April 2011

Ivory Coast's new president has said that an investigation has begun into alleged crimes committed by his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo. Alassane Ouattara told state-controlled TV that Mr Gbagbo's close associates were also under…

Critical figures set to be released will reveal whether the UK economy has rebounded from a shock decline and is tough enough to withstand the Government's severe spending cuts. Economists expect gross domestic product (GDP) - a broad…

Standard and Poor's threatened to cut Japan's sovereign credit rating again, warning the huge cost of last month's devastating earthquake will hurt already weak public finances unless bickering politicians can agree to raise taxes. It…

Mr Emmanuel K. Dogbevi has been appointed the new National Coordinator for the Programme for African Investigative Reporting (PAIR) Ghana project. Mr Dogbevi  who is the Managing Online Editor of ghanabusinessnews.com succeeds Mr. Paa…

The latest world Information and Communication Technology (ICT) rankings prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the international graduate business school and research institution,  Institut européen d'administration des affaires…

Newmont Mining Corporation has announced that its revenue for the first quarter of 2011 rose to $2.5 billion. The US mining giant based in Denver said the revenue increment was by 10% as compared to what it recorded in 2010. “Revenue rose…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has given formal consent to the marriage between her grandson Prince William and Catherine Middleton. A statement on the Royal Wedding’s website, says the consent was signed by the Queen herself with her own…

The African University College of Communications (AUCC) is set in finding the first African Queen of the university at its first ever beauty pageant scheduled for May 7, 2011. The pageant, Face of AUCC, will see ten elegant and eloquent…

The cases of malaria are on the rise in the United Kingdom (UK), according to a report by the Press Association, and visitors to Ghana, Nigeria and India have been cited. It says incidents of the disease have risen by almost a third in two…

Tigo Ghana is sponsoring the inaugural Otumfuo Teachers and Educational Workers Awards. The event takes place Wednesday April 27, 2011 in Kumasi. The Brand Assistant for Tigo, Mr. Kwamena Buckman, said the award scheme will reward…