Archive for January, 2009

Red Bull host Dynamite FC of Nigeria

Posted by on January 30, 2009 at 9:37 am in Sports

Sogakope-based Red Bull Academy will on Friday, January 30, host Dynamite Football Club of Nigeria in an international friendly at the Academy grounds. The match is to prepare Red Bull for the season’s competitions. Dynamite FC, based in the oil-rich Delta State is expected in town with a 20-man contingent. Uriel Cubagee, Public Relations Officer [...]

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President advised to consider competent people for positions

Posted by on at 9:35 am in Other Top Stories

Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in Ashanti have appealed to President John Evans Atta Mills to endeavour to consider youthful, competent, approachable, humble and hardworking people for positions. They insisted that under no circumstances should the President allow himself to be persuaded or pressurized to choose people, who were not qualified for positions and [...]

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Surrender diplomatic and service passports – Ministry

Posted by on at 9:33 am in Other Top Stories

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday reminded holders of diplomatic and service passports to surrender them to the Chief Director of the Ministry by Monday, February 2, 2009. It warned that the passports of such personnel will be deemed cancelled if they failed to do so and the diplomatic missions and other competent agencies [...]

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Government urged to flush out dubious contractors

Posted by on at 9:32 am in Other Top Stories

The Central Regional branch of the Ghana Road Contractors Association (GRCOA) on Thursday appealed to government to as a matter of urgency set up a committee to investigate and retrieve mobilization funds paid to some “fraudulent contractors” from outside the region, who have failed to execute contracts awarded them within the region. Mr. Hammond Larbi, [...]

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Farming Communities Say No To Gold Mining

Posted by on at 9:28 am in Business

The people of Fianko and surrounding farming communities in Asunafo North Municipality in Brong Ahafo have petitioned against a proposed gold mining activity in the area by Keengan Company Limited, a Kumasi-based mining firm. The other communities are Nfama, Subriso, Gyasikrom, Drobakrom, Kwamekrobo and Fokuokrom. In a petition to the Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Abubakar [...]

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President Mills’ goofs

Posted by on at 9:19 am in Top Story

…appointment of acting IGP is unconstitutional
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Our investigations into the appointment of an acting Inspector General of Police by the President has revealed, that President Evans Atta Mills has breached the constitution of Ghana.

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NPP supporter remanded, bench warrant issued for arrest of two others

Posted by on January 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm in Politics

Ibrahim Yahaya, a leading member of the Agona West constituency branch of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) was on Monday remanded into a day’s police custody by Agona Swedru Magistrate Court for stealing a Nissan pick up assigned to the Constituency Chairman by the party headquarters. His plea was not taken. The Court also [...]

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Bagbin’s position under contention

Posted by on at 3:41 pm in Top Story

Parliament on Thursday argued over whether Majority Leader, Mr Alban Bagbin be allowed to assume the title “Leader of the House”.

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