The Attorney General has directed the Tarkwa Circuit court to discontinue the case involving an Indian who was alleged to have indecently assaulted a two-year-old girl. The A-G has therefore requested for the docket and directed that the matter be heard at the Tarkwa High court. The accused, Sai Yeluri, 28, had earlier pleaded guilty with ... The post Circuit

Chief Executive Officer of Despite Group of Companies, Osei Kwame Despite, on Friday handed over an ultra-modern Child Oncology and Physiotherapy Unit to the 37 Military Hospital at a ceremony in Accra. The multi-million cedi Unit comprises of two consulting rooms, a Gymnasium, Playroom, a kitchen and five washrooms, among other things. The commissioning of the ... The post Osei

Chief Executive Officer of Despite Group of Companies, Osei Kwame Despite, on Friday handed over an ultra-modern Child Oncology and Physiotherapy Unit to the 37 Military Hospital at a ceremony in Accra. The multi-million cedi Unit comprises of two consulting rooms, a Gymnasium, Playroom, a kitchen and five washrooms, among other things. The commissioning of the ... The post Osei

The Supreme Court has said it will hear the case relating to the Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute on February 13, 2018 The case was sent to the Supreme Court by the late Nakpaa Naa Salifu Dawuni after the National House of Chiefs ruled against him at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Bimbilla, over the last 15 ... The post Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute: Supreme Court hearing

The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) thinks the government’s estimate of 745,000 jobs provided under the planting for food and jobs programme might be exaggerated. Admitting that he couldn’t “vouch for those figures,” the Union’s General Secretary, Edward Kareweh said on Eyewitness News that the number will have to be treated to more scrutiny. The Food and Agriculture ... The post Prove

The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) thinks the government’s estimate of 745,000 jobs provided under the planting for food and jobs programme might be erroneous and exaggerated. Admitting that he couldn’t “vouch for those figures,” the Union’s General Secretary, Edward Kareweh said on Eyewitness News that the number will have to be treated to more scrutiny. The Food and ... The post Prove

The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) thinks the government’s estimate of 745,000 jobs provided under the planting for food and jobs programme might be erroneous and exaggerated. Admitting that he couldn’t “vouch for those figures,” the Union’s General Secretary, Edward Kareweh said on Eyewitness News that the number will have to be treated to more scrutiny. The Food and ... The post Prove

Dennis Edwards, who performed as lead singer for the Motown group the Temptations, has died at aged 74. He died in Chicago, his family told CBS News. They did not disclose the cause of death. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968 and had a number of hits including two Grammy award-winning songs, Papa Was a ... The post Temptations singer Dennis Edwards dies aged 74 appeared first

A member of the ad-hoc bipartisan committee tasked by Parliament to investigate the alleged collection of monies from some expatriates, Dominic Ayine is demanding a withdrawal of the committee’s report on the saga. Dr. Ayine is pushing for a withdrawal on grounds that the report, which was presented to the House on Friday, did not ... The post Withdraw ‘cash-for-seat’ report

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has said a lot more needs to be done before the ban on all forms of small-scale mining can be lifted. He explained that though government has rolled out measures to clamp down on activities of illegal miners, results yielded so far in the crusade ... The post Gov’t in talks with stakeholders over mining ban – Amewu

West Ham have sacked director of player recruitment Tony Henry over claims he said the club would not sign any more African players. The decision follows a report by the Daily Mail which carried quotes from Henry stating African players “cause mayhem” when they are not in the team. The club said his comments were ... The post West Ham sack head of recruitment over

Adrian Lewis has been suspended by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) with immediate effect following an incident at the UK Open Qualifiers. The 33-year-old had to be led away by security at the end of Friday’s quarter-final against Jose Justicia. Lewis remonstrated with and pushed the Spaniard over perceived gamesmanship following his 6-5 win. The ... The post Two-time

Ninety migrants are feared drowned after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast, says the UN’s migration agency. Three survivors said most of those who drowned were Pakistani nationals. Libyans were also aboard. Libya has for years been a major transit route for migrants trying to reach southern Europe by sea. EU countries have wrangled ... The post Ninety migrants feared drowned

The US labour market barrelled forward in January, as employers added more jobs than expected and wage growth was its strongest in more than eight years. US payrolls expanded by 200,000 last month, driven by hiring in construction, food services and health care, the US Labor Department said. The average hourly wage for private sector workers ... The post US jobs and wages rise in January appeared

Digital currency Bitcoin has fallen 30% this week, leaving it on track for its worst week since April 2013. On Friday the price fell below $7,910 on the Bitstamp exchange, a 12% fall on the day before, but recovered slightly. But although it is far short of the $19,000 it reached in November 2017, it ... The post Bitcoin braces for worst week since 2013 appeared first on

North Korea earned nearly $200m (£141m) last year by exporting banned commodities in breach of international sanctions, a UN report says. The report by a panel of experts said several countries including China, Russia and Malaysia had failed to stop the illegal exports. It said there was evidence of military co-operation with Syria and Myanmar. ... The post North Korea made $200m

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has welcomed the decision by the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to roll out an operational audit for all mining companies in the country. The audit which will be rolled out in the next two to three weeks, is to ensure that revenue received by government from the country’s mining ... The post Chamber of mines supports auditing of mining companies

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has said that an autopsy conducted on a 33-year-old female tutor at the Kumasi Girls Senior High School indicated that she died by hanging. This revelation from the Police came after relatives of Vida Frema Bonsu had expressed doubt about earlier reports indicating that she had committed suicide, and demanded ... The post Kumasi Girls SHS tutor