Kyebi (E/R), April 19, GNA - The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, on Wednesday said 500 excavators have, so far, been retrieved from mining sites with 1,148 dredges taken from major rivers in the country.He said the Ministry would collaborate with the Ministry of Environment, Science,

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Accra, April 19, GNA - A judge has suggested to the Ghana Police Service to start prosecuting pedestrians who crossed roads indiscriminately.Mrs Victoria A. Ghansah, a Magistrate at the Abeka District Court, said the Police had often times left pedestrians who did not pay heed to regulations and only held drivers

By Morkporkpor AnkuAccra, April 19, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded one Zakaria Debe, a Social worker, into police custody for allegedly causing unlawful damage and robbery.The accused pe

By Hafsa Obeng, GNAAccra, April 19, GNA - A 20-year old labourer, Kweku Asamoah, was on Wednesday remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for possessing quantities of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs without lawful authority.

Ashaiman (GAR), April 19, GNA – Madam Diana Fiati, the Project Coordinator at the SOS Children’s Villages - Ghana has advised traders and customers to always show mutual respect to each other in their transactions.She said they should see themselves as partners in business because ‘each one of you needs the

Tema, April 19, GNA – Madam Vivian Kumah of the SOS Children’s Villages, Ghana has urged women traders to manage the little money they had for the establishment of businesses.She said they could use the little they had to grow their businesses by applying prudent financial management.

Goaso(B/A), April 19, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to make agriculture the pivot of Ghana's economic and social development.He noted that if Ghana was to make any meaningful change in the lives of the people, her efforts should be directed at agriculture, as the majority of people

Accra, April 19, GNA – The Abeka District Court has invited an Ophthalmologist of the Achimota Government Hospital to explain a report on Evelyn Boakye, the victim in the Marwako assault case.At Wednesday’s sitting, the court presided over by Mrs Victoria A. Ghansah, said the court was unable to understand the language and see the hand

By Hafsa Obeng, GNAAccra, April 19, GNA – A Fisherman, Robert Martey, was on Wednesday put before an Accra Circuit Court with the charge of supplying narcotic drugs without lawful authority.Robert

By Belinda Ayamgha/Caroline Pomeyie, GNAAccra, April 19, GNA - The World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse says Africa can greatly increase its per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), if it is able to bridge the huge infrastructure gap in sectors of its economy.

By Jerry Azanduna, GNABawku (U/E) April 19, GNA – Some opinion leaders and elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bawku Central constituency have expressed worry at the lack of consultation on major issues affecting the area.

By Lydia Asamoah, GNAAccra, April 19, GNA - The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is a useful undertaking that is helping improve the living conditions of beneficiaries in Ghana, a Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Emmanuel Debrah, has said.

By Morkporkpor Anku, GNAAccra, April 19, GNA - Mr Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence, says the Ministry is ready to collaborate with France to improve maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Tema, April 19, GNA - This year’s Tema Country Golf Club President’s Putter Open Championship tees-off at the Tema Country Golf Course on Saturday, April 22.Mr Nicholas Amoah, the General Manager of the Club, who disclosed this at Tema on Wednesday, said about 120 amateur and professional golfers throughout t

By Freda Esi Idun, GNASekondi, April 19, GNA - Members of the Sekondi Premiere Council I and Court 6 Noble Order of Knights and Ladies of Marshall of the Catholic Church have donated items worth thousands of cedis to the inmates of the Sekondi Central Prisons.

By Fatima Anafu- Astanga, GNABolgatanga, April 19, GNA - The forty seventh payment cycle cash grant and the second payment in 2017 to beneficiaries under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in the Bolgatanga Municipality has ended.

Accra, April 19, GNA - Pastor Matthew Kwabena Yeboah, the Madina Zonal Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has called for effective collaboration between the state and non-state actors to deal with the galamsey menace.He said the fight against illegal mining could only be won if it was considered as a top nation

By GNA ReporterAccra, April 19, GNA - The Concern Health Education Project-Ghana has called on government to increase immunisation services in order to prevent children dying needlessly from vaccine preventable diseases and reduce under five mortality.

Accra, April 19, GNA - The banking industry average base rate as at the end of March stood at 26.7 per cent, data from the Bank of Ghana has shown.The data indicates a drop of 0.9 per cent in the base rate from the month- end January rate of 27.6 per cent.