The depreciation of the Ghana Cedi has forced the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to hold their quarterly review meeting of the health of the economy earlier than expected.

THE DISTRICT Chief Executive for Jirapa in the Upper West Region, Madam Vivien-Nelly Kunko Benongkore has appealed to the chiefs and people of the area to join forces in order to bring development to the district.

The US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Richard T. Yoneoka, on 6 February 2014, met with four Gambian officials from the Ministry of Justice, Gambia Revenue Authority, and Gambia Police Force.

About 300 out of 1,500 people in the Upper West Region are benefiting from the Guinea Fowl Project under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Mr. Henry Kangah, Chief Executive Officer of SADA/Asongtaba Guinea Fowl Production and Marketing Company in the Upper West Region, has disclosed.

Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a human rights and media advocacy Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has honored a former Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, for his tremendous contributions to the growth of the media in the region.

Chiefs from the Western Region are demanding ten percent of the revenue expected from Ghana's oil production to be dedicated to the development of the region.

Staggering statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that cancer accounted for 8.2 million deaths globally, morethan AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) combined in 2012. This number is expected to rise in the coming years, according to the organization.

With less than three years to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target for improved maternal health, the maternal death ratio in the Ashanti Region currently stands at 315 per 100,000 live births, against the 185 per 100,000 live births target set for achievement under MDG-5 by 2015.

Teachers of second cycle institutions in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region have strongly protested against the publication of research findings on the level of sexual harassment in Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the District.

Personnel from the Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Command and soldiers from the third Garrison in Sunyani on Friday, February 7, 2014, 'invaded' the Nsoatre Township to ensure security, which was being threatened by a protracted chieftaincy dispute.

THE MEMBERSHIP of the Presiding Members Association (Ashanti) has threatened to go to court against alleged intentions of Parliament to endorse the conduct of District Level Elections in October this year.

Last Thursday, April 25, 2013, was celebrated world-wide as World Malaria Day, first declared in 2007 by the 60th Session of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the manner in which the police brutalised citizens of Kenyase and Antoa on February 1 for embarking on a demonstration over the deplorable nature of the road network in the area.

Parliament has invited the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew-Oppong, to appear before the House next week to brief the House on measures her department is taking to enforce the Supreme Court rulings on the cases involving Isofoton S.A and Waterville Construction Company.

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