The first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation was sentenced to 11 years on Friday for cutting her three-year-old daughter.

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced 10 measures introduced by various Ministries, Departments and Agencies over the past nine months in an effort to improve the country's business environment.

This is a brief message to express my appreciation to the leadership, men and women of our nation's security services and allied agencies for the excellent display and presentation they put up in Tamale, capital of the Northern Region, on 6th March, 2019, to commemorate the independence anniversary of our nation's 62nd birthday.

The International Boxing Federation's Lightweight World Champion, Richard Oblittey Commey, on Monday, 11th March, 2019, presented his title to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Jubilee House.

The Asene Manso Akroso District Assembly will from next year institute a scholarship scheme to arrest the downward educational performance in the area.

The Twifo Atti Morkwa District Assembly through the Rural Enterprise Project has presented vocational tools and equipment to six youth to start their own businesses.

The Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Kwabena Bempong, has urged the youth to emulate the selflessness and dedication of Ghana's forefathers who fought for the national independence.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed condolences to his Ethiopian counterpart, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in connection with the death of 157 people in Sunday's Boeing 737 crash in Ethiopia.

Government has been urged to implement provisions in International Instruments, Conventions and Protocols, to which it is signatory, as well as those in the 1992 Republican Constitution of Ghana to enhance the social good and empowerment of women in Ghana.

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on Ghanaian youth, especially those in the Zongo community, to resist any attempt to draft them into engaging in any anti-social activities, especially political vigilantism.

To ease the incessant pressure on the cedi, especially in the first quarter of every year, government must introduce a law that regulates the repatriation of profits by multinationals operating in the country under juicy tax exemptions, Nana Osei Bonsu, Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) has advocated.