He is a journey man as far as  music is concerned, having lived and worked in places like  Egypt, Japan, Canada  and Thailand but reggae artiste Black Amber knows home is always where the sweetness is and she cannot be forever shunned when she keeps beckoning.

A Supreme Court judge, Mr Justice Jones Victor M. Dotse, has advocated the setting up of small claims courts to cater for the myriad of disputes among litigants.

Chief Directors of the various ministries and government agencies yesterday signed a performance agreement that enjoins them to enhance the quality of their service delivery to the public.

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is introducing electronic payment of claims (e-claims) to 47 health care providers across the country to ease delays associated with payment of claims.

The heavy pollution of water bodies is making it too expensive for the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to operate water treatment plants in many mining communities.

The Department for International Development (DfID) of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have joined forces to support Ghana’s fight against malaria, with the DfID providing $1.8 million towards that cause.

The Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mrs Benita Okity- Duah has pledged the government’s commitment to promote the welfare of older persons across the country.

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Mr Paul Victor Obeng, has made a strong case for the need to ensure that increasing access to the Internet does not lead to the importation of alien cultures.

A three-day summit to review Africa’s 50 year record on democratisation and peace-building has opened in Accra.

A 16-member Technical Working Committee (TWC) to review Ghana’s 2004 National Drug Policy (NDP) has been inaugurated. The mandate of the TWC is to, among other things, come out with a new 10-year NDP.

Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd (GCB) has brought modern banking services to the Nanumba District and surrounding communities, with the provision of ATM services at the new branch of the bank in Bimbilla.

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), in partnership with Operation Eyesight Universal, a development organisation dedicated to the treatment and prevention of blindness in the developing world, has launched a $1.25m eye care project and inaugurated a newly constructed eye care unit built  at a cost of $46,000 for the Ga South Municipal Hospital in Accra.

The Council of Women Traditional Leaders (CWTL) last Tuesday launched its National Peace and Unity Festival, intended to bring together all royal groups in the country for national peace and development.The festival, dubbed “Adeyheman Mma,” is slated for November this year on the theme, “Traditional Leadership-Culture and the Arts for National Unity and Development.”It is being organised by the Institute for Research Advocacy and Training and sponsored by the Ghana-Denmark Cultural Fund.The launch brought together all traditional women’s groups, associations, and leaders from all the 10 regions in the country.The CTWL was initiated about 13 years ago during a conference on Culture, Chieftaincy, Governance and Development in Ghana to empower women traditional leaders.

A five-member delegation from Help Age Ghana last Tuesday called on a Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mrs Benita Okity Duah, as part of activities lined up for 2013.

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has conferred on the 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the statesman of the decade award, the highest award of the students of Ghana in the 47-year history of NUGS.

Since the dispensation of the 1992 Constitution, political parties have formed the bedrock upon which Ghana’s democracy evolves. The role played by these political parties has contributed immensely to make Ghana the beacon of hope for the African continent.

The Ketu North District Chief Executive, Mr Claver Kofi Lawson, has observed that the proposed ECOWAS market to be situated at the joint Ghana-Togo border at Akanu, near Dzodze, promises to enhance the economic base of the area.

The government has rejected a global corruption report that ranks Ghana as the first country in the world where people pay bribes in the educational sector.

In my candid opinion, majority of Africans are wallowing in abject poverty not because Africa does not have enough resources to help the majority of her children enjoy moderate comfort; but because Africa is operating a system of government that does not financially benefit Africans.

Streetism is a term used to describe children who are forced to spend most of their time outside their homes, engaging in menial income-generating activities in order to survive.