Two armed robbers said to be notorious for car snatching, in the Central Region have been sentenced to 80 years imprisonment with hard labour. The convicts, Micheal Boateng, a phone dealer and Kojo Enock, unemployed were charged with conspiracy to rob, robbery and committing crime and were found guilty of the offences by the Cape Coast Circuit Court presided over by Mrs. Florence Kai Otu. Chief Inspector Charles Yao Anku, the prosecutor, told the court that on August 10, 2011, the Accra Regional

President John Mahama is embarking on a number of key international assignments this week, starting with his participation in the 4th EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The President leaves Accra today, Monday, to attend the EU-Africa summit, which is expected to attract some 40 African and 20 European leaders, according to a statement issued by the Office of the President. This year's summit aims to build on the spirit of the 2007 joint strategy of Africa and European Union, under the theme,

The Economic, Financial and Tax Court 2 of the Accra High Court will rule on the submission of no case filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome on the GHC 51 million judgement debt saga April 17, 2014. Mr Matthew Amponsah, Chief State Attorney, told the Financial Court hearing the matter that the prosecution had filed their answers to the defence submission of No case as ordered by the court. Mr Musa Ahmed, Counsel for Alfred Woyome, told the court that defence for now had no problem with the prosecution

Mr Kofi Kusi, a Konongo-based businessman, at the weekend became the lucky one when he won a GH¢25,000 Hyundai saloon car during the third and final consolation draw of a raffle organised by the Asante-Akyem Rural Bank (ARB), at a well-attended ceremony at Kononogo. The bank also paid about GH¢5,000 to cover insurance cost of the vehicle up to August this year. According to the conditions of the raffle, a customer or an interested person was eligible to invest GH¢200 to win a consolation prize

Over 450,000 jobs were lost as a result of the cancellation of contracts between the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) and its service providers, Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has revealed. According to him, the cancellation of contracts between GYEEDA and its service providers was a courageous step taken by government which needed commendation. According to a report on Myjoyonline.com, Mr Afriyie Ankrah expressed disappointment that the

Africans’ support for women’s equality on the continent is widespread and growing, but the day-to-day reality for many women remains characterised by disadvantage and discrimination.   While most African governments generally score good marks for their performance in empowering women, the battle for equal rights and opportunities for women is far from won, especially for women in North Africa. One serious concern is that women are less likely to be actively involved in the development process. Not

The Chief of Ofankor, Nii Kortey Boi II, has called on all leaders to see leadership as an opportunity to serve. He made this statement at a durbar organised by the elders and people of Ofankor to commemorate his first year anniversary as Chief of Ofankor. He said  leadership could be fruitful if leaders saw the people as brothers and sisters who might be more knowledgeable than themselves and have something useful to offer to their communities.    Development Nii Kortey Boi II called on the

Amnesty International, a civil society organisation, has launched its 2013 global death penalty report in Accra. The 56-page report captures the regional and global figures as far as the practice of death penalty is concerned. It also centres on the major countries that are prone to the practice over the years, without the intention of abolishing it. The report also encapsulates death sentences and executions in 2013, together with reported executions and sentences globally.   Abominable act Speaking

The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has urged the board of the Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS) Foundation to swiftly deal with issues of corruption within the foundation. He said there were some allegations of corruption against management, and urged the board to go the whole hog to investigate and sanction those who would be found culpable. “I expect that you, as a board, to go through the process of natural justice to give fair hearing to

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) owes the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in excess of GHC 160 Million. The Chairman of the Senior Staff Association (SSA) of the Company, Bernard Justice Tekpor, disclosed this at the opening of their Second Biennial Congress at Abesim near Sunyani. The two-day congress on the theme “Delivering Quality Electricity Services in a Challenging Tariff Regime,” was attended by 120 delegates, made up of engineers, technicians, human resource personnel and

About 40 citizen journalists drawn from across the country have been equipped with skills and given working tools to produce local content stories from their localities, which will attract policy makers. After undergoing a three-month intensive training on how to do documentaries on issues affecting the socio-economic development of their communities, the citizen  journalists received Sony recorders and accessories, as well as certificates. The project, dubbed, “Hold my hand documentary project”,

Some residents of Gbawe Gonsee, a neighbourhood in Accra, have expressed reservations about a quarry activity being undertaken by a Chinese company in the area. According to the residents, the activity of Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Corporation (JIC), the company, is alarming, as it is causing serious health problems.  They complained about the pollution of the air as it normally carries dust particles from the blast site of the quarry, posing a major challenge

An initiative under which the latest high-tech inputs and extension services would be made available to cocoa farmers to significantly improve cocoa production, was over the weekend unveiled at Bunso. Under the programme christened: “Chemico Akuafo Project,” a Tema-based agrochemical company, Chemico Limited, will supply the inputs at very affordable prices to the cocoa farmers, who will be guided by the company’s extension officers in all cocoa-growing areas in the country at no cost . The

A heavy rainstorm has ripped off the roofs of 82 houses and displaced 330 persons at Ave-Dzalele in the Akatsi North District in the Volta Region. The affected persons are staying with friends and relatives. The storm, which lasted for about two hours, caused injuries to seven persons, including two pregnant women, one of whose protruding belly was hit by a flying branch of a tree, and a 10-year-old boy. The victims, who were rushed to the nearest health centre at Ave-Dakpa, have been treated and

The government will soon review its pilot scheme under which owners of old, functioning refrigerators are encouraged to exchange them for new energy-efficient ones through a rebate facility. The Head of Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Energy Commission, Mr Kofi Agyarko, made this known at a three-day training workshop for journalists in Accra last Friday. But he did not want to take the wind out of the sail of the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, who is expected to make a formal announcement

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the weekend failed to sign the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU). The expectation of a final seal to the agreement at the 44th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS Authority fizzled out last Saturday night after West Africa’s economic powerhouse, Nigeria, had raised issues with the agreement. A communique issued at the end of the ECOWAS meeting in Yamoussoukro, Cote