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Mr Price security men arrested for maltreating 3 shoplifters
Six security men who are alleged to be at the centre of the barbaric treatment meted out to three women for allegedly shoplifting panties at Mr Price Clothing Store, located within the Accra Shopping Mall, have been arrested by the police.
The suspects, whose identities are yet to be given, have been charged with assault and are currently in police custody in Accra.
Earlier, the Manageress of Mr Price Clothing Store, Ms Roberta Nyametie, was invited for questioning and was, subsequently, released
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2 Sacked cops, plumber jailed 35 yrs for robbery
Three persons, including two ex-policemen, have been sentenced to a total of 105 years’ imprisonment by the Koforidua High Court for robbery.
The convicts, Augustine Nti-Peprah and Eric Anto, the ex-policemen, and Anthony Dagadu-Djampo, a plumber, will spend 35 years each behind bars.
They pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and robbery, but the court, presided over by Mr Justice G.B. Suurebareh, found them liable after a full trial.
Two others who were also involved in the robbery,
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Emerging economies lead climate action, globe study finds
Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found.
A total of 62 out of the 66 countries examined have passed or are working on “significant†climate or energy-related laws, Globe said today in a report. Venezuela, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Canada lack “flagship†legislation, according to the group, an alliance of global lawmakers.
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52% of homes still use charcoal …putting energy-for-all goal at risk
Firewood and charcoal account for 52 percent of all energy used in the country, and this raises fears that the country may not achieve the Millennium Development Goal 7 (Target 9) and ECOWAS’ white paper for energy access by 2015.
The ECOWAS white paper, which is in line with the MDG, aims at increasing access to energy services, thereby creating a conducive environment for poverty reduction and enhanced economic and social development.
Apart from the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions, where
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Yahoo users had webcam images stolen by spy agencies: report
Britain's GCHQ spy agency intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world, regardless of whether individuals were suspects or not, The Guardian newspaper reports. The report is based on leaked documents provided by American ...
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4G ISPs rule out price wars … target high-data consumers
Some of the newly-licenced 4G Internet service providers have signalled their intention to avoid price wars with competitors who also provide data communication services to consumers as they prepare to make 4G wireless mobile networks available in the country.
The NCA last year issued the country’s first three LTE (Long Term Evolution) licences -- marketed as 4G LTE -- to three operators, BLU Telecom, Surfline and Goldlkey, for a combined fee of US$18million to enable them provide high-speed mobile
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Ghana must raise its game -- says IMF
The goal of transforming Ghana’s economy could be jeopardised if government does not do more to re-establish macroeconomic stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday.
Addressing journalists in Accra after an annual review of the economy by visiting IMF officials, the Fund pointed to difficult times ahead if additional measures to control the government wage bill, boost taxes, and curb borrowing to reduce interest rates are not implemented.
“The success of the government’s
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