Asian shares advance

Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday, with the region's high-tech shares pushing higher after strong earnings from Apple Inc. and IBM Corp. Oil prices lingered above $91 a barrel, underpinned by the rise in regional stock markets and…

Ghana’s new minimum wage this month

A National daily minimum wage (NDMW) to reflect the changing economic times is expected to be announced by the end of this month. At a meeting of stakeholders in Accra yesterday, a Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Mr…

Private lotto operators protest

Private lotto operators in the country have taken their grudge against the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to the Presidency and accused the NLA of trying to render them jobless. Twenty-six national and regional executives of the National…

GPRTU executive member appeals for calm

Mr Adjei Manso, an executive member of the Sefwi-Wiawso branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has appealed to the national union leadership to settle a case in which 11 of the branch’s members are standing trial. Mr…