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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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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North Korea Vice-Premier Choe Yong-gon ‘Executed’
South Korea’s government says it is monitoring reports that North Korea’s vice-premier Choe Yong-gon was killed in May on the orders of Kim Jong-un. Mr Choe was executed after he “expressed discomfort against the young leader’s forestation policy”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports. Close to 70 officials have been killed under Kim Jong-un’s rule,
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Ghanaians To Be Sanctioned For Non-Payment of TV License
Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Major (retired) Albert Don-Chebe has said that TV owners who refuse to pay their license fees would be sanctioned. Outlining some of the likely sanctions a person could face, he said, “you are liable to arrest, you could be fined 250 penalty points or one year in
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Sekondi Stadium To Host 2014/15 MTN FA Cup Grand Finale
The Sekondi stadium, Essipong has officially been announced as the venue for the 2014/2015 MTN final match between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Medeama Sporting Club. This was announced at a press soiree organized by the FA Cup Committee on Tuesday at the Conference room of the GFA Secretariat. Asante Kotoko and Medeama SC who were
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Arthur Kennedy Writes To Mahama Over Doctors’ Strike
1. PRESIDENT, NEGOTIATE AND SAVE LIVES Irmo, South Carolina 9TH August, 2015 Your Excellency, RE: NEGOTIATING WITH THE DOCTORS I have read with alarm, your comments regarding the curtailment of services by Ghanaian doctors. While your remarks appear consistent with your “dead goat philosophy”, your posture is unfortunate. To add to your remarks, NDC officials
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Dozens Missing After Landslide In Shaanxi, China
At least 26 people remain missing after a landslide in China’s northwest Shaanxi province, say local authorities.
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1,296 Ghanaian Girls Defiled, 335 Women Raped In 2014
Available statistics show that a total of 1,296 girls in the country were defiled, while 335 other women were raped in 2014 alone, according to the Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU). Mrs. Christiana Ankamah, Ashanti Regional Director of the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry, who revealed the startling figures, said 17,778
