April 2011

The increase in food prices in the world which is 36% above, as compared to last year, is still pushing people deeper into poverty, the World Bank says. In the latest World Bank’s Food Price Watch, a 10% increase in global food prices will…

The World Bank and its partner the African Development Bank (AfDB), say they are committed in bringing Ivory Coast back on track after the country experienced a post-elections crisis between factions of Alassane Ouatarra and Laurent…

Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, on Friday called on the National Communications Authority (NCA) to ensure that all telecommunication networks provided quality services. Mr Iddrisu made the call in Bolgatanga when he…

Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), on Friday called for a collective effort to formulate and enforce the necessary legislation on noise pollution in the country. She said “We have to respect the…

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday announced that the World Bank has supported the National Youth Employment Programme with $65 Million to train more youth in employable skills. Under the programme, he said 10,000 youth would be…

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Government of Ghana to take the necessary steps to create decent jobs for the people, particularly the youth. It noted that democratic governance could not be sustained when large…

The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Union (ICEM), begins its fourth regional conference in Accra on Friday under theme: Building Strong Unions for Sustainable Development.” The sub regional…

Pro-government forces in Libya have been accused by a human rights campaign group of using cluster bombs, which are banned by more than 100 countries. Human Rights Watch said one of its photographers had seen three mortar-launched…

Stocks made modest gains Friday as encouraging signs on the economy overshadowed disappointing earnings from Google and Bank of America. Stock indexes closed lower for the week. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 117 points Tuesday…

Google has defended recent changes to its search system that reduced the prominence of some popular websites. One of the worst hit by the "Panda" update was Ciao.co.uk, a Microsoft-owned company that had been leading an EU competition case…