Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited grew its gross premium by 38 per cent from GH¢45.9 million to GH¢63 million. Its profit after tax also increased by 169 per cent from GH¢5.28 million in 2011 to GH¢14.34 in 2012.

Mali has lifted a state of emergency in place since January, when France intervened to help drive out Islamists occupying the north, officials say.

At least 29 pupils and a teacher have been killed in a pre-dawn attack by suspected Islamists on a school in northeastern Nigeria, reports say.

A teacher, Mr Patrick Kyei Barwuah, 54, has been re-elected as the Presiding Member of the Ahafo Ano North District Assembly in the Ashanti Region.

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh, has warned that consultants and contractors who do shoddy work on government projects in the region will be blacklisted.

A seminar aimed at promoting the production of quality water for consumption has been held, with a call on stakeholders to help protect local water bodies.

The incumbent District Chief Executive (DCE) of Kwabre East in the Ashanti Region, Mr Adams Iddisah, received the shock of his life yesterday when the general assembly rejected his re-nomination for the position.

The hope that the Volta River Authority (VRA) will soon improve power supply in the country suffered a momentary setback when a section of its thermal station at Aboadze exploded early Friday.

A 15-year-old pupil of the Ho Bankoe E.P. Junior High School met his untimely death when fire gutted the room in which he was sleeping at Anlokordzi, a suburb of Ho, last Thursday night.

Members of the Private Afforestation Developers Organisation (PADO) have suggested to the government to create a special fund to assist them in their efforts to recover the country’s depleted forest cover.

Four thousand five hundred traders whose shops were gutted by fire in Accra and Kumasi are to benefit from a GH¢2 million government grant.

Church groups are noted for pilgrimages and not fun tours. When the members of Bishop Speaks AME Zion Church of Accra Newtown, decided to hit the road, however, it was mainly for fun and at the same time, a lookout for opportunities that may present themselves for the spread of the gospel.

The incarcerated journalist, Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie,who is serving a 10-day jail term for contemptuous publication against the Supreme Court in connection with hearing of the 2012 election petition has been moved out of the Ho Prisons.

The Central Tongu District Assembly in the Volta Region has held an inaugural day during which four projects executed by the assembly at GH¢1,759, 000 were inaugurated at separate functions.

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.

A herbal nutritional supplement, which provides nutrients that strengthen the immune system and prevent diseases was launched in Accra at the weekend.

Young Professional and Youth Coalition (YPYC), a non-governmental organisation that seeks to promote the welfare and advancement of the Ghanaian youth, has held a career transformational seminar in Accra.

Eleven arts organisations and music groups that applied for  financial assistance from the Ghana Denmark Cultural Fund (GDCF), have been granted a total of GH¢ 255,160.00 for a variety of arts projects.

As part of activities to mark Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s 104th  birthday anniversary this year, an awards scheme dubbed ‘Osagyefo Awards for Indigenous Creativity’, has been instituted to climax the celebration.

The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, says Ghana is committed to supporting other African countries to create conditions that foster stability on the continent.