Angola’s Tatiana found herself settling into new surroundings after last night’s live Big Brother All Stars eviction show (15 August at 19:00 CAT on DStv Channel 198) after she was evicted from the house.
In the last two weeks, the ho…
The recent brouhaha over the acquittal by an Accra High Court of Kwadwo Mpiani and Wireko Brobbey has brought out the worst in the NDC. Comments and utterances by top members of the party have convinced me beyond all reasonable doubts that…
South Korea and Russia plan to launch a third
Naro-1 rocket next year after officially confirming that the June 10 blastoff failed to accomplish its mission, the government said Sunday.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technolog…
Mr Martin Amidu, Interior Minister, has on the
advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council, and by Executive Instrument, reviewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs.
A statement signed by the Minist…
Internet search titan Google, technology giant Apple and software firm Microsoft are among
the most discussed technology brands in India, dominating most of the online conversations, a latest survey has found.
According to Digital …
Describing as "significant" the impact of the oil spill caused by collision between two cargo
ships off Mumbai coast, Indian Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh Saturday said the Centre is in the process of assessing the extent of ecolog…
David Kalayi Vivor, a labourer, on Monday,
appeared before the Kade District Magistrates� Court, charged with threatening to kill his �boss�.
Vivor, who faced a charge of threat of death, pleaded guilty with explanation and wa…
The afforestation programme in the Kwaebibirem
District have so far employed 120 youth.
The District Chief Executive, Mr George Agyemang Duah, said as the programme expands, more of the unemployed youth would be given jobs.
Ad…
The Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive, Mr
Alex Obeng Somuah, at the weekend, challenged Churches to educate the youth, to lead upright lives to reduce the high rate of indiscipline in the society.
He said increasing immoral activ…
Church leaders have been called upon to support the construction of schools and health facilities as well as the provision of portable water in their communities.
Prophet Ernest Ofosu, General Overseer of the Calvary Precious Blood …
A local Indian court in the north-western city Saturday sent John Carlo Paten, the prime
suspect in the murder of his mother, a 50-year-old American, to Juvenile Protection Home till Monday.
John (15), who was arrested Friday from t…
The Rev Kofi Vovonyo Akwetey of the Christ Evangelistic Church Ho has appealed to the youth to devote themselves to a life-long relationship with God in order to protect their human dignity.
He urged them to search, read a…
The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches
in West Africa, (FECCIWA) on Saturday urged ministers of the gospel not to condone or connive with gender based violence perpetrators.
�The church must not cover up for wrong doing…
South Indian state Kerala Government has suspended two of its eco-tourism projects --
Tiger Trail and Jungle Patrol -- at the Periyar National Park in Thekkady in the wake of the controversy over Madhya Pradesh's proposed "Patrolling the …
Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo, Brong�Ahafo Regional Minister, at the weekend urged Christian youth to continue to spearhead the crusade against indiscipline, which has undermined the social
fabric of the country.
In an address read fo…
Reverend Kofi Vovonyo Akwetey of the Christ
Evangelistic Church, Ho, has observed that the E.P. Church has a potent spiritual weapon in the songs contained in its hymnal, the �Hadzigbale�.
Rev. Akwetey made the asser…
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), will from next month start a Ghanaian language Campus at Ajumako in the Central Region with 199 fresh students.
This follows the handing over of the former Institute of Ghanaian Languages t…
Five masked highway armed robbers, in the early
hours of Friday, staged an operation on the Kadjebi-Nkwanta segment of the Pepesu road network in the Kadjebi District and molested commuters on buses.
Mr Seth Alifui, Kadjebi District…
Nine British students have been booked on the charge of disrespecting the Indian flag during the famous Nehru Trophy Boat race in the south Indian city.
The students, studying para-medical courses in Kerala state, allegedly draped the…
Students of an Indian school here made a rangoli stretching 133.4 metre, representing the ethnic elements of various communities in Singapore at a
carnival for cultural exchange marking India's Independence Day.
Global Indian Interna…
Global human rights body Amnesty International is keen to have "a more vibrant" presence in India and other developing countries in its efforts to make it truly international, according to its new Secretary General Salil Shetty, the first …
The Birim Central Municipal Assembly has began
an exercise to level up all refuse heaps in the bigger towns in the municipality to enhance sanitation.
The first phase of the exercise had been completed in towns like Akyem Oda, Akyem…
The Youth Ministry of the Grace Baptist Church
in Amakom, Kumasi, has donated items worth about GH1,000 to the Kumasi Children's Home and the All Nations Charity Home, all located in the Kumasi
Metropolis.
The items included five b…
Chinese flags across the country and at overseas embassies and consulates are to be lowered to half-mast Sunday to mourn the victims of the devastating mudslide in the northwestern Gansu
Province, the State Council announced Saturday.
Pu…
Silverbird Entertainment Ghana (SEG), an entertainment group, on Saturday premiered "Cats and Dogs", a children movie, in Accra.
Cats and Dogs is a comedy that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation.…
Mr. Christian Asante, Chief Executive Officer of
"Read for Wealth", a non- profit making organization, on Thursday called on government to come out with legislations that would mete out stiffer punishment to irresponsible parents.
"…
A three-member delegation from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has visited Nkoranza to interact with and educate the youth on the dangers associated with illegal migration.
Illegal migration is common among the you…
Alhaji Issahaku Salia, the Upper West Regional Minister, has assured chiefs and their traditional councils of his readiness to work closely to administer the region.
He said the role of chiefs in the development of every region could…
Men generally are deficient in updating their records with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust.
That is not the case with women.
Mr David Torkornu, the Volta Regional Manager of SSNIT, said this not the case with …
Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF) on Thursday emphasized its support for Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir, who was accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last month of genocide in Darfur.
In a letter sent to the Sudanese pr…
The National Youth Council at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality, has mobilized about 200 youth to be engaged in tree planting exercise.
Mr Nash Abbey, Coordinator for the Youth Council in the area said, the youth group have alread…
The Atwima-Mponua National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has as of the end of June this year, registered a total of 90,967 people.
This represents 57.33 per cent of the district�s population.
Mr Appiah Sarfo-Kan…
The management of Food and Drugs Board (FDB), has ordered the immediate suspension of drug production activities at the facilities of SE MENHYIA HERBAL CENTRE at Kasoa, in the Central Region.
The centre produces and dispenses herbal …
Construction works has begun on US$1,000,000.00 ultra modern Eye Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
The two-storey building with Out-Patients� Department (OPD) facilities, three theatres, 50-bed capacity ward, an…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has recommended the extension of the President's tenure of office to five years.
This it said would allow the President enough space to carry through government's developmental agen…
Apostle Emmanuel Kojo Akpabli, Head of Suhum Church of Pentecost assisted by Reverend .V. K. Asamoah, District Pastor of Adoagyim laid a foundation stone for a church building at Sakyikrom near Nsawam on Friday.
Apostle Kojo Akapabl…
A U.S. woman has been found beheaded in her hotel room in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, a senior police official said Friday.
"The American woman, in her 50s, was staying with her 15-year- old son John in the hotel in the town of…
Indonesian police has found evidence that Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir implicates on fund raising to finance terror training in a camp in remote Aceh jungle, police spokesman Untung Yoga Ana said here on Friday, strengthening an allegati…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will arrive in Islamabad on Saturday to visit the flood-hit country, the state-run television reported on Friday.
The PTV, quoting official sources, said that the UN Secretary- General will ass…
Dr Nicholas Westcott, British High Commissioner, on Friday discussed with government how best development partners from the UK can help facilitate private sector participation in Ghana's development.
This came up when he paid a courte…
Sunyani Municipal Office of the Department of
Social Welfare has appealed to the public to assist to reintegrate a mentally challenged girl in their custody with her parents.
Mr Eric Minka, the Municipal Director of the department, …
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture has submitted a Memorandum of Understanding under a certificate of urgency to Cabinet for
funds to be provided for the execution of all uncompleted Center for National Culture (CNC) projects throug…
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), will from next month start a Ghanaian language Campus at Ajumako in the Central Region with 199 fresh students.
This follows the handing over of the former Institute of Ghanaian Languages t…
Kuoro Buktie Limann, Paramount Chief of the Gwollu Traditional Area, has appealed to Government to provide the Police at Gwollu with vehicles and increase the number of personnel to ensure effective maintenance of law and order in the Siss…
Alhaji Issahaque Salia, Upper West Regional Minister, has promised to run an open administration and called for suggestions from professionals to enable him to effectively administer the region.
The Regional Minister said he would w…
The National Disaster Management organisation (NADMO) in the Upper East Region has prepared the region for possible floods this month, August.
The organisation has undertaken several clean up exercises to open up drains for free flow…
The National Disaster Management organisation (NADMO) in the Upper East Region has prepared the region for possible floods this month, August.
The organisation has undertaken several clean up exercises to open up drains for free flow…
Sixty Agriculture Extension Agents drawn from 31 districts in the Northern, Upper East and West regions are undergoing a three-day training workshop on soil fertility management in Tamale, aimed at improving the quality of soil and thereby…
Fox FM Radio Station on Wednesday presented cloths and food items worth 80,000 Ghana cedis from residents of Kumasi to the flood victims at Agona Swedru.
The items were donations from the people of Kumasi following an appeal the rad…
Well aware that the visa row could have a direct impact on the fast growing economic ties with India, the Obama Administration has swung into action to initiate talks with the leaders at the Capitol Hill and the business community over the…