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Snow Leopard gears up for Vancouver Games

Snow Leopard gears up for Vancouver Games

A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics later this month when he straps on his skis to tackle the Alpine downhill.

PURC to sanction utility providers for poor delivery

PURC to sanction utility providers for poor delivery

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has warned utility providers that it would apply the necessary sanctions and penalties if they did not adhere to the highest level of service delivery to the public.

Ghana to reclaim Number one position in Cocoa Production

Ghana to reclaim Number one position in Cocoa Production

The Ghana Cocoa Board has set a production target of one million metric tons of cocoa to be attained by 2012. 

Football's forgotten superstar

Football's forgotten superstar

Remember Freddy Adu? Of course you do. In 2004, he was the 14-year-old who was seen as the future of the game in the United States and a potential new global star.

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SAfrica remembers news of Mandela's release 20 years on

nelson_mandelaTwenty years after announcing Nelson Mandela's release from prison, former South African president FW de Klerk will on Tuesday commemorate the speech that began dismantling the apartheid regime.

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Haiti Allows Adoptions, Queries Missionaries

haiti_adoptionsHaiti resumed allowing orphans already in the adoption pipeline to leave the country, as it continued its child-trafficking investigation of 10 American missionaries arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to ferry 33 children out of the country.

 
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Push For Faster Cheque Clearance Say Managers Of Codeline Systems

Managers of the Codeline and Check Clearing System say bank customers countrywide should pressure their banks to ensure they are credited with the value of their local cheques within 48-hours.

Crowding In The Private Sector Government To Cut Domestic Borrowing

The Government has signalled to cut the high domestic borrowing of GH¢5.4 billion or US$3.7 billion (25.1 per cent of GDP) to levels that will free up more money for lending to the private sector....

Gold steadies above $1,110

Gold prices steadied on Wednesday after hitting their highest level in almost two weeks the previous day, when investors partly factored in expectations of strong U.S. jobs data later this week.

Vodafone Launches New Campaign

Vodafone Ghana has launched a new advertising campaign that emphasises the Vodafone network as the network that places quality at the forefront of its operations.

Gas shortage hits parts of the country

Residents in Accra and parts of the Volta Region are complaining about the erratic supply of gas.

cocoa producer price and smuggling

Gov't draws up export-based Agricultural Policies

GREL to assist communities to establish rubber farms

Ghana's economy may be bigger than estimated - Government Statistician

Ghana's GDP may be revised up by 50%

New Minimum Wage now GH¢ 3.11

Seven banks link customers' account to e-zwich cards

MASLOC to recover GH¢81,846,875 from defaulters

BoG closely monitoring Nigeria banking crisis

"Government will not rush to drill oil"

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Ghana To Launch Fresh Mario Balotelli Bid

Ghana To Launch Fresh Mario Balotelli Bid

Ghana boss Miroslav Rajevac could soon travel to Italy to have talks with Inter star striker Mario Balotelli and enquire after his availability to play with the African side at this summer’s World Cup finals, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

Black Stars arrives home to a tumultuous welcome

Black Stars arrives home to a tumultuous welcome

Accra, Feb 2, GNA - Ghana's National Soccer Team, the Black Stars, arrived home this evening from Angola, after taking second place in the just ended African Cup of Nations.

Ghana uphold honour for World Cup five in Angola

LUANDA: With the glaring exception of Ghana none of the five World Cup-bound teams competing at the Africa Cup of Nations left Angola with their

Gallant display from Stars but

Luanda, Angola, Jan. 31, GNA - A gallant display from the Black Stars of Ghana was not enough to grant the nation, the Continent's most prized trophy at the finals of the 27th African Cup of Nations against the Pharaohs of Egypt on Sunday in Luanda, Angola.

Black Stars 1, Nigeria 0

The Black Stars of Ghana piped bitter rivals Nigeria 1-0 to qualify for their first African nations final in 18 years.

Mikel Obi reminds Ghana that they are not at home here

Emmanuel Adebayor: We wanted to play for the honour of our dead team-mates

Angola 'arrests' two after Togo football team attack

Angola in dramatic 4-4 opening with Mali

Essien to join Stars in Angola on Saturday

Gyan pull-out was a precaution

John Mensah out for 4 weeks; major doubt for Angola

Prince Tagoe cleared to resume career

Sulley Muntari’s Untold Story

Rajevac names squad for Angola; excludes Appiah, Muntari

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Liverpool University Provides Scholarships For Ghanaians

.An agreement has been reached or the Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom to offer full scholarships to two Ghanaian students annually to pursue degree courses of their choice

Street muggings increase in Ho municipality

Ho, Feb 1, GNA - Mr Samuel Owusu-Berko, Ho Municipal Police Commande= r, has appealed to residents of the municipality to avoid dangling their valuables as they walk the streets at night in view of the...

Ghana launches Paediatric Nursing programme

Mr. Oakley Quaye-Kuma, Deputy Minister of Health on Tuesday observed that absence of paediatric nurses had hindered Ghana's effort to improve child survival and mortality as inscribed in the Millennium...

Health alert: Achimota School to close down

The Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA) has ordered the immediate closure of Achimota School, and warned that the continued spillage of waste from the school's sewerage system poses a health danger...

Community gets ‘kindergarten relief’ after many years

After several years in deprived school infrastructure, pupils of a local community school now have facility to be proud of. The Obuasi-Anyinam Methodist Kindergarten School initially had a deplorable structure...

Encroached school lands to be reclaimed

Earthquake scare wakes Ghana up!

Health Minister dismisses criticisms over "one-time premium" for NHIS

Hormones ‘Govern Ability To Breastfeed’

Ghana, Nigeria Consider Exchange Of Prisoners

Fuel Shortage Hits Yendi Municipality

CJ, others wade into Psychiatric Hospital exposé

Teachers’ lot will improve - President

Aqua Vitens needs reliable power for uninterrupted water supply

Single Spine now in July

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Awards chase Sarkodie

 Fans were not too disappointed with Duncwills Entertainment's decision to pull Sarkodie out of the 2008/2009 Ghana Music Awards since his album wasn't launched and virtually had no video...

Ghana to host AMAA Nominations Party

    Ghana will host this year's nomination party for the prestigious annual African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) on February 26. The nomination party, which over the years has...

Obour takes reading campaign to deprived communities

Hiplife star Obour is taking the Ghana Reads Campaign across the country and on community to benefit hugely from the campaign is Bongo-Zorkor in the Upper East region. Work has begun on the 1st library...

The return of VIP

The members of Vision In Progress (VIP) can be described as Ghana's leading artistes, after releasing hit after hit over the years.They are adored by numerous fans worldwide and have established themselves...

Budding Singer Jailed For Armed Robbery

William Ramzy Amui aka Ramzy, first runner-up in the first edition of music reality show, Stars of the Future was last Monday sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment with hard labour by the Tema High court...

Budding Singer Jailed For Armed Robbery

Ghana Music Awards Festival returns

GhallyGold Awards comes off tonight

Desmond Elliot premieres new movie in Ghana

KSM takes on Nkrumah Showboy

R2Bees and Charter House scuffle at 'Ghana Rocks' concert

Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast mount heavyweight challenge

Sarkodie officially signs to Konvict Mus

Appiah angry over World Player votes scandal

Rapper T.I. released from prison

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Two Die In Borehole

Two out of three persons who were trapped in a borehole at Akotoshie, a farming community in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra region, have been reported dead.

419 scam nearly worked on Iranians

419 scam nearly worked on Iranians

But for the intervention of Immigration Officials at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), two Iranians would have left the country on January 24 without knowing that the diamonds they had bought for...

Man,65,Swindles Police

A 65-year-old man, Isaac Gyamfi, has been jailed five years by the Takoradi Circuit Court for swindling and giving false information to the police.

Ghana Meteorological Agency Advises Fishermen

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has advised fishermen and travellers on the Volta Lake to be on high alert as the season of thunderstorms begins late February in order to avoid the perennial boat...

Police Arrest "Sakawa" Lynchers

Police personnel on local peace keeping mission in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo district have arrested three suspects for attempting to lynch three travelers from Accra-Amasaman to Garu-Tempane District in the...

Collapsed building kills three

Four Nigerians jailed 360 years for robbery

Man beats 3- year-old son to death

Wife killer shoots himself dead

Four Arrested for Pastor’s Murder

Fire at Sodom and Gomorrah

Man rapes pregnant woman

Sex ring uncovered - Ghanaian women lured to Russia

Dawn murder at Abossey Okai

Six policemen, four accomplices jailed 20 years each for robbery

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