Mr William Kotey, President of Croplife Ghana, major importers of agro-chemical products, has indicated the need for farmers and extension officers to be educated on the dangers of obsolete pesticides on the environment.

The Ga East Municipal Assembly at the weekend organised a clean-up exercise in the Municipality.

The Upper East branch of the Child Protection Network (CPN), has expressed worry about the spate of street children in the Bolgatanga Municipality and its environs.

Mr Joseph Kojo Mensah, Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment Entrepreneur Development Association (GYEEDA), has been elected the Presiding Member (PM) for the Assembly for the period from 2013 to 2015.

Ms Helen Adjoa Ntoso, the Eastern Regional Minister, has urged all heads of department to make concerted efforts to ensure rapid development in all parts of the region.

Mr. Kwesi Pratt Junior, Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper says a High Court decision that every demonstration is potentially violent and therefore organisers of demonstrations need police permit is a bad decision that needs to be tested at the Supreme Court.

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, has begun operations during weekends to help check road crashes and armed robbery.

President John Mahama has emphasised that the coming on stream of the first unit of the Bui power project does not suggest an absolute end to the energy crisis.

The Editors Forum Ghana has called on the Ghana Armed Forces to compensate the two journalists who were assaulted by Military Policemen during this yearÂ’s Independence Day celebration, describing the outcome of the probe as scandalous.

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has called on government to hand over management of the media airwaves to the National Media Commission (NMC).

Statistics show that last year, the Brong-Ahafo Region recorded 170 young mothers who wrote the Basic Education Certificate Examination. This is an increase from 101 in 2011 and 77 in 2010.

The United Nations on Friday observed World Press Freedom Day, under the theme "Safe to Speak: Ensuring the Safety of Journalists and Media Workers."

President Mahama says his administration is not only working feverishly to end the current load shedding that is causing discomfort to Ghanaians but also to ensure that Ghana enjoys energy security over the next 20 years

The government and Agence Francaise Developpement (AFD) have signed the second financial agreement of the District Development Facility (DDF) aimed at improving regulatory performance of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs).

Parliament has recommended to government to consider increasing allocation to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) from the current 7.5 per cent of the total national revenue to 10 per cent in order to ensure meaningful growth and development at the local level of governance.

The first of three units of the Bui Hydroelectric Power Project came on stream yesterday to add 133 megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid.

The United Nations (UN) has issued a call to action to guarantee the safety of journalists in every country.

A ceremony has been performed for construction works to start on a GH¢1,398,464.00 storm water drainage improvement system at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District.

The Police Administration has suspended the introduction of the spot fine under which offending drivers will be charged on the spot for committing minor offences.

A massive fire has engulfed sections of the Kantamanto Market in Accra, eyewitnesses have reported.