August 2010

A 20 year-old driver’s mate accused of cell phone theft, has been remanded into prison custody by the Bibiani Circuit Court. Kofi Sarki pleaded not guilty and would re-appear on Thursday, September 2. Police Chief Inspector Alex Asamoah…

The Ministry of Trade and Industry would organise a two–day stakeholders’ conference from Wednesday September 1-2 at Tamale. The conference is to fashion out a comprehensive strategic framework to guide the revival of the cotton industry…

Nii Armah Ashittey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, on Monday said government would re-negotiate with the landowners of O’Reilly Senior High School for at least three years extension. This was the outcome of a meeting held to discuss the…

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday gave assurance that government would continue to support traditional sources of income even with the discovery of oil and gas. “Government is fashioning out all legislations that will ensure…

To many in the ink fraternity, 21st August 2010, would go into the history books as one memorable night, especially for the 30 institution and individual Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) award winners. It was a night of music and…

The chiefs and elders of Shama, a fishing community near Sekondi in the Western Region, have appealed to the government to pay them compensation for a large track of land it acquired for development projects about three and half years ago.…

Two suspected armed robbers who were sharing their booty at the Nana Bosoma Market in Sunyani have been arrested by the Police They had allegedly robbed a woman at gun point last Friday at Berlin Top in Sunyani. The police retrieved a…

Daasebre Professor Oti Boateng has been conferred Vice-Chancellor of the World Academy of letters at Cambridge University, England during the 2010 World Forum. The ceremony, which was jointly organized by the America Biographical…

The Judicial Council has appointed a new Judge to preside over the Ya Na Yakubu Andani’s murder trial. A statement issued in Accra on Monday and signed by Mr Justice Alex B. Poku-Acheampong, Judicial Secretary said the case had been…

The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Mr Edward Effah, has emphasised the importance of gold to the socio-economic lives of people. He said gold was a highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewellery, and other arts since the…