Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing has told technocrats to be candid and point out contractors who execute shoddy work. By so doing, the government would not expend the nation?s scarce resources on quacks whose work leaves much to be desired. According to him, he joined mainstream politics as a teacher and, therefore, does not have the professional competence of a construction engineer to easily identify buildings or structures that have been constructed ... Read More
Eight landguards were on Wednesday arrested by the police for allegedly torrorising residents of Abusaafise near Ashalaja in the Ga South district of the Greater Accra region. The suspects are Frank Alvanu 35,Akwabu Sadiq,39,Bawa Issaka 57,Ibrahim Bella,56,Yahusha Abdul Rahaman ,30,Karim Ismaila,33,Alhassa Abdul Latif,35 and Isaac Bampoe 36. They were alleged to have been firing guns discriminatory in the area and destroyed property for the past four years over land disputes. The Accra ... Read More
A total of 979 final year students of the Northern School of Business Senior High School in Tamale in the Northern Region, have been suspended for misconduct. School authorities said some female students scaled the walls and sneaked into town at night with their boyfriends. Others were also accused of littering the dinning hall with food served them. Headmaster of the school, Shaibu Wilberforce Adams however declined to make further comments. But some of the students who spoke to Joy ... Read More
Referee Awal Mohamed has been appointed as the middle man for the crucial FA Cup Competition match between Medeama SC and Berekum Chelsea at the Takwa T and A Park on Sunday, April 7. He would be assisted by Mumuni Issaka and Samuel Asiedu on lines one and two respectively with Patrick Kyeremateng as the fourth official. Referee Reginald Lathbridge would be in charge of the game between Accra Hearts of Oak and Starke FC at the Accra Sports Stadium with assistance from Richard Appiah and ... Read More
Asante Kotoko on Wednesday defeated Agbozume Weavers 4-1 in their MTN/FA Cup round of 32 outstanding match played at the Ho Sports Stadium. Agbozume Weavers started the game well, but lacked the experience to make their dominance count. The homers almost drew first blood when Sablah Ampah penetrated the Kotoko back line in the 16th minute but failed to beat Isaac Amoako in post. In the 21st minute, Kotoko?s Aziz Ussif headed home a corner kick from teammate Ben Adama for the opener. The ... Read More
The Bureau for Internal Affairs (BIA), has called on the government to investigate how 15 consignments of mercury seized from some Chinese nationals went missing at the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The product smuggled into the country was impounded by personnel of the Customs Division in Takoradi in 2010 with each consignment weighing 12 kilogrammes. Mr Godfred Nkrumah, Coordinating Director of the Bureau, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra on ... Read More
The first ever interactive online platform providing open access to all agricultural spatial data and information in Ghana was on Wednesday launched in Accra. The website jointly created by the USAID/ADVANCE and the Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) of the University of Ghana, Legon, aims to provide agric related spatial data set in a user friendly mode to stakeholders of the sector. Other aims include improving spatial management and dissemination in ... Read More
Mr Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, has asked Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to ensure aggressive and sustained public education to aid operators in the informal sector to become tax compliant. He noted that tax compliant and voluntary tax conscious citizenry would help grow the economy through the generation of the needed domestic resources. Addressing the 2013 Management Retreat of the GRA in Kumasi, Mr Terkper described the situation where only five per cent of those in the informal ... Read More
A total of 28 inmates at the Ankaful Prisons, have participated in a three-day business management training programme to build their capacity as well as improve upon their skill. The workshop, which was organized and funded by the Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM) in partnership with WOEF Consultancy Limited, took the participants through topics like business idea generation, financial management, leadership in business management as well as marketing and effective ... Read More
The Omanhene of New Juaben, Daasebre Dr. Oti Boateng has advocated the extension of the retirement age of 60 to 65 years so that experts can work for a longer period. He explained that this would enable experienced professionals to impart their experiences and knowledge to young workers to ensure smooth continuity and national development. Daasebre Oti Boateng made the call at a reception, organized to mark his 75th birthday celebration at his palace in Koforidua. He said: ?Ghana ... Read More
Dr Sekou Nkrumah has told XYZ Breakfast Show that he is considering re-joining the governing National Democratic Congress but not in a hurry. The last son of Ghana?s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah was a member of the CPP but resigned to join the NDC in 2007. He later served as Coordinator of the National Youth Authority in the Mills-Mahama administration following the NDC?s victory in the 2008 elections. He however remained a harsh critic of late President John Mills? style of ... Read More
The two Peruvians who stole the crown jewels of the Asantehene,Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have been sentenced to a total of 44 months imprisonment by a Oslo District Court. The convicts, Luis Angel Acosta Barrios, 44, the man seen on CCTV carrying the suitcase which contained the gold ornaments, and Jaime Benigno Valverde Figueroa, 41, the driver during the operation, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing. While Barrios will serve one year six months, Figueroa will spend ... Read More
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