June 2011

The State Bank of India (SBI) has indicated it wants to start banking business in Ghana. The bank's officials say it is planning to build subsidiaries in Ghana, Australia as well South Africa in some few years to come. "The Australian…

The Ghana Legal Aid Scheme has in 2010 resolved 1,952 cases out of 2,671 disputes and complaints filed at the Community Mediation Centres set up under its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The improved performance saw 552 of the cases…

The Accra Regional Police Command on Thursday warned the public to be wary of unscrupulous people in the haulage industry who were engaged in the diversion of goods from their original destinations and advised those involved in the business…

Iddrissu Muhammed, a spiritualist at Assin Akonfodi, who allegedly defrauded two young men of GH¢ 7,500.00 under the pretext of doubling it for them, has been granted bail by a circuit in Cape Coast. Muhammed pleaded not guilty to…

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) and the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) on Thursday expressed “grave concern” about the recent outburst from the Network of Social Democrats threatening the…

The African Press Organization (APO), a global leader in media relations related to Africa, on Wednesday opened offices in Mumbai, India, according to a statement received in Accra. The statement noted that India had been actively…

A two-day training programme in conflict management for 20 chiefs and 24 elders from the Andani and Abudu royal Gates has ended at Yendi in the Northern Region. It was organised by the United Nations Joint Programme on Human Security in…

The Upper West Regional Sports Authority has launched its Unity Games with the objective of selecting sports men and women to represent the region at the upcoming National Unity Games scheduled to take place in July in Accra. The Region…

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) on Wednesday launched a handbook on Child Labour in commemoration of the 2011 celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour. The book titled “Child Labour in Ghana” sought to educate…

The Association of Sachet and Packed Water Producers (NASWAP) on Wednesday expressed concern over the 17.5 per cent environmental tax imposed on semi finished imported plastics at the entry ports. The Government on March 1, 2010 introduced…