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SEP 1, 2015 LISTEN

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3 UTILITY COMPANIES PROPOSE 100% TARIFFS REVIEW FOR 2015

Three utility companies have called for a major tariff review, proposing more than a 100 percent increment in tariffs for 2015.

HIGH COURT QUASHES CHARLES ANTWI CONVICTION
The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court yesterday quashed the sentence of Charles Antwi, the man who was jailed 10 years after he had confessed that he had intended to kill President John Mahama at a church at Osu in Accra.

BRANCH YOUTH ORGANIZER TO CHALLENGE PRESIDENT MAHAMA

President John Mahama, who had all long been expected to go unopposed in the National Democratic Congress’s presidential primaries on November 7 now has a challenger.

GHANAIANS ELECT NEW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TODAY
Voting for the district level elections will take place today across the country with the exception of the Dichemso Electoral Area in the Ashanti Region, where a Kumasi High Court has placed an injunction on the elections.

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KONADU BOY CHALLENGES MAHAMA
Forty-five-year-old George Boateng has ignored the advice of National Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftaincy, braving the odds to contest President John Mahama for the flagbearership position of the ruling party.

CHARLES ANTWI FREED
An Accra Human rights Court has quashed the entire proceedings leading to the 10-year jail term slapped on Charles Antwi, the man at the centre of alleged assassination attempt on President John Mahama.

KYEIWAA’S HUSBAND SLEPT WITH ME
Evidence continuous to unfold that Daniel Osei aka Akwasi Bronya, the man who recently married Kumawood actress rose Mensah, known in showbiz as Akua Ataa Kyeiwaa, is married to another woman.

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BLOWS OVER CONTRACTS; 2 TOP POLITICIANS AT CENTRE OF DRAMA

Angry contractors in the Northern Region have launched a scathing attack on some construction firms in the area, alleging that such firms have been awarded all contracts in the region.

NDC’S PRIMARIES SPARK FEARS
The upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries are likely to be the most competitive yet in the party’s two-and-decade-old history.

NO RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM, SAYS TIJJANIYYA LEADER
Leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Mission Council in Ghana, Sheikh Abdul Faidi Abdulai Ahmed Maikano Jallo has called for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence among all religious groups in the country.

ABD RECOMMENCES IPO
The Agricultural Development Bank has finally announced the opening of its initial public offer (IPO) after two failed attempts by the Union of Commerce, Industry and Finance ( UNICOF ) to stop it in court.

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TIMBER EXPORTERS RISK LOSING US$30M NIGERIAN MARKET

Ghanaian timber exporters fear they could lose about $30 million in exporter revenue following a recent decision by Nigerian authorities to prevent timber importers from accessing official Nigerian forex markets.

GHANA TO INTRODUCE NEW COCOA VARIETY ON WORLD MARKET

Ghana is about to introduce onto the international market a new fine-flavoured cocoa bean variety after five-years of extensive trial to ensure crop viability and disease resistance.

BLEAK FUTURE FOR MINING SECTOR
The country’s earnings from mining is set to drop significantly in the last seven years from a high of $1.7 million in 2013 to about $1.01 billion by 2012- mainly on account of the distressing low price of gold on the world market, a report by the International Council on Mining and Metals has revealed.

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