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An Ivorian farm laborer, Abeiku Jatuwari, 36, has been remanded in to prison custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for planning to kill his 24 year-old compatriot to sell his head for GH¢4,000. He pleaded not guilty and would reappear before…

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2011 All Africa Games has accepted responsibility for the acute accommodation problems that confronted Ghana at the event. Penalva Cezar, Deputy Director and Spokesperson for the LOC told a Press…

A team of Heritage Professionals from Ghana Museums and Monuments Board and UNESCO Cluster Office in Accra have begun a seven-day sensitisation campaign in eight communities in the Western Region to educate stakeholders on the importance of…

Dr Akwesi Osei, Chief Psychiatrist, has called on government to find a better approach to solve the causes of attempted suicide, a medical and social problem, rather than criminalizing offenders. “We are not encouraging suicide but it…

The Diocesan Development Office of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese is implementing a Sustainable Agriculture Farming Practice programme aimed at promoting food security in the Upper East Region. The bane of agricultural production…

A new law would be enacted to transform the Veterans Association of Ghana (VAG) into an agency to be placed under the Ministry of Defence. Commodore (Rtd.) Steve Obimpeh, Chairman for the National Council of the Association, who announced…

Statistics on food security and nutritional status show that over 200 million Africans are said to be undernourished and suffering from vitamin and mineral deficiencies according to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), an…

Standard Chartered Bank says it would focus on growing its corporate and retail volume to boost profits as net interest income diminishes due to the declining trend in interest rates. The bank, which is lowering its base rate to 16.95 per…

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) John Kudalor, Director General in charge of Operations, has warned that any policeman who falls ill as a result of alcoholic intake would be penalised. Addressing a cross-section of personnel of the…

The Police has arrested Nicholas Opoku, 35, head of Micro-Finance Section of the Upper Manya Rural Bank, for allegedly stealing GH¢49,241 belonging to the financial institution. Chief Inspector Nketsiah-Yeboah of the Eastern Regional…