The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) said yesterday that it would engage the Management of Ghana Water Company to find ways to ensure that repair works on damaged filters have minimal impact on consumers.

Mr Gene A Cretz, United States Ambassador, has stated that African leaders need to advocate collective action to improve agricultural development and reduce poverty and hunger across the sub-region. He indicated that regional trade is a critical piece of the efforts to improve food security in West Africa where stakeholders had identified mutual accountability as critical to improve trade flows and incomes across borders.

Zimbabwe's finance minister has taken a hard look at the cash strapped country's bank accounts - and discovered it only has £138 and 34 pence left.

President John Dramani Mahama has tasked the newly sworn-in ministers to treat people they would be serving with respect and dignity to justify their nomination and approval as Ministers.

South Africa's richest black man, Patrice Motsepe, has announced he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives of the poor.

The Accra Regional Police Command has warned the public against organizing public events without notifying the police.

Nii Yartey Annan, an Operations Processor of Barclays Bank Ghana Limited and two others have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly siphoning monies from some customersÂ’ accounts at the High Street branch of the bank.

The burial and funeral rites for the late Derby Akosua Denkyira Benaye who died in a terrible accident together with her friend, Lordina Fobih at Okponglo junction, Legon two weeks ago will be performed on Friday, 1st February.

A 47-year-old linguist who offered his nephew, Massawudu Gariba, 14, for sale at Kasoa in the Central Region, is in the grips of the police.

Two people have been busted by the Police for allegedly attempting to sell unwholesome chicken they collected from a refuse dump at Teshie.

Mrs Angela Dwamena Aboagye, Executive Director of Ark Foundation, Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), yesterday appealed to Ghanaians to sustain the peace currently prevailing in the country after Election 2012.

The mortal remains of Debbie Akosua Denkyiraa Benaye will be laid to rest tomorrow, 1st February, 2013.

SALU ABU, a 23-year-old second-hand clothes dealer, will spend 40 years of his remaining years on earth in prison for attempting to rob a forex bureau at Osu in November last year.

1. You'll Air Out Your Hoo-Ha Jennifer Landa, MD, author of The Sex Drive Solution for Women, says that sleeping naked can be healthier for your private parts. While it's totally normal to have yeast and bacteria down there, the warm environment can sometimes cause an overgrowth. One way to prevent infections is to "air it out" and go commando.

A recent Gallup poll, quoted in The Atlantic, found that "well-being rises with income at all levels of income, across countries." In other words, as the article's title states, the poll proves that "Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness."

1. It can be hard to talk about love in scientific terms because people have strong pre-existing ideas about it.

Ghana's candidate for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has declared that he is the best person for the job.