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Refresher courses for Magistrates, Prosecutors
As part of efforts by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to protect the rights of Ghanaians, the Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mr Emile Short, has recommended a training programme for Magistrates and Prosecutors to enable them discharge their duties diligently in the country.
Justice Emile Short made this recommendation when he was speaking on Peace Fm, an Accra based radio...
AKATSI ASSEMBLY IN HUGE DEBT
Betty Mould Iddrisu, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Massive financial misappropriations have been uncovered by authorities of the Akatsi District in the Volta Region.
Currently, the Akatsi District Assembly owes three hundred and twenty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty five Ghana Cedis and sixty one pesewas (GH¢324,765,61); which is three billion, two hundred and forty-seven, million,...
INVESTIAGTE KONONGO-ODUMASE MCE/POLICE CHIEF
Authorities must thoroughly investigate claims by some illegal miners (gallamsey) that they had bribed the Konongo-Odumase Municipal Chief Executive and District Police Commander as a result of which they have been allowed to undertake their illegal mining activities in the municipality.
They made the allegations after the police had swooped and arrested a number of them who were busily operating close...
MILLS PANICS OVER TOR DEBT …As Nigeria, others refuse to grant credit to Ghana
President John Evans Atta Mills
Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills is under pressure. He is virtually at his wits
The TOR is in excess debts of some 600 million GH Cedis. That is not definite though as many stakeholders continue to offer conflicting figures.
The TOR situation has become murkier than anticipated because the Mills administration either tried like previous administrations to...
‘Don’t celebrate Nkrumah’: Veteran UPist
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Veteran Politician, Mr Joshua Attoh Quarshie, says government’s decision to celebrate the centenary anniversary of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, is a waste of time and state resources.
According to him, Dr Nkrumah did not play any major role in Ghana’s quest to attain independence from the British and therefore does not deserve such an honorary celebration.
In...
Anloga Wood Workers to relocate
Few days after members of the Anloga Wood Workers Union agreed to relocate to the newly built Wood Village at Sokoban in Kumasi, your authoritative TODAY has chanced upon information unraveling the myth surrounding their disagreement with the Kufuor administration to relocate to the ultra-modern Sokoban Wood Village.
Members of the union, TODAY has gathered, were displeased about the relocation from...
Sukura-Russia, a slum of Drug peddlers
Hon. Theophilus Tetteh Chaie
Weeks of hounding by TODAY has revealed that danger is looming in Sukura, a suburb of Accra in the Ablekuma South Constituency, owing to the activities of illegal drug peddlers.
Constituency TODAY gathered that the youth in the said areas have abandoned their businesses and instead opted to twenty -four hour use of marijuana popularly referred to as ‘wee’.
Six in...
Confusion at Fetu Afahye
Drama unfolded at the Fosu Lagoon last Tuesday during the celebration of this year’s Fetu Afahye Festival when the Asafo Companies which normally participate in the boat racing tournament or the regatta threatened to boycott the competition.
The decision of the 7 participating Asafo Companies to shun the competition, TODAY gathered, stemmed from the reason that the prices at stake for the winners...
Stanbic Bank to sponsor Black Stars
Mr. Alhassan Andani, Managing Director, Stanbic Bank Ghana
Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has charged Ghanaians to support the Black Stars as they continue their qualification campaign to Angola 2010 African Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010.
Kwesi Nyantakyi made the call at the launch of Stanbic Bank’s ‘Open, Use and Win’ promotion at...
Residents bemoan frequent power outages
Residents of Russia-Sukura, in the Ablekuma Central Constituency within the Greater Accra Region are worried over what they describe as persistent power outages in the area.
This situation has irked the residents so much that some of them are threatening legal action against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
According to the enraged residents, the ECG has failed to notify them on some of these...






