The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has initiated a free port terminal policy to exempt imported vehicles aged up to five years from confiscation when they are not cleared after 60 days upon arrival. Currently, port regulations allow for …

Child health Care in Ghana is to see a boost with the passing out of 85 out of a 100 paediatric nurses, who have been trained to partner paediatricians to take critical care of children. The training programme would also …

President John Mahama The President has named former General Secretary of the defunct Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Mr Bede A. Ziedeng as Regional Minister-designate for the Upper West Region. Ziedeng’s name popped out in a new Ministerial appointment list released …

Kintampo Yam Farmers Association (KYFA) has appealed to government for the extension of technical support by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Mr Emmanuel Banyo Okrah, Secretary of the association, made the appeal in a paper presented at …

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Agya Koo (right) Kofi Adu, aka Agya Koo, an ace actor and comedian, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of attempt to commit crime to wit smuggling, migrant smuggling and fraud when he made his second appearance before an …

… 2013 will remain tough Global banking confidence is still strong, despite weak economic experiences according to a new survey. The survey released this week in January 2013 by Ernst & Young  indicates that banking confidence remained strong in the …

Ghana’s Supreme Court has today January 22, 2013 granted the application of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking to join the election petition over the 2012 presidential polls results. It was a 6-3 ruling by the nine-member Supreme Court …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama, who is on a four-day visit to Turkey, will this morning hold talks with President Abdullah Gül at the Presidential Palace in Ankara and later co-chair a bilateral session with President Gül. A …

The Supreme Court The first hurdle to the legal challenge of the results of the December 2012 presidential election is expected to be cleared by a nine- member panel of the Supreme Court in Accra today. Presided over by Mr …

Mali duo, Samba Diakite and Modibo Maiga are racing against time to be fit for their Group B day two clash with Ghana’s Black Stars on Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The two midfielders were …

President John Mahama The Young Democrat a Pro-NDC youth group has commended the President for the wise and meaningful choices he has made in nominating his initial batch of Ministers. They said it is within his remit because article 78 …

Fire gutted a shop at Nkoranza Magazine destroying vehicle spare parts worth about GH¢100,000 belonging to Madam Yaa Konadu, an Nkoranza-based businesswoman. Madam Konadu 40, told the Ghana News Agency that she had not opened the shop for the past …

Two out seven persons who survived the Monday morning accident that killed 24 people on the Tamale-Buipe Road in the Northern Region are in critical condition at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). The male and female survivors are on a …

Prof. Edmund Delle Professor Edmund N. Delle, the President of Commonwealth Human Rights and Health Promoters, on Monday commended President John Dramani Mahama for making broad-based ministerial nominations. The appointment of women and men mainly on their merits and capabilities …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) African Human Development report 2012 says Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of hunger in the world. It said until this situation improves, the human development prospects of millions of Africans will remain at …

Eleven suspected hardened criminals, believed to have carried out a string of robberies in the Kumasi Metropolis, have been arrested and are being held by the police. They were picked up from their hideouts in separate police operations during the …

The Nkoranza South Municipal Assembly, has set revenue mobilisation targets for its revenue collectors to monitor their performances as part of efforts to improve upon revenue mobilisation. In addition, the Assembly would be compelled to lay off non-performing revenue collectors …