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Reverend Jacob Kojo Wangusin, the Clerk of the Northern Presbytery of the Presbyterians Church of Ghana has urged Ghanaians to be more selective in their choice of a leader as President of the country in the 2012 elections. “Choose a…

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Monday said it has seized 20 tonnes of contaminated and unwholesome cooking oil with the brand name "Chaya Yellow Pure Vegetable Oil" that has come from Cote d'lvoire. A statement signed in Accra by Dr…

Global Alternative Agenda, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has organised a symposium on combating terrorism in Africa to create awareness on the increase rate of terrorism, which poses the biggest threat to the security of the…

Rehabilitation work on a 3.80 kilometre road valued at GHc5,429,286,42 in the Sunyani Municipality was inaugurated at the weekend. The project, funded by the government and to be converted into a dual carriage road, would commence from…

The West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSSCE) commenced countrywide on Monday with a total of 174,385 candidates made up of 79,215 girls and 95,170 boys are participating in the exam. Mr Lee Ocran, Minister of…

Consuming fungus infested foods is a recipe for infertility, Mr Roderick Daddey-Adjei Volta and Eastern Zonal Officer of the Food and Drugs Board has warned. Mr Daddey-Adjei gave the warning at a seminar on “Good Retail and Cold Storage…

Mr Rexford Anthony Wiredu, Chief State Attorney, on Monday told a circuit court in Accra that criminal cases have no time limit. He said consequently, the prosecution of the case involving Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gifty…

The Eastern Regional Command of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), has impounded 12 school buses for flouting the road traffic regulation and therefore putting the lives of school children in danger. The drivers of the vehicles…

The US government has announced new visa processing fees to take effect April 13, 2012. In a press release issued by the Public Attaché of the US Embassy in Accra and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, it says "the Department of State will…

The Asante-Mampong Municipal Assembly has voted GH¢90,000.00 towards the construction of decent housing for its workers. Mr Daniel Appau-Ohyeamang, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), said a two-storey building with boys’ quarters, would…