[Ghana Govt.]Parliament yesterday passed into law the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill 2013 in fulfillment of measures by government to raise funds.

[GFO]Earlier this year, the Global Fund approved 10 re-submitted proposals under the Transitional Funding Mechanism (TFM) with a total value of $82.2 million. The original proposals from these applicants had been rated Category 4 by the Technical Review Panel (TRP), which meant that the proposals were not recommended for funding but that applicants were encouraged to re-submit. There were 11 applicants that received Category 4 ratings; ultimately, only 10 chose to re-submit. The applicants were all country coor

[Ghana Govt.]The Kwahu Rural Bank in the Kwahu East District made a net profit after tax of GHȼ 436,036.00 last year as against GHȼ 261,251.00 in 2011 an increase of 67 per cent.

[Ghana Govt.]William Klutse, former player of the Black Stars and coach of Inter Allies Football Club, has said it is too early to talk about the future of the present coach of the Black Stars James Kwasi Appiah, after the team's failure to advance to the finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

[Ghana Govt.]Parliament yesterday gave assent to two Bills intended to shore up revenues to bridge this year's budget deficit and raise funds for national development.

[Ghana Govt.]Mr Ebenezer Akuoko- Frimpong, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere Central, has been confirmed by an overwhelming majority at the Assembly elections held at Nsuta yesterday.

[Ghana Govt.]Mr Felix Kwakye-Ofosu Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations today said that government scholarships would now be restricted to cover only courses that are not available in the country's tertiary institutions.

[Ghana Govt.]The University of Ghana yesterday named its newly constructed faculty of law building after the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills and Professor Akua Kuenyehia.

[Ghana Govt.]President John Dramani Mahama has nominated seven people for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives' (MMDCEs) positions in the Volta Region.

[Ghana Govt.]Michael Ikpoki, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, says his outfit will institute more Golf competitions to demonstrate their commitment to the development and promotion of the sport.

[Ghana Govt.]The 27-member Effutu Municipal Assembly yesterday confirmed President John Dramani Mahama's nominee, Nii Ephraim as Municipal Chief Executive.

[Ghana Govt.]The Central Region will soon see massive industrialisation to help accelerate its development, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister for Trade and Industry has assured the people of the Region.

[Ghana Govt.]The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has nominated three players for the Premiership Player of the Year.

[Ghana Govt.]Mr Clement Kofi Humado, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has said government was determined to support farmers with improved farming technologies for increased productivity.

[Ghana Govt.]The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has called on Ghanaians to unite for a sustainable renaissance in Africa as the country celebrates another Republic Day anniversary on July 1.

[Ghana Govt.]The first ever Ghana Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Games will take place on Saturday, October 5 at the El-Wak Stadium.

[Ghana Govt.]Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister has appealed to political parties to collaborate and pursue the national interest.

[Ghana Govt.]Ghana's Black Satellites cruised to the quarter finals of the World Youth Championship (WYC) after beating Portugal 3-2 in a five-goal thriller.

[This Day]How do you combine the cerebral and gaiety in a celebration? It seemed a tall order when the organising committee received the brief for the Abuja Writers' Forum's (AWF) fifth anniversary. But the Segun Ozique-led committee delivered without losing sight of the essentials.

[Ghana Govt.]The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment guidelines recommending that there was the need to offer antiretroviral therapy (ART) earlier than expected.