AN oceans and fisheries economist at the University of British Colombia, Canada, Professor Rashid Sumaila, has urged Ghana to scrap fuel and other fisheries subsidies given to fisher folks as they are the major cause of over-exploitation and depletion of the sea.

Government, through the National Youth Authority (NYA) and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (COTVET), is to roll out five educational training models by September 2019.

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi, in the Northern Region.

The Paramount Chief of the Wechiau Traditional Area, in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, Naa Alhaji Imoro Nandomy-Gomah II, has applauded President Akufo-Addo for the social intervention policies that the government was implementing.

The government has put in place policies and strategies to restructure the small-scale mining sector as part of measures to ensure responsible mining.

The lack of transparency and accountability from leaders have over the years discourage the youth from taking up leadership roles, a Professor of Law from the University of South Carolina, United States, Joel H. Samuels, has said.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) educated workers of selected private and public institutions on the provision of quality pharmaceutical service, in Accra.

The United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Sunday urged African countries to voice the continent's united position during the upcoming international Climate Action Summit.

Stakeholders at a tax justice forum in Wa have advocated the need for the government to strengthen the tax system in order to eliminate loopholes for improved domestic revenue generation.

Wechiau -A number of roads in the Upper West Region are to be given facelift, either through the application of bitumen or upgrading, to facilitate movement of goods and people.

Shama -The Lower Pra Rural Bank Limited at Shama in the Shama District of the Western Region recorded a profit before tax of GH?1,158,431.00 in the 2018 financial year.

AN old-time friend of the Street Academy, Beda Ehrensperger, yesterday presented an amount of GH¢5,500 to the sports and culture-based institution in Accra.

A total of 52 Ghanaians deported from the United States of America (USA) and Saudi Arabia for various offences, have arrived in the country, the Ghana Immigration Service has said.

The Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Sungsoo Kim, is calling for a critical evaluation of recruitment processes into the public sector to ensure that there is high productivity and value for money.

CHIEF Executive Officer of gold dealership firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has made three demands of government as part of measures to pay its customers as the company looks to bounce back.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD) to suspend this month's deduction of GH? 10.00 as SIC life Insurance Premium for teachers.

"It can never be too late to acquire knowledge," this was the commendation by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, on his award of Masters of Science in Defence and International Politics at the graduation ceremony of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Accra on Friday.

Friends of Everton, a selected amputee team defeated the national amputee team, the Black Challenge 1-0 in a special match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

The second batch of Christian pilgrims left Ghana yesterday to begin a seven-day visit to some of the historical and religious sites in Israel.

The immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu has called on the police to prioritise effective communication with the public as part of its transformation agenda to become a world class institution.