2011

The Medical Director of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Armah Aloo, has appealed to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to endeavour to change the procurement system for psychotropic drugs to ensure regular supplies. He suggested that the…

The Takoradi Circuit Court “B” on Friday sentenced Slyvester Blay Aziane, a trader at Beyin to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing and smuggling rubber caplongs. He pleaded guilty. Prosecuting, Police Inspector Seth…

Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan scored a penalty when his side Al Ain beat Emirates 4-0 in the UAE top-flight game today December 30, 2011. But the striker suffered a serious injury during the match just three weeks before the 2012 Africa Cup of…

Time Warner owned-news company CNN Sports Illustrated says it’s about time Ghana won the 2012 African Cup of Nations trophy. In a soccer predictions note for 2012, the CNN Sports Illustrated’s Ben Lyttleton writes December 29, 2011 that…

Over 800 people in Nkawkaw and Asubone Rail in the Kwahu West Municipality has benefited from a free eye screening exercise. A medical team from the Third Eye Care and Vision Center, an optometry center in Accra, on Thursday undertook the…

The government of Netherlands has given government of Ghana €100 million to support the management of liquid waste management in four municipalities towards the attainment of goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015,…

Ghana increased its prices on petroleum products December 29, 2011 citing two key factors - the increase in crude oil prices and the depreciation of the Ghana cedi. The country has also cut subsidies fuel prices. As at September 30, 2011,…

Mr Cletus Avoka,  Majority Leader, has cautioned Ghanaians not to use the 2012 elections to commit atrocities to mar the democratic dispensation the country has enjoyed over the years. Mr Avoka, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP)…

The Ghana Chess Association (GCA) will January 12, 2012 hold its first National Chess Championship at the Accra Sports Stadium. The championship under the sponsorship of rlg Communications, a Ghanaian company that assembles mobile phones…

Bamboo, a plant not often associated with Africa due to it not exploited, may be the key to combating soil degradation and massive deforestation on the continent. The plant can be used as an alternative source of energy. A partnership…