The Afosu Area Cocoa Farmers Association in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region has appealed to the government to institute a pension scheme for cocoa farmers to free them from poverty in old age. This, according to a GNA report, could be done by deducting tokens from their sales proceeds to sustain the scheme.

The raging tension at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) over who becomes a substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is fast taking a tribal dimension, as another name has popped up as the favourite of the people of the area.

The Juaboso District Office of the Forestry Commission (FC) in the Western Region has declared war on illegal chainsaw operators and miners operating in the northern part of the region.

Nana Osei Kwadwo II has taken occupancy of the Ayeboafo Palace of Bekwai, after being presented with the inventory of the stool.

The Ashanti Regional Fire Commander, ACFO Robert Semekor Kwaku Fiadzo, says there has been a 47% (417) drop in fire outbreaks in the region. From 891 fire outbreaks recorded in the first five months of 2016, it has dropped to 474 in the first five months of 2017.

In memory of the late Capt. Maxwell Mahama, and as a contribution to stop the growing mob actions that often lead to loss of life, I am proposing a new law that would be called Mahama (Duty to Rescue) Act 2017. The legal brains can work out the fine provisions, but here are my layman's provisions, which should go a long way to deal with this canker:

Despite the many serious health problems confronting men, few countries have national strategies to address these problems.

A seven-member panel of justices of the Supreme Court, yesterday, ordered the Auditor General, to, as a matter of urgency, begin the process of surcharging persons found to have misappropriated state funds.

Ghacem Limited, a leading cement producing company in Ghana, has presented a cheque of GH¢3.5 million, as part of its dividend payment to the government.

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has reviewed about 30 power purchasing agreements to save the state $700 million annually.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has indicated that even though the ruling government is determined to fulfill its campaign promise of free education, it would not be free for all.

The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, last Thursday, conferred with the Executive Council of the Association of Chiefs on Whose Land Ghana Rubber Estate Limited Operate (ACALANGO), over a petition filed by one of the chiefs belonging to the association.

At the recent news conference addressed by both the police and the military to brief Ghanaians on the investigation being conducted into the death of Major Mahama, the Inspector General of Police announced that general crime rate in the country was going down. He went ahead to give statistics to support his argument.

Bodyfuel GH, an internationally acclaimed and accredited wholesaler of premium nutritional supplements and healthy lifestyle advocate, has opened its first brand shop in East-Legon to supply the Ghanaian market with wholesome and affordable food supplements.

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital in Sunyani, the only major referral health facility in the region, is plagued with problems, including the use of obsolete machines and equipment, which is impeding the smooth administration of the facility.

The socialist revolution and the utopian society experiment died some twenty-five years ago. But to most Africans, our minds are still closed and sealed tight against any idea about the premises and conclusions of a system that has been proven to be mere wishful thinking.

As the results of The Gambia's presidential election trickled in last December, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh realised his power was slipping away. Indeed, final results showed that a newcomer, 51-year-old businessman Adama Barrow, had garnered 45.5% of total votes, while Mr. Jammeh received 36.6%.

Many countries have made impacts on productivity and economic growth, as a result of making Vocational Education and Training (TVET) part of the integrated component of their national development strategies.

The Mampong Technical College of Education (MAMTECH), established in 1922, has held its 95th Graduation Ceremony, with a call on the government to come to its aid, with the provision of a new toilet facility for the school.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to leave the shores of this country today for a five-day working visit to the Republic of China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Li Yuanchao.