The Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) has called for the introduction of a legal regime to protect “indigenous knowledge” on foods and medicinal plants from extinction and use them as the catalyst to drive rural development

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has called on Ghanaians to be wary of the change being touted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) describing it as a “retrogressive change”

Ghana has been paired with Mali and 2018 World Cup qualifiers opponent Egypt, Uganda in Group D, for the 31st edition of the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon next year

Ghana and Liefering FC midfielder Samuel Tettey is confident the Black Stars will qualify out of Group D, if the right approach is adopted for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which as Uganda, Egypt and Mali in the same group

Three persons on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking a trader to Saudi Arabia after promising her a job in the Kingdom

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Minister of Education, has said the construction of facilities at the new site of the Ghana Institute of Journalism at North Dzorwulu is at an advanced stage

The World Bank says increased investment in technology to commercialise agriculture would help to address the challenges in the sector and contribute to ending extreme poverty in Africa

Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said official records does not indicate that Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua, is owed under the District Assemblies Common Fund

This year’s World Food Day has been held in Accra with a call on Consumers and Food Business Operators to change behaviours that are inconsistent with food safety practices

The University of Ghana (UG) Cooperative Credit Union (CCU) Limited, has posted a net surplus income of GH? 3.919 million for the 2015/2016 financial year, an increase of GH? 630,894.25 over the 2014/2015 financial year

Mr Ebenezer Twum Asante, the CEO of MTN has called on businesses to pay attention and take advantage of the relevance of Mobile Money introduced by telecommunication companies

The Interior Minister, Mr. Prosper Bani, has rallied the National House of Chiefs (NHC) to take centre stage in efforts to dial down political tension in the run-up to the December polls

The 2016 Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD) programme has been launched in Accra with a target to reach 50,000 people in 50 underserved communities in six regions

The Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) has held a day’s ‘high intensity fitness test’ for referees at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, to select those to officiate in the various league divisions for the 2016/2017 season

Two men have been arrested and detained by the police in Kumasi over the sickening murder of a taxi driver

Mr Caesar Abagali, the Northern Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists’ Association, has urged media practitioners in the Region to work to promote peace during this year’s elections

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has seized 250 fake fridge guards and arrested eight people for questioning

Zoomlion Ghana, a waste management and a subsidiary of the Jospong Group said, the company would continually strive to revolutionise waste management and introduce modern innovative integrated solutions

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has announced that the GETFund has released GH¢50 million for disbursement as feeding grant for teacher trainees in the 38 Colleges of Education across the country

Ghana is participating in the UN’s Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat III) conference, Quito, Ecuador