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Surveys on juvenile justice launched 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Chief Justice, Mr Justice George Kingsley Acquah on Friday launched two survey reports on juvenile justice in Accra with a call on the ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Government to transform Railways System 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 30, GNA - The Government on Thursday said it would transform the rail system and improve the condition of service of workers of the Ghana Railways ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

37 Areeba customers win place to World Cup 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - The first group of 37 Areeba customers on Friday won their place in the company's sponsorship package for 200 customers to join the ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

CAL Bank continues sustain market index 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - The Ghana Stock Exchange All-Share Index, the main market indicator on the Accra bourse, gained 0.59 points during Friday trading on the ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

ICB Shareholders To Inject Fresh Capital 01 Apr 2006
The Chief Executive Officer of ICB, Mr LK Ganapathiraman, at a press conference in Accra, said the shareholders of the bank at an annual general meeting, held ...
Daily Graphic,

Papaye adds three new dishes to menu 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - The Management of Papaye Fast Foods Limited has added three new dishes to its menu to meet the needs of customers especially tourists. ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

VEEP launches maiden e-learning centre in Africa 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 30, GNA - Vice President Alhaji Mahama on Thursday launched two Information and Technology and Communication (ICT) projects in Accra that would ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Police should be taken off traffic control duties 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Dr Raymond Atuguba, Executive Director of Legal Resources Centre, has recommended that the police should be taken off their traffic ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Potentials exist for unlisted securities market - Survey 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - A survey conducted on the development of Ghana's unlisted securities market has identified Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) as ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Ministers urged not to use State resources for private gains 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 30, GNA - Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffour, Member of the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Thursday called on Ministers of State to be ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Ghana's Labour Act described as a masterpiece 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Mr. Austine Akufo Gamey, Chief Executive Officer of Gamey and Gamey Academy of Mediation has described Ghana's Labour Act 2003 (Act 651 ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Management of Ghacem interacts with media 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Ghacem Cement Foundation, as part of its programme of offering assistance to national development, has so far donated about 100,000 bags ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Ghana's Capital To Be Moved To Kumasi 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GHP -- Ghana’s capital is to be moved from Accra to Kumasi. The government and all the opposition parties agreed ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

GNA mourns Pat Quaye 01 Apr 2006
Mr Patrick Emmanuel Kotei Quaye, former Administrative Manager of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) died last weekend in Accra after a short illness. ...
Public Agenda,

SUGHA, Ashgold Wish 4 Clubs Well 01 Apr 2006
The Supporters Union of Ghana (SUGHA) has sent its best wishes to Accra Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko, Berekum Arsenals and King Faisal as they embark on ...
Daily Graphic,

Martins blames NABA, coaches over Melbourne flop 01 Apr 2006
FC ensured they richly deserved a 3-2 away victory over the Ghanaian opposite numbers, the Liberty Oldies in their annual friendly played in Accra recently. ...
Vanguard,

Why TMA Rejected The President’s Nominee 01 Apr 2006
The then Regional Minister Prince Imoru Andani and his Deputy Issah Ketekewu had all abandoned the region and fled to Accra in the wake of the crisis. ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Hysen Data Systems to change banking in Ghana 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 30, GNA - Mr Kofi Osei Ameyaw, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday urged the banking sector to invest in modern Information ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Thank you Ghana 01 Apr 2006
ADM received the email below yesterday. To us nothing deserves our front page more than such positive reports about Ghana. Please ...
Accra Daily Mail,

COMPANIES IN THE NEWS 01 Apr 2006
A trophy for the Best Receiving Agent in Africa was presented to SG-SSB at an award ceremony in Accra. ... The other beneficiaries are Accra, Tema and Kumasi. ...
Public Agenda,

Twelve Million-Euro Project to commence in Elmina 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 30, GNA - The Government on Thursday signed a contract agreement with Messrs Dredging International of Belgium for the restoration of the Elmina ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Ghana earned about $800m from tourism 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Ghana earned about 796 million dollars in expenditure and receipts from 408,187 tourists who visited the country last year. ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Rex Omar On African Tour 01 Apr 2006
...in West Africa namely, Togo, Senegal (Dakar and St Louis), Guinea Bissau, Mali and back home in Ghana for the two-part grand finale in Kumasi and Accra. ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Gold Fields Ghana gets new head 01 Apr 2006
Accra, March 31, GNA - Gold Fields Limited has appointed Mr Alan Ashworth as Vice President and Head of Operations in Ghana with effect from March 1, 2006. ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Develop statistics on ICT and its impact on society 01 Apr 2006
Accra March 30, GNA - Mrs Aida Opuku-Mensah, Representative of the United Nations Economic Community for Africa (UNECA), on Thursday asked the Ghana ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Police seized 8.3 tons of marijuana in Senegal 01 Apr 2006
...representative of the UN anti-drugs agency for Africa, said the organization would strengthen surveillance over the ports of Dakar and Accra, Ghana's capital.
People's Daily Online,

Love of reading passed along to African kids 01 Apr 2006
Almost as amazing as her accomplishment is the story of how it began. In 1989, Knowles moved from Winnipeg to Accra, Ghana with her husband and four children. ...
Victoria News,

World Cup trophy arrives in Ukraine 01 Apr 2006
This year Ukraine will make its debut at the World Cup finals. The tour started in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on January 7, and will end on April 10 in Rome. ...
RIA Novosti,

Ghana: Sack them, committee recommends 01 Apr 2006
The Chairman of the Council of the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr Ismael Yamson, who announced this in Accra on Wednesday during an interaction with journalists ...
African News Dimension,

Six Earn All-State Honors 01 Apr 2006
Boateng, a native of Accra, Ghana, played in 14 matches while starting 10. He tallied five goals and three assists for 13 points. ...
VT hokiesports.com,

Ghana : External remittances on the increase - President Kufuor 01 Apr 2006
...speech read for him by Papa Owusu Ankoma, Minister of Justice and Attorney General at a two-day regional forum on Remittances and Trade for West Africa in Accra ...
African News Dimension,

Former winners Hearts of Oak face an early exit Mar 30, 2006
The Accra club must overcome a four-goal deficit if they are to avoid another early exit, this time at the hands of the Ethiopian club St George, who surprised ...
ESPN

Millions Stunned By Solar Eclipse Mar 30, 2006
These proved woefully inadequate and in many parts of Accra many viewers risked injury by improvising with materials such as X-ray films, plastic wrappers and ...
Daily Graphic,

Ghana: Eclipse causes a stir at Accra Zoo Mar 29, 2006
By Andnetwork .com. It was instantaneous and there was spontaneous response from the animal kingdom, Mr Festus Courage Agya-Yao, Acting ...
African News Dimension,

Ghana: Kufuor observes eclipse at private residence Mar 29, 2006
President John Agyekum Kufuor joined the millions of Ghanaians and foreigners, who observed the eclipse of the sun in Accra on Wednesday, describing it as "a ...
African News Dimension,

Attuquayefio envisages a better year Mar 29, 2006
Accra, March 28, GNA - Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio, head coach of Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals said he envisages a creamy season for the Club ahead of ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

GFA gives to stakeholders Mar 29, 2006
Accra, Mar 28, GNA - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has presented a total of 784 balls to the various constituent bodies under it jurisdiction as part of ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

Liberian President makes a stopover in Accra Mar 25, 2006
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday made a stopover in Accra on her way home after a three-day official visit to the United States of America. ...
African News Dimension,

Ghanaians Wait for solar eclipse Mar 29, 2006
Accra, March 29, GNA - Ghanaians will today, Wednesday 29 March, witness the rare occurrence of solar eclipse, which officials hope will sell the country to ...
Gye Nyame Concord,

First Accra Biennial Football Expo opens in Accra Mar 20, 2006
Accra, March 20, GNA - Mr. OB Amoah, a Deputy Minister of Education and Sports has tasked the main actors in sports development to identify the financial and ...
Crusading Guide,

Gt. Accra NDC Suspends First Vice-Chairman Mar 22, 2006
The Greater Accra Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended Alhaji Ismail Bawa, regional first vice chairman for six months, for ...
Daily Graphic,

First Accra Biennial Football Expo Opens In Accra Mar 20, 2006
Mr. Amoah said this at the opening of a five-day First Accra Biennial Football Expo organized by RICS Consults, a sports consulting firm. ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

AMA makes another attempt to restore order in Accra Mar 20, 2006
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has directed owners of temporary structures located at unauthorized places within the capital to remove them before the ...
Public Agenda,

Accra Psychiatric Hospital to stop admission Mar 16, 2006
Accra, March 16, GNA - The Accra Psychiatric Hospital would stop the admission of patients in the next few days, if the Government did not provide it with ...
Public Agenda,

Global Growth for Glenayre Messaging with New Offices in India and ... Mar 29, 2006
NEW DELHI, India, and ACCRA, Ghana, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenayre Messaging is expanding its international presence with the opening of new offices in New ...
Yahoo! News (press release)

Saturday is cleanup day in Accra Mar 3, 2006
Accra, Mar. 3, GNA - The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) said on Friday that a citywide cleanup exercise would be organised on ...
Public Agenda,

Ghana : ROPAA demo III to hit Accra this morning Mar 16, 2006
Contingents of police officers from other regions have been brought to Accra to beef up security as opponents of the law that grants voting rights to Ghanaians ...
African News Dimension,

All Set For Big Accra Boxing Tourney Mar 14, 2006
Beginning tomorrow evening, Bukom will vibrate to a familiar rhythm as a special talent hunt takes place at the courtyard of the Accra Metropolitan Authority ...
Daily Graphic,

Hardworking Accra Referees Honoured Mar 13, 2006
The works of some Premier and Division One referees received recognition last Saturday night at the Accra Referees Association(ARA) annual dinner and awards ...
Daily Graphic,

Decongesting Accra's CBD, Ropab, Relocating Kasoa Market, Etc Mar 1, 2006
When the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly embarked on his reforms of decongesting the Central Business District (CBD) of the nation's capital ...
AllAfrica.com,

Small Arms Conference opens in Accra on Tuesday Mar 13, 2006
ACCRA, March 13 -- A three-day International Conference on Small Arms Proliferation and Control is due to open in Accra on Tuesday. ...
Africast,

Omar Pene Plays In Accra Mar 9, 2006
Music enthusiasts turned out in their numbers last Saturday at the Alliance Francaise open air theatre in Accra to watch Oumar Pene and an eight- member band ...
Daily Graphic,

Tennis Open set for Accra Mar 2, 2006
The Areeba Open Tennis championship will be staged at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club courts from March 8to 11. The second edition of ...
Joy Online,

Three Armed Robbers Shot Dead Mar 30, 2006
Three armed robbers were shot dead by a police patrol team at Dansoman in Accra on Tuesday evening. One of the three was arrested ...
Daily Graphic,

Ghana: VAT Evaders Caught And Prosecuted Mar 30, 2006
On March 23 this year, following the upsurge of activities of fraudulent private lotto operators in Accra, a team of security personnel led by DSP Mr. Dokyi of ...
AllAfrica.com,

Ghana: Runaway school director arrested Mar 29, 2006
The Director of the Accra Secondary/Technical School, Mr Francis Darku, who went into hiding after failing to register about 150 final-year students for this ...
African News Dimension,

President Kufuor Is A Liability - Dan Lartey Mar 30, 2006
Agyekum Kufuor has gradually made himself a liability to the New Patriotic Party,� Mr Dan Lartey has stated in an interview with The Insight in Accra . ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

Talking Sports Mar 30, 2006
...presentations. There are some radio stations in Accra that get me very sick in the morning when I stumble upon their sports. These ...
Daily Graphic,

HFC Bank Looks Into The Future Mar 30, 2006
...to eight by the end of 2006,� the Managing Director, Mr Asare Akuffo, told shareholders in a report at the bank’s annual general meeting in Accra yesterday ...
Daily Graphic,

ECLIPSE IN GHANA Mar 29, 2006
The whole Accra went dead as the President of the Republic of Ghana, President John Agyekum Kufuor, and government officials joined residents in Accra to watch ...
Accra Daily Mail,

North American Airlines to Increase Scheduled Service to Accra ... Mar 15, 2006
...(Nasdaq: WLDA - News) will add a second weekly non-stop frequency between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Accra, Ghana beginning June 3 ...
Yahoo! News (press release)

Sports reporters go for training Mar 30, 2006
The day’s conference comes off in Accra on Friday would draw resource persons from the major sporting disciplines in the country. ...
Joy Online,

German Visa, Ghanaian Fans Face Tough Times Mar 28, 2006
...face some real difficulties procuring visa to watch Ghana at the FIFA World Cup in Germany in spite of assurances by the German Embassy in Accra to facilitate ...
Daily Graphic,

Eclipse sweeps dark path over Africa, Middle East Mar 29, 2006
ACCRA: The moon blotted out the sun over northwest Africa early on Wednesday, turning day into night in a total solar eclipse as it swept a shadowy path from ...
Daily News & Analysis,

Countries around the world view first total solar eclipse in years Mar 29, 2006
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Schoolchildren cheered Wednesday as the first total eclipse in years plunged Ghana into daytime darkness, an eagerly awaited solar show ...
CBC News,

Ghana experiences total solar eclipse in 59years Mar 29, 2006
Drivers, commercial and private where missing during the rush hours of Accra, Koforidu, Kumasi, CapeCoast, paving way for the few who happened to be on the ...
News in Ghana,

Ghana trip changed volunteer's life Mar 29, 2006
By MADISON J. GRAY. ACCRA, Ghana - The morning sunlight seemed to dance across the West African plains beneath the airplane. I was ...
Philadelphia Daily News,

Arrest This School Director — GES Mar 28, 2006
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has called for the arrest of the Director of the Accra Secondary/Technical School at Mamprobi, a suburb of Accra, Mr Francis ...
Daily Graphic,

Thousands gather in the eclipse zone Mar 28, 2006
ACCRA, Ghana - Tourists and scientists were gathering at spots around the world for a sky show — the first total solar eclipse since 2003, which will sweep ...
MSNBC

World prepares for total solar eclipse Mar 28, 2006
By Kwasi Kpodo in Accra (Ghana) | Wednesday, 29 March , 2006, 04:52. Tourists and scientists were gathering at spots around the world ...
Sify,

Crowds gather for solar eclipse Mar 29, 2006
...sounded emergency whistles in celebration. Schoolchildren and others across the capital, Accra, burst into applause. Many in Ghana, a ...
Guardian Unlimited,

Moon blots out sun in northwestern Africa Mar 29, 2006
Accra - The moon blotted out the sun over northwestern Africa early on Wednesday as a solar eclipse began sweeping a path from northeastern Brazil to the ...
Independent Online,

World views first total solar eclipse in years Mar 29, 2006
Accra, Ghana — Schoolchildren cheered as the first total eclipse in years plunged Ghana into daytime darkness Wednesday, a solar show sweeping northeast from ...
Globe and Mail,

Lands Commission To Prosecute Encroachers On Public Lands Mar 29, 2006
Tuesday, Alhaji Baryeh said numerous reports of encroachments on public lands was plaguing the administration and management of state lands, especially in Accra ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

Tomorrow's stars line up for today's Aids fight 02 Dec 2005
...been learning not only ball skills and match tactics, but also how to protect themselves from the HI-virus at a soccer academy just outside the capital, Accra. ...
Mail & Guardian Online,

Kufuor receives Liberia`s Johnson-Sirleaf 02 Dec 2005
Accra, Ghana, 12/02 - Liberia`s President-elect Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson met here Thursday with Ghanaian President John Kufuor as part of her consultations with ...
AngolaPress,

Obed Seeks Another Term 02 Dec 2005
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra,Dr Asamoah said upon sober reflection and other considerations,he accepted the calls,adding,“I believe that I ...
Daily Graphic,

Phyllis Receives Graphic Loyalty Promotion Car 02 Dec 2005
Daily Graphic Loyalty Promotion were yesterday presented with their prizes at a short ceremony at the offices of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd in Accra. ...
Daily Graphic,

GCB Savings Withdrawal Form Raises Concern 02 Dec 2005
Customers who spoke to this reporter at a number of branches visited, including Accra Newtown, Circle, Legon and Dome, questioned the justification by GCB for ...
AllAfrica.com,

I was in US to buy watches -Amoateng 02 Dec 2005
However, on his flight from Accra, aboard a New York-bound Emirates airliner, on Thursday, November 9, 2005, he met Nii Adjei whom he conceded was a friend he ...
News in Ghana,

Carelessness causes HIV/AIDS, says Ghanaian official 02 Dec 2005
Dr Naa A. Vanderpuye of International Health Care Center in Accra said people should not only think about the sexual aspect of infection but the possibility of ...
People's Daily Online,

KQ registers 24 per cent growth 02 Dec 2005
At the West Africa region, it achieved a 36per cent growth due to the replacement of some flights on the narrow body B737 to Kinshasa, Accra and Abidjan with ...
Kenya Times,

FAS' Executive Director Receives Award 02 Dec 2005
...(AWDF), non governmental organization, during the celebration of its 5th anniversary Celebration Dinner that was organized in Accra, Ghana on the 26th of ...
AllAfrica.com,

Impunity Under Attack -Rights Groups Demand Judicial Reform ... 02 Dec 2005
...is used to describe its establishment, according to analysts, the TRC was set up based on compromise consensus amongst Liberian stakeholders in Accra to shield ...
AllAfrica.com,

GFA To Elect President On December 30 02 Dec 2005
At an emergency meeting yesterday in Accra and presided over by Justice AKB Ampiah,a retired Supreme Court judge and President of Congress,delegates voted ...
Daily Graphic,

Ntow Launches Campaign For NPP Gen. Secretary 02 Dec 2005
Nana Ntow who gave the assurance at a press launch of his campaign in Accra on Wednesday,said throughout his campaign in the country,he had received complaints ...
Daily Graphic,

Dubious Voucher Backfires 02 Dec 2005
He said that the program held in Accra from November 15 to 19, 2005 brought together church leaders from countries in West Africa and the United States of ...
AllAfrica.com,

Introducing True Dynamic Packaging from AirDepartment.com 02 Dec 2005
Resort, Allez Travel, AltaVacations.net, National Lampoon Tours, Snowmass Mountain Chalet, The Limelite Lodge, Kandahar Lodge, Summit Inn, Accra Beach Hotel ...
Hospitality Net

Judge Held At Gunpoint 02 Dec 2005
Mr Eklo said the driver of a 207 Benz bus,with registration number GT 286 W,Abbass Mohammed,driving from Accra to Asamankese,spotted the robbers and decided to ...
Daily Graphic,

Kenya Airways passenger capacity up 24% 02 Dec 2005
West Africa achieved a 36-percent growth due to the replacement of some flights on the narrow-body Boeing 737 to Kinshasa, Accra and Abidjan with the larger ...
AngolaPress,

Minister cautions media 02 Dec 2005
...their respective countries but our own media fall short of protecting national interest when need be," Mr Botwe told journalists at a press conference in Accra ...
News in Ghana,

CELEBRITIES BACK AUCTION NIGHT 02 Dec 2005
3, will help the Tsibu Bethel school in Ghana's rural Volta region gain access to electricity and computers, the Academy of screen Arts in Accra with a first ...
Community Newswire,

Accra hotel offers Christmas packages Dec 1, 2005
The Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra Ghana is offering Nigerians and other nationals, special packages for the Christmas holidays in the Ghanaian capital. ...
The Tide,

Ghananians Celebrate 21 Years of Farmers Day Dec 1, 2005
In this direction, the recent call by Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general, at the millennium Excellence Awards ceremony in Accra, that the country ...
AllAfrica.com,

NDC declares operation 442 Accra, BA, West, Central in the cross ... Nov 29, 2005
...party NPP government come December 2008 Mr. Haruna Iddrisu national youth organizer and MP for Tamale disclosed this during the Greater Accra regional delegate ...
Ghanaian Chronicle,

Accra Hearts of Oak hold their 3rd Congress Nov 29, 2005
Accra Hearts of Oak held their 3rd Congress on Saturday after eleven years of anxiety and distress over the clubs inability to hold the congress. ...
Radio Gold FM,

Ashanti/Greater Accra to compete for honours Nov 29, 2005
The Ghana Athletic Association GAA would on Saturday, December 3, organise a one-day competition at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. ...
Radio Gold FM,

Ataa Ayi Opens Defence Nov 30, 2005
Aryee Aryeetey,alias Ataa Ayi who is standing trial with three others for his alleged involvement in a robbery, yesterday told the Accra Fast Track High Court ...
Daily Graphic,

GHANA: Cholera outbreak prompts education campaign Nov 30, 2005
ACCRA, 30 November (IRIN) - A cholera outbreak in Ghana, one of a string of West African nations hit by epidemics this year, has prompted national health ...
Reuters AlertNet,

Oyeeman Goes ‘Home’ Nov 30, 2005
...born Emmanuel Noi Omaboe to Madam Mary Opeibea Awuku of the Royal Asona family of Amanokrom and Mr Peter Nortey Omaboe,a goldsmith of Osu,Accra on Wednesday ...
Daily Graphic,

GFA to ratify reforms at Congress Nov 30, 2005
The Ghana Football Association is preparing in earnest for its extraordinary congress in Accra on tomorrow. The congress is expected ...
Joy Online,

FIFA brings World Cup trophy to Accra Nov 22, 2005
...begins a global tour to showcase the trophy. The debut tour kicks off in Accra, in January. The tour dubbed ‘the FIFA World Cup ...
Joy Online,

Chief Justice To Hold Forum Outside Accra Nov 22, 2005
The Chief Justice’s forum,will as from next year take place outside Accra to enable residents outside Accra to interact with the Chief Justice and his team. ...
Daily Graphic,

Eighty Thousand Squatters In Accra To Relocate Nov 17, 2005
More than 80,000 squatters in the slums of Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra are now to resettle at an area near Amasaman in the Ga District. ...
Daily Graphic,

HIV/AIDS workshop for young TV producers in Accra Nov 22, 2005
A two-week workshop on HIV/AIDS for young television producers was concluded in Accra on Friday,18 November, with a call to combat stigma and discrimination ...
digital opportunity channel,

Tamale Medical Students Spend Billions for Clinicals in Accra, K' ... Nov 23, 2005
The Medical Students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in the Northern Region, have strongly demonstrated their discontentment against the ...
AllAfrica.com,

...and breathes hope in Gtr. Accra NPP Nov 7, 2005
The former acting Regional Chairman of the Greater Accra New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr RO Solomon, met a humbling end over the weekend to his dream of becoming ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Samuel Crabbe is new NPP Chairman for Greater Accra Region. Nov 7, 2005
Delegates to the Greater Accra Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) congress elected Samuel Crabbe, Vice President of Ghana International Airlines (GIA) as the ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

Jake upstaged in Accra Vice Presidential aspirations elude him ... Nov 8, 2005
At the Greater Accra Regional Congress of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Minister witnessed the defeat of the candidate he supported and schemed to take ...
Ghanaian Chronicle,

Accra Hearts of Oak ask to postpone match against Accra Great ... Nov 16, 2005
Accra Hearts of Oak have asked organisers of the GA Mantse Cup to postpone their match against Accra Great Olympics scheduled for the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium ...
Radio Gold FM,

Gt Accra NPP Chairmanship race Jockeys brace for tough battle Nov 4, 2005
The race for the chairmanship position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Greater Accra region promises to be tough following the avowed determination of ...
Ghanaian Chronicle,

Work to begin on Accra and Kumasi Stadia Nov 15, 2005
According to sources close to the Local Organising Committee, the Accra and Kumasi Stadia only need some repairs to run down portions to pass the approved ...
Joy Online,

Accra Hearts of Oak returns Confederations Cup Nov 4, 2005
Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club last Friday returned the Confederations Cup they won in 2004 back to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).The decision ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

Three Nigerian Robbers Jailed Thirty yrs Dec 1, 2005
The Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday sentenced three Nigerians to a total of 30 years imprisonment after they had been convicted of robbery. ...
Daily Graphic,

GTP From Gambaga To Accra Nov 10, 2005
The show which took place in a studio and was broadcast live on Ghana Television and TV3 was dubbed “GTP By Road—From Gambaga to Accra�. ...
Daily Graphic,

Prof. Anquanda speaks on social life of Accra residents with ... Nov 7, 2005
He spoke about the social life of the people living along the coastal areas of Accra with particular reference to the pre-European years. ...
Ghana News Today - Citi FM,

Liberia President-Elect visits Ghana Dec 1, 2005
The President-elect of Liberia, Mrs Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson held a meeting with President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday in Accra as part of her consultations ...
News in Ghana,

Court Convicts 3 Nigerians Dec 1, 2005
An Accra Fast Track court has convicted three Nigerians to ten years' imprisonment each concurrently, for conspiring to rob and robbery. ...
AllAfrica.com,

Survey finds Longview among country's cheapest places to live Nov 30, 2005
The nonprofit organization ACCRA – The Council for Community and Economic Research conducts the voluntary, quarterly survey based on the cost of consumer ...
News Journal,

Award-winning farmers call on Debrah Nov 29, 2005
Award-winning farmers of the Farmers' Day 2005 have arrived in Accra to take part in a number of activities leading to the grand celebration scheduled for ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Kete-Krachi Muslims appeal for protection Nov 29, 2005
Some concerned residents who spoke to the ADM in Accra said the celebration of the "Nanaba" festival was likely to threaten peace in the town, which has not ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Kotoko Deserved To Win The League Nov 29, 2005
Moreover,the team suffered a painful 3-1 defeat at the hands of Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals in Accra, while Tema Real Sportive beat them 2-1 in Kumasi ...
Daily Graphic,

Addo-Kufuor commends EP Church Nov 29, 2005
Speaking on the occasion of the 50th anniversary celebration of the EP Bethel Church of Accra New Town, over the weekend, the Defence Minister said Ghana like ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Coca - Cola Reward Winners Nov 30, 2005
Master Moumin Abdul Adnarn of the Osu Home JSS in Accra, shed tears of joy,when his name was mentioned as the overall winner for this year’s Coca Cola ...
Daily Graphic,

Kwaku Sakyi - Addo Tells His Story Nov 30, 2005
Currently the BBC correspondent in Accra,Mr Kwaku Sakyi-Addo has indeed distinguished himself in journalism practice in the country. ...
Daily Graphic,

Police Arrest Police Nov 29, 2005
Three policemen who abandoned their duty posts in Tamale, Kumasi and Winneba to allegedly engage in robbery in Accra have been arrested by the Airport Police. ...
Daily Graphic,

Hearts To Withdraw From Africa? Nov 29, 2005
Accra Hearts of Oak’s Board of Directors is expected to decide today whether or not the club will participate in the 2006 MTN-CAF Champions League competition ...
Daily Graphic,

Cocaine Men On Remand Nov 29, 2005
The two Venezuelans,who were arrested at East Legon in Accra for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs valued at $38 million have been remanded in custody by the ...
Daily Graphic,

NDC adopts ‘operation 442’ tactics Nov 29, 2005
Haruna Iddrisu who was speaking at the Greater Accra Regional Delegates Congress outlined strategies and mechanisms that have been put in place to unseat the ...
Choice FM Ghana,

Dwarfs Paid Price For Beating Hearts Nov 29, 2005
To me,Dwarfs proved mysterious in three ways.First,at the initial stages of the competition, they beat my favourite team – Accra Hearts of Oak – to move to ...
Daily Graphic,

Excitement Galore At Junior Graphic 5th Anniversary Nov 30, 2005
It was all fun,jubilation and excitement at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra where hundreds of children converged to take part in activities which climaxed ...
Daily Graphic,

Homeopathy Is Not Demonic Nov 30, 2005
...wizardry about homeopathy.All one needs is a patient’s specimen,"said Dr Ernest Asante,Senior Homeopath at the Lord 'J'Homeopathic Clinic at Mallam in Accra. ...
Daily Graphic,

Ghana Central Bank maintains prime rate at 15.5% Nov 29, 2005
Accra, Ghana, 11/29 - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Ghana Central Bank on Monday decided to maintain the prime rate at 15.5 per cent, saying this ...
AngolaPress,

Zenith ventures into busy commercial district to mobilize deposits Nov 30, 2005
Zenith Bank Ghana ltd is venturing into the busy commercial district of Accra to mobilize deposits. A lot of business transaction ...
Joy Online,

Local cost of living remains stable Nov 30, 2005
Topeka, one of 298 urban areas participating in the third quarter 2005 ACCRA Cost of Living Index, earned a rank of 90.1, with 100 considered average. ...
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),

THE ROBERTSON TREATMENT: Travel Diary … My First Trip to Africa ... Dec 1, 2005
There is one stop on the way and that’s in Accra, Ghana. ... It seemed weird to be in Accra or the airport, at least, and not be able to leave. ...
Eurweb.com,

Customers Owe GT ¢400m Nov 30, 2005
At a news conference in Accra on Monday, managers and staff of GT refuted the negative publicity it has been attracting in its operations. ...
AllAfrica.com,

Tagoe Is Not Ripe For Stars Nov 29, 2005
At the Accra Stadium a few weeks ago,Kennedy Korli of national Under-17 and Bofoakwa FC fame,played him out of a league encounter which the Phobians struggled ...
Daily Graphic,

Survey: Indian River County's cost of living is just above ... Nov 28, 2005
The ACCRA Cost of Living Index published quarterly by Virginia-based ACCRA, put the Indian River County index at 102.1, slightly higher than the national index ...
Fort Pierce Tribune (subscription),

Gambia hosts Aids confab Nov 28, 2005
Welcoming participants at the start of the conference, Sehu Ceesay the Director of the National AIDs Secretariat commended the “Aware� Accra office for ...
Daily Observer,

International Allies win the Mylik under 19 football tournament Nov 29, 2005
The Mylik Under 19 football tournament ended on Sunday at the Liberty Stadium in Dansoman, Accra . International Allies and Nikwab ...
Radio Gold FM,

Captive to Africa's politics and greed Nov 27, 2005
The chimp is friendly but does not realize how strong he is. A cage was opened for Jimmy at the zoo in Ghana's capital city of Accra. Food was donated. ...
San Francisco Chronicle,

Owusu Ankomah calls for crime management in GAR, Ashanti Nov 28, 2005
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Minister of the Interior, at the weekend, said Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions accounted for about 65 per cent of robbery cases recorded ...
Accra Daily Mail,

At Hearts' Congress Nov 28, 2005
The out-going board chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited, Mr. Ato Ahwoi, has attributed the inability of the club to attract sponsorship to ...
AllAfrica.com,

Forty Death Spots Identified Nov 25, 2005
...study carried out to enable the agencies to take pre-emptive actions as a basis for safety on the roads mentioned Asiakwa and Potroase on the Accra-Kumasi Road ...
Daily Graphic,

Bob Marley`s birthday bash in Ghana Nov 29, 2005
The concerts, which will be held in Accra and Kumasi, will feature well known groups and musicians such as "Culture", "The Marley Family", "The I Threes ...
Accra Daily Mail,

New Era Dawns In Hearts Nov 28, 2005
Accra Hearts of Oak were ushered into a new era last Saturday when 14 new directors were elected to run the club,ending Mr Ato Ahwoi’s 11-year reign as Board ...
Daily Graphic,

Agbogbomefia To Head Hearts Board Nov 25, 2005
...court order, the much-awaited Hearts congress will finally come off tomorrow at the premises of the Royal House Chapel near the Obetsebi Lamptey Circle in Accra ...
Daily Graphic,

Tell them to shut up! Nov 25, 2005
The ACCRA DAILY MAIL has been told to advice Ministers, government officials and politicians to shut up if they have nothing uplifting to say. ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Tragedy Hits Awoshie Nov 27, 2005
Tragedy hit Baah Yard at Awoshie, a suburb of Accra, on Thursday night when a gun belonging to Lord Commey National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP ...
Daily Graphic,

Poverty not spiritual but mindset - Reverend Nov 25, 2005
Speaking in an interview with the ADM after the Church's Business Forum in Accra, Rev Oji said most people could have broken away from the poverty cycle if ...
Accra Daily Mail,

Akwetey Gives Backing To Congress Nov 25, 2005
Mr Bright Akwetey,a former board secretary of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club,has slammed speculations that he will,as usual,place an injunction on the ...
Daily Graphic,

Kotoko beat Power 2-1 in friendly Nov 28, 2005
...finally found a way past 'stubborn Power FC' when they beat them 2-1 in a special friendly match played at the Ohene Djan sport stadium in Accra on Sunday. ...
Choice FM Ghana,

Clubs continue premiership chase Dec 1, 2005
...fixture. Accra Great Olympics lost 0-1 to Tema Youth in Sekondi and Great Mariners drew goalless with Home stars in Zone III. Olympics ...
Joy Online,

Need for crime management - Owusu Ankomah Nov 29, 2005
The Minister for the Interior, lPapa Owusu-Ankomah, (MP) said Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions account for about 65 per cent of robbery cases recorded in the ...
News in Ghana,

FOOTBALL: Posh are Ghana be big in Africa Dec 1, 2005
When gap year student Charles Gould arrived in the capital, Accra, to coach an under-14s squad, he was amazed by the passion of the young footballers. ...
Peterborough Evening Telegraph,

Ghanaian's look to SA for IT insight Dec 1, 2005
It was immediately apparent on my first trip to Accra that the commonality between our two situations gave us an excellent opportunity to share information ...
Tectonic,

GPHA pays ¢25 bn as dividend to Govt Dec 1, 2005
...of Directors, presented a cheque for 15 billion cedis as final dividend payment to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu in Accra ...
Choice FM Ghana,

Stock market in marginal gain 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 30, GNA - The Accra bourse inched up in another dull session with the main index gaining 0.04 points. The GSE All-Share ...
GhanaWeb,

Hearts dares referees appointment committee 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept 30, GNA - Accra Hearts of Oak has dared the Referees Appointment Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) that if they submit to Kumasi ...
GhanaWeb,

Iranian Trade Delegation explores business opportunities 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 29, GNA - A ten-member Iranian trade delegation is in the country to explore investment opportunities in road construction ...
GhanaWeb,

Ghana favourable for business - World Bank 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept 29, GNA - A global survey conducted by the World Bank has rated Ghana seventh in Africa and 82nd globally as a favourable destination for business. ...
GhanaWeb,

Right to information is crucial for good governance - Ms Botchway 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 30 GNA - Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Deputy Minister of Information, has said the Right to Information Act (RIA) when ...
GhanaWeb,

Ghana polytechnic teachers` strike draws govt warning 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Ghana, 09/30 - The National Secretariat of Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) Tuesday declared an indefinite strike to back demands for ...
AngolaPress,

New York University in Ghana inaugurated 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 29, GNA - A concert to herald a formal inauguration of the New York University in Ghana was held in Accra on Thursday night. ...
GhanaWeb,

President Kufuor leaves for Abuja, Paris 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 30. GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor left Accra on Friday for Abuja, Nigeria, to attend an emergency meeting of ...
GhanaWeb,

Members of GHATEX educated on VAT benefits 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept 29, GNA - The Ghana Association Of Plantation Wood Millers and Exporters (GHATEX) on Thursday educated its members on the benefits of registering ...
GhanaWeb,

Ga Homowo Festival Celerated In The UK 30 Sep 2005
A special feature of this year’s impressive celebration to commemorate the “hooting of hunger� after a protracted famine in Accra was the participation ...
GhanaWeb,

Ex-C'wealth champion in Ghana to exploit talents 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sep. 30, GNA - Mr Derek Williams, former European and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion is in Ghana to hunt for boxing talents ...
GhanaWeb,

Companies urged to institute effective monitoring, surveillance ... 30 Sep 2005
Accra, Sept. 29 GNA - The former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nana Owusu Nsiah on Thursday urged companies to institute workable ...
GhanaWeb,

Govt set to launch trade support programme Sep 29, 2005
Accra, Sept 28, GNA-Government is set to launch a Trade Sector Support Programme (TSSP) to facilitate the implementation of the national Trade Policy out ...
GhanaWeb,

Dwarfs to play in Accra Sep 27, 2005
Accra, Sept, 27, GNA - Relegation threatened Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs have been directed to honour their 24th Week Premier League match against Tano Bofoakwa ...
GhanaWeb,

Cocoa purchasing clerks warned ...not to cheat farmers Sep 29, 2005
This year's COPAL meeting would be held from the 1st to 8th October, 2005 at the Accra International Conference Center in Accra. ...
Accra Mail,

Accra bourse inches up in dull trading Sep 27, 2005
Accra, Ghana, 09/27 - The Accra bourse inched up in dull trading on Monday with four equities making weak gains. The Ghana Stock ...
AngolaPress,

Accra Pac to pay debt to cityCanadian firm buying company wants no ... Sep 26, 2005
By Jason A. McFarley. ELKHART -- Representatives of Accra Pac Group Inc. said Monday the company expects to pay off its full debt ...
Elkhart Truth,

Four remanded on narcotic charges Sep 28, 2005
Accra, Sept. 28, GNA - An Accra Regional Tribunal on Wednesday remanded in prison custody four people for possessing 126 parcels ...
GhanaWeb,

Accra gets ready for Milo Marathon Sep 24, 2005
A record 3,700 people have registered to participate for tomorrow’s 19th edition of the Accra Milo Marathon. But last year’s ...
GhanaWeb,

Deprived areas register low enrolment - Accra Mayor Sep 22, 2005
Accra, Sept 22, GNA - Mr Stanley Adjiri Blankson, Mayor of Accra, on Thursday said enrolment figures in schools in deprived areas particularly Bukom, Nima and ...
GhanaWeb,

Exhibition on housing opens in Accra Sep 15, 2005
Accra, Sept. 15, GNA - The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Hackman Owusu- Agyemang on Thursday asked architects and engineers ...
GhanaWeb,

Adansiman sacks Accra Rep. Sep 20, 2005
20, GNA - Division One League campaigners, Adansiman Football Club has relieved Mr Charles Ofori Mensah, their Accra Representative of his duties for financial ...
GhanaWeb,

Accra East SDA donates to Swedru Hospital Sep 18, 2005
Agona Swedru, Sept 18, GNA - The Accra East District branch of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) in collaboration with the Adventist Development and Relief ...
GhanaWeb,

Consumer International Moves Africa Office to Accra Sep 16, 2005
...the Consumers International, an independent non-profit and non-political federation of consumer organisations in the world, is to relocate to Accra in October ...
AllAfrica.com,

In Ghana, it is nice to be a visitor Sep 29, 2005
Aviation Correspondent, Rotimi Durojaiye, recently visited Accra, the capital, and reports that the city has something to suit everyone. ...
Daily Independent,

Struggles of a Street Child Sep 29, 2005
In the Lartebiokoshie, Accra, a classroom hums with the hustle and bustle of more than 30 children eagerly learning. On one side ...
AllAfrica.com,

Regional conference of the C'wealth Parliamentary Ass. in Accra Sep 15, 2005
Accra, Sept. 15, GNA - Ghana is slated to host the African Regional meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in 2006. ...
GhanaWeb,

Committee to plan face-lift of Accra inugurated Sep 1, 2005
Accra, Sept. 1, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday inaugurated a 23-member Committee, to plan the proper development ...
GhanaWeb,

Man commits suicide in Accra Sep 7, 2005
Accra, Sept. 7, GNA - A man believed to be in his early 40's was on the early hours of Wednesday found hanging near the Accra Girls Secondary School in Accra. ...
GhanaWeb,

Plot to unseat Accra Mayor? Aug 31, 2005
...within the New Patriotic Party -NPP have revealed that plans are far advanced to ask for the head of the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA ...
GhanaWeb,

AITEC 2005 launched in Accra Aug 31, 2005
Accra, Aug. 31, GNA - The Ninth West Africa Information Technology Exhibition and Conference (AITEC 2005) was on Wednesday launched in Accra. ...
GhanaWeb,

US Congressional staff in Accra ... Aug 30, 2005
Accra, Aug. 30, GNA - A delegation of United States Congressional staff led by Mr Matthew MacLean is currently in the country to ...
GhanaWeb,

Free IT training for taxi drivers in Accra Sep 13, 2005
Accra, Sept. 13, GNA - The first batch of seven taxi drivers in the Accra Metropolis on Tuesday started a training programme in ...
GhanaWeb,

National Conference on orphans opens in Accra Aug 30, 2005
Accra, Aug. 30, GNA - A four-day national conference on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) will open in Accra on Wednesday, August ...
GhanaWeb,

Virgin Nigeria to commence PH - Accra flight Aug 31, 2005
Virgin Nigeria, the Nigeria official carrier may commence direct flight operations from Port Harcourt International Airport to Accra, Ghana. ...
GhanaWeb,





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