“Arrest Rawlings & Kojo Tsikata”
JJ Rawlings
With intention to seek justice for the families of the three High Court Judges and a retired army officer who were murdered on the night of June 30, 1982, Accra-based Clinical Psychologist, Read more…
Who has qualified for South Africa 2010?
Find out who will be playing alongside hosts South Africa at the 2010 World Cup with BBC Sport’s definitive guide to who has qualified and when they wrapped up their place at the finals… Read more…
Gomoa West Health Directorate exceeds polio immunisation target
Apam, Nov. 19, GNA – The Gomoa West District Health Directorate has exceeded its target in Oral Polio Vail and Post-partum (OPV) vitamin A supplement administration, during the integrated maternal and child health exercise that spanned November 12-14. Read more…
Florida teens accused of burning boy plead not guilty
Denver Jarvis
Three teens accused of setting a 15-year-old friend on fire pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of attempted murder, a public offender for one of the boys said. Read more…
Immune tribe ‘indicates CJD hope’
Darwinian natural selection could help halt human “mad cow disease”, experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder. The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism. Read more…
‘Dream killer’ cleared of murder
A husband who killed his wife while he said he had a dream about an intruder has been cleared of her murder. Brian Thomas, 59, admitted killing Christine, 57, in their camper van, but blamed his rare sleep disorder. Read more…
Breast cancer study ‘identifies tumour-causing enzyme’
Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published in the journal Cell. The Institute of Cancer Research says blocking the enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) reduced the size and frequency of tumours in mice. Read more…
UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Child
Ceremonies are taking place around the world to mark the 20th anniversary of a landmark agreement protecting children. The UN says the Convention on the Rights of the Child has transformed the way children are treated. Read more…
Suicide bomber kills 13 at market in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan. The attack in a crowded market in Farah city, capital of Farah province, also wounded 36 people, police said. Read more…
Ethiopia convicts military men of coup plot
Berhanu Nega
Twenty-six Ethiopians have been found guilty of plotting a coup and trying to assassinate government officials, after a trial criticised by rights groups. The authorities said they found weapons including land mines at the men’s homes when they were arrested in April. Read more…
Poor lifestyles, cause of high rate of diabetes
Accra, Nov. 19, GNA – Dr. Daniel Kertesz, Representative of the World Health Organisation in Ghana, on Thursday attributed the high rate of diabetes in the country to the poor lifestyles of Ghanaians. He said a recent survey conducted in Accra and Kumasi suggested that between six and 12 per cent of adults had diabetes and up to two-thirds of new cases detected in Accra had no prior knowledge of their status before the test. Read more…
Peru arrest ‘human fat killers’
Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe. The gang allegedly targeted people on remote roads, luring them with fake job offers before extracting their fat to sell it for $15,000 (£9,000) a litre. Read more…
Ex-convict jailed 25 years for raping his son
Kweku Ebenezer, a 32-year-old ex-convict, has been handed a 25-year jail term by the Juaso Circuit Court for having anal sex with his six-year old son at Banso in the Asante Akim South District . Read more…
Kumbuour….No more wasteful consultants
The government can no longer keep medical consultants for doing nothing, Dr Benjamin Kumbuor, Minister of Health, has said.“We cannot continue to keep consultants on our payroll only for them to see five or 10 referred cases a week. Read more…
World Toilet Day Marked
Elvis Afriyie Ankrah
GHANAIANS yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Toilet Day under the theme; ‘Stop open defecation, Use Toilets’. World Toilet Day is set aside by the World Toilet Organisation to demand proper sanitation for people all over the world. Read more…
Faulty elevators in Korle-Bu threaten lives of nursing mothers
Expectant and nursing mothers at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra are living in constant fear over the malfunctioning of the elevators.Women in labour and nursing mothers undergoing cesarean sessions have had to trek the six storey maternity block on foot daily because the lift has failed to work for the past week. Read more…
Akufo-Addo Storms Court Over India Rice
Nana Akufo-Addo
Some ministers in the erstwhile Kufuor Administration including the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the last December elections, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday stormed an Accra Fast High Court trying former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Akwasi Osei-Adjei, for causing financial loss in the importation of rice from India. Read more…
Wa Municipality records drop in HIV prevalence
The Wa Municipality recorded a drop in HIV prevalence rate from 5.8 per cent to 2.0 per cent, a sentinel survey report from the Ministry of Health has indicated. The report showed that since the inception of the national HIV strategic framework II in January 2006, the disease prevalence rate in the Municipality has improved. Read more…
Slow Start In National Identification At Tema
THE MUCH-AWAITED National Identification registration for the Tema metropolis entered its second day yesterday with almost all the centres recording a little more than they recorded on the first day, Wednesday November 18, 2009. Read more…
2 Houses Burnt Over PNC Man’s Death
Salifu Tia
TWO HOUSES, including the house of Salifu Tia, the prime suspect in the murder of Moses Alando Banaba, have been razed down. The burning, which is alleged to have been committed by supporters of the deceased, was in retaliation to the murder of Alando, following the tension that enveloped the Nalerigu township. Read more…
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- Zimbabwe troops leaving Marange diamond field November 20, 2009
- Zimbabwe troops leaving Marange diamond field November 20, 2009
- US has evidence of South Africa mercenaries in Guinea November 20, 2009
- Scores die in South Sudan clashes November 20, 2009
- Ogaden: Seven Ethiopian towns taken November 20, 2009
- Judge shot dead in Somalia November 20, 2009
- Sudan cattle clashes kill dozens November 20, 2009
- Africa population tops a billion November 20, 2009
- Rwanda seeks rebels extradition November 20, 2009
- Six policemen jailed 20 years each for robbery in Ghana November 18, 2009
- Egypt launches Arabic web domain November 16, 2009
- Mozambique police justice rare November 16, 2009
- Ethiopia rebels capture towns November 16, 2009
- Nigeria peace talks fruitful November 16, 2009
- Gaddafi preaches to Rome beauties November 16, 2009
- Chiluba trial cost Zambia $13m November 16, 2009
- EU soldiers to help Somali troops November 16, 2009
- Zambia porn reporter acquitted November 16, 2009
- Zimbabwe MDC aide denies charges November 16, 2009
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