March 2011

The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, fell 9.95 points to close at 1,059.07 points from 1,069.02 points. The year-to-date now stands at 5.91 per cent. The GSE-Financial Stocks…

The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) has noted that confining children who are in need of care and protection at orphanages was bad and affected their psychological and physical development. The DSW said children who grew in…

Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI has taken an initiative to broker peace in Ivory Coast by sending top Ghanaian Catholic Church clergyman, Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson to that country. The Pope told the Associated Press…

The Juabeso District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ofori Donkor has advised passengers who sit on front seats of vehicles to abstain from engaging the drivers in prolonged conversation or having unnecessary…

The Asante Akim North District Assembly failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) for the second time after three rounds of voting, apparently due to sharp political polarization of the Assembly. Not even a one hour break after the second…

Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition, a nationwide advocacy organization, striving for agriculture and trade justice, has held a two-day capacity building workshop for small-holder farmers in Ho and Koforidua. It was to shape their…

Management of the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra has announced that the facility would be ready for use by May 15, this year to help contribute its quota to the hospitality industry in the country. Mr Stuart Chase, General Manager of…

Dr Debrework Zewdie, Deputy Executive Director of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has called on countries take up the responsibility of commitment to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…

Mr David Tetteh Assumeng, Member of Parliament for Shai Osudoku said the Public Account Committee’s (PAC) Report on the Auditor General’s report should be put on hold, citing the Chairman for conflict of interest. He said Mr Albert–Kan…

The Brong Ahafo Region has so far received a total of 1,055 refugees from neighbouring Ivory Coast, where people are fleeing from a bloody political stalemate. This was revealed to the media during a visit to Sampa and Atuna in Jaman North…