President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stressed the need for members of the legal fraternity to carry out their work in ways that assert, at all material times, the integrity and special status of the legal profession.

On 14 June 2019, Ghana joined the global community to celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The theme of this year's campaign, "Blood Donation and Universal Access to Safe Blood Transfusion" seeks to ensure that people living in Ghana have access to adequate blood and blood products, which are of sufficient quality and without exposure to financial hardship. The theme also focuses on blood donation and universal access to safe blood transfusion as a means of achieving universal health coverage and strongly

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in collaboration with the Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG), will this month launch the VAG Lotto, a new lottery product.

Abidjan -Members of the Noble Order of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall on a pilgrimage to Yamoussoukro have paid a visit to the offices of the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Abidjan.

Tumu -Stakeholders in livestock value chain in the Upper West Region have been sensitised about the requirements of livestock production, trading and mobility in the West African sub-region.

The 2019 Project Financing, Trade and Investment conference and exhibition was last Friday launched in Accra under the auspices of the Trustwork Oakbuild International Limited (TWOBIL), a consulting firm, in partnership with the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL).

School pupils have been called upon to champion healthy sanitary conditions to safeguard the environment and promote sustainable growth.

THIRTY Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officers based at the Kotoka International Airport are undergoing training on detection of fake travel documents as part of efforts to tackle irregular migration and related crime.

Zenith University College on Saturday held a graduation ceremony for 286 students who have completed various programmes of studies.

The people of the Oti Region have been urged to keep the unity and peace that are currently prevailing among the diverse ethnic groups in the area to promote rapid development.

Bongo -The Paramount Chief of the Bongo traditional area in the Upper East Region, Naba Baba Salifu Aleemyarum, has tasked all the divisional and sub chiefs including the queen mothers in the area to ensure that the Bongo district meets its set target of ending Open Defecation Free (ODF) by the close of the year.

Ho -THE second AME Zion Academic Excellence Awards in the Volta Region has been held in Ho. The awards scheme was instituted to honour hard working pupils and teachers of AME Zion schools.

Jirapa -The Office of the Head of Local Government Service, (OHLGS) is set to introduce a career progression scheme for staff of the service to enhance their performance and response to duty.

Wa -The Deputy Regional Commander for the Narcotics Control Board, NACOB, Mr Charles Kanneo, has revealed that the illicit sale and abuse of Tramadol in the Upper West Region has reduced drastically.

Serigu -The Sustainable Medical Missions (SMM), an international medical training and empowering organisation, based in the United States, has supported the Serigu communities in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, to build toilet facilities.

Obrempong Professor Kyem-Amponsah II, the Chief of Fiapre in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, has promised the best Basic Education Certificate Examination students in the Fiapre Circuit, who obtained grade six in the 2019 BECE of GH?1,000.00.

The new Universities Bill, which will soon be laid before Parliament, will not undermine academic freedom of public Universities, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has said.

This year's African Scientific Renaissance Day was on Friday marked in Accra with a call on African scientists to pool resources to help address the continent's agriculture challenges.

Nankese -The Koforidua Branch Manager of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Charles Frimpong Asare has urged member banks to cooperate with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to develop a robust banking system to support the economic transformation of the country.

The Coalition of Muslim Organisation Ghana (COMOG), on Sunday held a National Muslim Consultative forum in Accra to deliberate on how to mobilise and sensitise the community in providing accurate information of themselves in the 2020 Population and Housing Census.