The Eastern Regional Executives of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has called for committed National Executives to make meaningful impact on the political scene. A statement issued by Ustaz Yakubu Salifu, Regional Secretary in Koforidua on Wednesday and copied to …

The police have arrested two suspected robbers who shot and killed their victim at Akwatialine in Kumasi. Abdul Aziz Osman and Haruna Farouk, together with two others, now on the run, were said to have committed the crime on Boxing …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased pensions-in-payment by a fixed rate of 12 per cent and a flat amount of GH¢21.36 per pensioner for 2013. A statement signed by Ms. Evangeline Amegashie, Corporate Affairs Manager and …

The Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Chapel International, Bishop Dag Heward – Mills, on Tuesday blamed the fallen standards of education in the country on the attitude of some corrupt and disloyal officials at the helm of affairs in the …

Cape Coast, the Central Regional capital, recorded very low motor traffic accidents during the Yuletide, due to rigorous educational campaign carried out by the Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU). Chief Inspector Samuel Obeng Addo, officer at the Cape …

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, has said his party’s decision to contest the December 7 presidential poll results in court is firmly rooted in their belief in fairness, transparency and justice. The …

Forty-Four (48) babies were born in five government health facilities in the Kumasi Metropolis on New Year Day. They are made up of 29 females and 19 males. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), a referral facility, recorded the highest number …

Ms Diana Amoako, Midwife in-charge of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Hospital at Nkoranza has appealed for the posting of more midwives  to the hospital to reduce maternal and infant mortality. She pointed out that only six midwives were at post, which …

Government business has kicked off briskly after the  Christmas and New Year holidays Ghana News Agency observed on Wednesday, the first official working day of 2013. Most workers at the Ministries, Departments and Agencies were noticed at post going through …

Alan Kyerematen says ready for the job The search for who succeeds Pascal Lamy, the current Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has begun as deadline for nominations for the post closed December 31, 2012. Nine countries nominated …

The importance of the religious industry (i.e. religious bodies and their economic activities) in the socio-political as well as economic fortunes of Ghana cannot be discounted. This area is however least explored as a potential national, rather than individual or …

The Force Commander (FC) of United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Maj. Gen. Mohammed Iqbal Asi, has commended the Ghanaian contingent (Ghancon) for exhibiting professionalism, excellence, dedication, selfless sacrifices and above all courage throughout their tour of duty. He …

The ban on the importation of used refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners took effect from yesterday, January 1, 2013. That followed the coming into force of Legislative Instrument (LI) 1932 (2008) which bans the importation of those used items. Following …

“A more effective management of the world’s fisheries could avert undernourishment for about 19 million people worldwide,” say Dr. Rashid Sumaila and Mohammed Seisay. Dr. Rashid Sumaila of the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and Mohammed Seisay of the …

José Graziano da Silva – FAO Director-General The death of Italian scientist and physician Rita Levi Montalcini, 103, has claimed a tireless advocate for a hunger-free world, Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva said. Montalcini, an FAO …

The New Juaben Municipal Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Mr George Aboagye, has called on government to ensure that education becomes the hub of the development of the country. He said in past political campaigns, education and …

President John Mahama The President John Dramani Mahama has been called upon to devote time and resources to revamp as well as strengthen state institutions in the coming year. Bishop Bernard Ogyiri Asare, Founder of the Zion Praise Chapel International …