By Simon Asare, GNA Accra, Oct. 24, GNA - Kwadwo Nkansah, known in showbiz as ''Lil Win'' will receive an honorary award, for his contribution to education in Ghana. The National Students' Awards (NSA) scheme would conf
Bonyere (W/R), Oct. 24, GNA - The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC), has placed a ban on the celebration of this year's celebration of the Kundum festival by the Chiefs and people in the Jomoro District.The ban follows a resolution by the Traditional Council at the second quarterly General Meeting of all the 46 Chiefs of Western Nze
By Emmanuel Asante Attakora, GNAAccra, Oct.24 GNA - Mr. Kwabena Yeboah, President for the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has said the senior female national team, the Black Queens will make it to the final of the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Accra, Oct. 23, GNA — Mr Vincent E. McCauley, Director of Admissions of the Soul Clinic International School, has called on students to take active interest in sports, to remain healthy at all times.He said sports unites, entertains and keep the body healthy and broadens the mind and must be embraced by all.
By Dennis Osei Gyamfi, GNAAccra, Oct. 24, GNA - A new mascot has been unveiled by the organisers of the ongoing boxing league, the "Bukom Fist of Fury".The mascot, an eagle, is called "Papa Asafoakyere" (Warrior King) and has white, red,
Bonyere (W/R), Oct. 24, GNA - The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC), has placed a ban on the celebration of this year's celebration of the Kundum festival by the Chiefs and people in the Jomoro District.The ban follows a resolution by the Traditional Council at the second quarterly General Meeting of all the 46 Chiefs of Weste
By Lydia Kukua Asamoah, GNA Accra, Oct 24, GNA - Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, says tilapia in Ghana is wholesome for public consumption and so there was no need to abandon the fish, which is a delicacy for most Ghanaians.
Sekondi, Oct. 24, GNA - The Western Regional Police Command on Tuesday intercepted a cargo truck with registration number AS 5138 - 11carrying 92 bales of dried leaves, substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.DSP Olivia Adiku, the Regional Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency, said th
By Stephen Asante, GNA Kumasi, Oct. 24, GNA - The Ministry of Education (MoE) is to present an official report, relating to the recent disturbances at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), to the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Ad
JUBA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday commended South Sudan's improved health care system and preparedness to prevent and respond to the outbreak of infectious diseases and epidemics.The WHO also hailed the country's positive efforts in reducing maternal deaths.
LUSAKA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - Authorities in Zambia has postponed all examinations following reports of malpractices observed during the ongoing junior secondary school leaving examinations.Minister of General Education David Mabumba on Tuesday said the government has decided to suspend the examinations for 2018 following the reported malprac
By Dennis Peprah, GNA Techiman, (B/A), Oct. 24, GNA – Bee Keepers in the Brong-Ahafo Region have called for strict enforcement of Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) Law 229 (1990) to control bushfires in the country.
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) said on Tuesday it has suspended 749 workers who lacked credible academic credentials.Ignatus Rubaratuka, Chairman of the TPA Board of Directors, said following the suspension the port's manpower has gone down from 3,000 in 2017 to 2,251 in 2018.
SUVA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were greeted with a huge crowd at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, capital of Fiji on Wednesday.Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle met university students and children who were waiting along footpaths and roadsides.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - The state-owned Indian Railways is planning to put fencing along all train tracks across the country in order to prevent people from illegally entering, officials said Wednesday."This has been suggested by railway police in the wake of the deaths of as many as 61 people who were hit by a train in the northern
DAMASCUS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - The U.S.-led coalition has killed as many as 3,222 civilians since its operations started in Syria in 2014, a war monitor reported Tuesday.A total of 768 children and 562 women were among those killed by the strikes of the U.S.-led coalition in the northern provinces of Hasakah, Raqqa, Aleppo, Idlib and the eas
By Kester Kenn Klomegah, GNA's Moscow Bureau ChiefMOSCOW ( Russia), Oct 24, GNA – Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Russian Federation have sign a new Memorandum of
By Desmond Davis, GNA's London Bureau ChiefLondon, Oct 24, GNA – Ghana is pursuing an “aggressive private sector-led investment drive” to fulfil a commitment by the government to reduce dependency on aid, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has said.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) - A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to continue to help the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) with its efforts to build peace and stability.The political process in the CAR has recently made progress while the security situation remains fragile.
By Alexander Nyarko Yeboah, GNA Tema, Oct. 24, GNA - The Head of Community Development Unit of the Social Welfare and Community Development of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), has asked the public to demand food handle
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