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Rally on cocoa swollen shoot virus disease held

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), on Friday held a rally at Akyem Apinamang in the Kwaebibirim District to educate farmers on the devastating nature of the disease and how to get rid of it.…

Fire outbreaks decrease in Upper West Region

The total number of fire outbreaks recorded by the Upper West Regional Office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has decreased from 159 in 2010 to 100 in 2011. Assistant Chief Fire Officer, (ACFO) Mr. Kwaku Manu Afful, the Regional…

Farmer remanded for conspiracy, stealing

A circuit court at Akim Swedru in the Birim South District, has remanded a farmer in prison custody for allegedly conspiring with three others to steal GH¢900 cash belonging to his tenant. Kwabena Obeng, 45, from Akim Oda, pleaded not…

US flight training programme ends in Accra

A two-week flight training programme code-named "The African Partnership Flight (APF) 2012", on Friday ended in Accra. The military to military multilateral and regional event, was sponsored and coordinated by the US Air Force and hosted…