March 2013

Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV), a local NGO, has launched a $160,000 project to help fight maternal mortality in four districts of the Upper West Region. The two-year maternal and neonatal health advocacy project; dubbed “Save…

Some youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Bechem in the Tano South District, have appealed to the Police to investigate mobile phone threats on their lives by unknown persons. They told the media at a press briefing that they…

Two teenage armed robbers are in the grip of the Brong Ahafo Regional Police for  allegedly robbing Senior High School students  at  Techimantia in the Region of their mobile phones and wounded one girl in the process . They are Sandi…

Rice production rose 30% on average in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in two years at end of 2012, according to analysis by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice). The analysis revealed that the paddy rice production growth rate in SSA shot up from…

Reverend Stephen Okyere Inkoom, President of Swedru Baptist Association, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his swift intervention to resolve the impasse between striking teachers and Fair Wage and Salaries Commission. Rev…

Tragedy hit Gomoa Ayensuadze in the Central Region when a crocodile attacked some people fishing in a lake, resulting in the death of one of them. Two others were wounded. The deceased was identified as Kofi Ninsin. Nana Onsomyameye,…

Gemalto, a digital security solution provider announces it has provided its LinqUsCloudBackup solution to Kenya's Safaricom. The solution will enable Safaricom to offer its 18 million mobile subscribers "a comprehensive back-up service for…

A Paris district court has dismissed claims of patent infringement brought against ZTE Corporation by fellow Chinese technology company and competitor Huawei Technologies Company. In a decision March 28, 2013, the Paris District Court…

A US federal court has awarded Covidien a $176.5 million verdict in a patent infringement case that it brought against Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Covidien is a global producer and distributor of innovative healthcare products such as medical…

The World Bank Group has appointed Keiko Honda, a Japanese national, to head its Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The World Bank hired Ms Honda from McKinsey and Co where she was a Director. “I am very pleased to have…