President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended First Sky Group for the many successes chalked over the years as a wholly Ghanaian business entity.

General Manager of Accra Great Olympics, Mr. Oloboi Commodore has commended the Normalisation Committee (NC) for introducing a special tournament to keep the club active; but has condemned the regulations governing it.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko yesterday managed a 3-2 victory over Coton Sports Garoua at the Military Stadium in Yaoundé in a first leg CAF Confederation Cup final qualifier the Ghanaians could have won handsomely but for their profligacy in the first half.

Ghana has participated in the ninth session of the Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) which took place at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) has announced the arrival of personnel from the world Taekwondo Peace Corps (TPC) in Korea for special juvenile taekwondo clinics to be held in Accra.

The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), last Thursday disbursed cash and other logistical support to more than 150 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) amounting to GH? 264,000 from the Assembly's Common Fund.

University of Ghana (UG), sprinter Benjamin Kwaku Azamati caused a major upset with a spirited display to beat favourite Sarfo Ansah to win the 100m final of the 8th Mini Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) games that ended on Friday at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The Australian High Commission in Accra, last Thursday donated a cheque for GH¢ 197,366.95 for the upkeep of victims of domestic violence, including women and children in Accra.

Some Ghanaians have expressed support for the government's decision not to use tax payers' money to settle customers of gold dealership, Menzgold Ghana Limited whose investments are locked up with the company.

Tema -The impasse between the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) Ghana and Avnash Industries Limited, producers of edible oil and plastic containers in Tema, has taken a new twist.

Four persons made up of two male drivers and two female passengers died on Friday, when the vehicles on which they were travelling collided at Bundase on the Tema-Aflao road.

Hampers and other items packaged for sale during the yuletide still remain in stock days after the festivities due to low sales.

THE Ghanaian Times has made it a point to continually devote its editorial space to promote peace building initiatives, especially in Dagbon in the hope that not only would that area become peaceful but the entire country would enjoy peace and stability.

Koforidua -The Nation Builder's Corps (NABCO) programme is to pay the monthly stipends of GH¢700 for some 9,235 beneficiaries with effect from this week, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has assured.

The government has stated that it will give the option of selecting towns designated for regional and district capitals to stakeholders in the newly created regions.

The Ghana Federation of Labour wants the government to immediately halt plans for the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) to invest private pension funds into some local banks following a rocky year for the banking sector.

President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to rally behind the government's vision of building a nation free from aid.

Pencils of Promise (POP), an education focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) is engaging 734 teachers, head teachers and circuit supervisors from 78 schools in the Volta Region in interactive teaching methods to enhance quality teaching at the basic level.

Yendi -Calm has returned to Yendi and the funeral of the late overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani started yesterday with the shaving of the hairs of his children, grandchildren and widows who have returned to the town.

The Vaglikore of Tuna, Jara Dachrigu Mengu II, has donated a 100-acre piece of land along the Tuna-Wa road for the construction of a girls model school to serve the Tuna Community and its neighbourhoods.