I can count dozens of former military officers, technocrats, and elite from academia who hailed from the three Northern regions of Ghana, and who made money from crop farming in the 70s, 80 and mid 90s. I can also cite politicians from those regions who took advantage of the Tono, Vea and Pwalugu irrigation facilities to improve substantially, their living conditions - even as absentee farmers. I keep citing the three Northern regions because they can still be strategically be relied upon to deliver,

Media reports would seem to suggest that only three of the five major political parties in the country are in support of the urgent need to audit the 2012 Voters' Register.The parties are the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Convention People's Party (CPP) and the Progressive People's Party (PPP). The seemingly uninterested duo are the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Peoples' National Convention (PNC).

To ensure customers satisfaction with modern banking services, the Wenchi Rural Bank would, by the close of this year, install Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) at its various branches in the country. The Board Chairman of the Bank, Mr. Yaw Odame-Darkwa, disclosed this at the Second Annual General Meeting of the Bank in Wenchi, adding that the bank had secured a facility from KFJ, a German Development Bank, for the installation of the Automated Teller Machines by the close of the year.

The Ashanti Regional Police Anti-Human Trafficking Unit has arrested a 44-year-old woman, Cecilia Annor, at Ayefro, and two of her accomplices in connection with a baby boy suspected to have been stolen. Briefing the media, ASP Regina Eleanor Mintah, in-charge of Anti-Human Traffic Unit, explained that the police gathered intelligence to the effect that Ms. Cecilia Annor had a baby in her custody, but was not the mother.

ODEHE KPAKPA King Odaifio Welentsi III, Paramount Chief of the Nungua Traditional Area has expressed great worry over the indiscriminate sale of parcels of land within government acquired areas under his jurisdiction by some individuals in the area.

It is official! Mr. Akwasi Oppong Fosu has lost his job barely two years after being appointed Minister of Local Government and Rural Development. One other minister, Mr. E.K. T. Donkor, has also been replaced as the Minister in charge of the Central Region. So far, most of the casualties in President John Dramani Mahama's latest bout of reshuffle have been deputy ministers.

Many of these states' revenue allocations during the year dwarfed the budgets of most neighbouring countries like Liberia ($433 million).

Accra -TIGO Ghana has signed a $2 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation to expand mobile financial services in the country.

Accra -GHANA'S government has with immediate effect suspended the issuance of new gold prospecting licences to help free unused concessions and enhance prospective investments into country.

Accra -THE country is likely to face a power crisis as a result of dwindling water levels at the 400 megawatts (MW) Bui Hydroelectric Dam.

Accra -The team starts its preparations for the tournament with a friendly game against the Dutch national team on Friday in Rotterdam.

Accra -THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned short-term vulnerabilities would impact badly on Ghana's economy.

Accra -VODAFONE Ghana was the biggest winner at the just-concluded Ghana Telecom Awards.

Recently, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Ms. Sun Baohong paid courtesy calls on Mr. Fred Kamasa-Quarshie, Director of Asia and Pacific Bureau, Mr. Karlk Asmah, Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau, Mr. Kwabena O. Appiah, Director of Americas Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana respectively and exchanged views on China-Ghana relations and Ghana's foreign policy with them.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon Julius Debrah has called on all media practitioners to exhibit a lot of professionalism in disseminating information.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Ejisu-Juaben, Mr Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh has cut the sod for the construction of an emergency block for Juaben Government Hospital and 14- seater water closet toilet facilities at Adumakai, Adumasa and Ejisu-zongo respectively in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The Forestry Commission has celebrated the 3rd Forestry Week, Greening Ghana at Begoro in the Eastern Region under the theme; "Celebrating our Forests for Sustainable Development."

The Black Stars of Ghana will join the countries of Southern Africa for COSAFA Cup in 2014 after the GFA (Ghana Football Association) has accepted the invitation of the sub-regional organization. This year, it is Botswana which organizes from September 13 to 27 the competition whose title will be defended by Zambia.

MTN Foundation has commissioned a 16-room, two-storey boys' dormitory block for the Owerriman Senior High Technical School to replace old dormitories which were congested and lacked basic sanitary facilities.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says unless economic miracles happen, short-term vulnerabilities would put Ghana's economy out of shape. According to the Breton Woods Institution, which the government is courting for a possible bailout, current vulnerabilities have put Ghana's transformation agenda at risk.