By Gifty Amofa, GNAObuasi (Ash), Nov 13, GNA - The joint Military/Police Taskforce code-named Operation Vanguard, formed as part the President’s special Initiative to fight the obstinate illegal mining (galamsey) menace in the country, has held separate religious thanksgiving parades across the country, to observe its 100

By Josephine Nyarkoh/Abigail N-ebene Baka, GNAKumasi, Nov 13, GNA – A law lecturer has called for a comprehensive legislation, criminalizing and punishing child pornography and other emerging forms of child sex abuse.

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday called on African journalist to change the externally-generated image of the Continent, and espouse the limitless possibilities inherent in Africa.He said the continent's media owed it a duty to establish a positive nar

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pulled the symbolic switch to officially commission Cargill’s solar facility at the company’s factory in Tema.A statement from Cargill said the President in a brief remark congratulated Cargill for the initiative and sai

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - The Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) has urged government to promulgate a Franchising Act to facilitate business growth, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).The Institute said the lack of a comprehensive legislation on Franchising put local SMEs at a great disadvantage, as the glob

By Josephine Nyarkoh/Abigail N-ebene Baka, GNAKumasi, Nov 13, GNA – A law consultant says parents should have pivotal role in the review process of the country’s child protection laws.Professor Robin Walker Sterling of the Faculty of

Gomoa Buduburam (CR), Nov. 13, GNA - One thousand hectares of the 6,000 hectares maize farm in the Central Region had been completely destroyed by the fall armyworm.Mr Richard Baffour Asare, the Central Regional Operations Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), announced this at a public forum organised by the

By Lydia Kukua Asamoah, GNA’s Special Correspondent in Bonn, Germany(Courtesy, GIZ Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana Chamber of Mines)                        &nb

Accra, Nov. 13, GNA -Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, a former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is to be appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA).This follows a request for collaboration from Prof. Alex Dodoo, GSA Director-General, during a courtesy call by Dr. Asamoa-Baah on Friday, N

By Alice Tettey, GNAElmina (C/R), Nov.13, GNA - All is almost set for Ghana to switch over successfully to the world digital platform by next year as required by the Geneva 2006 agreement which mandates all countries the world over to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2018.

Kanvili (N/R), Nov. 13, GNA - Madam Mariam Iddrisu, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sagnarigu in the Northern Region, has cut the sod for the construction of a six-unit classroom block for the Nujumul English and Arabic Primary School at Kanvili Tuunayili.The new classroom block, to be completed within six months, will have various

By Prosper K. Kuorsoh, GNAWa, Nov. 13, GNA – The Ghana Association of Science Teachers (GAST) has expressed worry that most industries often have to re-train the young graduate before they can fit into the work environment.Referring to

By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, Nov. 13, GNA - The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso, Mr Alfa Oumar Dissa, will pay a courtesy call on Mr Boakye Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, on Monday, November 13, at the Ministry in Accra.

By Prosper K. Kuorsoh, GNAWa, Nov. 13, GNA – Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has urged science teachers to strive harder to find innovative and practical ways of teaching the subject, to demystify the fears of students in learning the subject.

By Isaac Arkoh, GNACape Coast, Nov.13, GNA - Technical Universities have been tasked to seek opportunities to help introduce additional technical and technology-based programmes that are industry specific and relevant to the changing trend of technology.

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNAKyebi (ER), Nov. 13, GNA - A hectare of degraded land caused by the activities of illegal small-scale miners would cost the government GH?60,000.00 to restore it to the natural state, Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has said.

By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, Nov. 13, GNA - Ghana can grow dynamically as China and any successful East Asian economy if government could create conditions for the private sector to thrive, Professor Yifu Lin, a renowned Chinese Structural Economist, has said.

Mampong (Ash) Nov 13, GNA – The Chief of Staff, Mrs. Fremah Osei-Opare, has underlined the government’s unswerving determination to make sure that the school environment is healthy and learning-inviting.She gave the assurance all the rough edges - challenges that had come with the implementation of the free senior high school (SHS), wo

By Collins Obeng Khophie Jnr., GNA Sunyani, Nov. 13, GNA – The Brong Ahafo Regional Branch of the Police Wives Association (POLWA) on Saturday appealed to the Police Administration to promote their husbands at the right time to motivate and inspire them to work with greater commitment.

GNA Feature by Boakye-Dankwa BoadiKumasi, Nov 13, GNA - "Tweaduampon Kwame, You are God, besides You there is no God. There was no God formed before You and there will be no God formed after You. You made all things and sustain all things with Your radiant energy. You are the only one God of the universe. You reveal Yoursel