On the 49th anniversary commemoration of the brutal prison assassination of Dr. J. B. Danquah by then-President Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian parliamentarians took turns on the floor of the House to contribute to emotionally charged discussions on unarguably the most erudite Ghanaian scholar and legal light of his generation

Rescue workers in South African gold have recovered eight bodies after a fire at a gold mine west of Johannesburg.

Aduana Stars’ chief executive Albert Commey claims his side suffered from biased officiating in their Premier League defeat at New Edubiase on Wednesday.

The Nkoranza Municipal Directorate of Education has organized a town hall meeting of stakeholders to enhance standard of education in the Municipality

Representatives of maize farmers and dealers from Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions have met to agree on a guarantee standard sack for the commodity

Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has suggested religious leaders must offer practical advice to the government to stabilize the cedi and not prayers

The Ghana Trades Union Congress on Wednesday issued a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Asamoah on the general economic situation of the country

Dr. Stephen Opuni, has vowed to do everything to halt the smuggling of cocoa to neighbouring countries. He said those engaged in the illegal activity should reform or face the full force of the law

The District Chief Executive for Bawku West, Mr Simon Ayande Agbango, has expressed concern about the low recovery rate of loans from the poverty alleviation fund that is being disbursed through the Toende Rural Bank

The Shama District Director of Education, Mrs. Esther Bossman-Ammah, has appealed to parents to invest in their children’s education

Mr Gershon Tsraa, Volta Region Lands Officer, has urged people seeking to process their land documents in the region to deal directly with the Lands Commission, instead of doing it through land agents

Ghana is hosting a five-day international conference which seeks to stimulate debate on the importance of fair taxation in developing countries

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