2017

Anaemia continues to be the leading cause of death in the Volta Region, Dr. Joseph Teye Nuertey, Volta Regional Director of Health Services said on Tuesday. He said the disease was the primary cause of hospital admissions in 2016 and…

Government is set to clamp down on galamsey operations as a measure to restore water bodies in the country, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation announced on Monday. He…

Four world bodies have called on political stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts towards a speedy conclusion of the 31 December political agreement. The organisations, the African Union (AU), the…

The African Equity Capital Markets (ECM), broke a streak of three successive years of growth, recording a decline in overall ECM activity of 28 per cent from 2015 in the number of transactions and 33 per cent from 2015 in terms of capital…

One of the biggest challenges facing the African Union (AU), is funding. The continental body depends heavily on the West to finance its activities – a situation critics believe makes the organization subservient to the interests of the…

The track record of Nigerian airlines that plied the Accra-Lagos route hasn’t been a good one. They are often beset with poor services and eventual collapse, but Air Peace, the latest one to launch on the route says, it is here to stay and…

Ghana banks in addition to the problems of non-performing loans, are facing high asset risks, according to a report by rating agency, Moody’s. In a report released today February 16, 2017 and copied to ghanabusinessnews,com, Moody’s…

Newmont Ghana says, it is committed to transparently engaging and partnering with local communities to improve lives and mitigate impacts associated with its operations. In line with the company’s purpose to create value and improve…

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 15-year jail term to one Sadat Musah, a trader, who attempted to commit robbery. The convict was also jailed six months each for escaping from lawful custody and two counts of…

Approximately 50 million people currently live with epilepsy worldwide, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The estimated proportion of the general population…