April 2010

Mr. Mike Hammah, the Minister of Transport, has called on maritime authorities in Africa to collaborate and co-operate to benefit effectively from international trade. He said they could pool resources for the establishment of Regional…

The western regional office of the Medium and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), was established by the previous government to give financial assistance to small and medium enterprises, is on the verge of collapse, if efforts are not made to turn…

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has received an ultra-modern facility for its family planning unit, from the Population Council, an international health and reproductive non-governmental organisation (NGO). The GH¢447,000 facility has a…

Two cases of the HINI Influenza had been reported in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Joseph Oduro, the Deputy Regional Director of Public Health, has announced. He told a news conference in Kumasi that both cases were recorded in April but would…

The Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC), has called on the Civil and Local Government Services Association of Ghana (CLOSAG), to take part in its job re-evaluation exercise this week. All labour organizations except the CLOSAG were…

The Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina T. Wood on Monday said more commercial courts would be established in the regions to ensure speedy trial of cases relating to businesses in the country. She noted that with the achievements of the five…

The Union Executives of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) have described as 'witch hunting,' the order from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to interdict the Director General of the company and three others. Speaking at a press conference…

Ethiopia's exports rose sharply in the eight months through March versus the same period a year earlier, and the economy is on track to expand 10.1 pct during the 2009/10 fiscal year, the government said on Monday. Prime Minister Meles…

Microblogging service Twitter introduced a new advertising program on Tuesday, in a first step to prove that its popularity among web users can translate into a self-sustaining business. Known as "Promoted Tweets," the ad program represents…

U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Tuesday the economy is operating well below full capacity and full recovery is a way off, in comments suggesting no urgency to begin tightening financial conditions. "The pain is still with many of…