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Justin Katinan, an ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, on Monday appeared before an Accra magistrate’s court charged with conspiracy to murder and two counts of murder. He was said to have conspired with one Dalo Desire in…

The US Embassy in Ghana will on Wednesday October 3, 2012 officially open the 2014 Diversity Visa Programme Registration, according to a press invitation sent to ghanabusinessnews.com . The 2014 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2014) will open…

The Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, is to organize a High National Level Policy Dialogue on Coastal Climate Change Risks in Urban Areas in Accra on November 8, 2012. The dialogue is under the theme: “A…

The Government at the weekend urged Ghanaian pilgrims embarking on this year’s Hajj to pray for the nation and peaceful elections. Mr. Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, Minister of Defence, addressed the pilgrims on behalf of the…

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court on Friday remanded a teacher at the Agona Bobikuma Junior High School (JHS) and a 17 year-old unemployed into prison custody for armed robbery. The plea of Kwesi Solomon 17, and Philip Yedu 32, the teacher,…

The Chief of Gomoa Dabanyin, Nana Idan Amoah XII and four others were on Friday arraigned before an Agona Swedru magistrates’ court on provisional charges of conspiring to commit murder and murdering one Jackson Owusu from the town. Their…

The management of Prempeh College has expressed concern at the excessive dust that had engulfed the school due to the on-going Sofo-Line Inter-change project in Kumasi. The project, situated about 50 metres from the College’s premises, had…

The mortal remains of two brothers, Pascal, 25, and Bright, 16, who were casualties of the Hohoe communal clashes, have been laid to rest at the weekend. The Butah brothers, natives of Gbi-Bla, suburb of Hohoe, died in crossfire when…

Twenty-five (25) civil servants drawn from Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone are undergoing a training programme under the Ethical Leadership for Quality and Productivity Improvement (ELQPI), which has commenced in Accra. A press release…

The Mumuadu Rural Bank at Akyem Osino recorded a profit before tax of GH¢632,266.00 in 2011, showing a 32.85 percent increase over the previous year. The deposit base of the bank expanded by 41.23 percent from GH¢9.7 million in 2010 to…