The 2013 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) ended yesterday, June 24 but without the anticipated leakage of examination questions or cheating. Rather, the media highlighted the increased number of pregnant candidates who were refused the opportunity to complete their course.

The Chairman of Parliament's Finance Committee, James Averji has confirmed that the China Development Bank would from next month resume disbursement of the 3 billion dollar loan to Ghana.

GhanaÂ’s economy declined by 3.1 percent in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year. The Agric, Industry and Services sectors all declined in growth.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected an application by Republic Bank to be exempted from taking over HFC Bank.

Parliament has now given government the green light to issue the countryÂ’s second Eurobond of up to one billion dollars on the international capital market.

The President of the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Ghana (IHRMP), Dan Acheampong, has called on HR Practitioners, corporate bodies and the general public to support in organising its proposed conference awards.

A leading South African cleric prays for ex-President Nelson Mandela's "peaceful, perfect end" as he remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria's Borno State have ordered civil servants and Christians to leave two towns. The government vacillates between crackdown and dialogue.

Freedom of speech, expression and opinion are exclusive and unrestricted prerogative of every nation that seeks to champion the course of democracy and Ghana is no exception, over the years, the kind of democratic pace Ghana has set has indeed won global admiration.

Many are those who have hailed Hon. Martin Amidu for the Supreme Court ruling on the Waterville and Isofoton SA cases. But, there are lingering questions that need to be extensively addressed.

I crave the attention of West African Examination Council (WAEC) to Objective Question 27 of ICT of the just ended Basic Education Certificate Examination.

Indeed and in fact if President John Dramani Mahama is to be questioned whether he deserves to be in the top-10 in the year 2012 alone in terms of Governance, the answer would have been much more than obvious.

Kwame Nkrumah, Martin Luther Jnr., and Nelson Mandela, just to mention a few, are examples of honest leaders. Admirably, Mr. Martin Amidu has by his deeds entered the throne room of these great personalities and his admission has been approved and sealed. Ayekoo! Mr. Martin Amidu.

Maybe the new creative arts ministry would have something for these veterans to do. For now, these old ones cut a poor image of the acting industry. They feel used, recycled and dumped. It was all make-belief.

The UK for a very long time has been judging people seeking to come to Britain on the size of their wallet rather than the merit of their application. The new proposal to CHARGE visitors from six Asian and African countries is not new at all.

President John Mahama has nominated 12 persons for the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Brong Ahafo and Upper East Regions.

The Deputy Communications Director of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has said the swift response to the demand for better roads by rioting Ashaiman drivers, proves that such occurrences is a language government understands.

Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has described as “highly ridiculous”, the introduction of the £3,000 immigration bond scheme by the British Government for some selected countries (including Ghana).

Read the Visit Myjoyonline.com for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana The 2013 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) ended yesterday, June 24 but without the anticipated leakage of examination questions or cheating. Rather, the media highlighted the increased number of pregnant candidates who were refused the opportunity to complete their course.

Librarians at the Nima-Mamobi Gale Community library say although the facility is user friendly and accessible, noise from the surrounding mosques and the major road make it unattractive to students.