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Statistics at the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that an estimated number of 140 million girls in the world have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Mrs Florence Ali, President of the Ghana Association for Women’s Welfare…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday said it had recorded a significant surge in the number of Liberian refugees registering for voluntary repatriation from Ghana following announcement of the cessation invocation which takes effect on…

Ms Christina Edmund, a Director, at Ministry of the Interior, on Monday commended the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for undertaking challenging activities and playing a strong co-ordinating role in the country. “NADMO…

The Finnish Business Council, West Africa (FBCWA), on Monday lauded Ghana’s business environment, which according to the group hinged heavily on proactive investment laws, political stability, security and strategic government policies. Ms…

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda, the Senior Police Officer at the centre of the cocaine swapping scandal, was on Monday remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. This followed substitution of…

Ms Julia Nimo has said the Kwahu West Municipality Health Directorate recorded 435 new HIV/ AIDS cases last year which represented an 18.2 percent increase over that of 2010. She said seventy-nine of the cases came from pregnant women. Ms…

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC) on Monday launched the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Accra. Professor Opoku-Agyemang said the activities would begin with the Students…

Two hundred and ninety-three people from four communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality have been selected to benefit from the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP). The communities are Dachio, Dubila, Sumbrungu Aguusi, and…

The King Baudouin Foundation has opened nominations for the King Baudouin African Development Prize. The award seeks to reward individuals or organisations who are making outstanding contribution to development in Africa through…

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome who is at the centre of the payment of a controversial GH¢51.2 million judgement debt appeared in the Financial Division of the Fast Track Court in Accra on Monday charged with various counts of fraud.…