Oil price surge dips after talks

Oil prices have retreated from Thursday's multi-year highs amid optimism that crude producers can offset any drop in supply caused by the unrest in Libya. Brent crude was trading at $112.65 a barrel, after almost breaking through the $120…

FTSE seen opening higher

The FTSE 100 index is seen rising on Friday, following five sessions of falls, after Wall Street managed to pare losses and Asian markets notched up gains, as a sharp pullback in the oil price alleviated concerns about the global recovery.…

Upper West Region records high malaria cases

Malaria remain the number one cause of morbidity and mortality especially in children under five in the Upper West Region. In 2009 the Region recorded a total of 232,866 cases and 247,704 in 2010 while the fatality rate reduced from 2.4…

Heavy rainfall due to interacting air masses

The rainfall that was experienced in several parts of the country last night was as a result of an interaction between two air masses as well as heating in the atmosphere. "What we are experiencing is due to interaction between dry air…