Mr George Hikah Benson, Upper West Regional Minister, on Wednesday urged Ghanaians to renew the mandate of the New patriotic Party (NPP) government in next year's general elections.
He said it was the surest way to guarantee the con…
A workshop for women in politics have established a Coalition of Women in Politics (COWIP) to facilitate high level female participation in decision-making across the political divide.
The Coalition is to provide a platform to ensure…
Two officials of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) told the Justice Glenn Baddoo Committee of Enquiry that allegations of malfeasance against them were to frame them up.
Mr. William Apeadu and Mr. Thomas Kwabena Mpia…
The Presiding Prelate of the West Africa Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME) Church, the Rt. Rev. Dr Kenneth Monroe, has stressed the need for Ghana to aspire to and compliment its political autonomy with that…
Community fire volunteers of Akyerede, a farming community located along the Nkoranza/Ejura road, on Tuesday organized communal labour to de-silt gutters.
Whilst the men worked on the bridge that linked Ayerede with Dimango feeder r…
The government is spending 7.230 billion cedis on projects at the Kanton Secondary School at Tumu in the Sissala East District under the Model School Programme.
Projects that are being executed in the school included an administrat…
A suspected armed robber wielding two guns attacked a cashier of the National Investment Bank (NIB) at the Tyco fuel station in Sunyani and single-handedly made away with GH¢19,000 (190 million cedis) being the week-end sales.
Discl…
Police presence in Osu in Accra, which is divided over a chieftaincy dispute, ensured that the people had a peaceful Homowo celebration.
Nii Nortey Owuo III, Osu Manste, amidst drumming and dancing, sprinkled "Kpokpoi", the traditio…
Mr Emmanuel Ahiable, Estate Manager of Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) Limited advised the youth to take their education seriously and adopt a positive lifestyle to enable them to grow up to become responsible citizens.
Mr Ahiable…
Rural and Community Banks have been urged to adopt effective and aggressive credit and deposit mobilization policies to enable them to meet the challenges of the increasingly complex and sophisticated business environment.
Mr. Emmanu…
Officers and men of the Second Infantry Battalion (2BN) and the people of Egyam have jointly initiated a market project estimated to cost GH 8,000 cedis (80 million cedis) at Egyam a farming community in the Ahanta West District.
Lieuten…
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama called on the Church to partner the State to overcome challenges such as poverty, malnutrition, the digital attitude and unemployment.
"To succeed, we must be mature to rise above things like gender…
Rt Rev Francis Anani Lodonu, Bishop of the Ho Catholic Diocese, has suggested that church leaders, head teachers and masters, chiefs and communities leaders of repute be trained in conflict management.
He said with the skills of tur…
Mr Kosi Kedem, former Member of Parliament for Hohoe South, has advocated for a proper repositioning and integration of the powers of the traditional authority into the local government system for effective administration and deepening of…
Professor John Evans Atta Mills, National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections, has donated GH 2,000 cedis (20 million cedis) to recent flood victims in the Aowin-Suaman District of the Western Regi…
About 100 bags of rice supplied by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for distribution to recent flood victims in the Aowin-Suaman District is suspected to be unwholesome.
Mr. Ellis Duncan Famiyeh, District Coordinato…
The South Akim Rural Bank, in collaboration with the Zongo Youth Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at Adoagyiri, has organized a workshop on management for 20 women's group and youth clubs at Zongo near Adoagyiri in the Ak…
Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Madam Patricia Appiagyei has said that the Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) would as from next month give new identification numbers to taxi drivers who operate in the metropolis.
The exercise,…
The Union Rural Bank at Senya Beraku made a pre tax profit of 890 million cedis in 2006 as against 722 million cedis in 2005.
Mr. Kwasi Essel Koomson, chairman of Board of Directors of the Bank said this at the fifth Annual General Mee…
The Swollen Shoot Virus Disease has affected 7,026 cocoa trees in the Eastern Region as at July, Mr Antwi Agyei, Deputy Regional Manager of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease Control Unit (CSSVDCU) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) h…
The incidence of global child labour has reduced by 11 per cent, from 246 million in 2000 to 218 million in 2004, Mrs Agnes Gorman, Ashanti Regional Labour Officer has said.
Mrs Gorman, who was speaking at a three-day sensitisation …
Alhaji Ishak Abubakar Bonsu, Asunafo North District Chief Executive, has said members of cocoa-spraying gangs who would engage in the sale of the spraying materials would be punished.
He said this during a one-day visit to Brodedwo,…
The South Korean government on Wednesday denied a report that South Korean negotiators will meet with South Korean hostages in Afghanistan.
South Korean government negotiators have been stationed in the southern Afghan province of Gaz…
Parliament has approved a 12. 5 million euro loan to support the rice sector in four regions as part of Ghana's poverty reduction strategy.
The loan agreement, between the government and the Agence Francaise de Development, is part …
Following are the 24 men's main draw teams of the beach volleyball world tour Al Grand Slam which
is slated for August 1-5 in Klagenfurt, Austria:
Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina
Andrew Schacht/Josh Slack, Australia
…
Saudi Arabia's crude oil production capacity has reached 10.8 million barrels per day (bpd), the
country's state oil company Saudi Aramco announced.
The company is sparing no efforts to raise its oil production to meet the market de…
Parliament, after a heated and lengthy debate between the majority NPP and the main opposition NDC, has approved a loan agreement between the Government of Ghana and Stanbic Bank, Ghana for an amount of $15 million for construction and reh…
The Lusaka High Court has upheld the election of Minister of Finance and National Planning Ng'andu Magande as member of parliament for Chilanga constituency, Zambia
Times reported.
In a 122-page judgement, High Court Judge Marvin M…
Indonesia said it will continue efforts with the Timor-Leste government to solve past problems and
seek reconciliation through the Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) despite a boycott by the United Nations.
Indonesian Foreign M…
A draft resolution on authorizing a joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur, Sudan, was formally introduced at the UN Security Council.
The text of the draft has been put in blue, meaning it is ready for an…
Uganda's Ministry of Health has asked the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to ban the re-use of plastic bottles, arguing that they are toxic.
"These bottles must be banned like the buveera (polythene bags) because they are a …
America's beach volleyball champion pairs Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri
Walsh will be in action for the season's last Grand Slam in Austria.
Dalhausser and Rogers, who entered this week's play as the newly-c…
Despite not having a coach to direct from the bench, Nigeria walloped France 12-2 at the on-going
Homeless World Cup taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Prior to departing for the competition, the team was stranded in Lagos as the p…
Two armed robbers who mounted roadblocks and snatched mobile phones and money from people have been arrested and placed in police custody at Bibiani.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Felix Toya, Bibiani District Police Commande…
About 1,200 young men and women on Monday stormed the Ho Sports Stadium to be recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces.
As early as 0530 hours, the Stadium was full of expectant applicants short-listed for the Army, Navy and Air force …
The Police administration said it was too early to conclude that the recent spate of murders in the country were cases of 'contract killing' because motives of the killings had not yet been established.
"Investigation has also not …
Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Member of Parliament for Bantama and Minister-designate for Water Resources, Works and Housing has presented 300 bags of cement worth GH¢ 24,000 (24 million cedis) to some selected schools in the constituency on…
The Ashanti regional office of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD Control Unit of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has identified the outbreak of the cocoa swollen shoot disease in some communities in the Amansie West District of…
Government has released GH¢ 5,500,000 million cedis for the provision of water in the guinea worm endemic communities to support the contribution from donor partners.
An additional GH¢ 50,000 (500 million cedis) has also been voted f…
The National Women's Committee of the Ghana Trades Union Congress has congratulated The Chief Justice Mrs Georgina Wood on her appointment as the Chief Justice.
A message signed by Nadia Ibrahimah, Head of the Women's Desk said, "O…
Some 495 private houses that were either destroyed or had their roofs ripped off in a recent rainstorm that hit the Tamale Metropolis, have been rehabilitated through the Tamale Disaster Relief Fund.
Alhaji Mohammed Baba, the Metrop…
Will Power Homowo Boxing Promotions, will hit the boxing circles with a boxing promotion fixed for August 12, at Mantse Agbona Park, James Town, Accra.
The championship forms part of activities marking the annual Homowo Festival to be…
Officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are scheduled to arrive in Accra on Saturday, September 15, 2007 on a three-day inspection tour of the venues and facilities being put in place towards the hosting of the 26th MTN Gh…
Rural and community banks have been urged to ensure effective supervision of agencies, address poor credit management processes, high levels of outstanding reconciliation and huge investment in property, plant and equipment.
Mr Seth…
A Regional Tribunal in Accra on Tuesday remanded in custody a miner at Akwatia in the Eastern Region who colleted 3,000 GH Cedis (30 million cedis) from a salesman in Accra under the pretext of supplying him with gold but failed to deliver…
Over 600 children of Osaebo and Sakyi Agyakwah primary and JSS now find it difficult to attend school as the only wooden bridge over river Nar Tawiah is submerged in flood waters.
Nii Arday IV, Chief of Afutu, a suburb of Nsawam who…
Teachers have been advised not to meddle in the local politics and chieftaincy matters in the communities where they teach in order not to lose trust and the confidence reposed in them by the people.
The Fanteakwa District Director …
An African American family has instituted a 5,000 dollar-micro credit scheme for Liberty Specialist Institute, a private vocational school in Koforidua.
The fund is to grant small loans to graduates of the Institute after they have …
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has received a Spanish grant of two million euros to purchase a digital border surveillance system to enhance security at the Aflao border.
The service has also installed a software for the process…
The Atebubu District Office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is investigating a case in which a 20 year-old student of Yeji Secondary School became blind in her attempt to abort a three-month old pregnancy she w…
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