August 2012

A College of Nursing and Midwifery will soon be established in the capital, Accra to afford nurses and midwives the opportunity to acquire further training in special fields of study. The Ministry of Health, Nursing and Midwifery Council…

The National Commission for Civic Education on Thursday launched an awareness campaign and public education in forty cocoa growing communities across the country as part of its effort to eliminate child labour. The initiative, which is…

The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ms Sherry Ayitey, has said a National Biosafety Authority (NBA) would soon be established to regulate and oversee the application of modern biotechnology in Ghana. He said the NBA is…

Brigadier- General Daniel Mishio, the Director General of Joint Operations of the Ghana Armed Forces, has said the military had acquired new vehicles fitted with communication gadgets to facilitate communication among troops during Election…

A 31year-old radio presenter of Velvet Beam FM station in Asankrangwa, Gyeke Mohammed, has been remanded into police custody by the Tarkwa circuit court for false publication. He pleaded not guilty and will reappear on the September 17.…

Ghana’s ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected President John Dramani Mahama as its flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections. At a day’s delegates congress in Kumasi August 30, 2012, President Mahama…

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour is due to arrive in Accra, Ghana to attend the closing ceremony of the Airtel Rising Stars clinic, officials have confirmed. Airtel, in a press statement, said Parlour is poised to attend the first ever…

Korea has donated $350,000 to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) run by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Announcing the donation August 30, 2012, the Geneva-based organization said the money is expected to be used…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the International Enterprise Singapore, part of the country's Ministry of Trade and Industry, today August 30, 2012 signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly identify growth sectors in…

Ghana, in November this year, will host the 2012 West African Clean Energy and Environment Exhibition and Conference (WACEE’12). The event will come off in Accra November 6-8, 2012. It will bring together domestic and international leaders…