The Bekwai Municipal Assembly and four district assemblies in the Ashanti Region have been selected for the phase two of the Town and Country Planning’s Land Use and Management Project (LAP). The districts are Bosomtwe, Atwima-Kwanwoma, Atwima-Mponua, and Atwima-Nwabiagya. Mr …

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) would this year collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism and the newly created Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide employable skills and jobs for the youth. Mrs Bertha Sogah, Chief …

The Association of Private Medical Laboratories (APML) has called for a legislative instrument to regulate the establishment and operations of private medical laboratories in the country. Mr Samuel Boabeng, Member of the Association who made the call observed that the …

Mr Kwasi Tsibu-Yirenkyi, the Eastern Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has said a number of road accidents in Ghana were as a result of failures of drivers to adhere to driving rules and regulations. He called …

The Ghana Statistical Service on Wednesday announced an increased of the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for December 2012, to 17.1 per cent, representing 1.3 percentage points compared to 15.8 per cent in November. In December 2012, the PPI in the …

The vigilance of passengers and drivers at the Berekum lorry station in the Brong-Ahafo Region led to the arrest of three suspected armed robbers who attempted to board a vehicle. The suspects Osman Abdulai 42, Amadu Gibrine 30, Issa Sali …

The African Development Bank is holding discussions with the World Bank to map out a new joint strategy for Africa. The World Bank team is currently in Tunis, where AfDB’s temporary headquarters is located. The series of meetings, which started …

Simon Dornoo – MD of GCB The Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) on Wednesday unveiled its new logo in Accra to commence the Bank’s 60th anniversary celebration scheduled from April to June 2013. The Diamond jubilee anniversary has the theme ‘’GCB-60 …

The Bosomtwe District Director of Health Service, Mr Joseph Adomako, has called for a review of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Capitation after having been piloted in the Ashanti Region for more than a year. He said it was …

Some 112 young women in the Jomoro District have graduated in dressmaking and hairdressing under the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency (GYEEDA) programme after a year’s training. The graduates, made up of 72 dressmakers and 40 hairdressers, were …

Ivorian referee, Doue Noumandiez will be at the centre of affairs for Thursday’s Group B match involving Ghana and Mali in Port Elizabeth. The 42-year old, a Pharmacist, will direct affairs from the middle during the Group B day two …

Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia of the NPP Dr Isaac Amo-Antwi, a Takoradi based Social Worker on Tuesday said the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) action since the declaration of Election 2012 Presidential results is undermining the democratic structures of the …

Kwabena Fosu, 35, General Lance Corporal of Ghana Police Service dismissed for stealing has been arrested by Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command for allegedly extorting money from drug peddlers at Nkrankwanta in Dormaa West District. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) …

Water shortage has hit residents of Abelenkpe, a suburb of Accra, as the taps have stopped flowing over the past three weeks, Mr Franklin Atiase, a resident told the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday. “The pipes used to flow uninterruptedly …

The Tamale Metropolis has outlined plans to decongest the Tamale Metropolis to drive away hawkers who have taken over some principal streets and drivers who park at unauthorized places. Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, the Caretaker Metropolitan Chief Executive of the …

Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future. This is part of a new global campaign to cut food waste launched …