November 2010

The UK based civil society group ActionAid says, its investigation of the multinational brewer SABMiller has uncovered tax evasion tactics that is denying Ghana revenue amounting to about GH¢2.2 million. ActionAid published a report Monday…

Ms Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action, has said the world has no choice but to complete the transition to low-carbon economy. She noted that by 2050 there would be more than nine billion people on Earth and…

The Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) at the weekend shut down four hospitality facilities as part of a special operation launched to enforce standards. These included KB Super Executive Lodge at Anwomaso, Rose Joy Fast Food and Restaurant,…

Scores of polling station agents and members of the Peoples' National Convention (PNC) last Saturday held the National Executive Committee (NEC) hostage to demand their unpaid allowance for Election 2008. They blocked entrance to the…

The Government is sourcing a 4.7 million dollar World Bank loan to support engineering skills development relevant to the emerging oil and gas industry, Mr Alex Tettey Enyo, Education Minister, has said. Two out of the three chosen…

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday signed aide memoirs with its Health Partners based on discussions, conclusions and agreements after a five-day health summit in Accra. It was a joint declaration and points of action to strengthen…

The discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantities at the West Cape Three Points in the Western Region in 2007 has triggered the high cost of liv­ing in Takoradi and its immediate environs in recent times. Since the oil find three years…

The President of the Pri­vate Enterprise Founda­tion (PEF), Mr Asare Akuffo, has predicted that a further reduction in interest rates is imminent if the government maintains the tempo and trend of economic stability. He said the current…

The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, opened the week up by 109.95 to 7,058.01 points buoyed by gains in five equities. The rise brings the gains so far this year to 26.66 per cent.…

The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), a women's rights group, has demanded early passage of the Property Rights of Spouses Bill and the Intestate Succession Bill, currently before Parliament. The two bills seek to ensure certainty…