Accra, July 11, GNA - Government has given approval to the Ghana Prison Service to recruit 1,000 prison officers to enhance its performance so as to meet the international best practices in prison administration.Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia made the disclosure in Accra on Tuesday at the inauguration of a 13-member Governing Cou
A statement from the office of the former President said the delegation was led by Mr C K Dewornu, Former Inspector General of Police.The delegation described the late Okudzeto who was the President of the Volta Foundation as an industrialist who championed the cause of the youth, advocated girl child education and provided a number
The visit was to formally inform the High Commissioner about the end of their UK scholarship programme and to seek ways of contributing to the development of the country as they prepared to return home.A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday said the 20 scholars, pursing masters degree programmes in various universitie
A statement from the office signed by Mrs Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Special Aide to the former President said: “We have over the last week received reports from across the country about the activities of some members of the Party seeking to solicit information from executives and members of the NDC, claiming that they are being sponsored by the Office of HE John Dramani Mahama”.
Accra, July 11, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the case involving the four Russians, including a Ukrainian arrested for indulging in illegal mining (galamsey) to July 25.The court adjourned the case because the substantive prosecutor was on a training course.
Accra, July 11, GNA – Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Tuesday, launched the United Nations Day against Human Trafficking, dubbed: “Blue Day,” in Accra.The Day, which falls on July 30 annually, is intended to show compassion to victims of trafficking and also sensitise potentia
Accra, July 11, GNA – The Court of Appeal has set July 26 to rule on an application for a stay of execution pending appeal by suspended human rights lawyer, Mr Francis Xavier Sosu, over his suspension from legal practice by the General Legal Council (GLC).The court adjourned the matter af
Ashaiman, July 11, GNA - Developers in the Ashaiman Municipality are to be issued with a Conditional Permit from the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) while awaiting the final approval of their permit request.This is to prevent the tendency of officials and developers condoning and abusing the process while they await the issuance
Ashaiman, July 11, GNA - Residents of Ashaiman have been advised not to lose out on the ongoing Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation Water Project aimed among other things to provide households with toilet facilities at half price.The project, which is being funded by the World Bank, commenced in August 2014 and expected
Kaduna, located in North-Western Nigeria, is a trade centre and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction.Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, the Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said: “We are pleased to commence scheduled operations to Kaduna; a fifth city in the Federal Republic of Nige
Elmina (C/R), July 11, GNA - Management of the leading Telecommunication Network, MTN Ghana has presented a cheque of GH¢3,000.00 to the Edina Traditional Council to support the 2017 Bakatue Festival.It also donated recharge cards worth of GH¢1,000.00, assorted MTN souvenirs, modems and drinks to the Council to support the event.
Accra, July 11, GNA – Mr Kenneth Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Company has described Ghana’s economy as fragile and bedevilled with huge challenges.He said the economy could crumble under any major economic shock such as crop failure or sharp fall in commodity prices.
Accra, July 11, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Rahamatu Ibrahim, a trader into police custody for alleged possession of narcotic drug without lawful authority.The accused pleaded not guilty and would reappear in court on July 24.Chief
Bawku (U/E), July 11, GNA - Mr Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bawku Central Constituency, is supporting 280 tailors in the constituency to train 400 apprentices in skills development.The first batch of the trainees, comprising 391 females and a male would undergo a one-year dressmaking course.
The items included dresses, lawn mower, shoes, ten bags of rice, a bag of sugar, two gallons of cooking oil, five cartons each of milk, tin tomatoes and detergents.Mr Prince Osei Gyamfi, the First Vice President of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, said it is the heartfelt desire of the youth to support less-privileged children in soci
Sunyani, July 11, GNA – The Brong-Ahafo Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has donated 58 pints of blood to support referral hospitals in the region. The exercise, organised with the support of personnel from the Sunyani Regional Hospital, was the third time to be held and 49 males and nine females th
In a press statement signed by the Public Affairs Officer of the Hospital, ASP Yaw Nketia, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Administration, therefore, urged the public to contact the Pathology Department for the identification of persons whom they might not have seen for some time.
He said the Government should pursue both Ghanaians and foreigners engaged in illegal mining operations without looking back to ensure that issues pertaining to illegal mining were settled once and for all.Apostle Adongo made the call at the opening of the church’s Impartation Conference at Ashalley Botwe, near Madina in Accra.
Accra, July 11 GNA - Mr Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the Majority Leader has dismissed criticism from the Minority in Parliament that the government is taking too long to bring its bills before the House.According to him, the claim by the Minority was not true because government was within time and had not delayed in presenting the bills
Kumawu (Ash), July 11, GNA – The Reverend Maxwell Yeboah, Director of Church Life and Nurture of the Sekyere Presbytery, has rallied the church to take centre stage in the anti-corruption fight.He said dishonest and fraudulent practices had become a huge bother and the church could not remain silent.
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