The chief and people of Agyina, a farming community in the Kintampo South District, have appealed to the government to connect the community to the national electricity grid. Nana Adu Baffoe Adade II, the chief of the town, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at Agyina that since 1983 that the Rural […]
A Circuit Court in Accra has ordered the arrest of a Reggae/Hi-life Artiste for failing to appear before it in a £25,000 stealing case. When the matter was called M.C. Morinton Kobby aka Emperor Messiah who is alleged to have absconded with the said money could not be found, hence prosecution prayed the court for […]
Deputy Health Minister, Tina Mensah has called on unemployed bonded registered nurses, to remain calm as the Ministry is working with appropriate bodies to recruit them in due course. The Minister was addressing a group calling itself the Coalition of Unemployed Bonded Registered Nurses and Midwives on Monday, who picketed at the premises of the […]
A survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra shows that people in Accra are not aware of the 2017 World Malaria Day (WMD) which is being celebrated on the theme: “End Malaria for good; Invest in Malaria Prevention.” Most of the interviewees said they did not hear about the Day on either […]
Proceedings at the Ashaiman circuit court was Monday halted for two hours after a-19-year old accused person who was to appear before it eased and smeared himself with the feaces in the holding cell. Rashid Agbo, who is being held on robbery charges, was believed to have done that to present himself as a deranged […]
The Coconut Grove Regency Hotel was on Monday opened to business after fire ravaged sections of it on Saturday evening. The fire destroyed a branch of GN Bank, two television stations (Amansan TV and Business TV) and other shops at the hotel, located at North Ridge in Accra. There were no causalities as staff members […]
The Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) standalone system for certification of vehicles and drivers have been compromised by ‘goro boys’. Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia, DVLA Chief Executive, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of a training workshop for technicians of the Authority in Tema. Mr Busia said because his outfit […]
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Osei-Mensah, has indicated a more aggressive push to boost tourism to substantially raise its contribution to the economy. He said deliberate steps would be taken to develop tourist attraction sites to increase international and domestic arrivals. Tourism is the nation’s fourth major foreign exchange earner and contributed about GH?4.5 […]
Hunreds of traders operating at the Tarkwa Railway station have appealed to the Minister in-charge of Railway Development, Mr Joe Ghartey to help relocate them to pave way for the construction of the Railway lines. Some of the traders claimed the Ministry which was asking them to vacate the area before the end of the […]
Mr Kofi Mensah, father of a 12-year old boy who has benefited from the Vodafone Healthline has paid tribute to the telecommunication giant. Vodafone Healthline, which was instituted in 2011 caters for the full cost of surgeries for many financially-challenged Ghanaians suffering from various health conditions, is also aimed at educating, informing and demystifying various […]
The 1.5 per cent degraded lands out of the 238,000 kilometre square of the country, would be rehabilitated, Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has announced. He said from GHc60, 000 to GHc70, 000 was estimated to be used to rehabilitate a hectare of land. Mr Amewu made this known […]
An illegal miner, Nana Agyepong, was on Sunday caught red-handed doing illegal mining, near a river at Hiawa in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region. The miner had diverted the water course of a nearby river and was using a generator and a water pumping machine for his operations. The Minister of Lands […]
The Saint Francis of Assisi Old Girls Association (FOGA) Members have honoured one of their own, Dr Margaret Amoakohene, Head, Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana, on her appointment as a Council of State Member. Dr Amoakohene had her General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level from 1974 to 1979 at the St Francis […]
About 1,000 students from 56 basic schools, have participated in this year’s Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic System (UCMAS) Fifth Inter-Schools National Competition to enhance their proficiency in comprehension, listening, creativity and photographic memory. The competition held in Accra involved children from five to 14 years to test their speed, confidence and concentration by answering 150 […]
NSIA Insurance opened its new office at Lapaz, in Accra with the launch of Apakan, an innovative motor insurance product tailored, especially for taxi and commercial drivers. The product pre-finances the motor insurance cost and provide the flexibility to car owners to pay off within 12 months. Mr Aaron Packeys, General Manager-Finance, said the product […]
The USS Michigan, which has made a port call in Busan, is a nuclear-powered submarine A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is […]
A total of 18 houses, 3 schools and fence wall belonging to the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman have been destroyed as a result of a rainstorm that hit the Techiman Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region on Monday dawn. Domestic items such as refrigerators, cooking utensils, learning and teaching materials, clothing, foodstuff, and personal computers were […]
A group calling itself “Concerned Diasporans of Ghana”, have expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the case of the two African-American women who were murdered at Akwamufie, near Akosombo in the Eastern Region was progressing. According to the group, the slow pace of proceedings at the law court was very frustrating and had appealed […]
The Bolgatanga Magistrate Court presided by Mr Osman Abdul-Hakeem, has begun an exercise to prosecute landlords who do not have toilet facilities attached to their buildings. This follows a directive from the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council in February to the Environmental and Sanitation Unit of the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, to strictly enforce the by-laws […]
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly would soon create weekly “open market days” in Takoradi to help traders in the various communities around the business district of Takoradi to sell their products. The move would not only enable the traders to sell their wares but would also serve as a decongestion measure in and around the market […]
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