June 2012

Worldwide about 27 million people or one in every 200 is a problem drug user, according to the annual report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The 2012 World Drug Report released last Tuesday, also finds that roughly 200,000…

The UN General Assembly on June 29, 2012 declared March 20 of each year as the International Day of Happiness. The resolution calls on States to observe the Day in an appropriate manner. President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz…

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the official death toll from the 2010 H1N1 flu pandemic is still subject to intensive research around the world. WHO however says official records put the number of deaths listed as having been…

The World Bank Group committed $52.6 billion in loans, grants, equity investments, and guarantees in developing countries during fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30, 2012. The investments were to help promote economic growth, overcome…

A former boxing champion from Scottish town Arbroath, named Barrie Lee has died at the age of 30 while working in Ghana with an oil firm Weatherford International. Circumstances surrounding Barrie's death on Wednesday remain unclear but…

The country’s banana exports to the European Union (EU) market will see significant increase in the coming years, Minister of Trade and Industry, Hannah Tetteh has announced. She explained that the EU had removed the quota and tariff…

The Adomi Bridge is to be closed down for a year for rehabilitation works to be carried out on it. As part of the rehabilitation exercise the deck and all hangers of the bridge will be replaced. A close look will also be taken at the…

Residents of Agogo in the Asante-Akim North District have urged the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to act decisively to evict all Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from the area. They said the Council should show the political will to…

The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), an NGO on Human Rights, has said the absence of specialised courts dedicated to the resolution of conflicts arising as a result of elections was creating problems in the nation’s adjudication system. “The…

Media personnel in the Upper West region have called on political parties to play by the rules  and allow independent governance institutions namely, the Electoral Commission, Security Services and the Judiciary to execute their mandate…