[Ghanaian Chronicle]"I always warn; let's be sure that what happens in America can fit into our society of uncles, cousins and nephews." - Dr. Benjamin Kunbuor, lawyer and majority leader, directly quoted in the GHANAIAN TIMES of Tuesday, November 26, 2013.

[MISA]Representatives of freedom of expression organisations in Africa that are members of the Toronto-based global network, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), met in Accra, Ghana, on December 9 and 10, 2013 to develop a framework for regional networking in Africa.

[Ghana Govt.]The Board of Directors of Metro Mass Transit (MMT) Limited has approved a Five-year Strategic Plan (2014-2018) under which the company will be repositioned to play a more strategic role in transport services delivery in the country.

[Ghana Govt.]A pilot programme to introduce lollipop stands, a reference sign used by road users to cross the road is underway in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.

[Ghana Govt.]A four day workshop to help eradicate maternal mortality completely has been held for health officials in the Kwabre East district in the Ashanti region.

[Ghana Govt.]Stakeholders made up of the chiefs, delegates from the Municipal Assembly, representatives from the Lands Commission-Koforidua and the people of Kwamoso met to deliberate on issues pertaining to the State lands at Kwamoso. Also in attendance were people from various media houses in the Eastern Region.

[FrontPageAfrica]Documents in the possession of FrontPage Africa suggest that Engineer and Planners, a Ghanaian based mining contracting firm has requested the Ministry of Justice through the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization to cancel the work and resident permits of seven Ghanaian expatriates who recently resigned from the company for various pressing family issues amongst others.

[Ghana Govt.]The MTN Ghana Foundation has been handed over a 50-seater ICT Centre, to the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies at Bunso in the Eastern Region.

[Informer]Fifty-nine former Liberian refugees living in Ghana have taken the Oath of Allegiance to become Ghanaian citizens, an official of the Liberia Refugee, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has disclosed.