Accra, April 4, GNA - The World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Mr Makhtar Diop, has extended the Bank’s support towards addressing Ghana’s numerous economic challenges.He said the Bank was concerned about “one of the engines in the sub-region” and was determined to help Ghana emerge out of her current situation.

By Christabel Addo, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - Surgeons, mainly from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and other regions are attending a trainer of trainees workshop, to acquire new teaching skills for surgical repair of inguinal hernia using the Lichtenstein technique.

By Benjamin Mensah, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - Speaker of Parliament Rev Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye has directed the appropriate parliamentary committees to carry out an investigation into the Kintampo Waterfalls disaster that recently claimed a number of lives and injured others.

By A.B. Kafui Kanyi, GNAHo, April 4, GNA - Mr Vincent Darkey Mensah, Executive Director, Edsam Social Networks, a sanitation focused non-governmental organization, is to begin sanitation awareness creation engagements with students of Mawuli School in Ho.

By Lydia Asamoah, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - Members of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday called off their advertised picketing at the precincts of TV3 Network Limited.The PSWU Executive called off

By Elsie Appiah-Osei, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - Commuters in some parts of Accra have expressed worry over the 15 per cent hike in transport fares announced in Accra on Monday by stakeholders in the transport sector.In an interview with the Ghana News Ag

Accra, April 4, GNA - The Product Development Manager of the Ghana Community Network Limited (GCNet), Mr Carl Sackey, says Ghana is well positioned to significantly improve its business competitiveness through data analytics, crucial for strategic return on investment decision making.Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data set

Otoase (E/R), April 4, GNA - About 13 houses were ripped off and over 30 people were rendered homeless when a rainstorm hit Marfokrom and Otoase in the Ayensuano District area over the weekend.Among the buildings affected was the clinic and the nurses quarters at Marfokrom. 

By Dennis Peprah, GNANsoatre (B/A), April 4, GNA - Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, has said the government recognises the contributions of traditional rulers to nation building.He said as the embodiment of the people, the go

By Benjamin Mensah, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - Pointing out the dire consequences of alcoholism, Parliament on Tuesday stressed the need for the nation to adopt legislations to regulate alcohol advertisement to reduce the rising incidence among the youth.

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - A Media Coalition against Galamsey comprising major media organisations in the country, was on Tuesday launched to wage a crusade against illegal mining that had destroyed the country’s vegetation and water bodies.

By Jerry Azanduna, GNABawku (U/E), April 4, GNA - Traditional authorities in Bawku have been urged to use their authority to end child-marriages as it was a threat to the development of the girl-child.The child marriage concern, a situation where childr

By Bertha Badu-Agyei, GNAKoforidua, April 4, GNA - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) George Alex Mensah, Eastern Regional Police Commander, has called on police officers to undertake thorough investigations before charging suspects with offences.He

Accra, April 4, GNA - The main index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE-Composite Index rose 9.4 points on Tuesday buoyed by gains in the financial and energy stocks to close at 1,874.41 points.The GSE-Financial Stock Index, which measures the performance of the financial stocks, also went up 11.6 points led by heavyweight Ecobank Transn

By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, April 04, GNA – The Auditor-General has submitted to Parliament a total number of 13 reports on public accounts for the year ended December 31, 2015.A statement signed by Mr Joseph K. Ghunney, the Director of Public Relations o

By Hafsa Obeng, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA – A Scrap Dealer Adams Tacicmah was on Tuesday remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for conspiring and stealing three mobile phones and an amount of Gh¢ 200.00.Adams was said to have conspired with one Janlo, now

By Joyce Danso, GNAAccra, April 4, GNA - An Accra Circuit Court has struck out the case of Kwame Gyebi, a man who allegedly stated that former President John Dramani Mahama will “fall down” during last year’s Independence Day Parade.When the matte

By Morkporkpor Anku, GNAAccra, April. 4, GNA - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator in Africa, has launched two new cargo routes to Europe; Milan, Italy and Zaragoza, Spain respectively.A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager

By Robert Tachie Menson, GNADormaa Ahenkro (B/A), April 4, GNA – Mr Isaac Nsiah Edwards, the Dormaa Central Municipal Director of Education, has commended government for expressing the commitment to implement a free Senior High School policy despite numerous challenges confronting the sector.

By D.I. Laary, GNACape Coast, April 4, GNA - UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), has introduced a Mobile School Report Card (MSRC) scheme aimed at improving data collection and performance of teachers in more than 700 basic schools.