Court Jails Visually Impaired For Defilement
A 26-year old unemployed was on Thursday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit for defiling a Class Three pupil at Madina.
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NDC Presidential, Parliamentary Primaries Slated For Nov. 7
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will elect presidential and parliamentary candidates on November 7 as it introduces ambitious plan to have every single card bearing member vote in the nationwide primaries. The party has pegged parliamentary filing fees at 10,000 cedis and an aspirant will have to pay 1,000 cedis to pick up a
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Nana Addo: 4 More Years Under Mahama Will Spell Doom For Ghana
The Flagbearer of Ghana’s major opposition party, the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana cannot afford four more years of President Mahama’s governance, and has therefore charged the leadership and membership of the NPP to work hard for an NPP victory in 2016. According to him, ever since the ruling National Democratic
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China Explosions: Fires Still Burning After Tianjin Blasts
Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.
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Boko Haram Crisis: Nigerian Military Chiefs Given Deadline
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has given his new military chiefs a three-month deadline to defeat the Islamist militant Boko Haram group.
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Hearing Of Citizen’s Suit Against Ghanaian Doctors’ Strike Adjourned
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA has filed a conditional appearance in the case brought against it by the General Secretary of the United Front Party, UFP, to determine the legality of their strike. The conditional appearance filed is to give the GMA time to put together the necessary documents while is seen by others as
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Ghana’s Inflation Now At 17.9%
The Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, says inflation for the month of July 2015 is 17.9% from the 17.1% recorded in June 2015. The monthly change rate for April is 2.3% while that of June was 1.8%. Food inflation rose to 7.6% compared with the 7.4% recorded for June 2015 where as non food inflation recorded
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University Teachers In Ghana Call Off Strike Over Research Allowance
Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have suspended their strike over non-payment of 2014/2015 Book and Research allowances. The lecturers laid down their tools on August 6 following what they say is government’s delay to pay the allowances. The Association had noted that until government paid the monies, they were not going
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75% Of Car Tyres In Ghana Are Second-Hand; A Risk For Accidents
A study by the National Road Safety Commission, NRSC, has revealed that 75 percent of tyres imported into the country are second- hand and therefore not good enough. The Executive Director of the commission, May Obiri Yeboah explained that the use of such tyres increases the risk of motor accidents by 30 percent. Regulation 62(1)
