Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Eastern Regional Minister, has stated that government recognised the need for teachers to upgrade themselves through further studies but the concern has been the abuse of such system.
He observed that good edu…
A retired Police Chief Inspector, has caused the arrest and prosecution of his 25-year old son at the Mpraeso Circuit Court charged with assault, stealing and causing damage.
Jude Agyemang, the son, who appeared in court on Thursday,…
The Police in Tamale has apprehended Richmond Kankam, alias Kofi Mensah, 27, former employee of Prudential Bank in Adum, Kumasi, for allegedly recruiting, training and preparing to undertake armed robbery.
Chief Inspector Ebenezer Te…
chiefs in Mamprugu area in the Northern Region, have called on the Mamprugu Traditional Council to as matter of urgency asked the District Assemblies in the area to enact a by-law to ban
negative cultural practices, especially Female Geni…
The Police have arrested Alhassan Gariba and Abiisitemi Gariba in the Builsa District for possessing a gun without authority and threatening to shoot at Police officers.
The District Commander of Police, Assistant Commissioner (AC) o…
The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) adopted by the Judicial Service of Ghana would celebrate its Legal Year Week, aimed at ensuring that justice is made more accessible, easier, cheaper,
non-adversarial, expeditious and flexible to …
Seven of the ten convicted armed robbers, who
recently broke jail at the Sekondi Central Prisons, have appeared before a High Court in Sekondi on Thursday.
Mohammed Issa, Raphael Lawoe, Jallo Ibrahim, Mohammed Gariba, Ebenezer Okor…
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Gyaneswari Express derailment and announced a compensation of Rs two lakhs to the kin of the deceased.
Singh asked Railways and other authoritie…
A 37-year-old unemployed, put before the Juaso circuit court for stealing two bunches of plantain, told the court that he was forced into committing the offence by economic hardship.
Baba Tanko pleaded guilty to crime, went on his kn…
Hours after crushing the two-day old strike by Air India employees, the state-owned airline
de-recognised two major trade unions and sealed their offices across the country.
The airline gradually restored normalcy since morning tho…
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), on Friday held a day's seminar on road safety awareness for women groups in Koforidua, as part of strategy to dialogue with them on the role they are expected to play in road traffic crash reduct…
Sixty-five passengers of a Maharashtra-bound express train were killed early Friday and 200 injured in a Maoist attack which led to derailment of 13 coaches with five of them being hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction, i…
Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said a "bomb blast" triggered by Maoists on the rail track caused the derailment of the Howrah-Kurla express train and that TNT explosives and Gelatine sticks were found at the accident site.
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Sixty-eight passengers of a Mumbai-bound express train were killed and 200 injured in a Maoist attack here early Friday that derailed 13 coaches, five of which were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction.
Maoist-backe…
Canada on Friday expressed "deep regret" over the language used by its officials against Indian defence and security establishments, saying it has created "inaccurate impression" which does not reflect the position or policy of the Canadia…
Professor Komla Amoaku, a Musicologist, on Thursday expressed reservations about the trend among Christian religious groups to brand some indigenous musical and dance forms and drum beats as heathen.
He said the various music, beats …
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday called on National Hajj Agents Association to provide a deadline for the registration of all prospective pilgrims in order to avoid the perennial difficulties in the connection of flights.
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The Lady Chief Justice, Justice Mrs Georgina Wood, on Thursday announced that Cape Coast would soon be provided with a Court of Appeal to serve the judicial needs of the Central and Western Regions.
She said it was appropriate for at…
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), in the Northern Region, on Thursday dispatched three vehicles loaded with quantities of relief items valued at thousands of Ghanaian cedis to the victims of the Bunkrugu/Yunyoo conflic…
Mr. Martin Amidu, Minister of Interior has appealed to the people of Upper West Region to continue to use dialogue and other legal channels in the settlement of all disputes.
He asked them to discourage the use of violence no mater h…
The Authority of the First Anglican Child Development Centre of the Saint Luke Anglican Church at Ajumako Bisease is undergoing fish farming, vegetable and poultry farming to generate income to support the Centre.
The Project Coordina…
The Armed Forces Tribunal has held that a former Army commander showed bias towards a brigadier under whose command some of the major victories were achieved in the 1999 Kargil conflict and directed that the affected officer be considered …
An Indian-American, convicted of faking important construction tests on hundreds of city buildings, has been sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison
and ordered to pay USD 225,000 in reparations.
Manhattan Supreme Court sentenced se…
Mr Vincent Adzato-Ntem, Volta Regional Coordinating Director, has called on municipal and District Implementation Committees in the upcoming population and housing census to undertake this national assignment devoid of partisan politics.
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Parliament on Friday paid tribute to the late
Chiana Pio Pe Rowland Adiali Ayagitam II and branded him as a paragon of virtue.
The Speaker, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo set the tone when he led the House to observe a minute silence i…
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, an international evangelist,
has asked Ghanaian soccer fans to rise above the absence of Ghanaian Midfielder, Michael Essien in the FIFA World Cup and rally behind the Black Stars to victory.
He said although th…
The Awutu Beraku Magistrate Court, presided over by Mr Ebenezer Osei Darkor, on Wednesday remanded a 55-year old father at Kasoa in prison custody, for allegedly defiling his two biological children.
Kojo Kuntor pleaded guilty and th…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lieutenant General Peter Blay has advised Nzema students to take their studies seriously in order to contribute their quota towards the development
of Nzemaland and the nation as a whole.
He explain…
Mr Kofi Akpabli, a freelance journalist left Accra on Tuesday to Kampala, Uganda for the CNN Multichoice African Journalists Award programme.
Mr Akpabli, the only Ghanaian journalist short listed among the finalists for 2010 Competit…
Keta Municipal Assembly is to face out all 550 pan latrines in the area and replace them with KVIPs or water closet toilets under a four-year Health and Sanitation Scheme.
A cesspool emptier and a permanent solid and liquid waste disp…
The management of Du Bois Centre would organize an African Fashion Night on Friday, May 28 as part of activities marking the Centenary celebration of the birth of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
Mrs Bernice Dei Kuma, Acting Executive Dire…
Parliament on Wednesday inaugurated a newly established Parliamentary Platform on Multi Donor Budget Support (MDBS) to bring the Legislature closer to development partners and create a forum for constant engagement on policy related issues…
Mr William Ofori Boafo, Member of Parliament for Akropong on Wednesday called on Parliament to summon the Minister for the Interior to the House to clarify issues on the status of Ghanaian refugees in Togo.
He made the call on the fl…
An Accra-Nsawam bound train on Wednesday evening crashed into the front-view of a metro mass transit bus at the railway intersection on the Graphic road in Accra injuring the bus driver on the head.
Police sources at the scene told G…
Dr Mira Taylor, Medical practitioner at the Koforidua Regional Hospital, on Wednesday noted that climate change could increase the incidences of neurological conditions.
Neurological conditions are illnesses that affect the brain or …
A new and innovative insurance programme, which provides pharmacy, retirement plans and business opportunities to clients would be launched on June 9.
The health insurance programme is the initiative of Health Organisation for Welln…
The All Schools for Christ Ministry is to hold a camp meeting in Kumasi with the aim to train the youth to become God fearing and turn away from evil.
Reverend Festus Abbey, Founder and Director of the Ministry, said the camp would …
Mr Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, Head of Service, Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) on Wednesday noted that personnel of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) are undergoing capacity building training to build in them…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has expressed worry about the growing slums in the Metropolis and has vowed to tackle the problem head-on.
Mr Clement Kegeri of the Public Relations Unit of the Assembly said the rate at which shant…
Mrs. Beatrice Kunfah, Wa Municipal Director of Health Services has expressed concern about the abuse of the health system by some people in the municipality.
She said some people move from clinic to clinic to collect drugs and folder…
The Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, Nii Ephraim, has appealed to the USAID and Relief International to assist the Assembly to develop a modern waste disposal sites to recycle liquid and solid waste.
He also pleaded that similar techn…
After a series of Indo-Australian naval interactions, INS Rana, a guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy, is now set to touch the shore of this country next month on a friendly visit to commemorate the bilateral maritime cooperation.
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Four people who allegedly attacked Ga Mantse Palace at dawn last Monday, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday.
They are Nii Tackie Obilie also known as Ayittey Canada a traditionalist, Nii Saban-Quaye a goldsmith, Otu …
'Iron man 2' star Mickey Rourke is all set to star in an English and Hindi advertising
campaign for animal rights group PETA, to help sterilise stray dogs in India.
"Rourke was so moved when he learned about the dog and cat over…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed the Regional Fire Service office to continue with the education of the public especially dealers in gas products.
The council took the decision after a meeting to delibe…
Mr. Kale Cezar, the Deputy Upper WestRegional Minister, has cut the sod for work to start on a senior high schoolat Gwollu in the Sissala West District.
The project, which is to be executed at a cost of 2,302,244.84 Ghanacedis, compr…
A medical practitioner has appealed to stakeholders in the health sector to discharge their duties to the public to ensure quality health delivery.
Dr Samuel Quarcoo Maddy, Director of Narh-Bita College, Department of Medical Lab Technol…
President John Evans Atta Mills in consultation with Council of State has nominated Mr David Adom as the new Administrator of District Assemblies Common Fund (DCAF).
Mr Adom, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) succ…
President John Evans Atta Mills and his Togolese counterpart, President Faure Gnassingbe are discussing the solution to Ghanaians fleeing to the neighbouring State, following ethnic unrests in Northern Ghana.
President Mills has alre…
A retired physically challenged employee of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has taken his former employers to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), for financial and medical discrimina…