President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday stressed the need for divine guidance and direction as the nation worked for peace and development.
He called on the citizenry to rekindle their belief in God, explaining that, the peaceful t…
The Tema Metropolis in 2008 recorded no incident of cholera outbreak among the Out- Patient Departments (OPDs) cases attended to at the various health facilities.
The Directorate recorded a total of 348,116 OPD attendances of which mala…
Mr Rudi Daems, a Member of the Flemish Parliament in Belgium, on Tuesday called on government to strengthen the inspection system and processes at Tema harbour to check the dumping of electronic waste in the country.
"A lot of electr…
The people of Asunafo North Municipality, have protested against plans by Keengan Company Limited, a mining group in Kumasi, to mine gold in the area.
The communities to be affected by such activity included Fianko Nfama, Subriso, G…
Sixteen electrical technicians are attending a five-day training workshop on electrical installations and maintenance in Tamale to equip them to work on state-of-the-art electrical systems.
The workshop was collaboration between Glob…
Pregnant women were on Tuesday advised to attend antenatal clinics to know their health condition rather than visiting prayer camps for intervention from pastors.
Dr (Mrs) Ernestina Mensah-Quainoo, Tema Metropolitan Health Director said …
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong has not been fired; he is proceeding on leave prior to retirement. He is due for retirement on March 1 2009.
All public officers in Ghana, except a select few, are ex…
The Ghana Pentecostal Council, Tarkwa, on Sunday held a post-election thanksgiving service at the Central Pentecost Church at Tarkwa.
It was under the theme: 'Pre and Post Elections in Ghana: Christian Perspective and the Plans of Go…
There is a looming crisis that could disrupt academic work at the Wa Campus of the University of Development Studies (UDS) following the suspension of two student leaders of the University from their positions in the Student's Representati…
The Freedom from Hunger, a non-governmental organisation based in Accra, is to train and support women groups in health related micro businesses in the Central, Eastern and Greater Accra regions.
The training aims at promoting the hea…
President John Evans Atta Mills in consultation with the leadership of the Ghanaian clergy has declared Sunday February 1 as a national day of prayer and thanksgiving for the recent peaceful and successful elections.
In view of this, t…
Mr. Emmanuel Boansi Darkwa, Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive, has denied allegation that took 1,000 bags of cement belonging to the assembly to Kwahu Nsaba, his home town, and distributed the building materials to New Patriotic Party (…
Many fathers who neglected their biological children are now fulfilling their parental duties with the efforts of the Department of Social Welfare in the Effutu Municipality.
Mr Godwill Francis Acquah, Municipal Director of the De…
The people of Yeji in the Pru District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have been provided with a borehole fitted with pump at the cost of 7,000 dollars.
The project was financed by the Kharis Ministries International, a Church in Missouri in …
The Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency Mr Francis Adu-Blay Koffie has expressed profound gratitude to those who voted for him in Election 2008.
Mr Blay, who speaking at thanksgiving service at The Living Word …
The Old Tafo branch of the Gospel Centre Assemblies of God Church in Kumasi, at the weekend donated items worth GH¢400 to the Tafo Government Hospital in Kumasi.
The items included toilet rolls; assorted soap; plastic containers; cutlass…
Mr Joseph Kwabena Onyinah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education has advised Science and Creative Arts teachers to encourage children to use their imagination in the application of scientific principles to promote creativity and invention…
Dr. Kwame Amezah, Head, Directorate of Agric Extension Services has called on the government to put in place the appropriate measures to ensure that proper weather forecasting was provided for farmers to help boost food productivity and ac…
The Ghana Standards Board (GSB) on Wednesday launched the website of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to facilitate information exchange on food safety between its 44 member countries.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was establ…
A total of 4,000 second-year students from some vocational and technical institutes throughout the country took part in the three-day examination dubbed: "Foundation Test" organized by the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) on p…
The Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Wood on Wednesday called for a new breed of law graduates with a high sense of purpose to lead civil society to uphold civic and moral obligations.
She therefore asked legal training institutions to re…
The United Cadres Front (UCF) of the Ashanti Region has expressed concern about some views and comments being made by a section of the public that they were not in favour of President Evans Atta Mills's nomination of Mr Opoku Manu as the …
An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday granted
bail to a 40-year old trader Benedicta Gyamena who presented false cheque of GH¢7,500 cedis to Nestle Ghana Limited for payment of various items she
had bought.
He is to reappear on Feb…
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) on Monday asked the feuding parties to the chieftaincy dispute in Gbese in Accra to observe the peace until all issues pending at the courts are determined.
A press statement issue…
A Winneba Magistrate's Court has sentenced three persons to 48 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing 600 Ghana cedis belonging to a trader at Winneba Junction.
Nathaniel Nyarko 38, a trader from Volta Region, Akwesi Akwe Ek…
Despite last year's global economic downturn, the Accra Collection of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) exceeded its revenue target for 2008 by some 15.68 per cent.
The Collection had a revenue target of GH¢ 110,200.0…
Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday asked companies interested in the purchase of coffee to apply to the Board for licence.
A statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of COCOBOD said it had come to the noti…
Ghana is poised to revolutionise the local cocoa
industry and make it the country's top foreign earner again by consolidating its recent achievements and interventions, the new Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) said on Tu…
Small Scale Entrepreneurs (SMEs) dealing in art and craft within the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis have described the activities of middle men as a threat to the survival of their businesses.
They said many middle men have been buying …
Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana, the country's leading GSM service provider, on Wednesday introduced 3.5G technology onto the Ghanaian market.
The technology represents the next generation of mobile communication system…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday said Government was committed to realize the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority, which was targeted at reducing poverty in the three Northern regions in Ghana.
He welcomed develo…
President John Evans Atta Mills has decided to reconstitute the membership of all Governing Boards of Government Organizations and Parastatals.
Accordingly, all such Boards are dissolved with immediate effect.
A statement sign…
A cross section of residents in the Sunyani Municipality, have hailed the nomination of Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo, former District Chief Executive for Sunyani as the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister designate.
A random interview conducte…
Constituency Chairmen of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), in the Ashanti Region, have denied knowledge of a media report alleging that the party's Regional Chairman, Mr S.K. Danso, has been dismissed.
They said it was not true …
President John Evans Atta Mills has nominated a number of persons for Parliament to vet for appointment as Ministers of State, a statement Mr J. K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, signed on Tuesday said.
They are: Minist…
Most Reverend Francis Anani Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho on Tuesday observed that Volta Region risked being marginalised for its political posture.
He said while the entire country was basking in the honour and joy of peaceful Elect…
Mr Edward Kwame Enning, the eight-month old District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie Central has expressed his intention to continue with the work if given the chance by Professor Mills's administration.
He said "I will wholehearte…
Eight people had filed to contest for membership on the Council of State in the Eastern Region at the close of nominations on Wednesday.
They included Osabarima Owusu Gyamadu, Chief of Akyem-Anyinase, Nana Kodua Kesse, Adontenhene o…
Six people, including Mr Ato Essuman, the immediate past Central Regional representative on the Council of State, and three officials in the first NDC regime had filed nomination papers to be elected as the region's representative on the C…
Parliament is to set up a committee to look into some security concerns raised by Members of Parliament (MPs) including the use of the powers of the occult and sorcery to harm members.
The safety of MPs came up for discussions when M…
Dormaa Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service comprising the Dormaa Municipal and Dormaa-East district, has held its 2008 annual review meeting at Dormaa-Ahenkro.
The meeting reviewed the year's activities, recounted achievem…
Mrs Beatrice Prempeh, the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, has observed that the collaboration between the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) would enhance learning abilities of pupils and students.
…
Six persons remanded at Nsawam Prisons, have complained to the circuit Court at Asamankese about the lack of medical care for them.
They alleged that the prison authorities often ignored the request of prisoners for medical attention.
…
A circuit court in Dormaa Ahenkro, has remanded Kwabena Yeboah, a Rastafarian coconut seller into prison custody for his alleged involvement in a theft case.
He pleaded not guilty to the alleged involvement in the theft of items from…
The Ghana Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, has launched a healthy life promotion campaign to reduce preventable diseases on Ghanaians.
The campaign, which is part of activities marking the Church's 121 years ex…
Right Reverend Samuel Osei Tutu Achamfuo-Yeboah, Bishop of the Methodist Church Tema Diocese, has advised Christians to repent from their sins and believe in the gospel for eternal life.
"Failure to repent and believe in the gospel i…
Sixteen graduates from Senior High Schools (SHS) and training colleges at Adeiso, in the West Akim Municipal Assembly, are volunteering free tuition, to school drop outs and junior high school pupils who could not get admission to SHS.
…
The Trust Bank has donated GH¢63,000 to the Maternity Block of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, the Ghana Society for the Blind and twelve deprived Basic Schools in Accra and Kumasi as part of its corporate social responsibility.
The …
A cross section of Senior High School (SHS) teachers and students, on Monday expressed mixed feelings, about the intention of the ruling National Democratic Congress, to revert the four years duration of the SHS.
Some respondents who…
Fatima Issaka, a 28-year-old pregnant woman, was burnt to death at Daduri, a suburb of Bawku on the night of January 16 2009.
The room of Mohammed Majeed, her husband, in which she was when the tragedy occurred, was allegedly set abl…
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