April 2013

Mr Nayon Bilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aqua-Culture Development has reprimanded local fishermen for using dynamite, poison, mono-filament net and light in fishing. He also accused foreign vessels of resorting to pair trawling and light…

The Commission on Judgment Debts on Wednesday appealed to public institutions responsible for the payment of judgement debts to expedite action on the settlement of such outstanding amounts. “Payments to individuals and companies who have…

Mr Solomon Asiedu, Coordinating Director of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), has urged the media and civil society groups to show keen interest in the fiscal management and administration of district assemblies to promote…

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday appealed to members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to move away from their entrenched positions and return to work to save lives. He said a special committee had been put in place to…

Reverend Samuel K. Amoako, Moderator of the Ho East Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Church, said those who deserved honour must be honoured in their lifetime. Such lifetime honours would spur the beneficiaries on, let…

The Circuit Court in Tarkwa has sentenced Isaac Arkoh, a 20 year-old watchman working with the Tarkwa branch of Obiba J.K Guiness Depot, to three years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing. The items are assorted drinks, a lap top, and…

The Osu Magistrate Court on Thursday adjourned the extradition case against Deeba Acheampong, a Ghanaian musician facing charges of defilement and assault to May 14, 2013. Deeba is accused of defiling and assaulting his two step…

An Accra High Court on Thursday adjourned to Wednesday, May 8, a suit directing the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to call off its strike. The writ filed on Thursday, April 18, by Mr Tuinese Edward Amuzu, a legal practitioner and the…

Government has spent Gh¢8, 883, 705 as subsidy on fertilizer and seeds, for 60,321 farmers in the Brong-Ahafo Region, last year. Mr Ebenezer Aboagye, Brong-Ahafo Regional Desk Officer on the Fertilizer and Seed Subsidy Programme, announced…

Dr Stephen Antwi-Danso, Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) has called for the formulation of a comprehensive education policy, which successive governments should compulsorily implement. He expressed worry that…