Ghana Mission clocks parking fines

The Ghana High Commission in London was listed among a group of foreign diplomatic missions in the capital which have clocked up a huge increase in unpaid parking fines.

According to junior Foreign Office minister Tony Baldry, the staff of foreign embassies failed to pay 3,613 such penalties last year, almost double the 1993 figure of 1,941.

The list, which was topped by Diplomatic staff from five Arab and African countries included: United Arab Emirates - 470 Qatar - 353 Saudi Arabia - 125. India - 79 Ghana - 76

The US, which has one of the largest embassy staff in Britain, had 22 unpaid parking fines last year, up from only three the year before. The Government later disclosed it was aware of 25 alleged "serious offences" by people entitled to diplomatic immunity. The majority involved drink-driving or shoplifting, Foreign Office Minister of State Baroness Chalker said in a Lords written reply. Six diplomats or members of their families were withdrawn from Britain as a result of these offences, compared with only one in 1993. Serious offences are defined as those carrying a maximum penalty of at least six months' jail.

The results of the league matches played on May 1, 1995

are as follows:

Cape Coast Dwarfs 2 RTU 1

Great Olympics 3 Asante Kotoko 0

BA United 3 Okwahu Utd 2

Goldfields 0 Dawu Youngsters 0

Hearts 1 Ghapoha 1

Corners 2 Afienya 0

THE LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 2 MAY 1995

TEAMS P F A PTS

GOLDFIELDS 20 22 11 37

RTU 20 18 16 30

HEARTS 20 25 26 30

KOTOKO 20 26 20 29

DAWU 20 18 14 28

DWARFS 20 15 14 27

OLYMPICS 20 23 20 26

OKWAHU 20 24 27 25

GHAPOHA 20 14 17 23

AFIENYA 20 16 23 23

BA UNITED 20 15 20 21

CORNERS 20 17 26 21

TENNIS: GHANA BEATS IRELAND