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The Ho Municipal Assembly was able to collect GH¢584,650.93 (71.15 per cent) of its estimated revenue of GH¢821,730.00 for 2011. The Assembly plans to step up public education and deploy revenue taskforces to “step up mobilisation to…

A 30-year-old farmer at Akyeremade, a suburb of Asante-Mampong, has been jailed six-months by the Nsuta Circuit Court for possessing cannabis popularly called “wee.” In addition, Kwame Danquah was ordered to pay a fine of GH¢120.00 or in…

Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend called for a holistic approach towards the fight against the illegal small scale mining (galamsey) to protect the environment and increase government revenue. “Let us all stop the blame…

The Ghana Police Service has warned that the police and other security agencies would not countenance any behavior that would ruin the peace of the country during the  2012 General Election. The Director General of Human Resource…

The Ghana Immigration Service on Friday pass-out 270 immigration officers with a call by Mr Kobby Achampong, Deputy Minister of Interior, to exhibit high level of discipline and professionalism in the discharge of their duties. Mr…

The Ho Municipal Assembly would spend GH¢170,000 to sponsor five midwifery students from the Municipality for five years. Mr Isaac Kodobisah, Municipal Chief Executive, announced this at the last ordinary session of the Assembly. These…

The Nyakrom Rural Bank with its headquarters at Agona Nyakrom has raised the minimum capital requirement of GH¢150,000 set by Bank of Ghana (BOG) to stay in business. Mr Timothy Osam Duodu, Board Chairman, made this known at the 34th…

President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday returned home from a two- week leave in the United States, and assured the nation of massive infrastructural development. He explained that he still worked on the quiet, even on holidays,…

University graduates have been asked to develop positive attitudes and use the knowledge acquired to create opportunities for themselves and society. Dr Michael Agyekum Addo, Chief Executive Officer of KAMA group of companies, who made the…

The Takoradi Polytechnic on Saturday awarded Higher National Diplomas (HND) to 2,688 students who completed their courses six months ago at its 11th Congregation. In an address read for her, Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Minister of Education,…