Today's Front Pages

DRIVER KILLS 8 IN SOFOLINE ACCIDENT
A cargo truck driver who was drunk beyond comprehension caused mayhem in Kumasi last Wednesday when he recklessly killed eight people and seriously injured five others at the Sofoline Interchange Bus Stop.

TWO ETHNIC GROUPS CLASH AT SODOM AND GOMORRAH
Uneasy calm is prevailing at Sodom and Gomorrah, a slum community in Accra, following a clash between two ethnic groups which resulted in the death of three persons.

SOLDIERS BRUTALISE STUDENTS OF WA ISLAMIC SCHOOL
Two students of the Islamic Senior High School in Wa were admitted to hospital yesterday following a high-handed military action to quell a standoff between the students and the school authorities.

BOMBSHELL! RUBY PULLS DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT
An Austrian newspaper, Kronen Zeitung, yesterday led its front page with the story on Ruby Adu Gyamfi, aka Angel, the suspect at the centre of 12.5 kilo cocaine smuggling debacle in London.

WORKERS HIT STREET OVER TIER 2 PENSION
The Agitated 12 labour unions protesting against government's decision to handle their Tier 2 pension contributions yesterday embarked on a massive demonstration to press home their demand.

JOY INDUSTRIES GIVE GH₵50,000 FOR NAFAC
Joy Industries, a local producer of herbal products and alcoholic beverages, has issued a cheque of GH₵50,000 to support this year's National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC), which will take place on November 29, 2014 at Sunyani in the Brong-Ahafo Region.

DOE ADJAHO ANGEY OVER 'DISCO' POWER SUPPLY IN PARLIAMENT

The speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho, has expressed disappointment over the frequent power cuts in Parliament and its impact on the work of the House.

WEE SMOKER STABS MAN OVER CIGARETTE
A 19-year-old young man, Prince Appah has been murdered in cold blood with his intestines gushing out by a wee smoker, popularly known as Rasta at Kwehu Mpraeso in the Kwehu South district of the Eastern Region.

GOVERNMENT, MEDIA HAVE SIMILAR GOALS – PREZ MAHAMA

President Mahama has expressed grave concern towards over failing journalistic standards and cited the recent brouhaha over the arrest of a Ghanaian lady in the UK over cocaine trafficking.

ROBBERS GO ON 2-DAY RAMPAGE IN TEMA – ATTACK GULF CITY, COMMUNITY 9 RESIDENTS

Armed robbers went on a two-day rampage through Tema this week, attacking the residents of Gulf City and Tema Community 9, robbing and injuring several people in the attack.

TERKPER STEPS UP TIGHTENING
 Finance Minister Seth Terpker has highlighted in the 2015 budget statement and economic policy government's determination to achieve faster fiscal consolidation, in line with the International Monetary Fund's recommendations.

HARDER TIMES AHEAD
Government on Wednesday laid before parliament its policy and economic statement for 2015, with an indication to Ghanaians that the year is going to get tougher with the tight fiscal monetary policy stance outlined in a budget that has the IMF's fingerprints all over it.

LET'S SHOOT DOWN INTEREST RATES – SPIO GARBRAH INSISTS

Tough-talking new Trade and Industry Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has repeated his call for the unbearably high interest rates in the country to come down, saying he is neither attacking the central naks nor commercial banks but best interest of all.