The government has put in place incentive packages for investors and real estate developers who are ready to partner it to deliver low income affordable housing to the people of Ghana, the Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has said.

The assembly member for the Nandom Kpee Electoral Area, Mr Aasoglenang Thaddeus Akum, has lauded the leadership role of the Nandom District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Cutbert Kunkpiel and requested that he must be retained.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has promised a do-or-die fight to win polls, as Zimbabweans face an uncertain future with elections three weeks away.  

The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 general election, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, were given a rousing welcome when they arrived at Akyem Oda to attend two funerals.The funerals were of Madam Mary Kumiwaa Attafuah, mother  of Mr Larry Kwaku Attafuah, a special assistant to the Minister of Education during the Kufuor administration and Mrs Victoria Amoah, aka Madam Afia Amoah, wife of Mr Robert Kwasi Amoah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Achiase Constituency and her son, Augustine Nana Boakye.Both human and vehicular traffic came to a halt for hours when the two leading personalities and a large group of leading members of the NPP and their supporters reached the outskirts of Oda. From reliable sources, the traffic started at Winneba Junction, through Agona Swedru, Akyem Akroso, Akyem Manso, Asene and peaked at Oda.It was hectic for the police personnel, led by the Municipal Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Issah Mohammed Cantona, to control the traffic for Nana Akufo-Addo and his entourage to get access to the Oda Emmanuel Presbyterian Church to attend the burial service of the late Madam Attafuah. When Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia got down from the four-wheeled vehicle, it was difficult for them to get access to the church building as everybody wanted to either shake hands with them or catch a glimpse of them. Some of the people were heard shouting loudly: “Nana- Addo is the next president”, “Nana Addo come and rescue us from our economic hardships”, “Nana Akufo-Addo, we thank you for your patience and tolerance”, “Nana Akufo-Addo, you are the man of peace, “Dr Bawumia is an excellent scholar and economist.”In the midst of the burial service, hell nearly broke loose when lawyer Philip Addison emerged at the ceremony, with the old and young shouting, “Pink sheets, pink sheets, pink sheets,” a situation which brought the service to a temporary halt.When the burial service was over and Nana Akufo-Addo, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia and their entourage, which included Mr Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Mr Boakye Agyarko, Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba and a host of MPs, were leaving the church building to join their vehicles, the human traffic situation became very difficult as those who were waiting outside struggled to shake hands with them.From the church, a large number of people followed Nana Akufo-Addo and his entourage to the Ages Abba Hotel at Oda where they were refreshed before they continued their journey to Achiase to sympathise with Mr Amoah.Story: Samuel Kyei-Boateng /Daily Graphic / Ghana

Members of the Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly have confirmed the President’s nominee, Mr Andrews Sodah, as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the assembly at an emergency meeting held at Somanya on Thursday.

Human Development International (HUDAI), the non-governmental organisation constructing the Kanda Mosque Complex, has resolved to speed up work and complete the project on time.

At least 40 people have been killed in a shooting incident in Cairo, amid ongoing unrest over the removal of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi.

The Dompoase engineered landfill site in Kumasi constructed by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly in 2004 to address the challenges of dumping of solid and liquid waste seems to have consigned the problem of dumping sites to history, at least for the next 25 to 30 years.

The State rightly went into the hotel and allied businesses after independence.  Ghanaians placed in charge of institutions did not all however perform up to expectation.  Our premier hotel, “The Ambassador” Hotel, collapsed and eventually foreign “partnership” was sought to manage the State hotels and generally to promote the hospitality industry.  We have since made satisfactory progress.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has raised issues with the management of the country’s economy and urged the government to initiate dialogue for home grown solutions.

A presidential retreat was held at the weekend to review the state of the Ghanaian economy with the view to consolidating the gains so far made and addressing challenges confronting the country.

The Managing Director of Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Mr Simon Dornoo, has said that the bank is positioning itself to target identifiable growth opportunities outside Ghana.

Petitioners challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the December 2012 presidential polls are praying the Supreme Court to refer issues on 1,545 pink sheets to the international audit firm, KPMG, for further consideration.

DSTC Solar Training Centre and IBIS Ghana, have collaborated to provide solar lighting and solar vaccine fridges to 12 schools and four clinics in Bole in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has launched a new Malta Guinness Pan African campaign at a   ceremony in Accra.

Thirteen new pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) have been ordained in Accra with a charge to preach the undiluted word of God and to discharge their responsibilities dutifully.

The  women’s wing of the Kumasi District of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), known as the Precious Vessels of  Virtue, is committed to assisting Christian women to develop their spiritual and moral values and as well as the organisation of conferences  to empower them economically.

Thirty Community Child Protection Units (CCPU) have been launched at Tumu in the Sissala East District to liaise and work in close collaboration with chiefs, the district assemblies and other stakeholders, to protect the rights of children.

The second edition of Anansefest has been launched at the National Theatre in Accra.

By Gabriel Obodai Torgbor-Ashong,Student,  Ghana Institute of JournalismIn recent times, fellow youngsters I have seen in a while have resurfaced from their ‘sojourned lands.’ Almost all of them now have new looks, with the ladies in different shades of hairstyle.