September 2010

President John Evans Atta Mills has stated his commitment to the judicious use of the development package from China, and pledged to ensure accountability of the resources to the maximum benefit of all. He said under no circumstance…

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is collaborating with stakeholders to pursue a Medium-Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP) to address the challenges facing the sector. METASIP, which predicates the Food and…

Takoradi Polytechnic is collaborating with the Aircraft Maintenance Training Institute and Afrimeric Engineering International Cincinnati, in the US to introduce Aircraft Technician courses by the end of the year. Reverend Professor Daniel…

The Controller and Accountant General's Department on Monday officially opened a three-day public financial management workshop for finance officers in the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA's) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District…

Mr Opoku Mensah, an opinion leader at Tinkong, a farming community in the Eastern Region, has reiterated the call on the government to facilitate an urgent rehabilitation of the rail transport system to reduce the problems associated with…

The AKyempem Rural Bank, would soon introduce an Automated Teller Machines (ATM) as part of its 18-month corporate strategy to better serve the needs of clients and up its profits. Colonel (Rtd) K. K. Nyame, Chairman of the board of…

Opening up local air service markets to foreign operators would improve air safety and promote economic growth of African countries, a release from the Accra Office of the World Bank said on Tuesday. The releases said a new study by the…

Environmentalists on Tuesday decried a proposal to ship decommissioned nuclear generators across the Great Lakes and on to Sweden for storage, at the start of hearings into the radioactive shipment. Bruce Power is seeking a license to…

Oil prices rose to near $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies dropped last week, suggesting demand may be improving. Benchmark crude for November delivery was up 41 cents to $76.59 a barrel at midday…

Asian stock markets  climbed Wednesday, supported by growing speculation that the Federal Reserve is likely to introduce more stimulus measures to support the U.S. economy, a key market for Asian exporters. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225…