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Last Updated: May 24, 2013, 5:05 pm
 

 




Ghana to use special satellite in numbering houses
The street naming and property addressing system gets a major boost as Intelligent Addressing (IA) United Kingdom is ready to set-out a special satellite to capture data for the house numbering project.

 
Large scale cultivation of wee in Northern Regional town causes stir
Some residents of Karimenga, a small town in the Northern Region are worried about large scale cultivation of Indian hemp or weed in the area.

Eastern Region: Possible havoc ruled out in Thursday’s earth tremor
The Geological Survey Department says preliminary checks at the site of an earth tremor in the Eastern Region shows there was no destruction to property.

Ghana's spate of lawlessness sky rocketing – Tony Aidoo observes
Head of Policy Monitoring and Evaluation at the presidency, Dr. Tony Aidoo has condemned what he says is the total disregard for law and order in the country.

African elite have failed us; AU made irrelevant - author
A prolific writer, Kinna Likimani has descended heavily on the continent’s elite whom she accuses of undermining the progress of Africa, and by extension making nonsense of the continental body - the African Union.

Police grant bail to five suspects in Ablekuma forced marriage scandal
The five suspects who were arrested by officials of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in the Ablekuma forced marriage scandal have been granted bail.

Even Christ didn’t perform miracles as T.B. Joshua – Sheikh Bamehyi
The Chief Imam of the Central Mosque in Kasoa has added his voice to the many Ghanaians who have criticized the man of God, Prophet TB Joshua, over his miracle exploits.

Midwives shortage hits Ghana - report
Research has revealed a shortfall of midwives by 29 percent in Ghana. The means the country needs 1,459 additional midwives to cushion this deficit and make advancement to achieving the 95 percent Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA) coverage by 2015.

PFAG, SEND-Ghana receives $80,000 to improve extension services
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and SEND-Ghana have received $80,000 donor support from Trust Africa for projects aimed at pushing for increased investment in agricultural extension services and efficient implementation of Agricultural Extension programmes in Ghana.

NMC announces new board for state owned media
MGL's Charles Vandyck, Alhaji Haruna Atta, Yonny Kulendi, and Prof. Kwame Karikari have all been named in the new list of board members of the governing bodies of corporations managing the state owned media.

Centre for Policy Research proposes decentralisation of GYEEDA
Centre for Policy Research, a non-profit research agency is proposing a decentralisation of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) as a measure against corruption.

Illegal gun manufacturers arrested in Ashanti Region
Four blacksmiths suspected of manufacturing locally-made guns in the Adansi area have been arrested by the regional Police Command of the Ashanti.

Pension Authority to prosecute Employers if...
Employers in the country have until July this year to register all employees onto the tier three of the Pensions Scheme or face prosecution.

Prez Mahama eulogises Chinua Achebe
President John Dramani Mahama has made a brief stopover in Ogidi, Nigeria on his way to Addis Ababa to attend the Burial Service of the fallen Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe.

Tano North MP says bad roads in the constituency is affecting farming productivity
Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North in the Brong Ahafo region says the bad nature of roads in her constituency is affecting farming productivity of the people.

Scrapping of GYEEDA not solution – Joe Abbey
Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Analyses (CEPA) Mr Joe Abbey, says scrapping GYEEDA is not the solution to the flaws in the programme.

Woyome petitions judgement debt commission
Joy News can confirm businessman Alfred Woyome has officially written to the Commission investigating the payment of inordinate judgment debt to appear before it.

CID picks up 2 people for estate fraud
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has picked up two people on Thursday at the Land Valuation Department for alleged estate fraud.

President Mahama arrives in Addis Ababa for start of AU Summit
President John Mahama has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the start of the 21st African Union Summit.

Political scientist fears, Ghana will never be the same after Election Petition ruling
Political scientist Dr Kwesi Jonah has said that whatever direction the Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the presidential election petition takes, Ghana will never be the same.

Eastern Region records earth tremor
There has been an earth tremor in Odoglase a small village the Eastern Region.