April 2013

Dr Scali Agozo, Board Chairman of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Monday said, the NLA would not shield anybody involved in the alleged fraud case in Kumasi and perpetrators would be prosecuted. He said the Authority had since…

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled the Government Paper 1 and 2 of the on-going West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said the papers would…

Nationwide Cleft Foundation, a non-governmental organization to support persons born with cleft lip and palate, is to be launched in Sunyani on Wednesday, May 1. The organization will provide cleft surgery, dental and medical screening to…

Development partners have commended Ghana’s Ministry of Health for the holistic assessment of the sector’s programme of work for 2012 but urged it to give priority attention to public finance management. According to them, although…

Trade unions have been urged to cooperate with government to ensure job creation, respect for human rights, and protection of the environment. In his May Day message, Mr Solomon Stephen Ashalley Kotei, General Secretary of the Industrial…

The Forest Commission (FC) has set up a rapid response unit to augment its efforts at protecting forest and wildlife guards in their operations. The move became necessary due to the recent increased alleged brutality meted out to officers…

Mr Philip Addison, lead counsel for the petitioners, on Monday objected to Mr Tsatsu Tsikata’s cross-examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia since the first and third respondents filed a joint affidavit in the Election Petition hearing. Mr…

Commodity prices trended down through most of 2012 and are expected to remain stable in 2013, providing room for a flexible implementation of monetary policy, particularly in emerging market and developing countries. According to the 2013…

Bishop Joseph Osei Bonsu, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference  on Monday observed that corruption thrives in the society because people are not guided by integrity. He said corruption is evident in all facets of life including…

Barring any hitches, Newmont Ghana’s Akyem project will start full production in the last quarter of this year, an official of the gold mining firm has said. “We are on course to commence production late this year,” Mr Oduro-Kwarteng…