October 2011

African countries have been called upon to pursue sustainable economic growth, by participants at the just-ended Africa Economic Commission (AEC) conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the final day of the conference Friday October 28,…

The Eastern Regional Police has destroyed a three and half acre Indian hemp farm at Tweapease near Begoro in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region. Police Corporal Gideon Boateng, Deputy Eastern Regional Public Relations Officer,…

Ghana added an amount of GH¢4.7 billion to its public debt stock between December 2010 and September 2011, figures from the Bank of Ghana show. The country’s total public debt stock at end of September 2011 is GH¢22.2 billion, 41.7% of…

Governments are ignoring a vast store of knowledge - generated over thousands of years - that could protect food supplies and make agriculture more resilient to climate change, says a briefing published today, October 31, 2011, by the…

Lifeguards working with Zoil Services Ltd, averted another major disaster on the Volta Lake when one of the out-board motors on a boat carrying passengers caught fire. The Zoil lifeguards took immediate action in putting out the fire,…

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) recorded 11 births in the early hours of Monday, October 31, 2011 as the world’s population is expected to hit the seven billion figure today. Six male and five female babies were born through normal…

Ghana’s power sector will receive a higher part of the funds from the second US-run Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) if a final decision is taken by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors on the country’s eligibility…

Small-scale mining (SSM) is an activity that has increasingly gained momentum in mining areas in Ghana. It is largely practiced in rural areas and towns by artisans who lack the requisite education, training, management skills and…

The United Nations says less than one in five small and micro enterprises (SMEs) has a website in sub-Sahara Africa compared with four of five in high-income countries. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in a…

Transport Ministers as well as chief executives of airlines in West Africa have made wide-ranging proposals for the improvement of the operating environment for airlines in the region, to enhance their viability and competitiveness, and…