Mr Stephen Kwaku Baladu Manu, a former Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South, has declared his intention to contest for the position of the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party when nominations are opened.

The Chairman of the Eastern Region Council of Muslim Chiefs, Chief Abu Adams, has, as a matter of urgency, called on the government to ban all songs associated with terrorism in the country.

It emerged at the sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday that the Gratis Foundation failed to account for fuel purchases valued at GH¢5,030 in 2010 and 2011.

Hundreds of workers in the Tema metropolis yesterday demonstrated to press home their demand for a reduction in the recent hikes in water and electricity tariffs.

About 700,000 civil and public servants risk not being paid at the end of the month if the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) does  not call off  its industrial action.

The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has said the downgrading of Ghana from ‘B+’ to ‘B’ by Fitch, an international rating agency, is very harsh and totally uncalled for.

Ghana’s already heavy wage bill of GH¢9 billion will increase to GH¢11 billion by the close of the year, a Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mr Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has said.

Organised labour says it will not back down on its 10-working-day ultimatum to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and the government to suspend the implementation of the new tariff increases.

The Managing Director of Ghacem Limited, Mr Morten Gade, has charged workers to prioritise safety and ensure zero-injury lost time at workplaces.

The acting Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST), Mr John Arkorful, says the company has recovered the GH¢1.6 million which was diverted into a private account by a group of fraudsters.

The Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Public-Private Partnerships, Mr Rashid Pelpuo, has challenged the private sector to ride on Ghana’s economic and political credentials to market the country in order to attract more foreign investors.

The 1983 Year Group of the University of Ghana Medical School yesterday organised a health-screening exercise for the residents and workers of Agbogloshie in Accra.

Sterling International Ltd has received a Platinum Award at the 23rd National Awards for Export Achievement, 2012, in the exports of Auto-Industrial and Marine Paints category.

VIVO Energy Ghana, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has opened a new multipurpose fuel service station at Hansonic, near Mataheko, in Accra.

Leaders across Africa’s Oil and Gas industry have been advised to focus on improving their environmental performance in their exploitation of natural resources.

The President and Founder of Compassion in Action Africa (CIA), Archbishop Duncan Williams, has called on Ghanaians not to regard the development of the nation as the sole responsibility of the government but as a shared duty by every citizen.

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGSCP) has mounted a stand at this year’s policy fair to showcase some of the activities and achievements of the ministry over the years.

The attitude of some parents who shirk the responsibility of catering for their children poses a lot of challenges to the growth and development of such children, as some of them have to be engaged in exploitative labour to fend for themselves.

A ban has been placed on the harvesting and export of rosewood timber from Ghana, effective January 1, 2014.

Dr Abu Sakara, the 2012 CPP Presidential Candidate, has extended warm greetings of joy and peace to all Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, which helps to strengthen faith, boost the sense of sacrifice, and remind of the great promise.