Global food prices highest in January

Surging food prices are on Thursday expected to push the United Nations' food price index to a record high in January for a second straight month, further above the levels which prompted food riots in 2007/2008. Skip related content The…

Oil price above $91 per barrel

Oil prices rose above $91 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid mixed U.S. crude and gasoline supply figures and violent street clashes in Egypt. Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 37 cents at $91.23 a barrel at midday Singapore time in…

Study says college not for everyone

A new Harvard study says American students need to begin to decide in middle school whether they want to prepare for four-year college and then a career. The alternative approach, the study says, is to begin vocational training for a job…

Man arrested for fake postage stamps

A 29-year-old marketing officer, Mark Affum, has been remanded into prison custody by a Kumasi Circuit Court for allegedly duplicating postage stamps of the Ghana Post Company (GPC). He denied the offence and would re-appear on February…

Police administration lifts ban on heavy trucks

The Police Administration on Wednesday lifted the ban that stopped heavy duty trucks from moving on the highways after 1800 hours, the Western Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police Alhaji Hamidu Mahama, told the GNA in a…

Trade Ministry to establish commodity exchange

The Ministry of Trade and Industry will soon establish a commodity exchange and develop a regulated warehouse receipt system to ensure price stability and provide sustainable and affordable finance, especially to farmers who could further…