The Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) has disbursed GH¢88,000 to the victims and the families of those who died in the November 2012 Melcom disaster at Achimota.

The number of criminal activities in Accra has reduced compared to last year, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Freeman Tettey, Greater Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer said on Friday.

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the Association of Small Scale Industries (ASSI) has called for a closer collaboration with the government in 2013.

Police in Ahafo Ano say the pit that claimed two lives on Saturday has been cordoned off to prevent any further occurrences.

Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, on Friday added his voice to calls for the immediate repair of the damaged West Africa Gas Pipeline to restore the transportation of gas to power the generation of electricity in Ghana.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Paul Tawiah Quaye has deployed additional security personnel to Fielmua in the Sissala West district following the attack on the Upper West Regional Minister, Alhaji Amidu Sulemana last week.

Police at Asamankese in the Eastern Region have found the body of a third child allegedly killed by a mentally retarded woman, Helena Zikor.

Traders at Makola Market have expressed different opinions on sales as some have doubled their sales in the Christmas festivities while others have not.

A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the Revolution Square in Accra on Monday to mark the 31st anniversary of the 31st December Revolution led by former President Jerry John Rawlings.

The Upper West Regional Police Command has called on the media to exercise restraint and allow the police to carry out proper investigations into the shooting of the Regional Minister, Alhaji Amidu Sulemana last week to avoid tarnishing anybodyÂ’s image.

The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi, the Most Reverend Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye, has appealed to the government to make deliberate efforts to de-congest the countryÂ’s prisons.