Google denies leaving China

Google Inc enters a second week of high stakes brinkmanship with China's government, amid speculation the firm has decided to pull out of the world's biggest Internet market over cyber-spying concerns. Google, the world's most popular…

Ghana biometric passport to be launched February 3

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will launch the country’s biometric passport on February 3, 2010, the GNA reports. In preparation towards the launch, the report says, a training session for Regional Immigration Commanders and…

Schools in Kumasi get Internet access

Eighteen schools in the Kumasi Metropolis will have access to the internet under the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI)-School Partnership Project. The Project is being jointly undertaken by Zain Communications Limited, Ericsson, a cell…

Susu company MD convicted for stealing

Robert Kwain Bonsu, Managing Director of Yesu Adom Susu Company in Techiman Municipality, has been fined GH¢900 or in default 26 months in prison by a Techiman Circuit Court for stealing. Bonsu, 68, pleaded guilty to 25 counts of stealing.…

New AGI executives inducted

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Ghana’s private sector policy advocacy group, has inducted newly elected executives into office to manage its affairs for the next two years. Nana Owusu-Afari, Chairman and Chief Executive of…

Traditional ruler lauds cocoa price increase

Nana Yaw Gyabeng II, Chief of Sefwi Agyemandiem, has commended the government for increasing the producer price of cocoa from GH¢138 to GH¢150. The increase he said would help to reduce smuggling of cocoa to neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire.…