Quantitative skills for policy formulation and analysis may not be a sufficient tool for effectiveness in modern economic and financial management, Mr Emmanuel Quao, Head, Centre for Training and Professional Development, Bank of Ghana (BoG), has noted.

Government has spent an amount of GH¢ 5.24 million cedis on the Ghana at 60 Independence Day celebrations.

Children between the ages of 8 years to 14 years in the Northern and Upper East Regions, who are not in school, have been enrolled under Ghana Complimentary Basic Education (CBE) programme to acquire learning through literacy classes in their own communities.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has decided to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate by 150 basis points to 21 per cent.

The recently released GDP data from the Ghana Statistical Service shows that the economy expanded by 6.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2017, relative to 4.4 per cent in the same period a year earlier.

As a point of order with regard to the recent unfounded accusations leveled at Mrs. Charlotte Osei in her capacity as Chairperson of the EC Ghana, Mr. Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang is not a staff member of the Commission. Whilst he claims to act on behalf of "Concerned Staff" of the Commission, he has not made clear who those "staff' indeed are. This is of particular importance as he has previously introduced himself at another forum as counsel for Ms. Georgina Opoku-Amankwaa, the deputy Chairperson Corporate

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, says the police administration will, henceforth, deal ruthlessly with miscreants, and warned criminal-minded persons who have taken delight in attacking law enforcement officers to desist from the practice.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has blown the cover off what appears to be a long-existing corrupt attitude at the Commission, which has been kept away from the public.

Bekwai -A combined team from the Bekwai District office of the Forestry Commission and Rapid Response Team has arrested four illegal miners in an operation.

The quest of the Akufo-Addo administration to industrialise Ghana through the "One District, One Factory" programme has earned a massive boost in the Ashanti Region with about 50 factories anticipated to take off.

Tamale -The campus of the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale has become a free zone for goats, sheep, and cattle to loiter, due to lack of a fence wall around the school.

Work on the construction of an ultra-modern bus terminal, estimated at GH¢1.9 million, by Messrs Rock Everest Trading and Construction at Sofoline near Kwadaso in Kumasi, has begun in earnest.

Motorists who used the Abelemkpe traffic stretch along the Obasanjo Highway, last Thursday, witnessed a scene which deserved total condemnation from all well-meaning Ghanaians.

Twenty-eight players have been invited to the Black Stars 'B' camp as they continue preparations for their CHAN qualifying match against Burkina Faso and the upcoming WAFU tournament.

Medeama SC were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Aduana Stars in week 24 of the Ghana Premier League at the Tarkwa T&A Park on Saturday.

After what has been a difficult period for the Phobians, they restored confidence by winning convincingly against a Tema Youth which showed a lot of grit.

Ghanaian government has urged its Nigerian counterpart to consider establishing a national mining company to compete actively with those in the private sector for rapid development of the sector. This was the assertion of the Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, Ghana, John-Peter Amewu, during a stakeholders conference in Abuja. Amewu said Nigeria should begin to look inwards on establishing various linkages that would fast track development of the solid minerals sector in no distant.