July 2011

The Tema Technical Institute‘s Naval Cadet Corps has been inaugurated with a call on the school’s authorities to inculcate in the students discipline, the spirit of unity and nationalism. Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater-Accra Regional…

Aid for Trade (AfT) to Africa is said to be recording an impressive growth, according to a new report prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). AfT is part and parcel of the official development assistance…

Mr Jacob Atule Adongo, a physically challenged social worker with the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), has declared his intention to contest the Navrongo Central Constituency NDC parliamentary primary. Mr Adongo, who is the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that about 17.1 million people yearly die from Cardiovascular Diseases, (CVD) mainly from heart diseases and stroke globally. Cardiovascular disease is a class of diseases that involves the…

Newmont Mining Corporation has announced that its net income from continuing operations increased to $523 million in 2011 second quarter compared to $382 million in the second quarter of 2010. The Denver-based mining company said the…

The relationship between Ghana and the UK has been described as a relationship of equals. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Peter Jones  says Ghana and the UK matter to each other, "we are two equal countries. The two countries…

The Annual Review Summit of the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) sector ended at Elmina on Thursday with a call for a broad stakeholder participation in the sector to enhance the sustainability and growth of the sector. The summit,…

Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said it was important for all to attach importance to sanitation to ensure a healthy environment. He said it was about time people adopted proper waste…

Mr Joseph Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister, has said the success or failure of governments depended on the performance of contractors. “We talk and promise and you actualize our promises or nullify them,” he said at a day’s seminar…

Prominent Chiefs in the Zabzugu/Tatale District have unanimously pledged to rally their support behind any mining company that Government would appoint to work on the Sheini Iron Ore Project in the Northern Region. Yelzole-Lana Salifu…