Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has hit back at the club's critics and defended their accusation of inappropriate language against referee Mark Clattenburg.

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA – David Duncan has taken full charge of Accra Hearts of Oak ahead of the Phobians crunch Premiership top-liner with Asante Kotoko billed for the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, November 18.      Duncan, according to a credible source GNA Sports spoke with is expected to walk the players through preparation for the next few days though his contract is yet to be finalized.    Hearts and the former Great Olympics trainer, according to the source though have dotted and signed their respective portions of the contract; the tough talking trainer has yet to receive his 20,000 Ghana Cedis signing-on fee to enable him to commence work officially. The Kumasi game is expected to be his first in charge of the team barring any last minute development. Duncan has penned a two-year contract with the Phobians worth 4,000 Ghana Cedis monthly and is said to have learnt a first hand information about his charges having featured as an observer at the team’s training ground late Monday.       The contract according to information gathered by GNA Sports was devoid of a performance clause.        "The contract is a very comprehensive one with an open target. Both parties are committed to restoring pride to the team," said the source.       Duncan becomes Hearts' second trainer this season following the exit of Charles K. Akunnor a fortnight ago. The latter was shown the door with a year to run on his contract following a string of poor results.       He is credited with decent works at Great Olympics, Sekondi Hasaacas and AshantiGold, teams he turned into a force during his stay.       His last job was in charge of the national olympic team in 2011 where the team failed to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games.     GNA ...

Black Stars Asamoah Gyan in an exclusive interview with AsempaÂ’s Moses Antwi Benefo on life after motherÂ’s death.

Gomoa Jukwa, (C/R), Nov. 13, GNA - Pastor Dr Chris-Annan Nunoo, Executive Secretary of the South Ghana Conference of Seventh Day Adventist (SDA), has cautioned politicians, education administrators and policy makers to stop politicising  education.      He said the continuous change of educational policies, particularly the duration of Senior High School SHS  by successive governments, could affect teaching and learning in the country.       Pastor Dr Annan Nunoo gave the warning at the 10th Anniversary celebration of SDA SHS at Gomoa Jukwa, near Agona Swedru on Sunday.     He called for a national forum on the SHS programme for Ghanaians to decide on the duration of SHS to avoid creating problem for  students.     Pastor Dr Annan Nunoo stressed the need for holistic approach to solve problems facing  education.     Mr Isaac Kingsley Ehunu-Armah, District Chief Executive for Gomoa East, said Ghana needed to have common educational policy that should be implement by successive governments.     He expressed concern about the lack of structures at the basic education level, and gave the assurance that government would build more classroom blocks.       Mr Ehunu-Armah pledged to donate 200 bags of cement and 1,000.00 Ghana Cedis to support the construction of teachers’ quarters and boys’ dormitory for the school.     Professor Yaw A. Ankomah, Director of Institute for Educational Planning and Administration of the University of Cape Coast,  asked school authorities to create conducive environment  for teaching and learning.        Mr Frank Bortse Ghartey, head master, appealed to individuals, non-governmental organizations and government to come to the aid of the school.     He said three-story building, made up of 27 classrooms and staff bungalow under construction would soon be completed to enhance teaching and learning.      Mr Ghartey said the school has excelled in academic work, sports and other disciplines.    Awards were presented to founding fathers of the school and teachers  and students, who  have excelled in various disciplines.     GNA ...

President John Dramani Mahama has presented 12 new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles to the National House of Chiefs.

Accra, Nov 13, GNA - Queen Mothers in the Greater Accra Region have said they are displeased with the way some chiefs are involved in questionable land sales and some of these fraudulent transactions had created confusion and disputes. The queens said chiefs had not been involving them in land transactions and made it clear that they would fight for their rights as tradition and modernity demands in ensuring that there is sanity and fair play in land administration. They were contributing to a Capacity Building Seminar for Queens and female chiefs in the Greater Accra Region organized by the Project Coordinating Unit of the Second Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP-2) under the ministry of Lands and Natural Resources at Dodowa. The queens appealed to law enforcement agencies to arrest chiefs instead of land guards. They said the menace of land guards, especially in the Greater Accra Region, would be a thing of the past if chiefs who patronize the services of the land guards were arrested instead of the land guards. The queens spoke against customary and cultural practices that delegate more power to chiefs than queens in the administration of land and said the inheritance system also discriminated against them. Mrs Sarah Antwi-Boasiako, the Social Development and Gender Specialist of the Second Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP-2), said the Project is designed to empower women and to mainstream gender into the land administration tenure in the country. She said the current situation which denies title and ownership of land to women who produce over 80 per cent of food and also form over 51 per cent of the population ought to be reconsidered to ensure fundamental human rights and justice. Mrs Antwi-Boasiako said it was for these and other related reasons that LAP-2, with the active support of the World Bank, the Government of Ghana and the Canadian International Development Agency, has embarked on a major onslaught in bringing women up-to-speed on land administration.   GNA ...

The Asemboi MA School in the Kumasi Metropolis in Ashanti Region has been temporarily closed down following a strike by members of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Association.

Bolgatanga, Nov 13, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama on Monday wrapped up his three-day campaign tour of the Upper East Region with a call on NDC members to trumpet their achievements to assuage the lies of the opposition parties.   ”The opposition has constantly made noise that we have not done anything because they are refusing to recognize our development contribution and it is for us to keep reminding them of what we have done”, he said.   During the tour President Mahama visited all the constituencies of the region, inspected and inaugurated development projects, paid courtesy calls on chiefs and held meetings with party members in the Region.   He also addressed rallies and introduced parliamentary candidates of all the constituencies and appealed to the people to avoid voting ‘skirt and blouse’ as that could create problems for the Executive if the party did not obtain a majority in Parliament.   The President expressed confidence in the performance of the Electoral Commission in the past years and hoped that the Commission would once again conduct this year’s elections effectively to deepen Ghana’s democratic credentials among her peers and beyond.   Throughout the tour President Mahama repeated his call on Ghanaians to live in peace and unity to pave way for growth and development.     GNA...

A new commuter train is launched in Kenya's capital, Nairobi - the first of its kind since independence.

Former Lecturer at the Ghana Law School, Ace Ankomah has revealed that broadcasting of sermons and public pronouncement of clergy without their express permission is an infringement of the nation's copyright laws.

Reference is hereby made to a story, which appeared in the 12th November 2012 edition of the Daily Guide newspaper and on Ghanaweb, captioned “NHIS Boss insults doctors.”

A 42-year-old pregnant woman has been attacked and raped by armed robbers in the Asunafo North constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region.

The Lawyer for the owner of the collapsed Melcom building in Achimota, Nana Boadu Nkansah Ayeboafo is heading to the Supreme Court to request for bail his client.

Thousands of Ghanaians who qualify to vote in the December 7 elections because they will be 18 by that date will not have the opportunity to do so.

MTN Ghana says it has been piloting Mobile Banking on its Mobile Money platform for a while now and it is now ready to go commercial with it.

An Accra circuit court on Monday issued a bench warrant to effect the arrest of the Chief Executive Officer of UT Financial Services, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, for failing to appear before it

Villagers in northern Kenya fear further violence after at least 31 police officers were killed over the weekend, a local elder tells the BBC.

I know that it would be absolutely pointless to call for the immediate resignation and/or summary dismissal of Mr. Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, the Campaign Coordinator for President John Dramani Mahama for the 2012 Presidential Election and the Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, and so I would not waste my time in calling for just that.

The Greater Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer DSP Freeman Tettey has described as successful rescue operations at the Melcom disaster site at Achimota.

Cocaine racket has hit the police administration, following the disclosure by the former Deputy Head of the Commercial Crime Unit, Mrs. Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda that some top police officers are deeply involved in drug business in the country.