Accra -THE International Telecommunications Union has awarded Ghana the Project Prize 2014 Award in Rural Telephony for bridging the communication gap in rural communities.

Accra -THE Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has warned all foreigners engaged in retail trade to stop operating in the country by the end of this month.

Accra -KOSMOS Energy, the oil company, announced plans to invest an additional $2 billion in Ghana's oil sector in a deal that will offer more employment opportunities to locals.

Accra -TIGO, the mobile network operator, has announced a multimillion dollar investment programme to improve its network and services for its growing number of customers.

Accra -ECONOMISTS have advised the Bank of Ghana (BoG) against printing more money to shore up the country's huge budget deficit as this could be disastrous to the economy.

The Speaker of Parliament, RT Hon Edward Doe Adjaho, has appealed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MMDAs) of government to respect the time table of the House and submit their respective businesses which require parliamentary approval or consideration on time.

President John Mahama has nominated a former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, as Minister Designate for Health. He replaces Madam Hanny-Sherry Ayittey who has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

The second National Forum for Girls' Education Officers which provides platform for stakeholders in girls' education to take stock of their performance over the past year and to plan for the future is underway in Accra.

On 4th June 2014, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Ms. Sun Baohong paid a courtesy call on Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts of Ghana and exchanged views on China-Ghana relations and cooperation on tourism, culture and arts.

On 4th June 2014, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Ms. Sun Baohong paid a courtesy call on Hon. Alfred Vanderpujie, Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). The two exchanged views on China-Ghana relations, cooperation on economy and trade and especially those projects implemented by the Chinese side in Accra. Nearly 100 people composed of AMA officials, representatives of local business community, schools and honorary citizens attended the meeting.

On 5th June 2014, H.E. Ambassador Sun Baohong met with Honorable Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State at the Chinese Embassy, and exchanged views on China-Ghana relation as well as bilateral and regional cooperation.

The head of the Liberian Maritime Authority Mr. Binyan Kessely told the New Dawn in an interview Tuesday that the oil tanker MT Fair Artemis was reported missing while he was attending a Maritime meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

The District Chief Executive for South Tongu District Mr Samuel Mawuko Eworyi has observed that the main challenge facing Second Cycle Schools in the District is inadequate infrastructure.

The Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District Assembly in Central Region has held its first general assembly meeting for the year 2014. The meeting was held at the quadrangle of the assembly since there was no assembly hall.

Stakeholders in education in the Atebubu-Amantin District have held a school performance review meeting in Atebubu at which the performance of basic schools in the 2013 academic year was assessed.

THE DESIRE of the Ghana Gas Company to start pumping natural gas to feed the thermal plants in the country by September this year has suffered a serious jolt.

The District Chief Executive for SouthTongu, Samuel Mawuko Eworyi revealed that the Assembly has map out strategies to ensure effective revenue mobilization.

Ghana produced an emphatic 4-0 victory over South Korea in Florida on Monday to ensure they depart for the World Cup in Brazil in high spirits.