The Chairman and leader of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, Dr Henry Lartey has wished Muslims a happy Barka da Sallah.

A total of 7,381 traders who were affected by the recent fires in Accra and Kumasi are to benefit from GH¢ 2million released by the Ministry of Finance.

Teachers in the Krachi-Nchumuru District of the Volta Region have threatened to leave the area following the death of three of their colleagues under very bizarre circumstances.

The Western Regional Minister, Mr E.K.T. Addo, has advised religious leaders in the country to nurture the youth into responsible adults, ready for their future leadership roles in the country.

Wages in the UK have seen one of the largest falls in the European Union during the economic downturn, according to official figures.

The streets of Accra and the highways sometimes become dark, not with clouds but thick exhaust fumes from ‘tired’ vehicles.

NDK Financial Services has declared August 12-16 as a ‘Customer Appreciation Week’ for all its branches nationwide.

Experts at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) have asked estate developers not to entertain fears in putting up houses in randon gas-prone areas in the country such as Dunkonaa.

The announcement by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) that consensus had been reached for tariff increases has been rebuffed by some major stakeholders.

The Kwesimintsim District Police are investigating the gruesome murder of a nine-year-old girl at Dixcove in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region.

The Self Help Initiative Support Services (SISS), a non-governmental organisation that supports marginalised communities to overcome institutional barriers, plans to extend its service to the Northern Region by the end of September, this year.

The chiefs and people of Ga Mashie in Accra celebrated their annual Homowo Festival at the weekend with the sprinkling of ‘Kpoikpoi’ amid the firing of musketry, dancing and general merrymaking.

Moved by the plight of children who suffer from hole-in-heart, particularly among the underprivileged, Safebond Car Terminal Limited (SCTL), a terminal operator at the seaport of Tema, has in collaboration with Children’s Heart Foundation,  sponsored a five-year old boy, Manaf Seidu, to undergo heart surgery at the Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu in Accra.

The Catholic Bishop of the Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Lodonu, has advised members of the Knights of St John International to stand up against the tenets of falsehood, and firmly hold on to the faith of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has handed over the renovated Ga Mantse’s palace to the Ga Traditional Council.The palace which was in a deplorable state, has been renovated and furnished to ensure that the Ga Mantse and the traditional council have a decent place to meet and deliberate on developmental issues of the Ga state.

The Vice-President, Mr Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has challenged the military to work diligently and provide the necessary support for efforts at achieving co-operation and regional integration.

President John Mahama has made a formal application for Ghana to join the Gulf of Guinea Commission.

A Spanish woman who has survived a breast cancer and her husband have travelled thousands of kilometres by road from Barcelona to Ghana to encourage Ghanaian women to seek early treatment for the disease.

A four-year-old boy who was returning from the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers last Thursday was crushed by an articulated truck.

Two fishermen have been arrested by the Marine Police Unit for engaging in illegal fishing practices.