Archive for June, 2009
Posted by Contributor on June 30, 2009 at 11:07 am in Other Sports, Sports
The reconstituted National Sports Associations was on Monday inaugurated with the members tasked to carry out their roles dutifully to ensure the development of sports in the country. The reconstitution of the 32 Associations was in line with Government’s policy of reviving sports in the country. More than half of the Associations had their membership [...]
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Posted by Stephen Darko on at 11:03 am in Other Top Stories
Wife of former Information Minister, Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng is due to appear before Court on Thursday, 2nd July, 2009, to answer charges of allegedly assaulting and obstructing National officers from discharging their duties. On 17th June, 2009, Mrs. Asamoah Boateng was alleged to have thrown in range and engaged operatives of the Bureau of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:43 am in Local, Politics
Mr David Adeenze-Kangah, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), said at the weekend that non-functioning and “ghost†political parties would be expunged from the electoral register. He said the period for nurturing political parties was over, adding “we will strictly enforce the Political Parties Act 574 and other relevant legislation on the operations of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:42 am in Business, Other Business Stories
The Rev. Daniel Amoah Agyei, Vice Secretary of the Ghana Association of Faith Healers/Traditional Birth Attendant at the Akuapem South Municipality, has urged drivers not to allow unqualified herbalists and other drug sellers to do business in their vehicles and at lorry stations. He said these unprofessional persons pose a danger to the health of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:41 am in Business, Other Business Stories
Some traders operating in the Accra Central Business District, have adopted crafty methods to sell on the pavements following the Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA)’s decongestion exercise, which started on Sunday. The methods include carrying some wares on their heads and roaming on pavements while others approached potential customers with their concealed goods to ask what [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:40 am in Other Top Stories
The Eastern Regional Branch of the Internal Auditors Association of Ghana has threatened to embark on a sit down strike from August 3, over claims of unpaid salary arrears. In a statement to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday, they said the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning approved new salary levels for [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:39 am in Court News, Local News
A Circuit Court judge on Monday observed that notorious criminals are sending spies to the courts to listen to proceedings and give them feedback. According to the trial judge, the trend was observed in cases where the court issued orders to arrest accused persons who failed to appear in court. He noted that these spies [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:39 am in Local News, Other News
The case of four persons, including two police officers, who were allegedly busted in their bid to sell 50 pieces of ammunitions, on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges preferred against them. The accused persons have been charged with possessing firearms without permission and attempting to sell 50 pieces of pump action guns. This was [...]
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