News Archive

Monday, 20 June 2005, CHANGE

General News

• Independent commission on small-scale mining advocated
• Ghana needs hotel development policy
• Kufuor & Co do not have the skills - Pratt
• Dan Botwe apologises for HIPC
• Gov?t needs ?153bn for Ghanair staff
• Kufuor calls APRM findings imperfect
• Information Minister visits Upper East
• Common diseases to be eradicated in Ghana
• Develop pool of Journalists in Pharmaceutical Reporting
• National Food Safety Week launched
• Governance report on Ghana Released
• Ghana?s Envoy To The Uk Commends Ghanaians
• Twenty take part in ILO-sponsored workshop
• Access to medicines not a privilege -J.H. Mensah
• EU urges Media to report good side of Ghana
• Africa's needs position on UN Security Council - Minister
• Ghanaians urged to have confidence in the Govt
• GTP Sends 690 Workers Home
• Lyon reject Chelsea bid of 25 million euros for Essien
• Two asked to report at Foreign Ministry
• ECOWAS Ministers meet on Biotechnology
• One person discharged in subversion case
• Rawlings doubtful of G-8 debt relief

Crime & Punishment

• Farmer in court for possessing weeds suspected to be Wee
• Mason jailed for threat of death
• Unemployed jailed 10 years for possessing Wee
• Driver in court for causing death of nine
• Fulani herdsmen before court for stealing

Politics

• Chief condemns demonstration against President's nominee
• Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Assembly Members want Anfako back
• Let us unite for Positive Change Chapter Two - Secretary
• Muslim MCE chants Christian songs at election..

Regional News

• Assemblies urged to allot funds for youth programmes
• Hajia calls for expedite action on human trafficking law
• Daily Graphic Political Editor escapes death
• Ophthalmologists organize eye screening at Akim Swedru
• Call for establishment of teachers bank
• Nyakrom Rural Bank disburses funds to small, medium enterprises
• Two NGOs releases money for malaria prevention
• School proprietor appeals for assistance
• 1.2 million children are abused in Ghana
• Amanfiman bans the use of phones by students.
• CAREshops improve access to medicines
• TMA calls for probe into Tema market financial malpractices
• PTA completes computer laboratory for school
• Workshop on malaria prevention ends at Techiman
• Mim Wireduhene renovates JSS block
• OSSEC PTA to provide school with borehole
• Government asked to construct bridge over Akwaasua
• Govt asked to construct bridge over Akwaasua
• School authorities query teachers for failing to resume work
• Govt votes 9.430 billion cedis for schools in Atwima
• Assemblyman condemns role of security personnel at Prestea
• Moslems advised to give priority to education
• NGO initiates project to train the youth in agriculture
• NGOs urged to involve children in environmental activities

Diasporian News

• Ghanaians in US Rejoice Over Stars Victory
• Europe: Treatment of refugees and asylum seekers