UN seeks to aid thousands of displaced Ivorians

More than 16,000 people in western Côte d’Ivoire, driven from their homes by violence after the incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down despite his election defeat, need immediate medical aid, food, shelter and protection,…

Ghana cautioned against corruption of oil

Ghana has been cautioned to take measures to manage the country’s new found oil revenue and use it for development. A Reuters report titled “Risk to Watch in Africa 2011”, says the rise of corruption would be a source of worry for firms…

Fishermen commend President Mills

The Western Regional Canoe Fishermen Association, on Monday commended President John Atta Mills for his efforts to develop the canoe fisheries sector by maintaining the old price for premix fuel. Nana Kwesi Bin, Chief Fisherman of Axim,…

PPAG provides VCT centres in Sunyani, Techiman

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), has within its five years of operations in Brong Ahafo, provided two Voluntary Counseling and Testing centres in Sunyani and Techiman. The centres, funded by the United Kingdom Big…

Fan Milk, FDB sued over expired product

Mr Jonathan Osei Owusu, a human rights activist, has filed a suit at the Human Rights Court in Accra against Fan Milk Ghana Limited (FML) and the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) for the alleged sale of expired Fanyogo products on the Ghanaian…

Ghana stocks extend gains

The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, continues rally on Monday, going up 6.13 points to 1,001.63 from 995.50 points on Friday with a year-to-date return of 0.16 per cent. The…