Ghana government defends increase in road tolls

Government has explained that it has been compelled to institute the new road tolls because the Road Fund has been over-committed and unable to fulfil its obligations. It said the new tolls would, therefore, yield the needed revenue to…

Ghana cedi oscillates

The Ghana Cedi witnessed some degree of  oscillations when it rose last Monday, stabilized on Tuesday, rose again on Wednesday, fell on Thursday and closed trading on Friday with yet another gain. The above notwithstanding, the Gold…

Gold steadies above $1,110

Gold prices steadied on Wednesday after hitting their highest level in almost two weeks the previous day, when investors partly factored in expectations of strong U.S. jobs data later this week. Spot gold inched up 0.1 percent to $1,114.88…

UK spends £23b yearly on dementia

Dementia costs the country £23 billion per year and more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a "wake up call" report. The number of sufferers at 822,000 is also 17% higher than has…

Oil falls towards $77 per barrel

Oil retreated towards $77 on Wednesday after posting its biggest percentage gain in four months a day earlier, as rising crude inventories in the United States damped optimism of a recovery in demand. Crude stocks jumped by 4.7 million…