Maternal Mortality rates is on the ascendency in the Northern Region with worse incidences in the conflict communities of Yiyamba and Bierim in the Gushiegu District.

COME FRIDAY July 25, Silverbird Cinemas, Accra Mall, will buzz with music and crazy dance moves as Hiplife sensation Itz Tiffany performs live at the premiere of blockbuster dance movie, "Step Up All In".

A Final year student of the University of Cape Coast emerged winner of "predict & win" promotion, run on social media by Rlg Communications Ltd.

Attempts by a cross section of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) faithful to get one of their flag bearer hopefuls, Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw disqualified from contesting the party's upcoming primary for non-compliance of his filing fee has hit a snag.

DR. KWADWO Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission, said the 2012 elections in Ghana encountered several logistical and technical challenges because of the introduction of the biometric registration machine.

Even though night clubs serve as a point of entertainment, they have also become places where security is lacking. Some musicians use the night clubs as a means of deploring their sound tracks when they come out with new hits, as a promotional platform for their music.

Two years ago, just after noon on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, news filtered through that then President John Evans Atta Mills had died. Various accounts of the circumstances leading to the death of then Number One Citizen of the land did not portray this society as serious-minded.

The race to elect the flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party is steadily gathering momentum, with the former Ambassador to the United States and Minister of Trade & Industry, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, giving a message of hope to his party people. Mr. Alan Kyerematen, popularly known as 'Alan Cash', has, for the last month, been speaking to party delegates with a clear and simple message of strengthening the grassroots. The trade expert, who doubles as a business consultant, lawyer and economist,

Accra -THOUSANDS of workers have heeded the call by Ghana's organised labour to protest against the worsening economic conditions in the country.

Accra -DENTONS, the global law firm, has announced a new association with leading local law firm JLD & MB Legal Consultancy (JLD & MB).

The livelihood Empowerment Against poverty (LEAP) which is designed to help needy in households and vulnerable to achieve social integration is currently on-going in the District.

The Project Manager of Ghana Employer's Association (GEA) has observed that, the theft of intellectual property by counterfeiting and piracy on the scale being witnessed today would stifle the innovation and creativity at the heart of today's knowledge-based economy.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry, has inaugurated a Task Force in Accra to monitor foreigners who engage in illegal retail businesses in Ghana.

Non-Governmental Organisations [NGOs] operating in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, have been called upon to unionise and synchronise their interventions so as to eliminate duplication of their activities and in the process, save money for other equally important interventions.

The Japan International Co-operative Agency (JICA) in collaboration with Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a Project for Strengthening Operational Capacity of Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Julius Debrah has reminded members of planning units of the Regional Co-ordinating Councils of their enormous responsibilities of monitoring, evaluating and harmonizing all the activities of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies to make sure that they are inconformity with the national policy.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), today, toured some selected schools in the Ablekuma Sub-Metro to educate the school children about how to prevent cholera.

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere Kumawu, Hon Samuel Asiamah on behalf of the Assembly has donated food items to Muslims in the district at the Kumawu Central Mosque. Among the eatables were 45 bags of rice, 12 bags of sugar, 12 cartons of milk and 12 cartons of cooking oil.

The Deputy Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Gloria Quansah Asare has described breastfeeding as a food for life which helps in the optimal growth of a baby.

Bill GatesAddis Ababa University Honorary DegreeJuly 24, 2014