August 2011

The UK is to release almost £1 billion of Libyan currency to the country's central bank after the move was approved by the United Nations. Around 1.86 billion Libyan Dinar (£950 million) of newly-printed banknotes were held in the UK under…

Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study said on Wednesday. It also found many of the companies spent more on lobbying than they did on taxes. At a…

Mr Felix Ampong, Acting Director of Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) on Tuesday said about 95 per cent of national records were being held in paper form. He said the records also lacked the necessary buck up, in cases of…

Mr Abuga Pele, National Coordinator of National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) on Tuesday said the proposed change of name of the programme to Youth Employment and Development Programme (YEDA) was necessary to reflect the importance of…

Nana Louis Akatta, District Chief Executive (DCE) of the newly created Biakoye District in the Volta Region has appealed to local communities to initiate projects to supplement those undertaken by government. He said spirited efforts of…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released guidelines for the implementation of the 30 per cent Catchment Area Allocation for placement of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High School/Technical…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced the introduction of a new transport operating permit (TOP) as part of measures to check rising indiscipline among commercial drivers. The permit is a certificate issued to recognize…

Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, on Tuesday stressed the need to enforce legislation on the registration of the dead and ensure that the indiscriminate interment of corpses came to an end.…

The Colleges of Education Law would be ready by December 2011 to give legal backing to the upgrading of Teacher Training Colleges in the country into tertiary institutions. Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Minister of Education, gave the hint at…

Road accidents in Eastern Region saw a reduction of 23.8 per cent in 2010. Despite the reduction the region still remained the third most accident prone area in the country. Mr Kwame Koduah Atuahene, the Acting Regional Manager of the…