Pregnant women in some communities in the Lawra District fervently pray to God to prevent them from conceiving.
For, should their prayers go unanswered their otherwise blessings would attract sorrow as one of the babies could be kil…
The International Grain Producing Company (IGPC), an international agricultural firm based in Canada, is to invest 20 million dollars to boost the agricultural sector in Ghana.
The facility is to help maize and Soya bean farmers to i…
Cocoa production is to be revived in the forested and semi-forested areas of the Ho Municipal area under a scheme initiated by Captain George Nfojoh, Ho-Central Member of Parliament.
The scheme would be funded from the MPs Common Fun…
As a leading global trader, India should be a major player on the Baltic Exchange's central trading platform to be launched in May covering forward freight agreements (FFA), a hedging tool for shippers, shipping companies and trade financi…
A top Obama aide has said that the US is benefiting from the economic rise of India and the accelerating trade relationship between the two nations is mutually beneficial and relatively balanced.
"The incredible growth of India's ec…
India will export petrol and diesel to Pakistan if the Islamic nation lifted a ban on its imports from across the border, a senior official said here on Monday.
"We have been pressing Pakistan since 2005 to remove petroleum products…
Mauritius on Monday said it could become a launching pad for India's business interests in the African continent as Indian President Pratibha Patil met the island nation's Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam here.
"We believe that M…
Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar is reaching Islamabad tomorrow for talks with Pakistani officials amidst Indian industry's growing interest to step up trade with the neighbouring country.
While the Indian industry says the p…
The following is the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi, as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY
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President John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority office in Tema Port and commended the officials for enhancing revenue collection.
The visit was a follow up of h…
The International Grain Producing Company (IGPC), an international agricultural firm based in Canada, is to invest 20 million dollars to boost the agricultural sector in Ghana.
The facility is to help maize and Soya bean farmers to i…
Cocoa production is to be revived in the forested and semi-forested areas of the Ho Municipal area under a scheme initiated by Captain George Nfojoh, Ho-Central Member of Parliament.
The scheme would be funded from the MPs Common Fun…
As a leading global trader, India should be a major player on the Baltic Exchange's central trading platform to be launched in May covering forward freight agreements (FFA), a hedging tool for shippers, shipping companies and trade financi…
A top Obama aide has said that the US is benefiting from the economic rise of India and the accelerating trade relationship between the two nations is mutually beneficial and relatively balanced.
"The incredible growth of India's ec…
India will export petrol and diesel to Pakistan if the Islamic nation lifted a ban on its imports from across the border, a senior official said here on Monday.
"We have been pressing Pakistan since 2005 to remove petroleum products…
Mauritius on Monday said it could become a launching pad for India's business interests in the African continent as Indian President Pratibha Patil met the island nation's Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam here.
"We believe that M…
Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar is reaching Islamabad tomorrow for talks with Pakistani officials amidst Indian industry's growing interest to step up trade with the neighbouring country.
While the Indian industry says the p…
The following is the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi, as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY
…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority office in Tema Port and commended the officials for enhancing revenue collection.
The visit was a follow up of h…
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has appealed to members of the party to eschew petty rivalry and rather help the party to retain power in the 2012 polls.
He said peace, unity and patience were necessar…
Social change is obtained either through the gun barrel or peaceful evolution. While blood is shed in Libya and in Yemen and Syria, Cuba is engaged in something less violent.
At the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), whi…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the implementation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and an immediate cease-fire in Libya, the ministry said Sunday.
Lavrov called for a cease-fire during a telephone conve…
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) warned on Sunday that if the United States and South Korea dared to launch aggression against it, they would be "mercilessly beaten" by the Korean People's Army (KPA).
In a report delivered…
The United States has not yet talked with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about a new peace plan in the Middle East, a Palestinian newspaper reported Sunday.
In an interview with the Ramallah-based Al-Ayyam newspape…
Afghanistan's former foreign minister and opposition leader Dr Abdullah Abdullah has appreciated India's role in post-Taliban period and said that it should continue with its good work in his war-torn country.
Currently on a visit to …
A two-day capacity building workshop for newly elected assembly members of the Twifo-Hemang-Lower Denkyira District ended on Tuesday with an advice to them to work hard to justify their election.
The workshop, under the theme: “Un…
A South African Indian politician has incurred the ire of Christian leaders after a remark that Jesus would vote for the ANC in the forthcoming local elections scheduled for next month.
African National Congress Councillor Visvin Re…
Pakistan Army on Monday dismissed as "unfounded" and "totally baseless" a media report that its powerful chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a "secret envoy and back channel".
A spokesp…
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has appealed to members of the party to eschew petty rivalry and rather help the party to retain power in the 2012 polls.
He said peace, unity and patience were necessar…
Social change is obtained either through the gun barrel or peaceful evolution. While blood is shed in Libya and in Yemen and Syria, Cuba is engaged in something less violent.
At the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), whi…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the implementation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and an immediate cease-fire in Libya, the ministry said Sunday.
Lavrov called for a cease-fire during a telephone conve…
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) warned on Sunday that if the United States and South Korea dared to launch aggression against it, they would be "mercilessly beaten" by the Korean People's Army (KPA).
In a report delivered…
The United States has not yet talked with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about a new peace plan in the Middle East, a Palestinian newspaper reported Sunday.
In an interview with the Ramallah-based Al-Ayyam newspape…
Afghanistan's former foreign minister and opposition leader Dr Abdullah Abdullah has appreciated India's role in post-Taliban period and said that it should continue with its good work in his war-torn country.
Currently on a visit to …
A two-day capacity building workshop for newly elected assembly members of the Twifo-Hemang-Lower Denkyira District ended on Tuesday with an advice to them to work hard to justify their election.
The workshop, under the theme: “Un…
A South African Indian politician has incurred the ire of Christian leaders after a remark that Jesus would vote for the ANC in the forthcoming local elections scheduled for next month.
African National Congress Councillor Visvin Re…
Pakistan Army on Monday dismissed as "unfounded" and "totally baseless" a media report that its powerful chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a "secret envoy and back channel".
A spokesp…
R&M have won the most coveted spot in the Ghanaian music industry as the winners of Vodafone Icons: Diva’s Edition, after a suspenseful 13 weeks of intense competition.
The funky trio, Denice, Stephanie and Natasha, earned the most v…
The Very Reverend Father Philip Opoku-Nyame, Parish Priest of the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church at Pankrono, Kumasi, has reminded political leaders to accept to play by the rules to make Election 2012 transparent, fair and credible.
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The Very Reverend Father Philip Opoku-Nyame, Parish Priest of the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church at Pankrono, Kumasi, has reminded political leaders to accept to play by the rules to make Election 2012 transparent, fair and credible.
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Ghanaians have been urged to use public holidays to promote the development of their communities to push the “Better Ghana Agenda” of the government of Professor John Evans Atta Mills forward.
The call was made by the Chairman of the…
Alhaji Issahaque Salia, Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to traditional rulers to ceaselessly work towards sustaining peace to engender rapid socio-economic development of their communities.
He said the maintenance of peac…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communication, has called on Muslims to uphold the values and teachings of the Holy Quran and the Hadith in order to forge unity of purpose.
He said: “The only way to promote unity in the Islamic societ…
All the 98 communities in Gomoa West District now have electricity, Mr Francis Kojo Arthur,Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, has said.
He told the GNA in an interview that that when he was elected as MP, 15 communities were not co…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman East, Mr George Kuntu Blankson, has pledged to donate GH¢5,000 to support a Junior High School project being undertaken by the people of Ekumfi Narkwa.
Mr Kuntu Blankson, the Deputy Majori…
A one day sensitisation workshop on advocacy campaign for increased family planning commodity supplies in Ghana has ended at Ajumako.
The 32 participants made up of religious leaders, traditional rulers, heads of departments and asse…
A cholera education campaign has been launched at Saltpond with a call on people who litter and defecate anyhow to stop the practice.
Mr Henry Kweku Hayfron, Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive, expressed disappointment about the at…
The police in central north Nigeria's Nasarawa State has said officers and men are on alert to forestall disruption of public peace in the state.
State commissioner of police Emmanuel Obioka disclosed this to reporters in Lafia, the state…
At least 8 persons including a wanted notorious chieftain of the Boko Haram sect have been arrested by then police in northern Nigeria's Kaduna State over last Friday's bomb explosion that rocked the state.
State commissioner of police Jo…
Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship with 24 crew members after seizing the vessel in January, a regional maritime official confirmed on Sunday. Andrew Mwangura, Maritime Editor for the Somalia Report said the Cypriot-flagged wh…
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