The Akuapem presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has urged the government to take a critical look at the growing incidence of lawlessness and violent behaviour being perpetrated by a section of the populace especially, the…
Stakeholders at a day's workshop held in Bolgatanga on Monday observed that the best way to deal with child migration, child labour and child abuse in the Region was through a multi-sectoral approach.
The Workshop organized by Afriki…
Connecticut researchers said they have scientifically verified a man's claims of memorizing the entirety of the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton.
John Basinger, 76, of Middleton, said it took him eight years to memorize the some 6…
A powerful car bomb exploded Tuesday near a military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 18 people, including six coalition forces, officials said.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast, which overturned a heavy …
Ghana would join the international community to celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), which falls on May 22.
IYB is a global campaign designed to encourage worldwide action to safeguard biodiversity.
A st…
Dr Joseph Oteng-Adjei, Minister of Energy, on Tuesday said Ghana was on course to produce the first oil from the Jubilee Field in the last quarter of the year.
He said under phase one of the project, 120,000 barrels of oil would be p…
Ghana will join the international body to mark the World Metrology Day which falls on the 20th May, 2010.
Metrology which refers to the science of measurements guarantees accurate and reliable measurements.
World Metrology Day …
The Reverend Offei Ayisi, retired pastor of the God Is Great Church at Akuapem in the Eastern Region, has said road accidents in the country would be drastically reduced if drivers who
violated the road regulations were severely punished…
Tempers nearly flared up when the case of Felix Twumasi-Appiah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sene in the Brong Ahafo Region, and Juan Carlos, Spanish national was called at a circuit court in Accra.
Twumasi-Appiah is alleged to have…
Miss Elizabeth Asi Ocansey, Twifo-Heman-Denkyira District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), on Tuesday appealed to women to resist intimidation and to get involved in community development.
She made the …
The Suhum District Magistrate's Court, presided by Ms A. E. Kokuvie-Tay, on Wednesday, sentenced a habitual communal labour defaulter to a fine of GHC 50 or in default three months imprisonment in hard labour.
Gabriel Larweh Israel, …
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Kayda Nana Afriyie Frimpong of KNAF COUTURE derives much of her inspiration from her home country Ghana, its culture and its textiles.
Although relatively new, KNAF COUTURE has a dedicated following and has been feat…
The Assin Foso District Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced Idrisu Mahamud of Assin Foso to a total of 36 months in jail for stealing.
The convict was found guilty of unlawful entry, stealing and conspiracy to commit crime.
P…
Mr Joseph Foster Andoh, District chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira, warned on Tuesday that the free exercise books supplied by government to Basic Schools in the country are not meant for sale.
Mr Andoh who gave th…
The Assin Foso District Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced Thomas Kumedzina, a 40-year-old farmer from Assin Sobriso, to a fine of GH¢240 for stealing a sheep.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mr Joseph Blay, also ordered the convict to …
Idrisu Alfar, a 55-year-old butcher at Assin Foso, on Tuesday died on the spot when his motor bike ran into a stationary timber truck at Assin Edwa.
According to a relative, Idrisu Alfar was going to Assin Edwa on his motor bike to b…
Mr Joseph Badu, a philanthropist, has provided Kokoben community in the Kumasi Metropolis with a mechanised bore-hole to end the severe water problem facing the people.
Mr Badu, an arms and ammunition dealer, single-handedly funded t…
The Suhum Police have intensified their search for the arrest of suspected criminals who attacked two watchmen and inflicted severe cutlass wounds on them.
The watchmen - Mustapha and Kwame Agbemeshi are currently on admission at the…
Six persons are to be indicted for trial at the High Court following their involvement in the alleged murder of the Dagbon King, Ya Na Yakubu Andani II and some of his elders in 2002.
Four others are expected to be let off the hook.
…
A top British business expert and international speaker, Simon Griffiths has been confirmed as keynote speaker at Brighter Futures Human Resources Conference on 8-9 July 2010 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Simon Griffiths w…
A Central Regional taskforce, to check foreign business entities, flouting Ghana's investment laws, has been formed.
Mr. George Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), who announced this, said th…
Ram Guru came to the US from Chennai to earn a Masters degree in Computer Science but failed to make a mark in his preferred profession.
However, it did not stop him from establishing one of the fastest-growing companies in the US, a …
Exploring new options to meet the growing demand for room space in God's Own Country, the Kerala tourism department has launched a new initiative - serviced villas.
The serviced villas will be independent, furnished homes preferably b…
In order to improve bilateral trade, India Tuesday asked Pakistan to clearly spell out the items it would not like to import from Indian traders.
"Most important factors to my mind to improve the economic cooperations between our tw…
Brussels Airlines,a new addition to airliners operating in Ghana, would commence flights from Accra to Brussels in July 2010.
There would also be a multitude of connections to over 50 destinations in Europe and more than 900 destinat…
The Agona West Municipal Assembly has decreased its monthly service agreement of GHC25,000 with Zoomlion Ghana Limited to GHC20,000 to be able to resource its Environmental Health Department to perform its statutory duties.
The Assemb…
The following are 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 Wednesday, May 19,
2010.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALEN…
The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Kweku Adu-Yeboah, has said infighting and internal wrangles among members could do more harm than good to the party in the 2012 election.
He said the …
Mr. Moses Bukari Mabengba, the Northern Regional Minister, has appealed to people of the Upper West Region to continue to pray for peace and unity to regain the accolade that the region was the most peaceful in the country.
Mr Maben…
Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader, has criticised the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), for failing to deliver on its election campaign promises and worsening the economic situation of Ghanaians.
He said the "bette…
Officials found to have acted in a criminal way to stall the take-off of the newly created Biakoye District Assembly would face prosecution.
Dr Kwabena Adjei, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), gave the hint…
Mr Alan Kyeremanten, aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said there was the need for the party to change its campaign strategy to enable the party to win power in 2012.
He said he would rely on polling station e…
The Paramount Chief of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area, Obrifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea II has called for an end to the "winner-takes-all" politics, being practised in Ghana to enhance national cohesion and unity.
Speaking to the Ghana N…
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, President of the 31st December Movement has expressed joy that the movement had made some impact in national development.
She said when in 1982, the World Bank declared Ghana as a collapsed state she was…
A former Chinese Ambassador to India Sunday said the two countries should resolve the border dispute under a framework of compromise and spirit of mutual respect and understanding, which is key to enhancing trust between them.
Cheng R…
Regional Chairmen of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to all members of the Party to exercise restraint in their demands on government and state institutions and to respect the various levels of authority within the Part…
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and National Culture, on Monday opened an exhibition in Tamale to showcase the works and achievement of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
The exhibition, which was part of the centenary celebration of the birth …
India Sunday sought to put behind its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)vote against Iran as it sought to strengthen its ties with the energy rich Persian Gulf nation.
India's External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna met Iranian…
"We are working within our budgetary allocation of about four million Ghana cedis for the year-long Centenary Celebration of the birth of Dr Kwame Nkrumah," Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, Chairman of the Planning Committee declared on Tuesday…
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) and its Cuban counterpart, Prensa Latina, have entered into a news exchange agreement in a bid to improve information sharing between Ghana and Cuba.
The agreement follows initial discussions in Accra on Ma…
Amid the ongoing debate on the role of lobbyists in India, leading industry chamber CII Sunday said its functioning is different from that of a deal maker and there was no need to follow the US for licensed lobbying in the country.
…
The Indian government has declared more than a hundred terrorist outfits linked to al-Qaeda from across the globe as banned by terming them as
"terrorist organisations" in the country.
Terror outfits like Jemaah Islamiyah (involve…
India and the US will work out processes to give Indian investigators access to David Headley, a planner of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, and the
issue will figure during their Strategic Dialogue in Washington next month.
Indian …
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have called on government not to renege on its promise to pay all allowances and incentive packages due to teachers before the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have called on government not to renege on its promise to pay all allowances and incentive packages due to teachers before the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).
…
Stanbic Bank Ghana has opened a branch at Suame in Kumasi, which is the 22nd in the bank's network of branches, to offer convenient banking for its stakeholders.
A statement from the Bank said the new branch located in the famous Sua…
India Monday sought comprehensive reform of international financial institutions to enable enhanced capital flows and infrastructure investment in developing markets, which it said will strengthen recovery from the worst global economic cr…
Miss Lucy Nsiah-Asare, Local President of the Bank of Ghana Ladies Association in Tamale, has appealed to the general public to handle the new two Ghana Cedi note with care to ensure its long circulation life.
She said it cost the na…
The Agona West Municipal Assembly has approved the 2010 Common Fund supplementary budget of 1, 993, 011.25 Ghana cedis.
Mr Ebo Mensah, Agona West Municipal Finance Officer who presented the statement to the house, said the budget woul…
Distributors of Ghana Cement (Ghacem), the country's largest cement manufacturer and market leader, will now use e-zwich as a payment mode for purchases from the factory.
Under the arrangement, Ghacem Sales Persons in the regions wil…
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