Black flies, known to be carriers of the vector that causes river blindness, have re-emerged in Widnaba community in the Bawku West District, giving cause for alarm.
Mr. Atise Abire, a Community Development Rehabilitation Officer who…
Some Churches in the Dansoman Community, a suburb in Accra held services on Saturday evening so that qualified members of their congregations can exercise their franchise on Sunday.
A visit by the Ghana News Agency to some of the chu…
The Reverend Hannah Dwomoh, a citizen of Nkoranza was at the weekend ordained as the first woman priest of the Anglican Church of Ghana at a colourful ceremony at St. Anselm's Anglican Cathedral in Sunyani.
Rev Dwomoh had her theolog…
Mr Kuma Dente, a Ho based businessman has presented used clothes and some hardware to cured lepers at Ho Freetown to help them enjoy Christmas.
The items worth 500.00 Ghana cedis included paints and locks for the renovation of the Po…
The People's Republic of China on Thursday donated anti-malaria drugs worth 300,000 US dollars to Ghana to complement efforts in fighting malaria.
The donation, which took place in Accra was part of the technical cooperation agreemen…
A 33-year old trader, Madam Afia Kusase died on Wednesday when she and other passengers jumped from a moving vehicle on which they were travelling from Kurosuaa, a village in Sunyani Municipality to Sunyani.
Assistant Superintendent…
Refurbishment of the labour ward on the second floor of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital's maternity block would be completed in January to afford pregnant women the privilege of having their partners around when giving birth to their childr…
Grass Roots Africa, a Non-Governmental Organization working in the area of reducing poverty, strengthening political, economic and social rights of the marginalized and the Ghana Health Services (GHS) are working to stamp out certain negat…
The Asamankese Circuit Court has granted 5,000 Ghana cedis bail with one surety to Kwadwo Boamah, a driver who stole 250 Ghana cedis from a farmer.
Boamah, 45, pleaded not guilty and will re-appear on December 11.
Police Chief …
Mr Alhassan Samari, Upper East Regional Minister, on Thursday condemned the spate of violence against women in the Region.
He described the phenomenon as a serious abuse of the rights of women, which would not be countenanced by the …
Mrs Patience Tsegah, Managing Director of Unicom Chemist Limited, one of Ghana's leading pharmaceutical firms, on Thursday tasked government to set up a fund that would support and protect indigenous pharmaceutical industry against large f…
Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet said that the visit of President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Roberto Gonzalez is of great significance to the development of Vietnam's civil aviation sector, the Vietnam New…
Mr. James Kwabena Appiah-Awuah, Nkoranza South District Chief Executive, has urged opinion leaders in the area to educate the people on the need to avoid setting bushfires as the harmattan season got closer.
He expressed regret that …
Kwaebibirem District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS) has made great strides in its enrolment drive with a membership of 134,000, representing 66.63 percent of the district population of 196,992.
Speaking at the second Annual Ge…
Women have been advised to be always vigilant when buying spare parts since there were a lot of fake products on the market.
"Nowadays there are a lot of fake car parts on the market and if you are not careful when buying, you do not…
Kwabena Boakye, a- 35-year-old contractor and owner of a Restaurant at Asokore, a suburb of Koforidua, allegedly committed suicide when he was found hanging in a bush at Amenhia near Suhum at the weekend.
According to the police, th…
A 36-year-old welder and father of four, Mr Yaw Darko, on Wednesday night committed suicide by hanging himself in his bedroom at Tema.
His apprentice, Mr Kwabena Ebo, told the Ghana News Agency at the scene that on Wednesday night Mr…
Reverend E. H. Brew Riverson, an Educationist, has stated that, genuine development and progress can never come to Ghana if the citizenry do not participate in the governance process.
"If we think at any time that a particular govern…
Bosomtwi and Atwima Kwanwoma Districts' offices of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), have since the inception of the scheme in 2004, registered over 80,303 out of a population of 146,000.
Professor Peter Gyawu, Board Chairman …
Mr Joseph Kwabena Onyinah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education has observed that quality education formed the basis for progress and suitable development in any country.
He noted that Ghana Education Service (GES) had therefore p…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday urged both the Ministry of Public Sector Reform and the Head of Civil Service to develop the capacity of more civil and public servants to provide some of the specialized services required by the m…
Slight pressure increases over the West African sub-region will likely enhance the import of dry winds from the north over Northern Ghana, Brong Ahafo and northern Volta Regions on Sunday.
The Ghana Meteorological Agency said in its w…
Ghana's border with Togo would be closed from midnight Friday December 5 2008 till 0600 hours Monday December 8, 2008 in the interest of national security.
A statement Dr Sam G. Ammo signed on Friday and issued through the Ghana News…
President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged Managers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cut out bureaucracy in the issuance of Members' Cards, a common complaint against the scheme.
Launched in 2004 to provide contributor…
Mr. Kwame Awuku, an Agricultural Expert of the Delarwin Farms at Kpone, near Tema has called on the youth to take farming as a serious profession to develop their living conditions, communities and the nation.
Speaking at the 19th Gr…
Professor Paul Nyame, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS), has called for the establishment of a Medical Research Council to promote, coordinate and regulate medical research in Ghana.
He said the Council wo…
An interlocutory injunction filed by Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) restraining the National Lottery Authority (NLA) from implementing an Accra Fast Track High Court decision banning their activities was on Wednesday thrown out b…
Eight districts under the Mutual Health Insurance Scheme in the Accra and Tema Metropolis on Wednesday went on a float to raise awareness on why people should subscribe to the national health insurance scheme.
The float, which was pa…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has urged the youth to take advantage of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) and improve on their skills and competence to enable them to effectively contribute to national development.
…
A documentary on "Child Survival in Africa," aimed at highlighting affordable and practicable interventions to help children lead happy and healthy lives was launched on Wednesday.
The documentary gives an overview of child mortality …
A World Bank report officially launched on Wednesday in Dakar emphasizes the need for a localized, evidence-informed response to HIV/AIDS in Africa.
The report: " The Changing HIV/AIDS Landscape" explores a wide range of issues of crit…
Management of Grass Roots Africa, an NGO working to reduce poverty, strengthen political, economic and social rights of the marginalized in collaboration with Ghana Health Services (GHS), are working to eliminate certain negative cultural …
Two people died on the spot while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in a motor accident at Akim Osino in the Fanteakwa District on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Papa Tetteh and Tetteh Nanor, while the inju…
Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning on Tuesday, inaugurated a two-storey classroom block and a library for Old Tafo Methodist Primary and Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi at a cost of…
Nana Afrane Okese IV, Paramount Chief of Ejisu Traditional Area, has called on Ghanaians to ensure a peaceful general election this year to indicate to the world that the concept of democracy had come to stay.
This was contained in a spe…
Dr Emmanuel Kofi Gyimah, Lecturer, Department of Educational Foundations of University of Cape Coast (UCC) on Wednesday, suggested that teachers in special schools, should be given incentives like teachers who opted to teach in rural areas…
Mr Effah Guakro, President of the Nkoranza District branch of the society of the physically challenged, has called on eligible members to exercise their franchise in the December 7, 2008 elections.
He also appealed to the public to a…
A 22-year-old petty trader who allegedly collected GH¢ 30,000 from a fridge mechanic under the pretext of securing him a United State of America visa but failed to do so was on Wednesday put before a Circuit Court in Accra.
Naomi Mensah …
The case of Janet Akani Sarbah, a trader whose warehouse exploded at Anyaa killing seven people a fortnight ago was on Wednesday adjourned to December 17.
The adjournment followed the absence of the prosecutor, Assistant Commissioner of …
UNESCO's Deputy Director General for Africa, Dr. Noureini Tidjani-Serpos, says that in the face of the turbulent world economic crisis, Africans must dream and get the solutions, taking into consideration their cultural diversity.
H…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned food vendors on school premises to desist from selling certain types of candies (toffees) to pupils.
The warning was in reaction to a letter to the GES from management of Food and Drugs…
Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson, Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly, on Wednesday inaugurated a six-classroom block for Nanka-Bruce Junior High School at Korle Gonno in Accra.
The new block, which cost GHC 127,000, was sponsored jointl…
Nii Kofi Akrashie, Chief of Oshiyie, a fishing town off the Winneba Road in the Ga District, on Wednesday appealed to the Greater Accra Regional Police Command to arrange for protection for over 400 of his subjects, currently seeking refug…
A 25-member delegation of small-scale miners sponsored by government to understudy the Chinese mining industry arrived back home on Wednesday to share their experiences with the Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines.
The Chinese gover…
Faced with increasing threats of pirates off the Somalian coast, the UN Security Council has renewed the authorisation to all member nations to use military force to fight the menace.
A United States sponsored resolution, adopted una…
Mr Justice Francis Kwabena Opoku of the Sunyani High Court has urged farmers to attach great importance to farming as a business venture in order to improve their livelihood.
He urged the unemployed youth to take up farming rather th…
A passenger who did not wish to go to Delhi with his parents and locked himself in the toilet forced a Jetlite flight to New Delhi to return here while taxiing for takeoff Wednesday at the NSC Bose International Airport here.
The cre…
Pakistan is the weakest link in world security and the next terror attack in the US will originate in that country, said a high-powered bipartisan US Congressional commision, adding it is the" intersection of nuclear weapons and terrorism.…
Unequivocally condemning the Mumbai carnage, Muslim clerics today said bodies of terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in the vibrant city should be thrown into the sea.
These merchants of death deserved to be killed according to…
An Indian doctor who had admitted killing his terminally ill wife under a suicide pact last month, has taken his own life, police said.
Dr Rajaeskar Sham (68), who was found dead Tuesday in his Flower Hill residence in New York, had …
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