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Taxi drivers in the Offinso Municipality on Monday withdrew their services to protest against the bad road network in the area. They said the deplorable nature of the roads had led to high operating costs part of which is due to the…

The youth have been urged to take advantage of the skills training programme being provided by the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) to establish themselves. Mrs Angela Oforiwa Alorwu Tay, District…

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems, has held a 3-day training workshop on the use of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) in Accra at the weekend. It was organized for selected staff of the country’s 28 main banks, aim at…

Professor Justice A. K. P. Kludze, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana has said that the concept of “winner takes all” is the bane of Ghana’s politics. He said under it the winner in a general election takes over all…

Mr Edward Amankwah Executive Director of Youth Action International, an Accra based Civil Society on Monday urged government to pay attention to the implementation of biological diversity conventions. “Government needs to enact the…

A study conducted in the Talensi and Nabdam Districts of the Upper East Region indicates that about 90 per cent of teachers in the area absented themselves from school without permission in the years 2012 and 2013. The trend has been…

Mr Peter Okwechime, a Business Adviser on Monday observed that Africa can boast of enough natural resources to create wealth and improve the livelihood of its people. He said the problem, however is lack of effective and efficient…

Mr Charles Wiafe, Gomoa West District Magistrate, has advised Ghanaians not to consider the task of nation building and development as the preserve of government. He said every citizen is important and has a role to play in the national…

UNICEF and the Japanese government have announced a $1.5 million project to address cholera in Ghana. According to the two the project ‘will help prevent and respond to cholera outbreaks in Ghana.’ “The Cholera Prevention and Response…

The rise in Ghana’s trade deficit got worse during the first quarter of 2013 as a result of low international commodity prices. Ghana’s major commodity exports are gold, cocoa and recently oil. According to the Bank of Ghana (BoG), in the…