Amadu Abdulai, an 80-year-old man from Kabanye in Wa was on Sunday burnt to death by fire. The deceased, a retired worker of the Ghana Education Service who was down with stroke, was left alone in a room at about …

Alfred Woyome The Financial Court on Tuesday adjourned the case involving Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the businessman at the centre of the GH¢51.2 million judgment debt case, to January 30. The adjournment followed failure of the prosecution to produce their …

Mr Elvis Adanyina, Acting Director of Information Services Department (ISD) has noted that the lack of a national framework for government communication machinery serves as a hindrance to government public relations practice. “Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) lack a clearly …

The Tema Office of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing  Authority (DVLA),  registered 1,462 vehicles during the first six working days of  2013. Alhaji Iddrisu Huseini, Tema Regional Licensing Officer, told the GNA that the figure comprised 1,156 private and 182 …

The Tema Regional Office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), will in the first quarter of this year, issue probation plates (P-Plate) to new drivers before the issuance of permanent licenses. Alhaji Iddrisu Huseini, Tema Regional Licensing Officer, …

EC Chairman – Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have said there was the need for the Electoral Commission (EC) to also conduct by-elections in electoral areas for district and metropolitan assemblies who have lost some members. They said …

The Ghana Urban Water Limited (GUWL) has completed removing silt deposited at the Daboase Water Intake Point in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The de-siltation was undertaken to improve inflow of raw water into the Daboase Water …

The World Bank says an estimated 600 million jobs must be created by 2020 as global unemployment keeps rising. Most of the jobs to be created should be in developing countries, the Bank said January 14, 2013 as its Group …

The absence of water hydrant at Half Assini area is making fire fighting very cumbersome, the Jomoro District Fire Officer, Mr Joseph Bubae, has said. He said the situation had also compelled his outfit to travel to Bonyere, about 16 …

Accidents in the Winneba District increased from 81 in 2011 to 130 in 2012, the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Paul Akonde in-charge of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has said. He said …

A research report by the Conflict Armament Research (CAR), has indicated that African governments appear to be the main vector in the supply of Iranian ammunition (and weapons) to illicit market in Africa. The report notes that this may be …

The US Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) has approved a $155.4 million direct loan for Ghana to finance the design and construction of the Ridge Hospital expansion, the bank announced January 14, 2013. According to the Exim Bank, HSBC London and …

An inmate of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital allegedly went berserk on Saturday night and strangled a fellow inmate. The inmate, Akua Pokua, aged 27, also pounced on another inmate and caused severe injuries to her eyes and head. The suspect …

The Supreme Court The Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday, January 16,2013, to hear the application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking to join a petition contesting the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as winner of the December 7, …

Nii Armarh Somponu II, Nii Shipi of Tema, has charged authorities in-charge of ensuring safety in the country to see last Saturday’s fire outbreak at the BBC Industries Company (Ghana) Limited as a wake-up call to enforce safety regulations at …

President John Mahama The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) on Monday said it has noted with regret that some state institutions have taken full pages of newspapers to congratulate the President, John Dramani Mahama for his inauguration and assumption of office.…

Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Coordinator of the John Mahama 2012 Campaign, has appealed supporters of National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be patient in their expectations of President John Mahama, explaining that the President is keen on fulfilling his promises to all …

One hundred and sixty-six fire outbreaks have been recorded within the first two weeks of this year. The Ashanti Region recorded the highest with 52 fire outbreaks while the Volta, Upper East and Upper West Region recorded the least with …

Ghana was ranked 55th on the world freedom index in a report released January 8, 2013 by Canada’s leading public policy think-tank Fraser Institute and Germany’s Liberales Institut. The index is contained in a new book, Towards a Worldwide Index …

Mr Ethel Codjoe Amissah, Public Relations Officer for the Greater Accra Regional Co-Ordinating Council, said Wednesday, January 16, is World AIDS Day. In a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday, Mr Amissah said the day was …