A 29-YEAR-OLD man at Sefwi Bekwai perished after drowning in muddy water whilst attempting to save his loose goat from sinking in a river.

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in collaboration with a South African private investor are developing a modern Light Industrial Enclave (LID) for artisans in Takoradi to befit an oil city.

Global March Against Child Labour, a Worldwide network of Trade Unions, has called on world leaders and governments to adopt the International Labour OrganisationÂ’s (ILO) Convention 189 on decent work for domestic worker.

The Skills Development Fund (SDF) has approved the disbursement of about GHC22 million to support the acquisition of new and innovative skills and technology by 78 small, medium and large scale industries, training and research institutions.

There is a huge potential in Ghana for the sesame industry due to the vast availability of land, climate, soil sustainability and market, Mr Issahaku Zakaria, Project Manager of the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) has said.

The Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces on Wednesday launched its Golden Jubilee celebrations, scheduled for 29 November, 2013.

Russia has lauded GhanaÂ’s democratic credentials; characterised by respect for human rights, press freedom and the rule of law, which has boosted its image as a reference country in Africa of good governance.

Some international journalists camped outside the Pretoria hospital where former president Nelson Mandela is receiving treatment have been issued with non-compliance warnings by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on Wednesday.

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has explained that the governmentÂ’s decision to engage the services of fire experts from the United States of America to unearth the cause (s) of fire outbreaks at the nationÂ’s major markets, cannot in any way mean that the capabilities of local security and intelligence services are being run down.

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communication team, Kwamena Duncan, wants government to immediately come to the aid of alleged illegal miners who were physically manhandled and their equipment set ablaze by some members of the Inter-ministerial Taskforce Team mandated to check illegal mining activities in the country.