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Accra, Aug. 26, GNA - The following is the level of water
in the Akosombo Dam as issued by the Management of the Volta River
Authority on Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
Current Level (August 26, 2009) - 257.90 feet
Previous Level (August 25, 2009) - 257.70 feet
Rise in water level - 0.20 ft.
Same time last year (August 26, 2008) - 251.20 feet
Maximum Level - 278.00 feet
Minimum Level - 240.00 feet
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August 31, 2009
August 30, 2009
August 28, 2009
August 27, 2009
Pan Africa
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Banana diseases hit African crops - BBC
Zenith Bank sharpens business skills of SMEs
Rawlings pays tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy
Calm
returns to Agbogbloshie
Education
- MTN phasing out scholarship scheme in favour of bigger package
Accused murderer arraigned after 10 years on remand
Education
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Sixteen-member GES Council inaugurated
Traditional rulers hail the introduction of Customary Land Secretariat
World - Microsoft to boost cheap phones - BBC
NAPRM-GC spell-out blue print for Oversight Committees
Ghana, Togo direct security chiefs to meet on trans-border crimes
Lead
- I blame the police for Agbogbloshie clash - Nana Ohene Ntow
One more dies in the Agbogbloshie clashes-Police
NDC government dismisses Kufuor's bodyguard s
August 26, 2009
Education
-
University graduates flood basic schools in urban areas
Health
- Malaria is a great economic burden to governments – UNICEF
Education
-
Legon retains African human rights moot court competition title
World
-
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies - NYTimes
Abudu and Andani feuding families
spill blood in Accra
Ghana/Togo leaders begin talks
Ghana's public debt stands at
$7,841.3million
Challenges in energy, road and transport sectors impede 2009 budget
Pan Africa
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Nigeria to arrest more tycoons
- BBC
Quarshigah to
contest presidency
Rawlings is getting out of hand, says
Pratt
World
-
Jackson's doctor 'to be charged
with manslaughter' - Telegraph, UK
KNUST turns away two-thirds of
applicants due to inadequate lecturers, others
Health
-
Embezzlement threatens healthcare delivery in Ghana
Government seeks over GH¢25million
to shore up economy
Togolese President here on a two
day visit
Ayiriga bent on political mischief
- Andrews Zugah
Sound economic management
strategies yield positive results - Finance
Minister
Lead
-
Finance Minister presents
supplementary budget
August 25, 2009
World
-
'Lethal dose killed Michael
Jackson' - Guardian, UK
Educational -
EU projects inaugurated at Suhyen
Sports
-
Crowds greet gender-test athlete
- BBC
Commentary
-
Bongo: solving the development arithmetic
- Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
World
- British Airways reaches 90 - Telegraph, UK
Commentary
-
Help Africa get moving - Guardian, UK
World
- US Criticizes Gadhafi Plan to Pitch Tent Near New York for UN Meeting - VOA
World
- Coroner says Michael Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol - Reuters
Lead - Rawlings slams Prez Mills - Andrews Zugah
August 24, 2009
Social
- Being a Christian does not mean being brain disengaged
-
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Health
- Government to investigate NHIS operations to stomp
out corruption
-
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Video
- Korean youth choir singing a Twi song - Brought to us by Casely Asamuah
Review - Taking Africa beyond aid - Guardian, UK
Road accidents claim 1.6% of Ghana’s GDP each year
Pan Africa
-
Mali protest against women's law - BBC
Pan Africa
- Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle - Reauters
Lead
-
NPP limits flagbearer aspirants to 5, enlarges Electoral College - Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
August 23, 2009
August 22, 2009
Health
-
Maternal Mortality (DEATH) - Dr. Clarence Addo Yobo
Commentary
- Miss Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), I presume? - Frank Tekpenor
World
- World Bankers Suggest Rebound May Be Under Way - NYTimes
Commentary
-
Tackling Africa’s superstition and progress - Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
World
- Critics Driven by Racial Bias, (NY State Governor) Paterson Says - NYTimes
Sports
-Birth certificate backs SA gender - BBC
Commentary
-
Tasks before the new CBN Deputy Governor - Thompson Ayodele
World
- Oil settles at 10-month high on economic optimism - Yahoo News
Lead
- The 75th year anniversary exhibition of Prof. Ablade Glover - Audrey Micah
August 21, 2009
World
-
Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall - NYTimes
Sports
- Usain Bolt smashes another record - Telegraph, UK
Sports
- MOM: 'She's a girl and no one can change that'....
Sports
- SA fury over athlete gender test - BBC
NPP demands measures to prevent violence in elections
Health
- Accra Int'l Airport
tightens measures to check Swine Flu
World
- Lockerbie bomber freed; Returns to Libya to die...
Chief Justice appeals to President to fill vacancies at Supreme Court
EC to produce new Identity Cards
Lead
- Ghana’s economy needs serious restructuring-ISSER -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
August
20,
2009
Health
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Ghana
confirms two swine flu cases -Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Sports
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2010 race is not over - Stephen Keshi
Illegal logging, mining a challenge to forest reserves
Lead -
Financial literacy low among adults in Northern Ghana - survey -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
World
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Jackson doctor 'to be charged' - Telegraph, UK
World
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Lockerbie bomber expected to be freed - Telegraph, UK
Sports
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Semenya left stranded by storm - BBC
Sports
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SA champion to take gender test - BBC
August
19,
2009
World
- Dollar to Decline Amid Concern It 'May Lose Reserve Status'... - Bloomberg
World
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W.T.O. Rules Against U.S. in Dumping Case - NYTimes
Johnny Hansen passes away
World
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Dozens Presumed Drowned at Siberian Plant
World
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Russia Says Ship’s Hijackers Were Taken Without a Shot - NYTimes
West Africa net service restored - BBC
Lead
- NPP’s Dr. Kofi Asare wins Akwatia seat - Audrey Micah
August 18, 2009
Ghana becomes hub for Gold Fields growth in West Africa -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Commentary - Are we seeing a better Ghana now? - E. Ablorh-Odjidja
World
(US) - Liberal Democrats unhappy with healthcare shift - reuters
World
- 3 Charged in Historic
Identity Theft Case - Fox News
Government imposes curfew on Akwatia
Lead
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We are ready for Akwatia elections tomorrow -EC
August 17, 2009
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Has the left blown its big chance? - Guardian, UK
The left had a golden opportunity with the financial crisis. So what went wrong?
Pan Africa
- Dispute Surrounds East African Island - NYTimes
Pan Africa
- Horn of Africa damages ruling due - BBC
Sports
- Henry Kwadwo Djaba and others to be awarded by GFA
Sports
- Usain Bolt breaks world record in time of 9.58sec to win 100m gold in Berlin - Guardian, UK
Government will promote respect for human rights, champion the rule of law
World
- (US Health Plan) White House appears ready to drop 'public option' - Yahoo News
World
- Missing cargo ship 'ransom demand' - Guardian, UK
Detained Ex-Information Minister granted bail
Pan Africa
- Nigeria police raid Muslim sect - BBC
Ghana sets for constitutional review
Premix fuel still remains difficult to get-Fishermen
Press Release
- The death of Salifu Ahmed Maikanka
Pan Africa
- Forgotten heroes On VJ Day - Africans recall their role in Burma in WWII
BNI denies Asamoah Boateng bail
Kofi Akordor wins Best Journalist of the Year 2008 award
Lead
- NPP will win Akwatia re-run election-Pollster Ben Ephson
August
14,
2009
Health
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Scientific breakthrough: Ghana to produce vital water
treatment substance -
Pan Africa
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Zoellick urges rule of law, good
governance in post-conflict reconstruction -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Health
-
Guinea worm reduces from 180,000 to
220 -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Congestion in Ghana’s prisons
degenerated
40 homes to be pulled down today-
Audrey Micah
Lead
-
Lessons for head injuries in Ghana
- Dr. Nii Bonney Andrews
August
13,
2009
Education
-
Ghana will not conduct WASSCE in 2010
Health
-
Patients Are Reminded of Aspirin’s
Risks - NYTimes
Pan Africa
-
Machete mob murders British gemstone
miner in Kenya - Telegraph,
UK
Pan Africa
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Clinton nudges Nigeria on reform
- BBC
Pan Africa
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Machete mob murders British gemstone
miner in Kenya - Telegraph, UK
Police say they are ready for Akwatia election
World Bank pledges support for African
post-conflict recovery countries -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
World
-
Jackson Earnings Grow by Millions
After Death - NYTimes
Youth along the coast being prepared for oil extraction
Lead
-
No freeze on employment - says
government
August
12,
2009
-
Clinton to meet Nigerian leaders
- BBC
No more illegal connections of
water-As AVRL sets up GIS -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
NAGRAT disappointed at the recruitment of pupil teachers
Maker Faire Africa underway in Accra -
With call on African Universities for technology dev’t
-
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Court orders BNI to return Minister's passport
Drug experts to urge ban on Spice
'herbal high' -
Legal smoking mixture contains chemicals that mimic effects
of cannabis, government advisers warn - Guardian, UK
Pan Africa
-
Clinton Loses Her Cool -
Secretary of state's outburst in Congo over misinterpreted
question raises concerns about her diplomatic skills - Fox
Pan Africa
-
Niger opposition leader abducted
- BBC
World -
Brazilian TV host 'ordered killings'
- Guardian, UK
FYI -
Retirement
Dinner - Brought to you by
Yomoeh
Pan
Africa
- Stout of Africa - Nigeria now drinks more Guinness than Ireland, providing refreshing profits despite economic slump - Fox
Lead
-
President Mills steps into school
uniform "dis-order" - asks Ministry to find local
contractor -
-
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
August
11,
2009
Lead
-
Friends bid farewell to H.E. Fabrizio
- Audrey Micah
August
10,
2009
-
China, others shove U.S. in scramble for Africa
- Reuters
World
-
U.S. commander says Taliban have
Afghan momentum - Reuters
Health
-
World's first wireless pacemaker gives
patient new freedom - Reuters
Volunteerism is cardinal to the
Development of Africa-participants
Pan Africa
-
Tutu and Zuma bury the hatchet
- BBC
Health
-
The threats confronting Global health:
Are we safe? -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
August
9,
2009
ead -
Tandja and the Big Man syndrome
- Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
World
-
Nine die in New York air crash
- Telegraph, UK
DCE threatens to shut school down after eight year of
scoring 0% pass for BECE
The Two Faces of Ghana
- NYTimes
Sports -
Muhammad Ali to visit ancestral
home in Ireland - Telegraph. UK
World -
IMF puts total cost of crisis
(economy)
at £7.1 trillion -
enough to finance a £1,779 handout for every man, woman
and child on the planet - Telegraph, UK
Pan Africa -
Massive win for Niger president
- BBC
Corrupt (UK) firm's work (in
Ghana) found to be defective
Commonwealth Pharmacists
Association calls for global alertness of patient safety
August
7,
2009
Health
-
Ministry orders payment of nurses’
arrears
Pan Africa -
Massive win for Niger president
- BBC
Health
-
Government prepares to combat
swine flu immediately -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Pan Africa -
Growing thirst
Countries sharing Nile try to map out new deal - BBC
World
-
In Germany, Clunkers Get a
Second Life - NYTimes
Pan Africa
-
Clinton Seeks South African
Support on Zimbabwe - NYTimes
Lead
-
The Ga Mantse is irate
over government restrictions on Homowo
Pan Africa
-
Nigerian militant amnesty starts
- BBC
Pan Africa
-
UN denounces Guinea 'drug
labs' - BBC
Augist
6,
2009
Pan Africa
-
Nigeria frees Ukraine
arms plane - BBC
Pan Africa
-
Nigerian militant amnesty
starts - BBC
Commentary
-
Culture on national planning
- Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
World
-
Lockerbie bomber could be
released - Guardian, UK
ead
-
Barack Obama’s message to the AGOA
Forum in Kenya - Press Release
August
5,
2009
World
-
Michael Jackson's Mum cries
murder, demands 3rd autopsy - New York Post
Education
-
Fallen standards in education blamed on logistics
Pan
Africa
-
Kenya impunity 'disappoints US'
- BBC
Sports
-
National Security alleges fraud
for ASBOD sending hearing players to deaf game
Lead
-
Here we go again, dumping
down the educational system -
E. Ablorh-Odjidja
Former Co-ordinating
Director explains erection of Busia’s statue
Sports
-
Ghana Athletics Association owes
Euro-based Sports firms
August
4,
2008
Pictures
-
10 years anniversary of King
Mohammed VI of Morocco celebrated in Ghana -
Audrey Micah
Social
-
Skilled labour - a key to achieving vision 2020
-
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
FYI
-
Run through the rain
- Brought to you by Yomoeh
World
-
Barack Obama faces 30
death threats a day -
Telegraph, UK
Lead
-
Counterfeit and poor-quality
medicines use in Nigeria (Africa for that matter)
- Thompson Ayodele
August
3,
2009
Pan Africa
-
Pirates release German
cargo ship - BBC
Health
-
Gov’t spends over $760 million on
malaria annually -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Social -
Ghana to become desert in 23 years
if...
World
-
Deputy
says bin-Laden truce offers still valid...
- Breitbart
Pan Africa
-
Cactus commerce boosts Morocco
- BBC
World
-
Christian Family Burned to Death
in Pakistan After Koran is 'Defiled' - Fox
Health
-
New HIV strain discovered in woman
from Cameroon - Yahoo News
World
-
Warning: Oil supplies are running
out fast - The Independent
World
-
UK to tighten nationality
rules - BBC
Sports
-
Ghana Premier League
rated 63rd by IFFHS
Lead
-
Vodafone workers reject compulsory
redundancy package -
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
World
-
Farming superpower Brazil spreads
its know-how - CSmonitor
August
2,
2009
August
1,
2009
World
-
Al Qaeda May Have Infiltrated
British Secret Service - Fox
World
-
Bogus UK sites selling
fake goods - Telegraph, UK
World
-
U.S. Weighs Risks of
Civilian Harm in Cyberwarfare
- NYTimes
World
-'Dire
shortage' at UN food agency -
BBC
Lead
-
At the State Department with
Hilary Clinton - George Ayittey
Pan Africa
-
'Whip me if you dare,'
says Sudan's trouser woman -
Telegraph, UK
Pan Africa
-
Drug war being fought in
Nigerian forests - CNN
Pan Africa
-
Hard road The
trafficking rings who make migrants walk across Africa -
BBC
Commentary
-
Obama on Race: Process over
Product -
Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir
July
31,
2009
World
-
Big Banks Paid Billions
in Bonuses Amid Wall St. Crisis
- NYTimes
Pan Africa -
Nigeria sect head dies in custody
- BBC
World
-
Iranians Gather in Grief, Then Face
Police - NYTimes
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NPP to choose flag-bearer in March
2010
Accra, Sept 3, Ghanadot - The NPP will hold its
presidential primaries to choose its flagbearer in March
2010. According to sources, this decision was taken at
the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in
Accra on Tuesday...
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Religious leaders blame Ghana’s
woes on politicians, media
Accra, Sept 3, Ghanadot - The Catholic and
Presbyterian churches in Ghana have blamed politicians
and the media for the fierce polarization of the
country....More |
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Chinese Buses on the brink
Analysis, Sept 3, Ghanadot - The
question to ask Mr. Viscchers is who placed the order or
took delivery of those buses? And was there some
requirements stipulated for the acquisition of the
buses; or shall we say the buses on delivery were
accepted with the usual “gift from the gods” attitude -
no questions asked and no inspection needed?.....More
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Editor to expose big men behind
guerrilla camp training in Bawku
Accra, Sept 3, Ghanadot - The Managing Editor of
the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper, Egbert Faibille has
cautioned critics from playing cheap politics with
reports of guerrilla training camp in Bawku, a conflict
zone in the Upper East Region of Ghana......More |
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