A Member of Parliament for Nantong has called for the scrapping of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty which was introduced in 2007 to support the aged, disabled and the vulnerable in the society.

About 100 business leaders from across Africa gathered at IBM's Smarter Planet Leadership Forum in Nairobi, Kenya for a dialogue with IBM senior executives about taking advantage of big data and disruptive shifts to support the continent's growth.

Two lucky winners of a Peroni promotion run in four image outlets in Accra will enjoy a 3-day all expenses paid trip to Italy.

The military high command is angry over a bloody confrontation that left two soldiers seriously wounded: one in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

A hail of meteorite fragments fell in central Russia on Friday morning, hurting hundreds of people and damaging thousands of buildings, according to officials.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been impressing on businesses in the Ashanti region to honour their tax obligations, especially with the Value Added Tax.

The Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians is advocating for doctors to be trained in birth attendance as a means of reducing maternal mortality.

GhanaÂ’s leading mineral water producer, Voltic (GH) Ltd has, commissioned a mechanized borehole for the Meyah Preparatory School at Medie in the Ga West Municipality of Greater Accra region.

Former Volta Regional Minister Henry Ford Kamel will be buried next week, Volta regional NDC chairman Kwesi Aboagye has disclosed to Joy News.

Valentine's Day is billed as the most romantic of the year. And for most couples, it means pulling out all the stops to show their partners just how much they care.

Parliament on Friday approved nine more ministerial nominees who were vetted by the Appointments Committee yesterday.

In what has become a chillingly familiar event across the US, school authorities recently discovered a gun and a knife in the backpack of a student. The backpack's owner: a 10-year-old student at Fort Colville Elementary School.

Berekum Chelsea have suspended technical director Hans Van Der Pluym and head Coach Yusif Abubakar following a training ground altercation on Thursday.

The Ghana Football Association has maintained Kwasi Appiah as Coach for the senior national football team, the Black Stars.

Total revenue and grants (excluding exemptions) amounted to GH¢16.1 billion (22.3 percent of GDP) in 2012 as against a budget estimate of GH¢16.9 billion.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission says it is not aware of the intended threat to strike by Pharmacists in the country.

Accra Hearts of Oak might have gone down into the relegation zone of the Ghana Premier league but they are sure of covering themselves in glory with silverware as they chase the MTN FA Cup.

An Ivorian man about to be deported from Italy has set himself alight at Fiumicino airport in the capital, Rome, Italian media has reported.

Mali will hold nationwide presidential elections on 7 July, the interim government's territorial administration minister has announced.

South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius wept in court as prosecutors said they would pursue a "premeditated murder" charge over the death of his girlfriend.