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Six commercial drivers have been fined a total of GH¢1,440 or in default two months imprisonment each in hard labour for tempering with the back brakes of their vehicles by a Tarkwa Circuit Court. The accused drivers pleaded guilty. Chief…

A three-member Electoral Boundary Dispute Tribunal was on Monday sworn into office by the Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina T. Wood at a ceremony in Accra. The tribunal has Ms Justice Barbara Ward Acquah, a Justice of the High Court…

The Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has said he would not give up the fight against illegal mining in the area especially in Kyebi and its environs. The Okyehene gave the warning at a grand durbar of chiefs and people of Akyem…

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has warned sachet water producers in Eastern Region to abide by the directives of the Board in the production of water for public consumption otherwise their businesses would be closed. Mr George Penstil, the…

The Tarkwa Nsueam revenue department at the end of the second quarter of this year sued 25 people in court for non-payment of property rate. Most of the defaulters who were indebted as far back as 2007 till date were fined by a Tarkwa…

A five-day fair to facilitate the opening up of business opportunities for young entrepreneurs and the nation’s growing unemployed graduates has opened in Kumasi. It would among other things build their competencies and expose them to best…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unibank, Mr Felix Nyarko-Pong, has appealed to universities and colleges to review their curricula to focus more on the long term development needs of the country. He said companies were finding many…

Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister of Education, on Monday expressed concern about the inability of increased enrolment in basic schools over the years to reflect in the quality of education in the country. “Until Regional Directors and…

One hundred and thirty-nine communities in three districts in the Western Region are to be connected to the national power grid within the next six months under the national electrification scheme. The project would be funded from a…

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday inaugurated a twin-turboprop transport aircraft for the Ghana Air Force with a call on the pilots and crew to regularly maintain the plane to achieve its maximum benefits. He said the CASA…