Some members of the public donating blood HUNDREDS OF pints of blood were realised on Friday during this year’s Valentine’s Day blood donation exercise organised by the mobile telecommunications giant, MTN in Kumasi. The exercise, which formed part of the MTN Ghana Foundation’s annual blood donation project, was to support and replenish stocks at the National Blood […]

For those who find that trying to read a nutrition label on a package of food is something akin to trying to decipher the jargon on last year's climate change report, good news: the FDA now hears you. This week the federal government proposed some changes ...

Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Health The number of people who tested positive for HIV/AIDS at health facilities in Effutu Municipality reduced to 15 in 2013 as compared to 46 in 2012 and 72 in 2011, the Municipal Director of Health Services, Dr Luiz Amoussou-Gohoungo, has said. Dr Amoussou-Gohoungo said this at the 2013 review performance […]

French president's visit is the second since he sent troops into former colony in attempt to quell violence. Share this. French President Francois Holllande. France's president will visit French troops deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR) and meet with ...

Hearts midfielder Moro Abubakar will undergo a knee surgery on Friday, the club has confirmed.

Powerful defender John Mensah has arrived in Slovakia to complete his move to Nitra FC, boosting his chances of making Ghana's World Cup squad.

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Asmah Akwasi Asiedu, has sentenced Aminu Ibrahim to 24 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing and unlawfully entering the premises of a trader at Korletsom, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo. Ibrahim pleaded guilty to the two charges.  The prosecutor, Chief Inspector John Akuetteh, said Sophia Ampim is a trader at Korletsom, while Ibrahim, 37, is a resident of Aboabo, near Kumasi. He said on January 28, 2014 at about 11 a.m., Sophia, who

There will be plenty of bleary eyes in Northumberland this morning after a spectacular night of sky-gazing. Hundreds of people were out into the early hours to witness one of the most vibrant displays of the Aurora Borealis in at least 20 years. Pictures of the ...

The Effiduase Magistrate Court, presided over by Mr Jacob Amponsah, has sentenced a  65-year-old timber contractor, Elvis Kwadwo Okyere, to  six months’ imprisonment for operating and harvesting timber without a valid timber utilisation contract. He was also charged for removing forest products without authority from a competent authority. Okyere pleaded guilty with explanation. The sentece was based on the fact that Okyere was advanced in age and had a deteriorating health condition. “Due

The Chief of Gambaga in the East Mamprusi District in the Northern Region, Gambarana Yahaha Wuni, has appealed to the government and corporate entities in Ghana to help him with resources to cater for alleged witches currently seeking refuge in his territory. The support, he said, could be in cash or kind, and would come to augment the one he has been giving to the dozens of women accused of witchcraft and now lodging at the Gambaga Witches Camp. The chief, who acts as the spiritual overseer of

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Blurred Lines singer reveals he's not throwing the towel in on their marriage just yet... 09:35, Friday, 28 February 2014. Robin Thicke has broken his silence following the announcement that he's separated from wife Paula Patton - insisting he wants to ...

Bechem United’s in-form midfielder Noah Martey has attributed his surge in form to a recent Ghana U20 call-up.

A representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms Dennia Gyale, has identified gender-based discrimination as one major challenge to the attainment of gender equality. She said, for instance, most young girls who dropped out of school after primary education were left with no qualification or skills to make them employable on the job market or set up their own businesses. Community durbar Speaking at a community durbar organised by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection