The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has permitted an 8.01 per cent upward adjustment in water tariff, starting from next Monday, July 1, 2019.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Rearing for Food and Jobs, (RFJ) programme at Wa in the Upper West Region to boost the production of livestock in the country.

WITH restrained breath, Ghanaians have waited almost impatiently for the Black Stars to slam into action at the Egypt 2019 African Cup of Nations. Today, they will hit the ground running with a cagey Group F fixture against the Squirrels of Benin.

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged African governments to strengthen coordination and harmonisation of their regional policies and regulations to stimulate growth and expand opportunities in the aviation industry.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) Archie Hesse has been adjudged the Man of the Year- Technology, at the fourth EMY awards held over the weekend.

PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo will be at the Ismailia Stadium in Egypt tonight to support the Black Stars as they seek to open their AFCON 2019 campaign with victory over the 'Squirrels' of Benin.

CAMEROON begin their Africa Cup of Nations title defence against Guinea-Bissau and should have little trouble at the Ismailia Stadium at 2.30pm today. Clarence Seedorf's men are tipped to claim their first maximum points over a side that is only making their second ever Africa Cup of Nations.

Bongo-SOE -Five disaster prone communities in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region have received Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) tools to help mitigate the incidence of disasters.

As part of efforts to ensure the Africa Continental Free trade, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for standardised measurement to promote trade among West African countries.

The remaining batch of the bereaved families and victims of the June 3rd disaster yesterday heaved a sigh of relief when the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) disbursed an amount of USD 200,000 to them.

The International Potato Centre (CIP), a development institution delivering sustainable solutions to the pressing world problems of hunger, poverty and the degradation of natural resources is set to partner the Maiden Fruit and Vegetables Fair (FRUITVEG) 2019.

The police at Assin Fosu have arrested a driver and his mate for allegedly trafficking 31 people from Togo to Ghana.

THE Ghana Deaf Football Association (GDFA) on Saturday held a special football match at the Accra Sports Stadium to commemorate the 72nd birthday anniversary of former President, Jerry John Rawlings.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is in Beijing, China at the head of a five-member Ghanaian delegation to attend the second Coordinators' Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up actions of the Forum for China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit which comes off today.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented a cervical cancer screening machine to the Battor Catholic Hospital here in the Volta Region.

Bolgatanga -The National Youth Authority (NYA) in partnership with the Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN Ghana), has supported the training of 40 youth in the Upper East Region in skills training development modules.

A total of 50,000 girls across the country including Volta, Ashanti, Eastern, Central and the Western Region, within the next five years, will receive training on digital literacy.

Tamale -Four District Chief Executives (DCEs) in the Northern Region were yesterday involved in a road crash when the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a Mercedes Benz on the Tamale-Kimtampo highway.

Sokode-Lokoe -THE University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has admitted 874 fresh students out of the 953 applicants for this academic year sandwich programmes.

We are told that per capita consumption of poultry product is low in Ghana, which has a dire consequence for our nutritional status.