Nii Osonga Adjei Kraku, the II, Tema Mantse on Saturday appealed to people living along the coastal areas to endeavour to keep the beaches clean at all times in order to promote good hygiene and attract tourists to generate revenue for the…
Nii Osonga Adjei Kraku II, Tema Mantse, on Saturday, appealed to people living along the coast to always keep the beaches clean to promote good hygiene and attract tourists to generate revenue for the State.
He said filth at the beac…
Kwabena Aryeh a 24-year old driver has been
placed in police custody at Nsawam, for allegedly causing the death of his 18-year spouse, Comfort Attaa, a trader.
Superintendent Daniel Nyampong, Akuapem South Municipal Police C…
Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Senior High School (SHS)
in Tema on Saturday celebrated its 10th anniversary with a call on educational institutions to partner stakeholders in their various communities for support to ensure rapid development of…
Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Sunday urged Ghanaians to avoid ethnic sentiments that tend to create disunity in society.
"The ethnic sentiments that contin…
A paramount chief in the Central Region reportedly died on Valentine's Day at a beach resort while in the company of his concubine.
The chief, aged about 64, (name withheld to uphold customary practices) was said to have informed his…
Mr. Mahama Ayariga, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokes Person, on Sunday said government was not involved in the situation in which interdicted Managing Director of the National Investment Board (NIB), Mr Kofi Gyima found himself.
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Mamaga Ngoyifiaga Akosua 1, Paramount Queen of SASADU Traditional Areas (Saviefe, Akrofu, Sovie and Alavanyo) , has called on traditional authorities to lead the crusade to rediscover what was valuable in their history and their relevance …
A traditional ruler has observed that the biggest weakness of Traditional Authorities and Traditional Councils in Ghana was the lack of human and material resources to make them function effectively.
Nana Owusu-Ansah Kokroko II, Kron…
The Omanhene of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area, Obrifo Ahunak Ahbor Ankobea II, has appealed to former President J.A. Kufuor to intervene in the Chinery Hesse ex-gratia impasse which has generated controversy in the country.
Making …
The Federation of Muslim Women's Association in Ghana (FOMWAG) in collaboration with Iranian Cultural Consulate on Saturday, organized a day's seminar at the Ghana Muslim Mission National Headquarters at Korle-Gonno in Accra.
Th…
An appeal has been made to the government
to increase the feeding grant for the students of Akropong School for the Blind which currently stood at GP 80 per student daily.
The government was also asked to release the feeding grant …
A Hohoe Circuit has bonded Mawuko Adek, unemployed, to be of good behaviour for 12 months for threatening to kill his stepfather, Mr Justine Adekpornya, and his mother Madam Emma Dzandu.
He would pay a 1,000 Ghana cedis fine in default o…
The Nima Cluster branch Zoom Kids Club, in collaboration with Life Bridge 68 Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Saturday organized a cleanup in some parts of Nima in the Greater Accra Region to rid the area of filth.
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Cuba and Chile on Friday signed two collaboration agreements concerning public health and science on the final day of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's trip to the island.
Experts from both countries signed the documents at the I…
Vice-President John Dramani Mahama on Friday urged market women to help government promote the retail of locally manufactured products to bring about long-term stability in the economy.
He told a delegation of the Greater Accra Regional …
The government, on Thursday, launched the Greening Ghana part of its Environmental Policy, in Accra, in line with its agenda to execute effective Sanitation Programmes within 100 days of assuming power.
Under the "Ghana Going Green" ban…
Lack of parental support and commitment has been a major contributory factor to the poor academic performance of junior high school students in Wenchi municipality, Mr. Joseph Ankomah, Municipal Secretary of Ghana National Association of T…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has called for changes in the country's penal justice system towards a more humane policy that aims at transforming prison inmates to be useful citizens after their jail term.
Ghana's social control…
Pioneers of Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) teachers in the Bongo District have threatened to withdraw their services if the District Director of Education, Mr. Francis Agyeere, is not withdrawn from the district by the end of the second …
Academic work in Mafi-Dove in the North-Tongu district is being disrupted due to the smearing of faeces at the premises of schools in the area.
The practice, which started from the Mafi-Dove Junior High School, where classroom windows, d…
Mr Steven Sumani Nayina, Minister-Nominee for Northern Region, on Friday told the Parliamentary Appointments Committee that when given the nod, he would ensure that conflicts in the Region became a thing of the past.
"If I become Regi…
A five thousand Ghana cedi library complex, stocked with assorted books and constructed by the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), has been inaugurated and handed over to the chiefs and the people of Gomoa Ekwamkrom in the Central region.
The r…
The Akropong School for the Blind has appealed to the government to increase the feeding grant for the students, which currently stood at GH¢0.80 per student daily.
The school has also urged the government to release the feeding gran…
Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central Regional Minister nominee has expressed gratitude to her teeming supporters who thronged Parliament House on Wednesday to give her moral support during her vetting by the Appointment Committee.
Speaking …
The vetting of Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, Minister-Nominee for the Upper East Region, ended abruptly to enable him to go and prepare adequately to face the Parliamentary Appointments Committee at a later date.
Mr Woyongo was the first Nomi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday swore in 10 of the first batch of 11 Ministers approved by Parliament and exhorted them to give selfless service to the nation and to avoid ostentatious lifestyles.
The President administered…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday commended Libyan Leader Brother Muammar al-Qathafi on his election as Chairman of the African Union, with an assurance to strengthen relations between Ghana and Libya.
"We congratulate him …
Government is to tap agriculture technology from Brazil to boost rice production to reduce the huge resources being expended on importing the cereal at an average cost of 500 million US dollars annually.
Vice President John Dramani Maham…
Parliament on Friday approved the nomination of 11 Ministers of State, including Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Nominee for the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General but called on her to apologise to the Judiciary for describing Ghanaian cour…
The one Ghana Pesewa coin might be one of the currencies introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) following the redenomination of the Cedi in 2007, but it seems to have lost its value as legal tender.
The outright rejection of the coin,…
Last year's food crisis and the current global financial downturn should be enough motivation for Africa to quicken the pace of building its own infrastructure and other key resources in order to wean itself off aid, ECOWAS president Moham…
The inflation rate rose to 19.86 percent in January compared to 18.13 percent a month earlier, Mr Ebo Duncan, Head of the Economic Statistics Unit, said on Friday.
The rate of inflation in January 2009 is the highest since February 20…
Mr Abdul-Mumuni Insah, a Retired Educationist and a renowned Sheanut farmer, has urged the Government to implement all research findings on Sheanut, which had been gathering dust on the shelves of the research scientists and policy makers …
Mr. Abdul-Mumuni Insah, a retired educationist and renowned Sheanut farmer has urged the Government to implement the various research reports on the reduction of the gestation period for the crop.
He held that effective application o…
Crude prices traded sharply lower on Wednesday on larger-than-expected U.S. inventories.
The Energy Information Administration reported that crude inventories jumped by 4.7 million barrels for the week ended Feb. 6, surpassing the ex…
The New York gold market Wednesday posted strong gains for a second consecutive day. Gold futures for April delivery rose 30.30 U.S. dollars, or 3.3 percent, to 944.50 dollars an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The gold st…
In a bid to boost Thailand's domestic spending, the government plans to ask shops and department stores nationwide to provide a 10 to 20 percent discount for consumers, deputy Premier Korbsak Sabhavasu said Thursday.
This measure wou…
The One Ghana Pesewa coin, which was introduced as part of redenomination of the country's currency in 2007 is not easily accepted among the public either for purchases or change, a survey has revealed.
The survey, mainly public opin…
The GSE All-Share Index, the main measure of performance of the Exchange, ended unchanged in trading on Wednesday as bearish sentiments persisted on the bourse.
The index ended trading at 9,995.10 points.
Traded volumes slumped…
President John Atta Mills on Thursday nominated Mr Albert Abongo for the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing.
Mrs Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, the Speaker, informed the House before the commencement of Public Business and r…
Parliament could not debate a report of the Appointments Committee and approve or reject ministerial nominees based on the work of the committee as scheduled for Thursday.
This followed complaints by some members that they needed tim…
Mr Alfred Kwame Agbesi, NDC MP for Ashaiman constituency on Wednesday, apologized on behalf of his party for the misconduct of some of the party supporters in Ashaiman.
The supporters attacked some key officials of the Ashaiman Munic…
Mr Alfred Kwame Agbesi, Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, near Tema, on Wednesday apologized on behalf of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the misconduct of some party supporters who reportedly attacked key officials of the Asha…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Minister-nominee for Volta Region on Friday told the Parliamentary Appointments Committee that he would tackle poverty in the Region through the establishment of small-scale businesses to provide employment for the you…
Ghanaians up and down the country celebrate 52 years of independence in March 2009 with
help from the Ghana Black Stars Network (GBSN). The celebratory event which encompasses
an awards ceremony, fashion show and performances will be hos…
Dr Kwaku Anin Karikari, Western Regional Deputy Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said the re-emergence of eight polio cases in Ghana should compel parents and guardians of children, under five years, to have the…
The Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS victims by the public is the cause of the rapid spread of the pandemic in Brong Ahafo, Mr Amos Adu Okyere, Brong-Ahafo Regional Programme Director of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) has sta…
A three-day nationwide polio immunization exercise kicked off on Thursday with a projected coverage of about five million children under-five.
The second round of the annual exercise, targeting the same number of children, is schedul…
A circuit court at Goaso has sentenced 35-year-old physically challenged person to seven years imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old junior high school student at Fosukom in the Western region.
Kwaku Frimpong pleaded guilty.
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