http://www.modernghana.com/ Visit Modern Ghana News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. Modern Ghana News provides trusted Ghana news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Wed, 22 May 2013 06:32:42 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 5/22/2013 6:32:42 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 Sunyani, May 21, GNA - A Berekum Circuit Court has ordered the police to send Shadrack Kusi, 36, to a psychiatric hospital for medical examination on the state of his mind. Kusi is alleged to have killed a 60-year-old woman, Madam Akua Fosuah with a cutlass at Kota near Berekum. His plea was not taken. Chief Superintendent of Police, Pete ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465102/1/berekum-circuit-court-orders-accused-to-be-sent-fo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465102/1/berekum-circuit-court-orders-accused-to-be-sent-fo.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:20 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XG5zM3VteThsa2ZfY291cnRfaGFtbWVyLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465102/1/berekum-circuit-court-orders-accused-to-be-sent-fo.html Tarkwa, May 21, GNA - Kwame Nkurmah, a 22 year-old employee, working for a contractor at Abosso Goldfields, Damang mine, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling a 15 year-old girl. He was convicted on his own plea. Prosecuting Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah told the court presided over ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465104/1/man-22-jailed-7-years-for-defilement.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465104/1/man-22-jailed-7-years-for-defilement.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:17 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHF2bXg1MGJvbjNfamFpbC5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465104/1/man-22-jailed-7-years-for-defilement.html Accra, May 21, - A craftsman, Antaru Amadu has been arraigned at an Accra circuit court for conspiring to commit robbery and robbery contrary to sections 23 1 and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act. Amadu was said to have conspired with one other person now at large to commit robbery at Russia in the Greater Accra Region. The accused pleade ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465112/1/craftsman-arraigned-for-robbery.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465112/1/craftsman-arraigned-for-robbery.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:16 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGNoeDNibm0wOHVfY291cnQuYm1wfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/465112/1/craftsman-arraigned-for-robbery.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465100/1/national-hajj-committee-announces-package-for-2013.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465100/1/national-hajj-committee-announces-package-for-2013.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:16 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/465100/1/national-hajj-committee-announces-package-for-2013.html Accra, May 21, GNA - An Accra circuit court on Friday remanded Moses Adom and Collins Opoku, both traders, in police custody for allegedly possessing a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. The accused persons, who pleaded not guilty, would re-appear before the court on June 3. Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Patrick Morkeh told the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465111/1/two-traders-remanded-in-police-custody.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465111/1/two-traders-remanded-in-police-custody.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:15 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGNnd2owbmx5eTdfamFpbF9iYXJzX2FuZF9jdWZmcy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465111/1/two-traders-remanded-in-police-custody.html Tarkwa, May 21, GNA - Augustine Badu, a small scale miner who was found with an Austrian made pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition without authority, has been granted Gh20,000 bail with two sureties to be justified by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear on June 10. Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Albert ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465099/1/small-scale-miner-found-with-pistol-and-ammunition.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465099/1/small-scale-miner-found-with-pistol-and-ammunition.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:15 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHJ2bXk1Y2JvNTNfc21hbGxfc2NhbGVfaW5kdXN0cmllcy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465099/1/small-scale-miner-found-with-pistol-and-ammunition.html Accra, May 21, GNA - The Ghana Federation of the Disabled GFD has said some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies MMDAs were failing to release the two per cent Common Fund meant for Persons With Disabilities PWDs. The Federation has also expressed worry over the late release of the Fund to facilitate members activities. Pe ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465110/1/mmdas-failing-to-release-common-fund-to-pwds.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465110/1/mmdas-failing-to-release-common-fund-to-pwds.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:14 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGdoYW5hX2ZlZGVyYXRpb25fb2ZfdGhlX2Rpc2FibGVkLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465110/1/mmdas-failing-to-release-common-fund-to-pwds.html Accra, May 21, GNA - Mr Isaac Tuggun, Focal Person of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled GFD, has expressed anger at parents, who lock up their children with disabilities in rooms to escape social stigma. He said the Federation had often received reports during regular membership drives that some parents often locked up their children with ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465109/1/gfd-dont-lock-up-disabled-children-to-escape-socia.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465109/1/gfd-dont-lock-up-disabled-children-to-escape-socia.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:14 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHE3NHhwMDBvbmpfZGlzYWJpbGl0eS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465109/1/gfd-dont-lock-up-disabled-children-to-escape-socia.html Accra, May 21, GNA - Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Information and Media Relations, has reiterated governments commitment to the fight against corruption and make the practice unappealing in both public and private sectors. He said the fight against corruption was a collaborative effort among individuals, government and civil society organisa ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465098/1/government-committed-to-dealing-with-corruption-ay.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465098/1/government-committed-to-dealing-with-corruption-ay.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:13 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XG1yX21haGFtYV9heWFyaWdhX2dyb3VwLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465098/1/government-committed-to-dealing-with-corruption-ay.html Accra, May 21, GNA - Voltic GH Limited has presented a cheque of GH20,000 to the Ghana Education Project GEP, a statement from the company has said. The donation, which is a corporate social investment by Ghanas leading mineral water producer, is to enable the NGO undertake a number of activities aimed at providing infrastructure, human r ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465107/1/voltic-gh-gives-gh20000-to-educational-ngo-in-nort.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465107/1/voltic-gh-gives-gh20000-to-educational-ngo-in-nort.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:12 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHZvbHRpY19naF9saW1pdGVkLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465107/1/voltic-gh-gives-gh20000-to-educational-ngo-in-nort.html