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Two six-year-olds drown in River Ankobra

Tragedy hit two families at Wassa Eyaim in the Western Region on February 14 when their two six-year old boys drowned in the Ankobra River. Deputy Superintendent of Police Raymond Erzuah, District Commander of Sefwi-Wiawso, told the GNA…

Court jails farmhand 10 years for defilement

An Nkawie Circuit Court presided over by Justice Frank Owusu Afriyie, has sentenced a farmhand to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a 13 year-old girl. Yakubu Usman pleaded not guilty to the crime. Police Detective Sergeant Jonas Adjei…

Ghana hosts FAO food security conference

Ghana is hosting a special training session and Multidisciplinary and Management Teams’ meeting in Accra for 15 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative countries in the West African Sub-Region. The three-day training and…

Upper West recorded 145 fire outbreaks in 2011

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) recorded a total of 145 fire outbreaks in the Upper West Region last year. Estimated cost of damage to property amounted to GH¢174,953.00. Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) Mr. Kweku Manu Afful,…