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Kojo Abeka, a 28- year- old driver was on Thursday remanded in prison custody by a circuit court in Cape Coast for defiling a 13- year- old girl at Assin Andoe in the Central Region. Abeka pleaded not guilty and was remanded to reappear on…

A circuit court in Cape Coast on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old mason, Kofi Karikari in prison custody for allegedly kidnapping and defiling a 15- year- old junior high school (JHS) student at Assin Praso. Karikari who pleaded not guilty…

Mr. Ebenezer Tawiah, a Circuit Supervisor of the Ghana Education Service (GES), on Friday called for the construction of a modern library at Takoradi to promote education in the area. He said the Takoradi Library needed to be expanded to…

An environmental expert said some boreholes and pipe schemes in the Ho Municipality were biologically infected and  likely to cause outbreak of cholera, diarrhea and typhoid. Mr Hubert Kofi Doh, a Senior Environmental Health Officer in the…

Mr Tony Fofie, Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has urged farmers to sustain best practices that had over the years helped the country to produce good quality cocoa beans. He asked them to use only the prescribed…

Mr. Ernest Asigre, Field Programmes Coordinator of the United Nations Joint Programme on Human Security has observed that most of the conflicts in the country are being caused by ‘bread and butter consideration, adding that human security…

Mr clement Azigwe, President of the Network of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (NAP-GHANA), has said without the Global Fund grants, thousands of people living with HIV and AIDS would not be alive. He said grants from the fund have…

Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister has called for concerted efforts to make the revenue generated at the extractive sector accountable to the people. He said the revenue must be used efficiently and judiciously to collectively…

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Mike Hammah, has appealed to leaders of associations and civil societies to exhibit transparency to ensure sustainability of associations. “When the members are given access to information…

Debate on the 2012 budget entered its fourth day with Mr Isaac Asiamah, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member for Atwimah- Mpowa intimating that the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) is in crisis. He said it was sad to read in the…