April 2011

A summit of the world's biggest emerging economies has highlighted a shift in power away from the US and Europe. The populations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa account for 40% of the world's people. And those countries…

U.S. Internet advertising revenue hit a record $26 billion in 2010, boosted by the popularity of online videos and social media. A PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau found that last year's ad…

President Barack Obama has called for raised taxes on the rich as well as cuts in government spending in what he termed a balanced approach to cutting the huge US budget deficit. In a speech in Washington DC he outlined a package of tax…

Ghana’s Black Satellites have named the final 21-man squad for the African Youth Championship scheduled for South Africa from 17 April – 1 May, 2011. Coach Orlando Wellington unveiled his squad last Tuesday in Naivasha, Kenya, where the…

Mr Paul E. Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has appealed to assembly members to be vigilant and demand quality from contractors. “You cannot sit unconcerned and allow contractors and artisans entrusted with projects to undertake…

Seventy-one people including 25 women died through 263 motor accidents in the first quarter of the year in the Central Region. Mr Stephen Anokye, the Central Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), made this known…

Mr George Badu-Yeboah, Central Regional Director of Agriculture, stressed on Wednesday that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) would transform farming into a lucrative venture. He said through the modernization of the sector…

Dr Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi, the Eastern Regional Minister, on Wednesday advised public and civil servants to manage their time at their work places, ensure punctuality and put in maximum efforts to enhance development in the country. He also…

The Trauma and Orthopedic Directorate library of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has received a large quantity of orthopedic and trauma books to aid the training of orthopedic specialists at the hospital. The books,…

Black Stars coach Goran Stevanovic seems to have won over his critics following the Star’s recent string of impressive performances after only two months at the helm. When the former Partisan Belgrade manager was introduced to the…