Jason Ivler, who who allegedly gunned down Renato Ebarle Jr., in a display of road rage last November 18, was recently apprehended by the NBI following a shootout at his mother’s house on January 18. Footage of the early morning raid quickly made it to news channels and websites, as transfixed viewers watched the exchange of [...]
Entries from January 2010
The (online) cult of Jason Ivler
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments
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Ghana: Government blows GH¢21,600 on drinks
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments
The minority members of parliament were on Thursday taken aback when the Minister of Education, Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo, told the house that as much as GH¢21,600 was spent on refreshments alone during the various educational fora that discussed the duration of the Senior High School programme.
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‘Female journalists can improve status of women’
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Pakistan Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Mansoor Sohail said that active participation of women journalists could play a pivotal role in improving the status of women by highlighting their issues in a befitting manner.
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Ghana: Civil Society organisations mount pressure on gov’t over failure to pass RTI Bill into law
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Over five hundred people belonging to various civil society organizations yesterday took to the streets of Accra to mount pressure on the government to expedite action on the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill.
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Gambian lawyers call for action on rights violations
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Legal practitioners in the Gambia have call for action against human rights in the country amid public criticism against the Bar Association for their ineffectiveness in fight against human rights. Members of the Gambia Bar Association made this revelation during an intense debate the debate was about whether the lawyers should speak against violations of [...]
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Amnesty for sale @ Nsawam Prisons
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Sources close to the Chronicle indicates that authorities at the Nsawam Medium Prisons have allegedly offered for sale Presidential amnesty granted to a thousand and twenty seven (1,027) prisoners on humanitarian grounds to convicts.
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TOGO: Six candidates denounce the mistakes of electoral commission
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Six candidates to the presidential election of february 28 in Togo have spoken out their disagreement and their worries about the current electoral process. They express their position on Monday through a press release. “The current process, especially the last electoral census is not credible” claim the release.
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Ghana: Interior Minister criticizes Police Commanders inept attitude
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Interior Minister,Cletus Avoka, is obviously not happy with the conduct of some senior police officers in the country. This became clear when he took the opportunity to interact with various commanders of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) at the national police command conference in Accra yesterday.
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Transcript: US Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates Interview With Pakistan Television (PTV)
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
January 21, 2010, ISLAMABAD MS. CHAUDHRY: Good evening viewers. I’m Mariam Chaudhry, and I’m bringing you a special interview set against the backdrop of Pak-U.S. relations. Our guest today is visiting U.S. Defense Secretary, Mr. Robert Gates.
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16 alleged terrorists’ voir dire begins at a special criminal court
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments
The trial of 16 men accusing of Engaging themselves in an unlawful activity which could destabilize the fundamental, political, constitutional, economic and social structures of The Gambia has began in the a trial within a trial (voir dire) at a special criminal court in Banjul.
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