April 2013

World soccer governing body, Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has given the green-light for three African teams at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. This follows the decision to increase the number of…

The Iranian Government on Wednesday offered to train Ghanaian undergraduate students in Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering to equip them with skills to harness the oil and gas industry. Both Ghana and Iran have also agreed to exchange…

Two Nigerians who were arrested for possessing 372 bottles containing substances suspected to be cocaine were put before an Accra Fast Track Court on Wednesday. James Ekeke Chukwu and Sammy Ikechekwu Benjy Eke, both businessmen, pleaded…

Farmers in the Garu-Tempane District have called on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to release the 2013 quota and subsidy programme on fertilizer to enable them acquire it in good time for farming this year. “Going by the Ghana…

Mr. Augustine Akidam, Brong-Ahafo Regional Secretary of the National Association of Graduates Teachers (NAGRAT), on Wednesday said Ghana’s educational system is in crisis and needs proactive approach to revamp it. He, however, commended…

Mr Paarock Vanpercy, Director General of the National Communications Authority, says the promotion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for development, must embrace all genders. He said even though ICT has become…

Mr John Kudalor, Director General of the Police Service in charge of operations, said the Pwalugu Police Training School in Bolgatanga would soon begin specialized training. He said this would enable the Service to meet the challenging…

A labour expert on Wednesday called for the strengthening of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), to enable the Board to effectively respond to the needs of the informal sector operators. Mr Stephen Osei-Yeboah, Head of…

President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday said that Ghana and Iran were forming a permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation that would mandate them to strengthen their relations in other areas apart from health, education and…

Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, on Wednesday asked the Ghana Armed Forces to be more proactive in monitoring flashpoints and potential trouble areas in the country before they explode. He said consequences of conflicts on…