Management of companies have been urged to adhere to safety regulations, a co-director of the Orthopaedic Training Centre at Nsawam in the Eastern Region Sister Elizabeth Newman, has cautioned. According to her a majority of the youth go about their duties without the use of safety devices which often result in industrial accidents where by their legs and arms are amputated. ?About 6,500 adults and 250 children are admitted and treated at the centre annually as a result of industrial and ... Read More
Western Union Money Transfer, Ghana, has rewarded eighty customers across the country for their loyalty and usage of Western Union services in 2012.     The 80 lucky customers were given the opportunity to shop for free to the tune of GH¢400 each.     Six other lucky winners have also been selected to fly to South Africa to support Ghana in the AFCON tournament.     A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Sunday, said the promotion was open to customers who used the money ... Read More
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Birim South District has sentenced three people to a total of 48 years in hard labour for defiling girls between the ages of five and nine years. They pleaded guilty to charges of defilement and were convicted on their own pleas by the court presided over by Mr. Yaw Atta Sampong. Kwame Donkor, unemployed was sentenced to 18 years for having sex with a six year old girl at a nearby bush, while Francis Kofi Amoabeng, a driver?s mate and Kofi Baiden each ... Read More
Examination malpractices continue to be the greatest challenge to the credibility of academic attainment in the country. According to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), malpractices have increased in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) level, over the past three years. Pupils have been bringing foreign materials into examination halls, colluding with supervisors and invigilators and coping from each other. There have been cases of impersonation, while personal ... Read More
Ghanaian-owned telephony and computer assembly company, Rlg Communications Limited has reached an agreement to sponsor the live telecast of the upcoming 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on Ghana Television (GTV). Â Â Â Â The tournament is scheduled to start from January 19 to February 10, 2013. Â Â Â Rlg reached the deal with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to support the state broadcaster to telecast the games live to Ghanaians on GTV, GTV Sports Plus and other stations associated with ... Read More
A new Non-Governmental Organisation, the Universal Wonderful Street Academy has been launched, at Jamestown in Accra. The launch which was characterised by cultural drumming and dancing was attended by very important dignitaries including chiefs. In an address, Mr. Louis Yeboah Wonder-Doe, Managing Director of the academy said, the organization was established with the aim of providing non-formal education, basic needs and healthcare to deprived children in Accra, especially in Jamestown ... Read More
Thousands of acreages of farms belonging to some farmers in the newly created district of Sang have been destroyed by bush fires rendering them financially bankrupt. They told the GNA that they could neither feed themselves nor their families since all their hopes had been dashed by the bush fire. Afa Abibo Gariga, a farmer from Sang who lost 15 acres of maize and rice said ?I have nothing to feed my family with ?.my only hope now is to look up to God for assistance. Several of my ... Read More
An Economist has appealed to the NDC administration to listen to suggestions made by the business community to ensure that an enabling environment for economic growth, job creation and its sustainability was created for all. Dr Alexander Tweneboa, Former President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) who made the appeal, said it was only when Government ?listened?, ?understood?, and ?acted? on the challenges of the private sector that could result in rapid socio-economic ... Read More
Dr Kwabena Duffour, Acting Finance and Economic Planning Minister, has given a more positive outlook of the economy, saying the indications point towards sustained growth. This, he said, was based on the solid foundation laid by the Government over the last four years. Through its comprehensive programme of fiscal consolidation and macroeconomic stability to address the imbalances inherited from the previous administration, fiscal deficit had come down to sustainable levels. At the same ... Read More
President John Dramani Mahama has rebutted all the allegations in the New Patriotic Party?s petition challenging the legitimacy of his declaration as winner of the December 7, 2012 presidential election. In a response to the petition seeking to annul the results of the presidential election, President Mahama denied the petitioners claim of subversion of the constitution, describing all the allegations as ?brazen attempts to find excuses for losing the 2012 presidential election.? ?It is ... Read More
Lawyers for the New Patriotic Party (NPP's) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo Addo and the two other petitioners; Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey and Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, have decided against pursuing an objection in relation to the composition of the Supreme Court Judges empanelled to sit on the motion filed by the NDC to be joined in the controversial presidential election petition against the Electoral Commission and President John Mahama. The legal team, in a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme ... Read More
Government has assured the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) that it will receive an amount of $37.7 million by the end of the first quarter of the year, to complete its plant stabilization and profitability enhancement programme. The move forms part of efforts by the government to fix the challenges at the facility. This has therefore led to a resolution by the Tema District Council of Labour to rescind its decision to embark on a massive demonstration in the industrial city in solidarity with ... Read More
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