Bolgatanga, Jan 27, GNA - About 120 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates drawn from the Bolgatanga Municipality at the weekend attended a carrier conference organised by Restorative Seed Society (RSS).

Kpandai (N/R), Jan 27, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama has presented 30 bags of rice and 15 gallons of cooking oil to lepers in the country as part of the celebration of World Lepers Day.

Kumasi, Jan. 27, GNA - Movement for Development Ghana (MFDG), a pro-democracy group, has entreated ministers of State, who would serve under President John Dramani Mahama-led Administration to remain disciplined and also focused in the discharge of their duties.

Kumasi, Jan. 27, GNA - Peace and Love Survivors Association (PALSA), a group of breast cancer survivors campaigning against the disease, was at the weekend inaugurated at Oduom near the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi.

Accra, Jan. 27, GNA - The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Rajinder Bhagat has called for Ghana-India collaboration in the film industry, stating his outfit’s readiness to promote that it in the country.    

Gomoa Fomena, Jan 27, GNA - The Gomoa Fomena School Management Committee (SMC) in collaboration with the chiefs of the town, has enacted bye-laws that would sanction boys who impregnate school girls.

Winneba (C/R), Jan. 27, GNA - The Winneba Municipal Hospital saw much improvement in its performance in 2012 than in the previous year, the Administrator of the facility, Mr Hayford Frempong has said.

Kasoa (C/R), Jan. 27, GNA - The Police at Kasoa have in two separate operations arrested four suspected robbers.

Accra, Jan. 27, GNA - Survival for advanced stomach and oesophagael cancer patients increases by 40 per cent when treated with the chemotherapy drug, docetaxel – providing evidence to prescribe it as a second-line treatment.

Accra, Jan. 27, GNA – The Ga East Municipal Assembly has completed the first phase of construction of stalls at the Dome market at a cost of GH¢101, 538.00.

The seventh annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2012, which announced this, said   nations are making slow progress in closing the global economic gender gap.

More than a dozen Ministers from countries around the world released a statement at the end of their meeting in Geneva, copied to the Ghana News Agency over the weekend.

Accra, Jan. 27, GNA –The United Nations (UN) said the world will lose from gender discrimination but acknowledged that countries with greater equality are more competitive and grow faster.

He said “courage is a rare and precious commodity and today, we celebrate those who had the courage to care.

President Mahama will be the only head of state invited to speak at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Union.