June 2013

Daasebre Gyenin Kantam II, Chief of Akim Achiase in the Eastern Region has appealed to the Minister of Defence for the removal of the Military Jungle Welfare Station at Achiase. The call followed alleged brutalities melted out to people…

Police Woman (PW) Constable, Esther Aku-Tawiah Addo emerged the overall best recruit after undergoing six months Basic Police Training in the Central Region Police Training School in Winneba. She was among 381 others who were recruited…

Newmont Golden Ridge Limited, Akyem Project, in line with its commitment to improve the wellbeing of its operating communities, has trained women in income generating ventures. The beneficiaries are made up of three groups, with each group…

A 21-year old trader, Mary Nyamekey, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a child. She pleaded guilty before a Takoradi Circuit Court presided over by Mr Charles Bamfo Nimako. Nyamekey was arrested on…

Barima Akwasi Amankwaah, Programme Officer, Ghana NGOs Coalition on the Rights of the Child (GNCRC), has urged government to take holistic approach in tackling juvenile justice issues. He said as much as the country wanted to have good…

About 288 cases transferred from the traditional courts since 2009 in Cape Coast, have been settled through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism. Mr. Evans Abbeyquaye, the Regional ADR Coordinator, made this known on Tuesday…

The vaccine given to newborns in Ghana to fight against rotavirus is 60% effective, a new study conducted by US–based Mayo Clinic has indicated. According to the findings of the study, the vaccine may save thousands of lives in the country…

The US government announces Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as the next host city for the 2013 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. To be held August 12-13, 2013, the theme for this year's AGOA Forum is “Sustainable…

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa and the NEPAD Secretariat have discussed the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ in Tunis. This is in an attempt to ensure that Africa’s…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board has approved a concessional loan of $18 million to support a livestock project in Zambia. The project is under Zambia’s Livestock Infrastructure Development Support Project (LISP) which aims to…