Accra, May 31, GNA - The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) Department of the National Commission fo r Civic Education, in a bid to improve on sanitation and health, have marked this year’s Citizenship Week with a cleanup exercise across the Municipality.The exercise, which was undertaken mainly by pu

Axim (WR), May 31. GNA -The Municipal Chief Executive of Nzema East, Mr. Frank Okponye has called on the youth in the municipality to desist from sexual immoral acts and rather inculcate their time in useful activities. He made the call during a day's advocacy forum for stakeholders organized by the National Y

Accra, May 31, GNA - An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢20,000.00 to a drinking bar operator for allegedly assaulting his wife and causing harm to her eyes over sex.

Accra, May 31, GNA – Voltic Ghana Limited, franchisor of Cool Pac Sachet Water, has organised a maiden workshop on health, safety, and pensions for 50 women drawn from their Cool Pac Factory, in Accra.The workshop was aimed at giving the women training on general hygiene, in addition to health and safety at

Accra, May 31, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has admitted a self-styled medical doctor to bail in the sum of GH¢70,000.00 with three sureties for allegedly defrauding a business woman of various sums of money.One of the sureties should be a public servant earning not less than GH

Accra, May 31, GNA – Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has been appointed a Board Member of the Global Covenant Of Mayors for Climate Change and Energy (GCoM) in the United States.In that role, Mr Sowah would work to galvanise city climate action across Africa, set the st

Sunson (NR) May 31, GNA - The Justice and Peace Commission of the Yendi Dioces of the Catholic church has launched a Project on community participation in local governance for transparency accountability.The programmes, which is on the theme:”Community Participation in local Governance and for Transparency,

Accra, May 31, GNA - Executives of Women in Business and Tourism (WBT) have paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi to welcome her on her assumption of office.The Executive team, led by the President, Miss Eunice Ogbugo, comprised of the Vice Presiden

Accra, May 31, GNA - The Bank of Ghana has revoked the licences of 347 insolvent microfinance companies, saying the institutions continue to pose risk to the entire financial system.“Given the risks that these institutions continue to pose to the entire financial system, and the need to protect depositors, t

Accra, May 31, GNA – The Food and Agricultural Organisation, (FAO), government and partners have held an inception meeting to introduce a project on the reclamation of mined degraded cocoa lands, using succession and diversified cocoa based Agroforestry to stakeholders.The meeting was aimed at introducing th

Accra, May 31 GNA - The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, has advised chiefs to prioritise the education of their people since it is the key to development.He said the era of guns were over and that education was the means by which nations, towns and communities attained development.

Zuarungu (U/E) May 31, GNA – The Upper East Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on Mr Martin Alamisi Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, to initiate criminal investigations into the construction of “dugouts under the guise of One-Village, One Dam (1V1D).”The party made the cal

By Sumaiya Salifu Saeed, GNASokode-Ando (VR), May 31, GNA - Pencils of Promise (PoP), a Non-Governmental organisation with focus on education has re-roofed the Sokode-Ando Municipal Assembly School after rainstorm ripped-up its roof in April, this year.

Accra, May 31, GNA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged Ghanaian nationals living in the Republic of Nigeria, to ensure that they possess the requisite documentation to enable them to reside in the country legally. Pursuant to the Economic Community of West African Protocol A

GNA News Feature by Maxwell AwumahHo, May 31, GNA - The maxim of “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” was demonstrated last Friday, when the Volta Regional Police Command marked its West African Security Services Association (WASSA) at the forecourt of the

Accra, May 31, GNA - Researchers at the Animal Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-ARI) have begun a comparative study into the use of various feed sources for poultry production to ascertain the best one for growth.Over the next eight weeks, the researchers would obs

Accra, May 31, GNA - The Bank of Ghana has revoked the licences of 39 insolvent microcredit companies for regulatory violations and other supervisory concerns.A statement from the Central Bank said severe under-capitalisation, poor lending and risk management practices, and poor corporate governance practices

Ho, May 31, GNA - Hundreds of people including some executive members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region on Friday defied a morning downpour for a street protest against what they described a “collapsing National Health Insurance Scheme.”The demonstration, dubbed: “Mie kukum”

Accra, May 31, GNA – Ghana on Friday joined the rest of the world to celebrate “No Tobacco Day” to increase awareness on the dangers of tobacco smoke to lung health and the fundamental role lungs played in the health and well-being of individuals.The celebration on the theme: “Tobacco and Lung Health??

Cape Coast, May 31, GNA - The Central Region branch of the Ghana Journalists' Association (GJA) has appealed to the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help develop HIV and AIDS report guidelines for journalists.This, according to the Association, would guide heal