December 2012

Brigadier-General Richard Kwame Opoku-Adusei, General Officer Commanding (GOC), the Northern Command, has expressed satisfaction with the improved relations and collaboration between the military and the Ghana Police Service. He said…

Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, National Chief Imam has called on the Police to arrest the gang of Muslim Youth who raided the premises of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) at Kaneshie in Accra on December 25. The gang attacked the…

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Sampson Sramafo, a 42 year-old farmer, to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for sexually assaulting his 19 year-old daughter and threatening to  kill her. He pleaded guilty. Prosecuting Deputy…

Two Indian investors, Manoj Tripathi and Umesh Pareek have paid a visit to the defunct Komenda Sugar Factory to conduct feasibility studies in their bid to revamp the factory. In an interview with the GNA at the site, Mr. Tripathi said…

There has been shortage of fuel in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region for the past four days. According to the Manager of the Edzii Goil Filling Station in Takoradi, Mr. Ato Edzii, the station ran out of petrol on…

The Ahafo-Ano South District recorded zero maternal death for this year, compared with six deaths in 2011, Dr Reuben Bedzrah, the District Director of Health Services, has announced. He said dedication to work by health professionals and…

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced Eric Opoku, aka Nana, a trader, to a total jail term of 90 years imprisonment for snatching two vehicles at gun point in two separate incidents in Accra. In the first incident, Opoku robbed a taxi…

The chief fisherman for Effutu, Neenyi Mumi Kaako IV, has appealed to politicians not to extend politics into the fishing industry because it can undermine the growth of the industry. He said since the beginning, affairs of the fishing…

The Ghana Government has received $88.6 million from the World Bank towards the implementation of Ghana Social Opportunities Project (G-SOP). The overall goal of the project is to support  Ghana’s Social Protection Strategy by reducing…

Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira has been appointed the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), with effect from September 26, 2012. Until his appointment, he was the Director of Human Resource for Health Development at the Ministry…