January 2010

The African Nations Cup, Angola 2010 is over. And the winner is Egypt. The Ghana Black Stars after playing their best game so far in Angola succumbed to a last minute onslaught from the Egyptians who are also the reigning African…

Quintessentially (UK) Limited, the world's leading private members' club providing a 24-hour global concierge services, has formally launched its operations in Ghana. This follows its successful registration in Ghana in December last year…

The Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) is to assist communities in its areas of operation to establish rubber farms to enable them generate income for development. Mr Marc Genot, the Managing Director of the company announced this on…

People suffering from autoimmune disease on Saturday requested government to give clear procedures about how they could benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). At a forum that gave the patients a platform to share their…

Last Thursday January 28, 2010 when Ghana beat Nigeria to reach the finals of the African Nations Cup tournament in Angola, the streets of Ghana’s major cities and towns were filled by jubilant Ghanaians including children celebrating the…

Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it has agreed to sell its 30 percent stake in three Nigerian oil production licenses to a consortium consisting of two Nigerian firms and France's Maurel & Prom. "This sale of assets supports the…

British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is to cut up to 4,000 more jobs as it restructures its workforce and focuses increasingly on emerging markets, The Sunday Times reported. The majority of the jobs will be lost in the United…

Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunizing children in the developing…

The U.S. taxpayer-funded rescue program set up to save banks from collapse during the financial crisis makes future reckless behavior more likely, the government's bailout watchdog said in a quarterly report. A quarterly report to…

Ghana and the European Union (EU) have held the first monitoring and review meeting to look at the impact of the timber pact, the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) the two signed on timber trade. The Daily Graphic reports that the…