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A 19-year-old unemployed, Kojo Quaidoo, described by the Police as a “seasonal cocoa beans thief”, was on Thursday jailed 14 months by the Breman Asikuma Magistrate Court for unlawful entry and stealing 47 kilograms of dried cocoa beans…

Founder and Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-Africa) has been jointly adjudged winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian whose office is located in Ghana, won the Prize…

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has developed a manual on procedures for the release and registration of crop varieties in the country. The document clearly defines the sequence of processes, interfaces and responsibilities…

The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) is poised to monitor the disbursement of assemblies’ Common Fund set aside for disabled persons. Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, the Regional Minister, who announced this at Obuasi on Thursday,…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is to review its health and sanitation bye-laws to give adequate protection to the environment. Mr Paul Abaa Akanaba, the Metropolitan Environmental Health Officer told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on…

Mr. Joshua Abankwa Otu, 2011 National Best Teacher, has appealed to the government to give special attention to teachers teaching in special and intellectual disabled schools in the country. He said it was discouraging for special…

Mr Seth Tekpe, a Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to invest mineral revenues into development projects. He noted that investing in development projects…

The Tema Regional Office of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Police Service, recorded a total of 1,100 cases between January and September this year. The figure represents 21 per cent increase, compared to a…

Former First Lady and President of 31st December Women’s Movement, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has been conferred with an Honorary Emeritus Fellowship by the Management of Boardroom Institute of Graduate School of Governance and…

Madam Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), has commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for instituting the environmental performance ratings to assess the level of compliance of manufacturing…