Ghana's creditors have agreed to write off 3.7 billion dollars of the country's external debt servicing on condition the government in Accra follow World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) prescriptions for economic restructuring.

HON. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development has reiterated the determination of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government's position to vigorously combat and weed out corruption in every sector of the Ghanaian society.

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is meeting in Ghana in March. African companies should send representatives - details at the ICANN web site.

Mr. Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has issued a hotline service number to Ghanaians for use when they encounter difficulties in acquiring passports.

The General Manager of the Ghana News Agency, Mr Robert Kafui Johnson has dismissed alleged corruption charges made against him by a former employee and emphasised that he did not engage in corrupt practices.