The Savings Lives Entity, a project of UNDP and other agencies, was launched to tackle the proliferation of small arms in Ghana

Abubakar Tahiru, a 29-year-old forestry student from Ghana, set a new world record for the most trees hugged in one hour: 1123 trees, 19 a minute; the record-breaking challenge took place at the Tuskegee National Forest in Alabama, United States

May has been designated as 'Purple Month' by Mental Health Authority, an initiative to promote mental health wellbeing - to the issue is given much attention and it's likely to come back in October to celebrate the existing World Mental Health Day

"Feast Ghana," a project aimed at promoting local foods throughout the country and showcasing the country's culinary diversity, is launched today by the Ghana Tourism Authority

The local national communications authority has revealed that repair operations on the two submarine cables damaged on March 14 are proceeding, with two ships tasked with tackling the repair expected to be completed by early May