium Developmen…
DStv audiences in East, West and Central Africa received a wonderful
festive season surprise as the dynamic Afro-centric TV channel VoxAfrica
launched today, Tuesday December 4 on channel 191. The channel is
available on the DStv Access…
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Season two of hit television series Fashion 101 is set to premiere on
Africa Magic Entertainment Channel 151 on DSTV this month.
Set to air at 5:30pm on Friday, December 7, the all new Fashion 101 is
tipped to wow viewers across Africa.…
Mr Joseph Kingsley Onyinah, immediate-past Ashanti Regional Director of Education, has underlined the need to make the conditions of service for teachers attractive to inspire them to perform better.
He said although there had be…
Speakers at a forum to discuss the implications of unprofessional conduct of media personnel in the 2012 elections, have charged practitioners to avoid hate speech and speak the truth with power and loud.
They said in today's political ar…
On the International Day of People Living with Disabilities, United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners have called for the removal of all barriers that exclude children with disabilities from education in Ghana.
T…
Habitat for Humanity, an International Non-Governmental Organisation, on Monday organised a workshop for stakeholders in the microfinance sector to bring them on board in offering housing microfinance to the poor.
The workshop was to enga…
Attendance at the 10th Lome International Fair was more than 200,000 on Sunday.
The main road leading to the fair grounds was closed to motorists, leaving the milling crowd with little option than to trek to the fair grounds.
Some mot…
The Upper East Regional branch of the Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has expressed its displeasure at the appointment of the Pensions Alliance Trust (PAT) Limited to manage its Tier two Pension Scheme.
A press release…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have been called upon to help develop the libraries in the country.
Mr Edward Ayagle Ayiriba, the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, made the call during this year's International Childre…
Professor Joshua Alabi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) said, the school has deployed the Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) platform as a tool to enhance teaching and learn…
The National Council on Persons with Disability (NCPD), in collaboration with the Association for Sports for the Disabled would mark this year's World Disability Day with fun games in Accra on Monday.
The event, which is to advocate peace…
With barely some few days left to go for the election, the Local Council of Churches (LCC) in the Talensi and Nabdam districts in the Upper East Region, with support from World Vision Ghana, have intensified its advocacy programmes on the …
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is not collapsing but rather growing healthier and stronger, Mr Alfred Agamah, Sunyani Municipal Scheme Manager has said.
He stated that the national claims payment trend since it started in 200…
A two-year project to improve food security and reduce income volatility for smallholder farmers in the breadbasket regions of Ghana has been launched in Accra.
The project, on the theme: "Enhancing the Adaptation of Smallholder Farmers, …
ESPN on DStv channel 230 will broadcast programming dedicated to David
Beckham, as he prepares to depart the MLS five years after joining the
US' top football league.
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Mrs Frederica Enyonam Hanson, UNFPA Country Midwifery Adviser, on Thursday called on expectant mothers to seek early medical care before and after delivery, to avoid Obstetric Fistula complications and maternal mortality.
She noted that s…
The Executive Committee of Nkoranza South Municipal Assembly has decided to allocate a budget for Teachers Awards Scheme.
In addition, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) would be identified and assisted in their operations to motiva…
A total of 14,000 people died from AIDs in Ghana last year, whilst 12, 073 new HIV infections were recorded , according to the HIV Epidemic Response for Ghana.
In the same year, Ghana had an HIV population of 225, 487 with 30,397 of the…
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has taken delivery of 170 new Mahindra tractors valued at ,120 million.
This brings the total pool of SADA tractors to 270 in addition to 10 new pickups estimated at GH¢717,600 and …
Mr Richard Anamoo, Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, said expansion works on the Tema and Takoradi ports had become necessary due to the oil find with increased volume of traffic in the country.
Mr Anamoo said th…
The Coalition of Domestic Violence Legislation in collaboration with Action Aid Ghana, has launched a 16-day activism against gender-based violence to raise awareness on gender related violent issues. Mrs. Sheila Minkah-Premo, an Apex law …
Seventy-two employees of Golden Star New Century (GSNC) mine at Prestea have received awards for their long service to the company.
Employees who have served for 10 years received 10 bags of cement, one packet of roofing sheet and a certi…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe has called on women who have benefited from education to serve as role models and champion the campaign for the education of the girl child.She said education was the only tool that wo…
The lack of classroom infrastructure has prevented the Atibie Midwifery/Health Assistant Training School from advertising for intake of students for the Health Assistant Course (HAC) programme for two years now.
Mrs Paulina Osabutey, Prin…
A report on harnessing remittances and diaspora knowledge to build productive capacities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was launched in Accra on Monday.
Entitled; "The Least Developed Countries Report 2012," the 162 page report of fi…
Multichoice Ghana Presents Prizes to DStv Eutelsat Star Awards 2012
Winners
Multichoice Ghana presented prizes to the country
winner and runner-up of the DStv Eutelsat Start Awards 2012 competition
(for the essay category) at their off…
The West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) on Tuesday organized a strategic meeting on the 2012 general elections for traditional leaders from the 10 regions.
The meeting, held in Accra, was to review electoral violence indicators…
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