The Head of Chambers and lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Mr Godwin Djokoto, has urged courts to uphold and give effect to interest rates captured in agreements between borrowers and lenders.

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on the Ghana Education Service to speed up the payment of arrears to teachers who have been promoted and salaries of newly recruited teachers.

The Controller and Accountant-General will start paying the GH¢25 million arrears owed to lecturers and other staff of public universities from today.

About 1,700 farmers, including their dependents, are back on their feet following an intervention by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to clear mealy bug, a type of pest which devastated pawpaw farms in four regions.

The Greater Accra Region registered the highest number of new vehicles, 26,212, in Accra, Tema, and Weija for the first quarter of this year.

A Catholic Priest, Reverend Professor John Amankwah has underscored the need for state officials who steal state monies to be imprisoned for life.

As part of measures to efficiently deal with waste management in the country, a training workshop aimed to enhance the expertise and skills of metropolitan and municipal assemblies (MMAs) has been organised.

The introduction of the Payment Verification System (PVS) by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has resulted in increased revenue generation at the 37 Military Hospital branch of the authority.