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February 2010

UNESCO presents posters to Ministry of Tourism

The Ministry of Tourism was presented with posters, which portrayed Ghana’s intangible cultural heritage in Accra on Friday. The Ministry by United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Office for the West…

Enquirer newspaper editor fined GH¢1,200

Raymond Archer, the Editor of the Enquirer newspaper, was on Friday convicted to a fine of 100 penalty units (GH¢1,200) by an Accra High Court that found him liable for contempt of court. Archer in default will go to jail for two weeks.…

Residents of Old Ningo cry for potable water

Residents of Old Ningo in the Dangme West District have expressed concern about the acute water shortage facing them over the past six months and appealed for assistance. They said at a forum that construction of boreholes by DANIDA would…

TOR fire: Committee blames tanker driver, mate

The Committee tasked to investigate the recent fire outbreak that claimed the lives of two employees and damaged a loading gantry at the Tema Oil Refinery has recommended that the driver and mate of the loading vehicle at time of the…

Four sureties on GH¢8,000 bail

Four persons who stood sureties for a woman suspected to have defrauded someone by false pretences were on Friday granted GH¢8,000 bail with two sureties each by the Kade District Magistrate Court. They are Ernestina Ntiamoah, Adu Kwasi,…

Unemployed man remanded for stealing palm oil

The Kade District Magistrate’s court has remanded in prison custody Yaw Ebenezer, unemployed, charged with stealing 10 gallons of palm oil with three others who are at large. Ebenezer pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to steal,…

Herdsman fined GH¢720 for stealing a cow

Hamidu Amadu, a herdsman, was on Friday convicted to a fine of GH¢720 by the Kade District Magistrate Court for stealing a bull valued at GH¢500. In default Amadu who pleaded guilty would go to jail for 18 months in hard labour. Police…

KMA demolishes illegal structures on school land

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on Friday rallied to the aid of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS), pulling down illegal structures built on the school’s land at Old-Tafo. About two-thirds of the school’s land had virtually…