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The partners said their aim is to avert the re-occurrence of the disaster that struck some parts of the national capital following the October 26, 2011 torrential rains.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:24:00 +0100ghanawebenghanaweb-27aed03b14531f1ba6eb1c97786214f7http://allafrica.com/stories/201111040598.htmlGhana's economy is nose-diving into the Highly Indebted Poor Country status once again. And that is not the prediction of doomsday soothsayers. It is the reality on the ground, captured by renowned economists who have followed the national trend.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:43:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-98dd4f6720e51abaa79e2bed8f9296c35.55856 -0.200924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-rapid-response-payment-request-floods-in-ghanaACT member Presbyterian Relief Services and Development plans to assist 1,000 households with food and 3,000 displaced with non-food items.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:11:00 +0100trustentrust-c8badd875d0cba1269c92e36943f090a5.55856 -0.200924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-rapid-response-payment-request-floods-in-ghanaACT member Presbyterian Relief Services and Development plans to assist 1,000 households with food and 3,000 displaced with non-food items.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +0100alertnetenalertnet-c8badd875d0cba1269c92e36943f090a5.55856 -0.200924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/floods-impacts-hit-ghanas-headlinesHouses built on waterways will be demolished as a measure to reduce the impact of flooding on the populationWed, 02 Nov 2011 22:28:00 +0100trustentrust-389fff6f3dbfdedc6db69f8b273cf4a35.55856 -0.200924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/floods-impacts-hit-ghanas-headlinesHouses built on waterways will be demolished as a measure to reduce the impact of flooding on the populationWed, 02 Nov 2011 21:26:00 +0100alertnetenalertnet-389fff6f3dbfdedc6db69f8b273cf4a35.55856 -0.200924http://allafrica.com/stories/201111021194.htmlLittering the environment is a criminal offence punishable by law. Offenders are either given a fine or are prosecuted by the law. If that be the case, then one can emphatically say that about 90% of Ghanaians in the country fall foul of this law.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-b18b3c7b3931940f066f490ca0d9e4fa5.55856 -0.200924http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222755*By: Nana Abena Afriyie Kwarkye, abenaafriyiekwarkye@yahoo.com* There comes times and seasons. Just as there is a time to plant, it is no different with harvest time. A time to be born and a time to die. I know that no one wants to die an untimely death. There is a dry season and a wet season. Here we go again; the rains are here with us.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:47:00 +0100ghanawebenghanaweb-dfa6bdbdfada877573814e85beea81d0http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222776By Gifty Arthur The office of Dr. Paapa Kwesi Nduom, the man who prides himself with all the successes of the ex-President Kufuor regime but not its failures, is questioning the political stature of Presidential Aide Stan Dogbe in issuing an ultimatum to the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) presidential hopeful.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:06:00 +0100ghanawebenghanaweb-8a693b30b923a7520d6ff428e481db7ahttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/02/c_131224631.htmACCRA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people including eight males and six females died in the flush floods following the torrential rains that hit the Ghanian capital city Acrra last week, the West African country's disaster relief agency announced on Monday.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:39:00 +0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-c2d6e337ff15fbcbd4ad66a16aba26d9http://reliefweb.int/node/456592Geneva, 31 October 2011 1. Brief description of the emergency A heavy rain in Ghana has resulted to flooding in various parts of the country killing more than 70 people and displacing 280,000 people (UN OCHA assessment 27th Oct 2011). A five hour downpour of rain was experienced in Accra and its environs affecting thirty-five populated settlements.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:24:00 +0100reliefweb-headlinesenreliefweb-headlines-f31298872b73440f165b70421436b3455.55856 -0.20092446.20153 6.1666667http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday in New York, signed a joint agreement to work together more closely to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling. SocietyTue, 01 Nov 2011 15:13:00 +0100panapress-enenpanapress-en-39160689bc4bc19d2759dccdeed9d91b40.6222 -73.9878http://reliefweb.int/node/456592Source: ACT Alliance Country: Ghana Geneva, 31 October 2011 1. Brief description of the emergency A heavy rain in Ghana has resulted to flooding in various parts of the country killing more than 70 people and displacing 280,000 people (UN OCHA assessment 27th Oct 2011).Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:06:00 +0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-f31298872b73440f165b70421436b3455.55856 -0.20092446.20153 6.1666667http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-alert-floods-in-parts-of-ghanaACT members in Ghana are planning to provide food and non-food assistance to the most affected people.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:11:00 +0100trustentrust-087784a46095e2e7812df34789a997855.55856 -0.200924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-alert-floods-in-parts-of-ghanaACT members in Ghana are planning to provide food and non-food assistance to the most affected people.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:47:00 +0100alertnetenalertnet-087784a46095e2e7812df34789a997855.55856 -0.200924http://allafrica.com/stories/201111010271.htmlThe Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Sarpong, has affirmed that the Kumasi metropolis, unlike Accra, is very safe from flooding.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:38:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-cc0f7788cc29751dd6fcd38bce25cf566.687119 -1.621969http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlCairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian military on Monday hoisted an Egyptian flag that is the world's highest, at 176 metres. SocietyTue, 01 Nov 2011 09:08:00 +0100panapress-enenpanapress-en-b0b327c54a9dcee602b096942f744f1630.0779 31.2508http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to achieve a balance between population and socio-economic growth to improve people's well-being, Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya, has said. SocietyMon, 31 Oct 2011 20:16:00 +0100panapress-enenpanapress-en-14c4cc74724a8ac730c65e042e81a732-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277http://reliefweb.int/node/456289Source: IFRC Country: Ghana The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies.Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-e541bdc79ff8bb8749206e54ccd198785.55856 -0.200924http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201110/news30/20111030-09ee.htmlPyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Flood damage caused by heavy rains is expanding in several states of Myanmar. The death toll increased 200 as of Oct. 26 and 2,100 families suffered from the flood in a state. Heavy rains fell in the capital of Ghana recently, causing flood damage.Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:26:00 +0100kcnaenkcna-d7dd67b1c7825ce65abecfa68a689b1e5.55856 -0.20092416.8722 96.1249http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) – Militias from the Libyan city of Misrata are terrorizing the displaced residents of the nearby town of Tawergha, accusing them of having committed atrocities with the Mouammar Kadhafi forces in Misrata, according to a statement from the Human Rights Watch (HRW) here Sunday.Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:03:00 +0100panapress-enenpanapress-en-ecade2f054a7e407bed102abd25e6a5640.6222 -73.9878http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222618Accra, Oct, 30, GNA -The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Friday cautioned Ghanaians against buying food items at unhygienic shops and places, following the warning by Accra Metropolitan Assembly of a possible outbreak of cholera due to the occurrence of the recent floods in the area.Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:02:00 +0100ghanawebenghanaweb-b8e805abec27ed4446a59c747e4c13ffhttp://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlDakar, Senegal (PANA) – The International Federation of the Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) has denounced Senegal for denying its secretary-general, Paul Nsapu, a visa to enter the West African country. SocietySat, 29 Oct 2011 18:33:00 +0200panapress-enenpanapress-en-5f3938832cd330a6b26b6f99160037ec14.7546702881157 -17.2730893897159http://www.afriquejet.com/ghana-floods-doctors-strike-2011102926287.htmlAccra, Ghana - A devastating flood that hit Accra last Thursday bringing it its wake deaths, destruction, pain, discomfort and yet another reaction by the authorities occupied the media in Ghana this week. At least nine people were killed, property, including personal effects, buildings and vehicles....Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:18:00 +0200afriquejetenafriquejet-8dbf1e5b3989157684523ab203fb19745.55856 -0.200924http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222575A prophet with the Christ Adventist Church, Apostle Addo Agyekum has predicted that two presidential aspirants will die before the 2012 elections. According to him, the prophecy was revealed to him by God as a warning to Ghanaians to change from their evil ways so the prophecy can be reversed.Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:08:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-346b9b18f341c6d569c0d29b75aca9c7http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlKayanza, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has charged the media to join efforts to control population growth, which in some parts of Burundi has over 1,000 inhabitants per square km (km2), PANA learnt from a diplomatic source in Bujumbura Friday. SocietyFri, 28 Oct 2011 20:35:00 +0200panapress-enenpanapress-en-efd9853b7e548f8265b4cca3af588dc3-3.00845831458421 29.6605204629341http://allafrica.com/stories/201110281090.htmlAccra and its immediate environs experienced one of the heaviest downpours in recent memory, forcing thousands of people out of their homes, as a result of the accompanying floods.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:05:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-4a4174c3157dec5f8308f09ab04cb9775.55856 -0.200924http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222532Torrential rainfall that hit most parts of Accra on Tuesday evening claimed lives and destroyed property worth several thousands of Ghana cedis. Several goods were destroyed by the floods at the Circle-Odawna Pedestrian Shopping Center, where the tenants noted that water popped out from ground after the Odaw River overflowed its banks.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:52:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-846409b0bda19749649b02178fa6c8845.55856 -0.200924http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222512As Ominous Defeat Looms … News Desk Report After failing to use all manner of panic and fear tactics, including the ‘Amina-robbery/mass-rape’ hoax story, which was hatched by NPP Chairman Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey; and also failing to get the labour unions break the back of the Atta Mills’s....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:24:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-cf13e8f76f23e241eed5461a5b23e6dchttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222501MOURNING IS HERE AGAIN! I watched for the first time in 2008 ‘Sometime in April,’ a movie about the Rwandan genocide. The first scene presented the key character, teaching in one of the junior schools that had survived the war. And then it began to rain! The rains then reminded him that it was....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:38:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-93b277dcc481b87b311a099b1d532f4chttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222504By John Amponsah On the 3rd of June 2011 an article appeared on Ghanaweb entitled “President Kufuor to address congress in Germany” in which we were told “A Statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Spokesperson at the Office of former President Kufuor, said he would also engage in a....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:38:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-dd5e89554555d0b11ea05be971139c3ehttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222508– Ras Mubarak The perennial Accra floods came and left, as always, leaving in its wake devastation. Nine Ghanaian lives have been reported lost, many people displayed and property worth thousands of cedis destroyed. Someone one was also beaten up at Awoshie Mangoase, thrown in jail because he had....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:52:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-448f1d7021278991bf2c83de3edc3d05http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222481Accra, Oct 27, GNA -The flood situation in the Accra Metropolis caused by the heavy rains on Tuesday night has affected residents most of whom have lost valuable property including food stuffs. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited some of the the devastated areas and observed that the floods were....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:05:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-a0cc367f2d2501cb3655240e08e291eb5.55856 -0.200924http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=222467Accra, Oct. 27, GNA - Eleven deaths have so far been recorded by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) following the floods that hit parts of Accra in the early hours of Wednesday, October 26. Three of the deaths were recorded at Adabraka Sahara, two each at Amanfrom on the Kasoa....Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:05:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-67f33ca09d93402f35c5226b0f0ed42e