About $1tn a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, the One campaign group says.

Many Ghanaians continue to hold an erroneous impression that public enterprises belong to government perhaps due to the limited public knowledge on the subject of ‘public companies’ and ‘government-owned entities.’ The term ‘public company’ is often erroneously equated with government ownership of enterprises, especially in instances where the said public companies have ‘Ghana’ or ‘State’ […]

The new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came as thousands of foreign students and workers, and Americans who have been traveling abroad, began arriving on campuses to start a new school year.

Esther Nyarko April-June Company Limited, one of Ghana’s fast-growing companies which provide recruitment and janitorial services, last week participated in the first African Women and Youth Business Linkages Forum in Nairobi, Kenya organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting, which brought together more than […]

Some of the guests at the function Dr. Kwasi Dartey Baah, chairman of the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Lecture Committee (TMLC), has said that the committee will soon institute the Tetteh Quarshie Research and Development Fund for students pursuing Masters Programmes. The chairman said this at the third Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Lecture held recently at the University […]

The Banmuhene (left) in a handshake with a guest Nana Kwame Afari Bampoe II, the Banmuhene of Akwapim, has performed rituals to ban noise-making in Akwapim for 40 days to herald the annual Odwira Festival of the chiefs and people. During a ceremony at the Akropong Palace, the Banmuhene said it was an offence to […]

Prof. Albert Addo-Quaye  The council of the Anglican University College of Technology has appointed Prof. Albert Addo-Quaye as its new president. Professor Addo-Quaye is the second person to be appointed as president since the university, which runs a multi-campus system, was established. He replaces the late Prof. Marian Ewurama Addy, the first president of the […]

Clement Amole (2nd right) in a pose with other members of forum The People’s Forum, a pressure group associated with the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the 2012 Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for challenging […]

A scene during the clean-up The Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Alhassan Dawuni, his elders and people of the Tamale on Saturday embarked on a clean-up exercise to prevent the outbreak of cholera and other diseases in the Tamale metropolis. The clean-up exercise received massive support from residents of Tamale and the military from Kamina […]

A section of the audience at the forum The Adentan Municipal Assembly (AdMa) has revised its strategies to intensify its internal revenue generation in order to meet its development needs. The MCE for Adentan, Benjamin Angenu, told the audience at the assembly’s Annual Budget and Stakeholders’ Forum at Adentan, Accra, recently that the Municipal Assembly […]

N1-Mallam stretch  The Bureau for Internal Affairs (BIA), an anti-graft organisation, on Monday expressed concern about the brisk commercial activities around the N1-Mallam Junction, which it said, was posing danger to lives and property. A statement issued in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Miss Grace Tetteh, Administrative Secretary of BIA, said […]

A Presbyterian minister has called on women to undergo regular breast examination exercises in order to early detect the disease. The reverend minister (who spoke on condition of anonymity) was speaking at a workshop organised for Presbyterian Ministers’ Wives Association (PMWA) in Koforidua. Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International (BCI) and Peace and Love Hospital, whose outfit organised the […]

A section of the concession at Zongo-Yile, INSET: Community members rescuing the victims Two illEgal miners, who moved to the concession of Rich Power Mining ghana ltd, narrowly escaped death when the pit in which they were mining collapsed on them. The two sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital. They were part of a group of illegal miners who were unlawfully mining […]

Apple is planning to introduce the new iPhone 6 on September 6. This is occurring after the supposed breach in the iCloud service. Nude photos of celebrities were hacked but according to Apple, the iCloud was not hacked but individual photos were stolen ...

A man suspected of having Ebola sowed panic in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, when he wandered out of a treatment center.

Emmanuel Adebayor England-based striker Emmanuel Adebayor has made an astonishing U-turn to play for Togo in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with an appetizing game against Ghana to come. The 30-year-old had announced his umpteenth international sabbatical 18 months ago after falling out with former Togo coach Dider Six. Adebayor, who was born […]

Emmanuel Frimpong Ghana international Emmanuel Frimpong has sealed a three-year deal with Russian side Ufa on transfer deadline day. Frimpong, who has been handed the No. 5 jersey, has been a free agent after being released by Barnsley following their relegation. Frimpong’s career has been blighted with injuries since he graduated from the Arsenal youth […]

Mario Gotze Argentina will have the chance to exact revenge of sorts when they travel to Dusseldorf for a friendly international with Germany today Wednesday, an instant repeat of the recent World Cup final in Brazil. The match, which is exclusively live to DStv viewers on SuperSport, comes almost exactly two months after a goal […]

David Beckham.INSET: Danny Welbeck David Beckham says he is sad to see Danny Welbeck leave Manchester United but believes the England international will shine at Arsenal. Striker Welbeck, who came through the Old Trafford youth system, joined the Gunners for £16m on transfer deadline day. “Arsenal have a very good, young talented English player,” said former […]

Herbert Mensah with one of the coaches Rugby coaches in the country made history after the Ghana Rugby Stakeholder Forum 2014 (GRSF 2014) which was successfully held at the Media Center of the Accra Stadium on Friday 29 August 2014. Members of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Board presented International Rugby Board (IRB) Level […]