A Cape Coast magistrate’s court on Wednesday jailed Anthony Edem Kofi Esirifi, a 21-year-old unemployed man, for 18 months in hard labour for stealing two mobile phones and GH¢200.00 Esirifi pleaded guilty. Chief Inspector Safo Khanen told the court presided …

The Nyinahin Magistrate Court has sentenced a farmer, Azumah Issah, to 700 days imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody. The convict, who had been arrested for attempted rape on April 11, feigned insanity, when arraigned. The court therefore ordered that …

Mr Edward Gyamfi, Tain District Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to the political parties not to encourage registered minors to queue and vote on the December 7 General Election. He said the political parties should also appoint …

You may have registered as a voter, but if your age is below 18 years, do not vote because under-age voting is illegal and you can be arrested and prosecuted. Parents, please stop your children from voting if they are …

The use of mobile phones has skyrocketed worldwide from 0.7 billion in 2000 to 6.0 billion in 2011, of which 4.6 billion are being used in developing countries. Mobile phones have been used to facilitate international remittances, a World Bank …

The Ghana Open Data Portal (GODP) has been officially opened to the public to enable them access government data from Ministries, Departments and Agencies. A statement by GOPI copied the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the portal was built …

The World Bank says a snapshot of the latest climate science prepared for it by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics shows the world  is on a path to a 4 degrees Celsius (7.2°Fahrenheit) warmer world …

The production of rice globally will be more than its demand in the year 2012-2013, the UN food agency forecasted November 19, 2012. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s Rice Market Monitor (RMM), global rice production for 2012 …

ECOWAS President Kadre Desire Ouedraogo. © Getty Images ECOWAS says it is working together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Union to implement a programme for the improvement of the business environment in West Africa. The programme, …

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) on Wednesday launched the ‘gh-link’, an interbank switching and processing system that would enable Ghanaian banks to share each other’s Automated Teller Machines (ATM). The gh-link will interconnect the switches of financial …

Ghanaian Human Rights Advocates on Wednesday set out a strategic plan to observe the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women with a press conference scheduled for November 28. The press conference being organised by the Human Rights Advocacy Centre …

The Inter-agency Task Force setup to check the activities of foreign traders who have infringed on Ghanaian laws of setting up business in markets, on Wednesday issued final eviction warning letters to relocate. The final eviction warning letters was to …

Mrs Virginia Ofosu-Amaah, a former chairperson of the National Population Council, has called for continuous policy attention on the challenges that population dynamics pose to the continent’s socio-economic development. She noted that with the challenge of aging populations that would …

The University of Professional Studies (UPS), formerly known as the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) on Wednesday inducted Professor Joshua Alabi as its first Vice Chancellor in Accra. Prof Alabi, until his induction had served the university for 25 years …

Mr William Aboah, Minister of the Interior, has cautioned security agents that would be deployed to the polling stations to play according to the rules of the Electoral Commission (EC). He tasked them to take instructions only from the Presiding …

Twelve Junior High Schools(JHS) in the Dormaa Central Municipality have received 288 laptops under the Government’s “One Child One Computer” programme. Each school received 24 laptops. They were Dormaa Ahenkro Municipal Authority JHS, Asikasu Number One JHS, Dormaa Ahenkro Anglican …

Thirty-four students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) College of Engineering have been presented with cheques totaling GH¢57,500.00 to aid them to pursuit various academic programmes. They received amounts ranging from GH¢500.00 to GH¢3,000.00. Their selection …

Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster, Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has described the Ghanaian media as a double edged sword – “power to build and destroy”. In order to ensure that the media lives up to expectation, …

Nana Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, has said revenue accrued from oil would be used to fund the proposed “Free Senior High School,” when elected to form the next government. Responding to a question …

Mr Hassan Ayariga, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) on Wednesday said a government under his leadership would review the existing fishing laws to bring dynamism into the fishing industry. “A PNC government would work closely with stakeholders …