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Fire guts ECG substation at Odorkor causing total blackout
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
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The whole area was thrown into darkness, witness say
Fire last night destroyed the electricity substation at Odorkor in Accra.

The fire caused a total blackout in the area and surrounding suburbs including Awoshie and parts of Dansoman.
 
U.S. Reaffirms Commitment To Ghana
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
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U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has sent a congratulatory message on behalf of President Barrack Obama and the people of the United States to Ghana on the celebration of her 53rd Independence Anniversary.

The
 
Policy to introduce earthquake-resistant buildings advocated
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
Dr Paulina Amponsah, Researcher at the National Data Centre of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, has called on government to design policy guidelines on constructing infrastructural facilities to ensure that they withstand earthquakes. She said the development as well as concentration of facilities in Accra which was seismically active, required that there was such a policy which would be strictly complied with to ensure that the country did not lose most of her investment should an earthquake of high magnitude strike.
 
Okyenhene vows to clamp down on illegal miners
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
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The King of the Abuakwa State, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has vented his spleen on illegal miners, popularly known in Ghana as “galamseyers,” following speculations in the traditional area that he supports their destructive activities.
 
Ghana risks being conduit for `dirty money` -UK Attorney
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
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Ghana has been urged to strengthen institutions and master the political will to ensure that the country does not become a safe haven for money laundering activities, as its offshore banking ambitions 'risk being soft touch magnet for flood of dirty money'.
 
People in oil producing towns expect mixed race babies
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
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People living near oil producing areas want mixed race children
Some people in the oil producing areas in the country are expecting to have mixed children resulting from expatriate workers copulating with Ghanaian ladies.

Residents
 
Government to establish National Drivers' Academy
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
Accra, March 9, GNA - Government in collaboration with stakeholders in the transport industry is to establish a National Drivers' Academy (NDA) to enhance professionalism, knowledge and skills of private and commercial drivers.

The academy would in addition, offer practical training for drivers who have been prosecuted for traffic offences, those who want to upgrade their knowledge in driving prior to acquiring new driver's licence and drivers who want to upgrade their knowledge in driving prior to obtaining higher category of driver's licence.
 
Leave the good Judges alone
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
Accra March 9, GNA - Mr. Samson Lardy Ayenini, President of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) Students Representative Council (SRC) has condemned politicians who give political colour to laws and turn people against good judges.
 
Some Wa GBC Staff work under trees
Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:00
Wa, March 9, GNA - Some staff of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC) in Wa sit under trees to do their work thereby exposing them to public ridicule and the risk of intruders, Mr. Chris Alalbila, Acting Upper West Regional Director, has said

He therefore appealed for office accommodation and critical office staff especially, those in the technical area to enhance the corporation's performance.
 
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