The immediate past Member of Parliament for Adentan constituency in Accra, Kwadwo Adu Asare has described as inopportune, the request by the Volta River Authority (VRA) for an upward adjustment in tariffs.

GhanaÂ’s Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur has been named as the 4th African Woman Achiever.

The University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) has congratulated women on the occasion of International WomenÂ’s Day.

Health Minister, Sherry Ayitey says claims owed National Health Service providers will be paid by Monday.

Handsets market share statistics in Ghana for the seventh week of 2013 indicate that Samsung, Nokia and a collection of Chinese phones, which do not necessarily have popular brand names, are topping the sales charts consistently.

North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline and their shared border point, hours after new UN sanctions passed.

The Consumer Protection Agency in Ghana has demanded an apology from the organizers of the Hope City Launch concert, Charter House, for displaying a “woman beater” on stage to offend the sensibilities of Ghanaians.

Hugo Chavez's body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ruled for 14 years, his successor announced Thursday in a Caribbean version of the treatment given Communist revolutionary leaders such as Lenin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh.

Over time and distance, the equal rights of women have progressed.

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A final-year Social Science student of the University of Cape Coast, Prince Adu-Gyamfi, 23, was on Tuesday remanded in police custody for allegedly raping a 24-year-old student at Abura in Cape Coast.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) says the current power crisis is expected to end in the middle of the year but says the sure-fire solution to blackouts in Ghana is an ?immediate tariff adjustment?. Officials of the authority made the proposal during a presentation to a Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy. Thursday?s meeting, which involved Gridco and the ECG, was behind closed doors and was to inform the MPs on the state of Ghana?s energy crisis. The country is undergoing a severe ... Read More

The Board of the Ghana Trade Fair Company (GTFC) has submitted proposals to the Ministry of Trade and Industry for redevelopment of the Trade Fair site in Accra under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The first phase of the redevelopment exercise is expected to cost an estimated US$1.1billion. ?[We plan on] redeveloping the whole Trade Fair site. We asked an Irish company to [undertake the feasibility] study for us and recommend what can be done. They completed the study as ... Read More

Akuka fended off stiff competition from Julius Nyerere of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to finish with only 4:00mins on the clock, leaving his closest challenger in a time of 4mins 2 seconds, while Stephen Andrews of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) finished in a time of 4mins 12 secs. The University of Ghana?s Elizabeth Opoku failed to emulate Akuka?s example as she failed to beat Esther Adwubi of UEW who crossed the finishing line in a time 5 mins 01 secs to win the women ... Read More

THE Black Satellites stepped up their preparations for the 2013 African Youth Championship with a morale-boosting 3-2 victory over the Youth team of Seria B side Novara in Italy. The Satellites scored through striker Ebenezer Assafuah, Emmanuel Gyamfi before an own goal by the Italians gave the Satellites the win. The test game wrapped up the Black Satellites' five-day tour of Italy and the team has now traveled to Spain to continue with their European tour. It will be recalled that the ... Read More

MS. Elizabeth Bagabaseh and Master George Darko became winners in this year?s tennis President Cup organized by the Ghana Tennis Association (GTA) with support from TXT Ghana Limited at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. Elizabeth played against Francisca Nyarko in the women?s final and won 6-2, 6-1. She received a trophy and a cash prize of GH¢400 while Francisca also received a cash prize of GH¢300. The men?s finals saw two of the country?s highly-rated players, George Darko and ... Read More

The Director of Public Affairs at the Police Headquarters, DSP Cephas Arthur has told host of Okay FM?s "Ade Akye Abia" programme, Kwame Nkrumah ?Tikese? that since the laws of Ghana forbid people to smoke marijuana if not prescribed by a medical doctor, the police force would deal ruthlessly with any person caught smoking the item. Grammy Award winning artiste, Chris Brown, came under a salvo of criticisms after he dented his impressive performance at the Hope City Concert last Tuesday night ... Read More

The Chief Executive of Standard Bank Group, parent company of Stanbic Ghana, Jacko Maree, has resigned after 13 years at the helm of Africa's biggest bank. The 57-year-old would be replaced jointly by Sim Tshabalala, the head of its South African operations, and Ben Kruger, who runs its investment banking division. The board had expressed its deepest appreciation to Mr. Maree for his substantial contribution to Standard Bank over a career of more than 32 years. Under his leadership, ... Read More

Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe, Amissah-Arthur has given the assurance that some major steps have been put in place to deal with the current energy situation when the Bui Dam commences operation next month. This, the Vice President said will ease the current power shortage to industries as a result of the power crisis. Vice President Amissah-Arthur gave the assurance when he met the Governing Council of the Private Enterprise Foundation at the Flagstaff House in Accra. He said ... Read More