The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, in accordance with, article 71 (1) of the Constitution, inaugurated a 5-Member Committee which is to make recommendations to him and to Parliament on the salaries and allowances payable, and the facilities and privileges available, to article 71 office holders.

Seventy-six candidates of this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) received examination kits from the Thomas Larbi Ministries at Korle-Gonno in Accra, in aid of the examination.

ONE of the five pregnant BECE candidates at the District Assembly Basic School Centre at Ve-Golokuati in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region went into labour while writing the last paper on Friday.

Waste management expert Zoomlion and a member of the Jospong Group of Companies in collaboration with the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Services and the Noguchi Memorial Centre have began an extensive training of key malaria control players across the country towards the implementation of a national malaria control programme, which focuses mainly on killing the larvae of mosquitos.

Kumasi -A 46-year-old prisoner at the Kumasi Central Prisons was remanded by a Kumasi district court for allegedly assaulting his colleague inmate.

A total of 40 drivers were yesterday arrested by the police for various traffic offences on the motorway in a special operation.

Ofosu Ampofo, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned to God for redemption, insisting his hands are clean from all allegations.

Ghana and Jamaica have waived entry visa requirements for their citizens with effect from July 1.

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called on stakeholders of the Achimota Basic School to expand facilities to accommodate the current large student population.

Wa -Two Nigerians believed to be in their mid-forties, have been gunned down by some personnel of the Special Weapon and Tactics Unit (SWAT) of the Upper West Regional Police Command on Friday, at Wapaani, a suburb of Wa, when they attacked the police in an attempt to resist arrest.

Work on the abandoned New Edubiase Sports Stadium is set to take off again after government secured funding to complete the project.

Mr Kwadwo Antwi Boateng, a golf enthusiast has been appointed the new General Manager of the Tema Country Golf Club (TCGC).

The Electoral Commission (EC)'s limited voters' registration exercise yesterday took off on a rough note as unstable internet connection and computer breakdowns became a hindrance to the smooth take-off of the exercise.

The Sonrise Christian Senior High School (SHS) in Ho has held its 11th graduation ceremony with a renewed call on the government to include private schools in the free SHS programme.

THE Alliance for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (ASDA), a continental civil society organisation which promotes credible elections and participatory democracy on the continent, is seeking international pressure in forms of sanctions to restore 'democracy' in Benin.

The Ghanaian worker productivity rate has been ranked 44 per cent, by the World Bank report on Human Capital Index (HCI).

Huhunya -A total of 125 Police personnel at the weekend passed-out after undergoing a vigorous ten-day drill on various aspects of anti-terrorism and kidnapping, at Boti Falls, near Huhunya in the Eastern Region.

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, left Accra, Ghana on Monday, 17th June, 2019 for Paris, France to attend the 8th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his administration, since assuming office in 2017, has leveraged on technology to help reform and improve Ghana's institutional and regulatory processes towards the creation of a digital economy.

Stakeholders at a conference held by the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), in Sunyani have made a passionate appeal to government to consider establishing integrated waste recycling plants in all the 16 regions to help create jobs.