Day: August 29, 2024

Miner convicted for defiling, impregnating 15-year-old girl

The Tarkwa Circuit Court in the Western Region has sentenced Evans Aryee, a 19-year-old small-scale miner, to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl.

Aryee, who is popularly known as Kojo Junior, admitt…

President signs Presidential Compact on WASH

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday signed a historic Presidential Compact on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), as part of the government’s commitment to improving public health and increasing climate resilience.

The WASH Compact …

KAIPTC launches Maritime Security Reporting course in Liberia

Dr Emma Birikorang, Acting Director of Research, Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at KAIPTC, has emphasised the significance of accurate maritime security reporting in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).

That, she said, would contribute to a heightene…

Dispatch rider jailed 10 years for abetting robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a dispatch rider to ten years in prison for aiding and abetting robbery in La, Accra.

Lord Mensah was found guilty of abetment of crime, specifically robbery, at the trial’s end.

The court, presided over by Mr. …

Oguaa Fetu Afahye: Thomas Hughes Amissah supports Asafo companies

Mr Thomas Hughes Amissah, known politically as ‘Skillful’, has donated a number of items needed by the seven Asafo companies in Oguaa Traditional Area to perform the required rituals to commemorate the 2024 Oguaa Fetu Afahye.

Mr Amissah, a distingui…