Ghana's candidate for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has declared that he is the best person for the job.

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Ghana's candidate for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has declared that he is the best person for the job.

Five months after an elderly woman, believed to be a royal, was buried in front of the Ayigya palace in Kumasi, the body was yesterday exhumed because the metropolitan authorities said the place of burial was not appropriate. Family members were said to have buried the body of Aberewa Tawiah, in front of the Ayigya palace after their refusal to produce a bottle of schnapp each for her one week and funeral rites to the Ayigya stool, as custom demanded to pave way for the burial at the town?s ... Read More

The first year students of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBU) are having their classes ?under trees? and in the visitors lounge, due to inadequate classroom space in the school. This came to light during a verification visit to the school by a team of journalists last Monday at the instance of both parents and students of the school. When the team got the school at about 9.45 in the morning, the Form One Arts Three students were sitting under the trees on the compound, while others ... Read More

A research conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) had shown that 3,038 women are annually diagnosed of cervical cancer, and 2,006 women die from the disease every year. Globally, 500,000 new cases are diagnosed annually, and 270,000 deaths, accounting for nine per cent of female cancer, are also recorded annually. Dr Nana K.O. Antwi-Agyei, Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the GHS, who announced these on Tuesday at a press conference to introduce Human ... Read More

Based on a court order, the Northern Regional Police Command with assistance from other security agencies on Tuesday destroyed 85 bags of cannabis. The police in September last year, seized the cannabis on the Bole-Banboi road while the suspects; Abu Sumaila, Kwabena Bontaleba and Ibrahim Adams have been remanded in prison custody by a Tamale Circuit Court to re-appear on the February 8. Chief Superintendent of Police David Adjem, Director of the Police Forensic Unit, told the ... Read More

The Upper East Regional Branch of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for nominating two distinguished personalities from the Region for ministerial positions. Alhaji Mumuni Bolnaba, NDC?s Regional Chairman said the President had done the Region proud and that the people could not have expected anything more. ?We are most grateful to the President for doing the Region a great honour by appointing two of our sons to serve in his ... Read More

Nana Oye Lithur, Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Wednesday maintained that the rights of gays should be protected because the Constitution guaranteed it, insisting that society should debate on the acceptability or criminality of that sexual orientation. Asserting that her opinion on homosexuality and lesbianism remained personal, the renowned human rights lawyer and advocate said her calling demanded that she defended the fundamental rights of every Ghanaian ... Read More

Ghana's Coach, Kwasi Appiah has tagged Asamoah Gyan as his team's best striker despite scoring only one of his team's six goals so far at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Gyan's output has come under the microscope following his inability to score as frequently as expected but Appiah insists the player who is only two goals shy of breaking Abedi Pele's all time national goal record of 33 is good enough. ? Gyan is my captain and for me, I am very satisfied with all the ... Read More

Mr Solomon Addy, a Welfare Task Force Officer of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) said on Tuesday that commercial motorcycle riders known as ?Okada? are infringing on the duties of Union. ?They are operating illegally because the GPRTU does not recognise them, and we also doubt whether they have acquired genuine documents from the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) to operate?. Mr Addy who was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, ... Read More

The out-going Central Regional Director of Education, Dr Sarfo Kantanka, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its decision on the use of computers and mobile phones by students in schools. According to him, ?to ease learning and meet the contemporary challenges of the world, it is imperative that students use computers and phones?, and therefore asked the GES to have a second look at the situation. Dr Kantanka made the call at Cape Coast last Wednesday, when the ... Read More

Famous movie actress, Nana Ama MacBrown yesterday escaped death when her newly registered vehicle was involved in an accident in Accra. The incident occurred on the Lapaz stretch of the George Walker Bush Highway at dawn, when she was on her way home from a movie location with her boyfriend, Maxwell Mensah. According to an eye-witness, Mensah was driving the Range Rover with registration number GR922-13 when an Opel Vectra Saloon car cross them at the Abeka Traffic light, resulting in the ... Read More

The Deputy Director for Human Resource Management and Development of the Ghana Education Service, Madam Juliet Kawiah, has urged teachers to take their profession seriously and upgrade themselves, to remain in the profession which is now becoming sophisticated. She entreated them to abide by the Conditions of Service and the Code of Ethics so as to enjoy the profession. Madam Kawiah was speaking at the orientation course for 120 new teachers, on the theme: ?The Ghana National Association of ... Read More

Twenty-two post-graduate students of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) graduated at a special graduation ceremony held in Accra. Among the various disciplines offered were MSc supply chain management, MBA Engineering Management, MBA Oil and Gas management, MSc Oil and Gas management, MSc Engineering Management, and MSc Management Information Systems. Others are MBA Logistics, MBA Finance, MSc Engineering Project Management, and MBA Information Technology. In his keynote ... Read More

A police Lance Corporal is facing trial before the Accra Motor Traffic Court for traffic offences. The offences are dangerously driving a motorbike, causing harm and riding a motorbike without a protective crash helmet. He is also charged with riding an uninsured Motor Vehicle, using a motorbike without a number plate and riding a motorbike without a driving license. Lance Corporal Alhassan denied all the charges preferred against him as he pleaded not guilty. Presiding judge, ... Read More

The Food and Drugs Authority, (FDA) upon a tip off have found a consignment of unwholesome chicken parts dumped at a refuse dumping site at Teshie, a suburb of Accra. FDA Investigation has revealed that some residents of the area have taken possession of part of the consignment. A statement signed by John Odame-Darkwah, Acting Deputy Chief Executive (Food division) and copied to the Ghana News Agency said on Tuesday. It said to ensure that the consignment of unwholesome chicken parts do ... Read More

Zimbabawe left with just $US217 in the bankWellington TimesAfter paying public workers' salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe's government public account stood at just $US217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti says. "Last week when we paid civil servants there was $US217 [left] in government ...and more »

She said the hospital however recorded 32 still-births and noted that the situation could have been avoided if expectant mothers did not delay in reporting at the facility while more midwives are engaged in the hospital.