Tax experts in Africa have converged in Accra at a symposium organized by International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) to find measures to fight tax avoidance and to proffer strategies through which various African governments can increase their tax revenue.

The Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, officially retires from office on June 8th. Per the provisions of the 1992 Constitution, all Supreme Court justices are supposed to retire at 70. But, in order not to create a vacuum after her departure, President Akufo-Addo announced her replacement last week, in the person of Justice Sophia Akuffo.

A total of 358 students have graduated from St. Monica's College of Education, Mrs. Christina Sobotie, Principal of the College, announced at the 9th Graduation ceremony of the institute.

Cape Coast -The head pastor of House of Faith Ministries Church in Cape Coast, Rev. Samuel Kwame Antwi has admonished the president, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo to seek God's counseling in all his endeavours in order to have God's glory and favour on him manifested.

Manso-Nkwanta -The Amansie West District Assembly has approved the appointment of Mr William Bediako Asante as District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie West at an emergency meeting of the assembly at Manso-Nkwanta on Tuesday.

Ho -President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured Ghanaians of his total commitment to promoting development across the country without any form of discrimination.

Nene Awuley II, Chief of Miotso, is urging the police to up their patrol of the area to clamp down on land guards who have been brutalising legitimate developers and other property owners.

Takoradi -THERE is uneasy calm at Shama Yabiw, a fishing community in the Shama District of the Western Region, as a result of chieftaincy dispute that is rearing its ugly head in the area.

The Defence for Children International-Ghana (DCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has sensitised selected assembly members from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly on the Children's Act, to enable them protect the rights of children.

Cape Coast. -Nana Appiah-Korang, the newly confirmed Municipal Chief Executive of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality in the central region has observed that there is massive indiscipline regarding sanitation issues in the municipality.

Assin Darmang -Mr. Derrick Owusu Ambrose, the newly confirmed District Chief Executive DCE for the Assin South District says he will collaborate with the police to fight against all forms of crime in the district.

EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative has presented menstrual pads to girls in their adolescent age at the Old Tafo SDA Junior High School.

In the bestselling novel, In High Places by Arthur Hailey, the Chairman of the opposition party made a statement to this effect to a young lawyer: "The work of the opposition is to always find faults in the ruling government, even if what it is pursuing is the right way. When you come to power, and you will have to do same things, you only have to find very good excuses."

Boston -When John Mahama stepped down as president of Ghana in January 2017, he became the first in his country's history to fail to secure a second term in office.

Mr Zubeiru Abdulai, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's nominee for the position of District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Pusiga District, has been endorsed with an overwhelming 100 per cent "yes" vote.

Prophet Jackson Kwadwo Adam says he still stands by his prophecy and will not retract

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says even though it accepts an apology from the Finance Minister, the ministry must quickly pay salaries of members whose names were mistakenly deleted from the payroll.

James Kwabena Bomfeh has asked State authorities to "rethink mining" in the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo has reassured the citizenry of government's commitment to developing all parts of the country.

Ghanaian dancehall singer Livingstone Satekla (Stonebwoy), and Leg Over hitmaker Mr Eazi are among shortlisted acts for the award of BET Best International Act: Africa.