April 2013

The Offinso Municipality saw a total of 101 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2012, compared with the previous year’s figure of 75. Ms Beatrice Appah, the Municipal Director of the Ghana Heath Service (GHS), who announced this, said it had…

The UT Bank said on Tuesday it would roll out its Visa Card to customers by the end of next month, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (retired), Chief Executive of the company, has said. Speaking at the ‘Facts Behind the Figures’ platform on the…

Ghana risks losing revenue and experiencing serious congestion and lengthy delays at her seaports, borders and road networks if the Government does not step up measures to eliminate time-consuming procedures and multiple checkpoints. Mr…

Mr Kofi Annan, former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Secretary, on Tuesday called on government and members of the Ghana Medical Association to go to the negotiation table to end the stalemate over payment of doctors’ market…

Accra Hearts of Oak look set to outdoor a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of the season. Board Chairman, Togbe Afede XIV, has assumed leadership of the club’s day-to-day administration following the exit of Fred Crentsil at the…

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) will hold its annual congress on Saturday, April 27 at the National Hockey Stadium. A statement signed by Richard Akpokavie, General Secretary of the GOC said the meeting will see to the discussion of…

Physician Assistants and nurses are now handling the referral and minor emergency cases at the Volta Regional Hospital, as doctors as part of their strike action, withdraw emergency services. “In dire emergencies, we call our doctors to…

Nigeria yesterday April 22, 2013 officially launched its version of the mobile number protabillity (MNP) system, nearly two years after Ghana implemented the system. With legal backing, Ghana started MNP July 7, 2011, which was believed to…

A panel discussion was held during the African Finance Ministers Conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast recently. It was to look at how can Africa financed its industrialization for growth. Moderated by the BBC's Komla Dumor, the panel…

Ghanaian technology entrepreneur, Ms. Anne Amuzu of Nandimobile has been selected for this year's Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Programme. She has been selected together with Ms. Eunice Ogbogu…