Accra , Mar 31, GNA -Women of Ecobank Ghana on Saturay donated medical equipment to Saint Elizabeth Catholic Hospital at Hwidiem, a suburb of Kenyasi, in the Brong Ahafo Region.A statement from the Ecobank Ghana said the donation was from the personal contributions of the women to mark this years International womens day.Items donated include; delivery bed, examination couches, gloves, standing sphygnometer, oxygen machines, and assorted BP apparatus valued at about GH 20,000.The Hospital serves

Accra, March 31, GNA The United Sates Embassy has donated a new three-storey classroom block to the Zamrama Line Community in Accra to boost teaching and learning. The facility would accommodate more than 700 pupils at the Zamrama Line cluster of schools in Laterbiokoshie in Accra. A statement issued by Zainab Mahama, US Embassy Information Specialist and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said the 18-unit classroom block would provide sufficient classrooms to allow all students in the schools

Bulpella (N/R), March 31, GNA- Bulpella-Naa Abukari Tia, Chief of Bulpella, on Monday appealed to husbands to support their wives with household chores to ensure peace, development and build a stronger family.He said women often became stressed, when burdened with performing all the household chores and that in the past when men supported the women it brought some renewed joy to the family. Bulpella-Naa Abukari Tia said this on Monday at a days community sensitization as part of the Young Urban Women

Aflao , Mar 31, GNA - Denu, March 31, GNA The body of a newly born baby girl was on Thursday found dumped in the dry lagoon bed near Denu.The babys umbilical cord was cut and the tip clipped with a drying peg.Some youths, who were playing by the lagoon at about 0900 hours came upon it, on a piece of cloth, and raised the alarm, attracting scores of people.The body was believed to have been dumped there earlier that morning.Police, assisted by Environmental Health officials have since buried the

Japekrom (B/A), March 31, GNA Paramount chiefs in Brong-Ahafo have expressed displeasure over inadequate staffing in traditional councils in the region and appealed to the government to resource them. They said the few staffing at the councils also lacked knowledge and were ignorant in portions of the Chieftaincy Act and needed training. The 17 paramount chiefs raised the concern when Dr Henry Seidu Daannaa, Minister of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, paid courtesy calls on them as part of

Accra, March 31, GNA - Mr Rob Steele, International Standard Organisations (ISO) Secretary General, on Monday paid a courtesy call on Mr Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. The visit was to formally inform the Deputy Minister of the International Conference on Standardisation to be held in Accra from April 1-3. Mr Vanderpuye said Africas trade had been very slow due to the lack of standardisation, adding, however, that Ghanas standard system was one of the best in Africa.

Accra, March 31, GNA- Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), in partnership with CARE Ghana, has organised a days seminar to sensitise Muslims, especially Imams, on the need to fight against early and forced marriages among girls. The theme for the seminar: "Positive Action against Early and Forced Marriages, is to ensure that children enjoy their rights in the society while fighting against gender based violence meted out on such children. Mrs Bernice Sam, Human Rights Advocate and a member

Accra, March 31, GNA - The Ghana Library Authority (GLA) on Monday began a series of programmes to mark the International Childrens Book Day which falls on April 2. Mr Guy Amarteifio, Greater Accra Regional Librarian and GLA Connectivity Coordinator, said the International Children's Book Day was instituted by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in honour of the revered Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen who contributed immensely to the development of childrens books. He

Shama, March 31, GNA The Shama Community Cooperative Credit Union (SHACCCU) Limited has shared some of its 2013 profit with the psychiatric unit of the Shama Health Centre of the Western Region to enhance work of the staff.With a membership of 9,813, the SHACCCU declared a net profit of GH¢ 98,113,32 out of which it bought a refrigerator, swivel chair, ceiling fan and a cabinet at the cost of 4,000 cedis for the health centre.Presenting the items Mr Kwaku Nyarko Addo, General Manager of the SHACCCU,

(From Samuel Bruce Nyarko, GNA Special Correspondent, Tunis) Tunis, March 31, GNA - Mrs Evenly Anita Stokes-Hayford, Ghanas Ambassador to Italy has urged the Government to look for innovative ways of making agriculture attractive to the youth. She suggested, for instance, the provision of start-up capital, inputs, and land for the youth who are interested in venturing into agricultural production, as well as the creation of a ready market for the produce. By so doing we would attract a lot of Ghanaian

Accra, March 31, GNA - The National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the Veterans Administration of Ghana (VAG) have agreed to an out of court settlement over the issuance of licenses to private lotto operators. This was after the Accra Circuit Court has delivered judgement in favour of the NLA to refrain VAG from issuing licenses to private lotto operators. Initially, the NLA had filed an application at an Accra Circuit Court seeking an interim injunction to restrain VAG from going ahead to issue licenses

Kumasi, March 31, GNA A 47-year-old man accused of defiling a minor has been ordered by the Kumasi Gender Court, presided over by Mrs Rita Agyeman-Budu, to serve 14 years in prison.Kofi Gyamfi was convicted after he had pleaded guilty to the offence.The crime was committed at Afrancho-Bronkong in the Afigya-Kwabre District.The victim, a school girl, had seen the convict carrying some tubers of yam and offered to help him.Police Chief Inspector Rose Essuman told the court that this happened on March

Cape Coast, March 31, GNA- The 55- year-old English tutor of Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Emmanuel Menkah, who was found hanging on a mango tree behind his bungalow, stated in a letter he committed suicide due to economic hardship.The Central Region Police retrieved a letter which read in part, I cant say all but God knows the trouble., .the disgrace is just too much for me to bear. , .i believe there are forces in my life, .i am dying this way because people do not know what Im going through.Good

Accra, March 31 GNA-The Prosecution in the Woyome case has filed responses to the submission of No Case made by the lawyers of Alfred Woyome. Mr Matthew Amponsah, Chief State Attorney, told the Financial Court hearing the matter that the prosecution had filed their answers to the defence submission of No case as ordered by the court. Mr Musa Ahmed, Counsel for Alfred Woyome, told the court that defence for now had no problem with the prosecution responding to their submission. Mr Justice John Ajet-Nassam,

Accra , Mar 31, GNA -Mr Serame Taukobang, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, on Monday said the organization had earmarked GH¢311 million to upgrade and extend its facilities this year.Speaking during its annual editors forum, Mr Taukobang said MTN hoped to add this year 120 new 3G sites in addition to the 173 sites it developed in 2013.He said there had been an extensive national fibre and microwave network with the deployment of 400km of fibre, explaining that such deployment would help increase

Accra, March 31, GNA - Joshua Mensah, a coconut seller and Godwin Kwame Worlali Agbesi, a labourer, were on Monday handed a total of 60- year jail term by an Accra circuit court for conspiracy, robbery and causing harm. Joshua is to serve 20 years for conspiracy, 30 years for robbery and five years for causing harm, while Godwin is to serve 20 years for conspiracy, and 30 years for robbery. The jail terms are to run concurrently. The convicts pleaded guilty to the offences on their first appearance.

Takoradi, March 31, GNA --- Authorities of the Half Assini Government Hospital have appealed to all citizens of the area, home and abroad, to assist the Hospital.A statement issued by the Hospital and signed by the Administrator, Mr Paul Agyakwa and copied to the GNA in Takoradi, said the hospital lacked vital facilities needed for quality health care delivery.The statement said several appeals to the government had not been successful therefore the onus rested on the citizens to ensure that the

Ho, March 31, GNA Mr Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, said the various technical education improvement programmes underway would bridge the gap between formal training and the world of work. The programmes include the conversion of polytechnics to technical universities, introduction of Competency-Based Training (CBT) and other technical learning initiatives. Mr Terkper said this in a speech read for him at the 14th Congregation of the Ho Polytechnic on Saturday. He reiterated Governments recognition

Adamorobe (E/R), March 31, GNA- Kweku Tetteh, a 47-year- old carpenter, at Adamorobe, near Aburi in the Eastern Region, was found dead at about 0830 hours at the weekend, opposite the Emmanuel and Bells Block Factory. A police source told Ghana News Agency that the deceased was putting up a building at the scene, where he was found dead. The source said Tetteh was apparently killed by people who were vandalising his building project. The body has since been deposited at Ghana Police Hospital in Accra

Accra, March 31, GNA The Motor, Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) of Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) will outdoor new Speed Radar Guns in April. Mr David Adonteng, Director, Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of NRSC, who made this known at the weekend, said the guns would be able to record all the needed information about any vehicle and driver who abuse road traffic regulation. The device could record the identity of the driver, the location