Students sensitized on unsafe abortion

Pregnant teenage girls, particularly students, have been urged not to resort to unsafe abortion, in order to save their education. Nana Yaa Ntidwuma, Queen of Kurofa, near Adomfe in the Asante-Akim South District, gave the advice at a…

SMS technology connects Ghana’s cocoa farmers

An innovative mobile technology using SMS has been launched in Ghana to connect cocoa farmers in communities where the country's most valuable cash crop is produced. Since March 2011, some 1,500 farmers in 15 Western Region communities…

Moree cholera deaths rise to three

Three cholera related deaths have been recorded at the Moree Health centre in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) district, the latest being a two-year old boy who died on admission, on Thursday morning. In an interview with the Ghana News…

Cabinet considering a vehicle towing fund

Cabinet is considering a proposal from the Road Safety Commission (RSC) for the creation of a fund that would be fed by vehicle owners to be used for towing accident and broken down vehicles from the roads. This was disclosed by the Acting…

Ghanaians asked to protect the country’s peace

Reverend Dr Samuel Ayete-Nyampong, Director, Interfaith Research and Resource Centre of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has appealed to Ghanaians to protect the peace the country was enjoying since conflict had never benefited any…

Rice imports killing Ghanaian growers – FAO

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Ghana’s over-reliance on foreign imported rice is becoming a source of worry. “By limiting the importation of rice, the country will save money and invest in market development to increase…

Ghana expects to earn GH¢1.2b from oil in 2011

The government of Ghana is expecting to earn revenue of GH¢1,250.8 million from oil in 2011, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said. In Parliament to seek approval for a supplementary expenditure for 2011 Thursday July 14,…