By Gifty Amofa/Elizabeth Yaa Brobbey, GNA   Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The International Board for Books for the Young (iBBY) has opened its Fifth African Regional Conference in Accra with a call on publishers to use illustrations to make their books

By Rashid Mbugri, GNA   Tamale, Aug. 29, GNA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID-Ghana) has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in northern Ghana to support and sustain the interventions an

By Isaac Arkoh, GNA   Cape Coast, Aug. 29, GNA - Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) Ghana on Thursday presented to the Oguaa Traditional Council a cheque for GH¢10,000 in support of the 2019 Oguaa Fetu Afahye.

By Iddi Yire/Jesse Owusu Ampah, GNA   Accra, Aug. 29, GNA – The 17th Ghana International Book Fair (GIBF), is underway in Accra to provide a platform for local and international book industry players to trade books and negotiate deals.

By Justina Paaga, GNA    Sekondi Aug. 29, GNA - The setting up and laying of pipelines to power the relocated Karpowership from Tema to the Sekondi Naval Base is about 85 per cent complete.

By Emmanuel Asante Attakora, GNA       Accra, Aug. 29 GNA - French Ligue 1 outfit Lille OSC has announced the signing of Ghanaian defender, Nana Kwame Antwi from Armenia side FC Lori Vanadzor, on a season long loan.

Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The ARB Apex Bank has assured the public and the teaming customers of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) that there are no plans by the Bank of Ghana to withdraw the licences of some operating RCBs.Rather, the Bank of Ghana in a Notice dated August 16, 2019, made it clear that, RCBs are key in its financial

By Patience Gbeze, GNA    Accra, Aug. 29, GNA – The 2020 National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) has gone up 11 percentage point over the 2019 NDMW of GHC 10.65 to GHC11.82, effective from January 1, 2020.

By Edward Williams, GNA    Hohoe (V/R), Aug. 29, GNA - The Hohoe Circuit Court has remanded Francis Tettevi, a 56 year-old tailor into police custody for defilement of an eleven year old girl and threat of death.

Accra, Aug. 29, GNA – Mrs Patricia Obo-Nai, the Chief Executive of Vodafone Ghana, has been appointed to the International Advisory Council of the West Africa Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Hub.A statement from Vodafone to the Ghana News Agency disclosed that the West Africa STEM Hub has a close assoc

By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA     Gomoa Fetteh (C/R), Aug. 29, GNA - Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), an International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) w

By Yaw Ansah/Grace Princess Tarwo, GNA Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - As part of efforts to build an open and cooperative platform for thought sharing on latest network development, Huawei on Thursday organised a meeting in Accra for stakeholders in the techn

Tokyo, Aug. 29, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday said, Ghana would emerge a shining example in the implementation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - Agenda 2030.He said his government was fully committed to the realisation of the SDG's and was pursuing the implementation of the

NAIROBI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua/GNA) - Chinese Smartphone manufacturer Transsion has outpaced Samsung and Apple in African markets as it leads in shipment terms in the second quarter of 2019, according to the latest study released by a global research firm. The report of The International Data Corporation (IDC) shows Transsion (T

CAPE TOWN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua/GNA) - South Africa's Parliament has urged the government to further explore key international markets, especially China, India and Nigeria.The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) should find ways of enhancing its workforce in key international markets which have been identified as key growth areas for t

Accra, Aug. 29, GNA — A research and advocacy policy think tank, CUTS Ghana, on Thursday said the sale of scratch cards to BECE/WASSCE candidates to access results online amounts to exploitation.It, therefore, urged the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to scrap the scratch card requirement as it brought e

By Julius K. Satsi, GNA Somanya (E/R), Aug. 29, GNA - The construction of a fertiliser production factory under the one district one factory has commenced in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality, to process both faecal and bio-degradable waste.

By A.B. Kafui Kanyi, GNA    Ho, Aug. 29, GNA - Pencils of Promise (PoP) a non- governmental organization with focus on education operating in the Volta, Oti and Eastern Regions has renewed its five year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wit

By Samuel Akumatey, GNA    Sogakofe (V/R), Aug. 29, GNA - The Ghana Police Service has taken delivery of 4500 bulletproof vests for use by all patrol officers and fixed duty personnel to protect them on the job, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, Acti

By Rosemary Wayo, GNA    Yendi (N/R), Aug. 29, GNA – The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has conferred on the Ya Naa, Abukari Mahama II, the Overlord of Dagbon, the “Goodwill Ambassador” for National Road Safety.