The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called off its one-week long strike started last week after the government has promised to pay salary arrears. The decision was taken after an emergency national executive meeting yesterday. 

A Circuit Court at Fiapre, near Sunyani, has sentenced a 33-year-old farmer to 15 years imprisonment with hard labourfor defiling a 10 year-old class six pupil. at Watro, near Atebubu.

The Volta River Authority has announced an end to the month-long nationwide load shedding exercise prompted by the shortfall in gas supply from Nigeria.The return to normalcy follows a restoration of supplies.

The Director of Operations of  Friends of Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings (FONKAR), Mr Ernest Owusu-Bempah, is in the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over an allegation he is alleged to have made against the First Lady, Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills.

A local company has secured a $100 million loan facility from Wilshaw Associates Ltd., for the construction of 10,000 affordable housingunits under a private-public partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Beleaguered businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome is expected to file an application at the Accra high court today to contest the bail bond conditions slapped on him Monday.Alfred Woyome, who is at the centre of the payment of a controversial GHc51.2 million judgement debt, is standing trial at the Financial Division of the Fast Track

Dr. Mohammed Alpha, an official of the Food and Drugs Board in charge of animal products and bio-safety, has said that the body has the sole aim of protecting thehealth of the citizenry and not to maliciously ruin businesses as is being portrayed in some sections of the media.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has initiated action to have the protracted dispute between him and the Omanhene of the Techiman Traditional Area over theelevation and allegiance of some stools in the Tano-Subin area of the Brong Ahafo Region resolved amicably.