Press Statement from John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State in Washington, DC

The Hon. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has challenged members of the Western Regional Lands Commission to put their expertise to work and help resolve the numerous land issues in the western region using among other mechanisms, dialogue and alternative disputes resolution techniques.

The Brong Ahafo Regional Technical Advisory Team (RTAT)of Messrs P&H Enterprise and Consultants under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) schooled some selected heads of department in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region on Public Financial Management (PFM) yesterday.

The Atebubu co-operative yam producers and marketing society has elected new officers to steer its affairs for the next four years.

The President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. Professor Alpha Condé, will arrive in Accra today, Wednesday, for a three-day State visit to Ghana. President Condé will be the Special Guest at tomorrow's 57th Independence Anniversary Parade.

The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Brazil and the Judiciary of the Republic of Ghana have signed a protocol of cooperation to deepen the relationship between their two institutions.

GHANAIANS will, on Thursday, mark the country's 57th independence anniversary with national and regional parades and sundry social events.

Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, yesterday set the ball rolling for the commencement of the debate on the 2014 state of the nation address delivered by President John Dramani Mahama in Parliament.

As part of activities marking the International Women's Day celebration, the first ever Ghana Women's Summit was organised to celebrate the achievements of Women in the country.

This year's Stakeholders' Conference of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the fourth in series, yesterday, took place in Accra.

Students of the Nungua Senior High School have beaten their counterparts of Tamale Senior High School to win the 17th Edition of the Independence Day Inter-School Debate finals in Accra. The winners represented the Southern zone whilst the Tamale Senior High School represented the Northern zone.

The International Narcotics Control Board has recommended to Governments around the world to inject adequate and sustained level of investments into the prevention and treatment of drug abuse even in times of financial austerities.

The Members of Parliament (MP) for Asawase and majority chief whip, Hon. Muntaka M. Mubarak, has called for deeper and speedy investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of babies in the country's hospital by carrying out a public forum in all the regions of Ghana.