Work begins on $120m water project

Work has begun on three water projects, estimated at US$120 million, for the people of Kumawu and Konongo in the Ashanti Region and the Kwahu Ridge in the Eastern Region. The government secured a mixed credit package from Messrs Bank…

Ghana Oil Palm tells 15 years success story

Within the past 15 years, the Ghana Oil Palm Development (GOPDC) has been transformed into a nucleus estate of 7,270 hectares and small holder/out grower plantation spanning 13,874 hectares. The original palm oil mill of 30 metric tons…

Overflowing waters affecting food marketing

The overflowing banks of River Abrasu and Anaso at Akyem Asamana, in the Atiwa District is posing serious threat to the transportation of food stuff to the marketing centres. A survey by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) revealed that heavy…

Oil in two-week high

Oil was steady around $77 on Wednesday, holding near two-week highs after a 2.9 percent jump the previous day on the back of equities and solid U.S. quarterly earnings. Asian stocks rose to a three-week high, following the sixth straight…

Intel posts best quarter ever

Intel blew past the expectations of Wall Street analysts on Tuesday as the world's biggest computer chip-maker posted its best quarter ever on stronger demand for servers and personal computers. The Santa Clara, California-based technology…

Time for US financial bill reform

Senate Democrats on Tuesday appeared to nail down the votes needed to approve a historic overhaul of U.S. financial regulations and set up a final vote by the end of the week. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid scheduled a key vote for…