October 2011

Mr David Kanga, Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Finance and Administration has said the Commission would continue to organize free, transparent and incontrovertible elections to nurture the country’s infant…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to fine the country’s three largest mobile operators by subscribers – MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Airtel Nigeria – if they fail to improve the quality of their services (QoS) by the…

The four Rural Banks in the Upper West Region, namely the Nandom Rural Bank, Sonzele Rural Bank, Sissala Rural Bank and the Lawra Rural Bank have been commended for their great contribution towards the development of the Region. Alhaji…

All Private Junior High Schools in the Gomoa West District operating without the approval by the Ghana Education Service are to be closed down at the end of this term. The Gomoa West District Private School Co-ordinator at the district…

The Wa Polytechnic has started the process for accreditation to introduce three new courses: Dispensing Technology, Industrial Art, and Banking and Finance at the Higher National Diploma level. An evaluation team would visit the…

Luck eluded Seidu Majid, alias “Sorkor” 24-year-old tailor and resident of Hohoe-Zongo as he was arrested for allegedly peddling narcotic drugs in the Municipality. Majid, who has been on the Police radar for some time, was over-powered in…

The Amansie West District Directorate of Food and Agriculture in 2010 immunized seven thousand (7,000) local birds against the Newcastle disease, Dr Abert Henstock Kwansah Filson, the District Director, has said. In addition, he said, two…

A policy monitoring and evaluation study by the Ghana Trades and Livelihood Coalition, a trade and agriculture policy advocacy and research non-governmental organization, has shown that majority of farmers do not have access to various…

A circuit court in Kumasi has sentenced a 40-year-old farmer to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing 13,400 grammes of Indian hemp. Kwadwo Boadu, alias “Kwadwo Dada” or “Commissaire” pleaded not guilty to the charge. Police…

Madam Mary Dzradosi, 80, a retired nurse, was found dead in her house in the vicinity of the Volta Regional Hospital in Ho on Wednesday night. Mr Samuel Owusu-Berko, Ho Municipal Police Commander, who confirmed the story to the GNA said…