A Coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations have called on Government to revoke the permit given to Newmont Akyem Project to mine in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region.
It sa…
A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced Kofi Adu, a 22 year-old labourer to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing quantities of Indian hemp and fire arms without authority.
Adu pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting, Polic…
The debate on either three- or four-year duration of Senior High School (SHS) took centre stage at the ongoing national forum on Thursday with proponents of either of the views advancing reasons to support their positions.
Those in s…
Government has set up a five-member committee to review the Draft Youth Bill to make it satisfy the current needs of the youth, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, Minister for Youth and Sports, said on Thursday.
He said the review was …
A Circuit Court at Goaso in Brong Ahafo Region presided over by Mr Osei Kwame Gyamfi has sentenced Josephine Abenaa Minta, a 35 year-old woman to three years imprisonment for causing harm to Madam Akosua Birago a neighbour.
Josephine…
The trial of Nana Azumbe, aka Motia father, a self-styled spiritualist alleged to be behind the famous Sakawa syndicate and five others continued at an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday.
Azumbe, his father Samuel Akanboe Adongo, and his as…
Commercial drivers plying Gomoa-Kyiren Nkwanta and Gomoa-Asempanyin, Gomoa-Ohua and Gomoa-Sampa roads have appealed to government to rehabilitate the deplorable roads in the Gomoa District.
A spokesman for the drivers who made the ap…
The court case involving one of Ghana's renowned hip-life artistes, Emmanuel Botchway aka Kwaw Kesse, who is accused of fraud, was on Thursday adjourned to June 1.
Kesse was arraigned at the High Court for allegedly defrauding her ex-lov…
The Mamprusi Youth Association in the Greater Accra Region has appealed to President John Evans Atta Mills to disregard calls being made by the Abudu Gate in Dagbon for Mr Stephen Nayina, Northern Regional Minster, to be dismissed from off…
Managements in the hospitality industry have been urged to partner Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assemblies and traditional authorities to develop tourism in the country.
Nii Ephraim, Effutu Municipal Chief Executive who made the…
Geneva Global (GG) and Free
the Slaves (FTS), both international Non-Governmental Organizations working to prevent and address child trafficking in mining and fishing areas in Ghana, on Thursday urged government not to immediately begin …
A Kumasi Circuit Court on Thursday remanded Nana Kofi Poku, Chief of Atonsu Agogo in Kumasi for allegedly defrauding a farmer of GH¢3,600 under the pretext of securing him a plot of land.
Nana Poku who pleaded not guilty would re-appear …
Microsoft on Wednesday confirmed that it will launch a new version of its Zune portable media player in the United States this fall, which is seen as a direct rival to Apple's high-end iPod models.
The new Zune HD will feature a hi…
Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a civil society group, on Thursday called for the establishment of a National Tobacco Control Council to ensure the swift passage of the Tobacco Bill into law.
Briefing the media in Accra Mr…
Mr Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister has urged leadership of organized labour to educate workers on the details of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) to prevent any industrial unrest during its implementation.
He said…
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPTRU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the State Protocol to involve it in planning for the state visit of the United States President Barack Obama to ensure orderliness on the roads…
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Kabore School Complex in Ho on Thursday inaugurated an ultra modern computer laboratory for pupils of the school.
The 41 computers and accessories estimated at about GH¢20,690 would be connecte…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene has called on chiefs in Asanteman to make honesty their hallmark to uplift the image of chieftaincy in Asanteman.
He said their fore bearers left a legacy of truthfulness, dignity and honesty that mad…
Dr Lawrence Misa Aboagye, Acting Director of the Plant Generic Resources Research Institute at Bunso, on Friday expressed worry about continuous loss of plant resources through human and natural activities.
He said the situation had beco…
Mr Obeng Dankwa Dwamena, Ashanti Regional Fire Officer, has attributed the lack of access routes and public curiosity as the major challenges that prevented the fire service personnel, from controlling the Kumasi Central Market fire, which…
Mr Andrew Petta, a seminarian of the Nashotah House Seminary, Wisconsin, USA, on Friday advised priests to teach their congregation how to grow spiritually.
He explained that, with such training, members of the congregation would no…
The Rev Frank Peprah Twumasi, Chief Executive Officer of Scholar In-Transit, a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to the government to help the youth to engage in income-generating ventures to save them from illegal migration.
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A 25-year old mason, Gabriel Komlatse has been convicted by a Hohoe Circuit Court presided over by Mr Edward Apenkwa to a 12-month jail term in hard labour for his inability to raise a fine of 600 Ghana Cedis imposed on him for misconduct.…
Over 600 children from four deprived primary schools in the Effutu Municipality have benefited from a four-day programme to improve their reading skills and ability.
The programme was undertaken by the Ghana Library Board in collabor…
Aprahwem Junior High School (JHS) in the Kwahu West Municipality scored zero percent in last year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) when the entire 35 candidates failed in all subjects.
Mr Benjamin Addo, Director of Co…
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in-charge of Community Policing, Ms Florence Arthur, on Friday advised community leaders to find ways of supporting volunteers who offer themselves to serve in their neighbourhood watch committees.
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Mr. Kofi Opoku-Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister has assured that the development of the Community Health Nursing School at Fomena in Ashanti was at the heart of the government and the Ashanti Region administration and that positive step wou…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has drawn a three-month Action Plan to guide the implementation of activities to decongest the Central Business District, Ceremonial Roads, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Kaneshie Market Area and Tema Station.
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The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and the Swiss-based Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), have signed an agreement to strengthen the capacity for safe biotechnology management in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Ms Moky Makura, a Nigerian Author, on Thursday called on Africans to cherish their entrepreneurs and recognized them as role models.
Launching her book "Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs" in Accra, Ms Makura said Africans should cel…
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mr Mahamadu Iddrisu on Friday sentenced Elijah Nuamah Osang, a driver to 15 years imprisonment for conspiracy and robbery.
He pleaded guilty while his accomplice one Yaro is on the run.
A…
The Ghana Mines Workers Union (GMWU) on Friday, congratulated Peace FM, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, saying the Accra Radio station had carved a reputable image through hard work.
Mr Eric Gyima, Deputy General Secretary of …
Mr. Kofi Essuman, Co-ordinator of Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Campaign, on Friday called on the government to review or update existing laws on counterfeiting and piracy or enact new ones to curb the menace.
He suggested tha…
A 15-member United States Medical Team arrived in the country on Monday to provide free health care and distribute over 200,000 dollars worth of medical supplies to selected deprived communities in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
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South Korea's health authorities said Wednesday they have confirmed two more cases of Influenza A/H1N1, raising the number of infection here to 29.
According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, one American Englis…
There has been significant improvement in the total goitre rates in Jirapa District in the Upper West Region and Bongo in the Upper East Region, a Biological Impact Assessment Study on Salt Iodization Programme in Ghana has revealed.
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Mr Emmanuel Amoako Yirenkyi, Ashanti Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, has advised the public not to engage the services of unaccredited agents popularly known as "connection men", but must go through the right channel t…
Teacher Training Institutions in the Eastern Region have resolved to admit people from deprived districts to the colleges, as a measure to fill empty classrooms in the deprived areas.
Under the arrangement people who completed Senior…
A man who chose to adhere to his religious beliefs at the expense of the life of his wife, abandoned her at the Juaso District Hospital in protest to the doctor's decision to give her blood.
Mr Kwadwo Atta, a farmer at Nnadieso in th…
A Cape Coast-based legal practitioner, Mr. Kofi Lamptey, on Wednesday expressed worry over the "acute shortage" of lawyers in the metropolis due to the "financially non-rewarding" venture of the practice in the area.
He said the numb…
Three cashiers of Mumuadu Rural Bank at Suhum have been arrested by the police on suspicion of stealing large sums of money from the bank.
A source close to the Suhum police told the GNA that the exact sum of money stolen would be determ…
The Asante-Mampong Municipal Assembly Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Advisory committee has appealed to the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to come out with specific physical projects meant for beneficiary communities in the mu…
Mr. Joseph Blankson Nyarko, Acting Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has cautioned the Sunyani Municipal Assembly against giving permits to developers with plots in flood prone areas.
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Assistant Superintendent of Police Yaw Asubonteng, Berekum Municipal Police Commander, has urged internet operators in the Brong-Ahafo Region to be extra cautious of the sakawa phenomenon that is gaining prominence in Ghana.
Briefing…
An Australian company, International Permaculture Services, is to organise a two-week international training course in Techiman to educate people on the need to sustain the environment.
The course slated for August 10 to 22 will cove…
Madam Salamatu Abdul-Salam, Chief Director of the Ministry of Health on Wednesday said the success in efforts to build capacity for African countries to deal with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases depended on the political will …
The District Manager of Adwumapa Cocoa Buyers Limited at Adabokrom in the Western Region has been remanded in police custody to assist in the investigation of his alleged embezzlement of GH¢30,600 from his employers.
Patrick Nyarko, …
The Convention People's Party parliamentary candidate for Aburi-Nsawam in the 2008 elections, Mr Isaac Opare-Addo, has said the duration for the senior high school should revert to three years.
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The Timyumtaba Association of North America (TANA), a social group of Northern Ghanaians in North America, has donated five motorcycles valued GH¢ 6,000 to the Cuban medical brigade in Tamale, in appreciation of the selfless medical servic…
Dr. Senyo Attimpo, North Tongu District Director of Health Services, has appealed to men to go in for vasectomy as the safest way of planning their families.
He assured men in relationships that vasectomy did not constitute castratio…