The Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has awarded the third round of its AIG Scholarships to five West Africans including a Ghanaian.

Success, according to Ralph Waldo Emerson, is "To laugh often and much; to win the respect and affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics; endure the betrayal of false friends and to appreciate beauty. To find the best in better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Kongo -The Basic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (BSTEM) Education Project being implemented by the Ghana Education Service in some selected basic schools in the country has begun yielding some positive results in the Upper East Region.

The Director of Corporate Affairs and Information Technology of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Mohammed Issah has advised parents to prioritise their wards' education instead of spending lavishly on social programmes such as funerals.

Ho -ANXIOUS to avoid the long waiting hours in the queue, applicants for the national identity card in Ho are turning up at the various registration centres as early as 2.00am.

Cherryfield Montessori School (CMS) at Pokuase ACP, near Accra has held its 5th Speech and Prize-Giving and Graduation ceremony over the weekend.

THE Tordze has flooded its banks again, claiming vast farmlands in the Adaklu District and bringing economic activities to a standstill.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday announced the establishment of two private sector-led funds to support the country's efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Korea Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Kim Sungsoo has urged the Ghanaians who study abroad to channel their skills, knowledge and experiences acquired towards the development of Ghana.

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) sees the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) as the fulcra of the government's rural development agenda and would therefore not wait for their operations to go haywire before taking the necessary corrective measures.

Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, has admitted that government could not perform enough due diligence in a concession agreement with Power Distribution Service (PDS) due to a deadline by which the contract should have started.

Nkontompo -The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has said it is no longer necessary for people of African descent to travel through the wild desert and dangerous Mediterean Sea to work in the white man's plantations.

The Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service on Tuesday launched two strategic documents to scale up interventions at reducing neonatal mortalities in the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr Kofi Mensah Demitia, a public servant of many years' standing as the country's Ambassador to the Republic of Togo.

A cooperation agreement under which the German government is to support Ghana's Technical, Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) sector was on Monday signed in Accra.

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, Nancy Patricia Pelosi, has said the United States remains committed to Ghana's progress.

African governments have been urged to invest more in animal agriculture to boost growth, enhance nutrition and food security on the continent.

The second Made-in-Ghana Bazaar, an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has ended in Accra with a call on Ghanaians to patronise its home-made goods to economically position the country across the globe.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted plans by the government to ban the export of manganese from the country.

PARLIAMENT has approved a request by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, for additional GH¢6,370,355,925.82 as supplementary estimate to support government expenditure for the 2019 fiscal year.