Articles from the ‘Other News’ category

Students advised against Demonstrations and strikes

Posted by on August 6, 2007 at 4:22 pm in Other News

Wing Commander (Rtd), Eric Dakurah, Nadowli District Chief Executive (DCE) on Sunday appealed to students not to engage in fruitless confrontations that go a long way to retard the progress of their education and areas. Rather, he urged them to collaborate effectively with their Chiefs and District Assemblies to come out with projects that would [...]

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Minister caution Christians

Posted by on at 1:08 pm in Other News

Mr Kwame Osei-Prempeh, Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, has appealed to Christians not to be apathetic towards matters of national interest. He said Christian should be law-abiding and at all times stay away from practices and beliefs that could hamper Ghana’s socio-economic progress and the growth of Christendom. Mr Osei-Prempeh was speaking at [...]

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Hajia Alima ask ladies to emulate women leaders

Posted by on at 1:07 pm in Other News

Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, has called on young girls to emulate women leaders in the country by working hard. She said immoral behaviour was one of the biggest stumbling blocks to their progress hence they should strive to desist from such acts. The Minister said this in a speech read [...]

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Western Region to benefit from energy saving bulbs

Posted by on at 10:25 am in Other News

The Western Region would receive 629,000 pieces of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) from the Energy Commission for distribution to all districts free of charge. Mr Victor Owusu, Public Affairs Officer of the Energy Commission, told newsmen that this was part of a programme to replace incandescent bulbs that consume a lot of energy. He said [...]

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Clear controversy on Low-cost houses sale – Govt urged

Posted by on at 10:20 am in Other News

The government has been called upon to clear the air on its decision to sell Low-cost houses constructed by state housing institutions such as the State Housing Corporation (SHC) and the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to their occupants. A spokesman for the occupants of the Ampabame Low-cost Housing estate at Bantama in Kumasi, speaking to [...]

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Muslims advised against immorality

Posted by on at 10:07 am in Other News

Muslim youth in the country have been called upon not to indulge in any nefarious activities which would tend to bring the Islamic religion into disrepute. Brother Ibrahim Alaah Party, President of the Allaah Party Islamic Propagation Group and Research Centre, made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra on [...]

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NOGAID Launches NDI project

Posted by on August 5, 2007 at 1:39 pm in Other News

Northern Ghana Aid {NOGAID) a Tamale-based international development organisation, at the weekend launched the Northern Development Initiative [NDI] Project, which seeks to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development in the North. Mrs Bariatu Amadu, Deputy NDI Team Leader and Director of Gender Affairs of NOGAID, who launched the project in Tamale, said poverty in the [...]

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Youth employment programme patronised in Agona District

Posted by on at 1:17 pm in Other News

A total of 2,441 youth have been registered with the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in the Agona District of the Central Region. Mr Henry Appoh-Baiden, District Coordinator of the Programme, made this known when the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Ben Mensah, addressed 60 auxiliary nurses after they had received their monthly allowance at [...]

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