A recent Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis conducted by the World Food Programme (WFP), has  confirmed that the three northern regions in Ghana continued to record higher incidents of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition.

The Wenchi Rural Bank has adopted the Paediatric (children's) ward of the Methodist Hospital in the Wenchi municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region.

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) has ordained 13 ministerial probationers in Accra, with a call on them to do away with practices inconsistent with their calling and the true Bible teachings.

Three resettlement mining communities in the Asutifi North District in the Brong Ahafo Region, Ntotroso, Kenyasi No 1 and Kenyasi No 2, have been presented with 400 quality energy efficient cooking stoves  to  help reduce indoor air pollution (IAP) facing those  areas.

Drama unfolded at Adansi Anwiaso in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region last Friday when a fetish priest in an apparent trance, descended on a pastor in his church to demand the balance of an agreed fee for juju he allegedly gave the man of God to expand his ministry.

A 36-year-old pupil teacher has had his penis severed by a gang led by the husband of a woman he is accused of having an amorous relationship with.

The Ajumako – Enyan – Esiam District Assembly has initiated a number of measures to improve upon its capacity to generate internal revenue to accelerate the pace of development in the district and better the living conditions of the people.

After last week’s encounter with the sheer magic of shea butter in Northern Ghana, it’s almost addictive that I should dip my hand into something oily again. But before realising it, I had been smeared with the desire to spend time with another oil extracting process, starring our hardworking women.

Christlikeminds International, a non-profit Christian organisation, has donated assorted textbooks, teaching and visual aids, writing books, stationery and clothes to the Taribiya M/A 1 and 2 Islamic School at Weija a suburb of Accra.

By David KwakyeRunning my delicate fingers on the cold steel of these prison walls, my cheeks are forced upwards, as a wry smile forms on my face. Memories of old, buried in the long intestines of expended time, rush into my head like a gush of water from a broken dam.

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), with endorsements from the International Federation of Choral Music and the Global African Foundation for Choral Music, has begun a nationwide search for talents to represent Ghana at the ‘Africa Sing Aloud’ international choral music festival.

The Madina Magistrate court has fined a Chinese driver, Lan Xiaoming, GH¢480 for careless and inconsiderate driving and causing harm under section 31 of Act 685/04 and section 72 of Act 29/60 respectively.

The Ghana Denmark Cultural Fund (GDCF) has once again made a call for applications from artistes and related arts organisations for support of projects throughout the country.

It can be four, five, six or eight-stringed and fretted or fretless but whichever calibrations it comes with, the electric bass guitar has become a very important instrument in  many styles of music, including highlife,  rock,  soul, R&B, country, reggae, gospel, blues and jazz.

Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- Syria will allow U.N. inspectors full access to any site of a purported chemical weapons attack, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad told CNN on Sunday.

The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Armah Ashietey, has toured venues of extra classes for final year students of public Senior High Schools (SHS) in three circuits of the constituency.

An International Evangelist, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, at the weekend observed that the verdict of the Supreme Court on the election petition holds the key to national security, stability and unity.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says money laundering and terrorist financing have become a herculean challenge in the country’s economy, particularly in the banking sector.

The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has appeared in court, three days after being released from prison and placed under house arrest.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has claimed he is on the verge of dying from ongoing drug and alcohol problems.