Fiber glass canoes and boats were introduced to the fishing community at the James Town Beach in Accra yesterday to replace wooden ones.

Even though Mr Michael Kobla Adzaho, the District Chief Executive of Agotime Ziofe District Assembly, has been re-nominated by the president, the chiefs and people of Agotime Traditional Area have kicked against any move by the National Democratic Congress government to retain him.

Parliament has approved the re-introduction of the National Fiscal Stabilisation Levy (NFSL) for a period of 18 months to raise funds for fiscal stabilisation of the economy.

Muslims who intend to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca this year have been offered a novelty package to take care of their needs.

The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Kojo Bonsu, last Tuesday undertook a historic visit to the Ashanti regional offices of two opposition parties — the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Convention People’s Party (CPP) —  to find ways of working with all the political parties to build a better Kumasi.

Ghanaians will soon have the benefit of reading a comprehensive compilation of documents, articles and pictures describing at first hand the issues leading to and surrounding the Presidential Election Petition sanctioned by the National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party with Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr. Bawumia and Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey as the petitioners.

The President of the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Ghana (IHRMP), Mr Dan Acheampong, has called on human resource practitioners, corporate bodies and the general public to rally behind the institute and the  HR Focus magazine to ensure a successful first Ghana HR Conference and Excellence Awards, scheduled to come off on October 4 and 5, 2013 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.

President John Dramani Mahama has released the first list of nominees for metropolitan, municipal and district chief executive (MMDCE) positions in the Volta Region.

The Sales and Marketing Director of Bamson Company Limited, (Sikkens), Mr George Debrah, has reiterated the company’s resolve to improve the auto spraying industry in Ghana through world class training programmes.

The  branch executive members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East constituency have pledged their  support for Dr  Adams Nuhu, the Municipal Chief Executive.

A NON- Governmental Organisation (NGO), Enactus Ghana (EG), is poised to support students in the tertiary institutions to establish their own businesses.