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Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being hailed as an unprecedented mobile response to a natural disaster. The Mobile Giving Foundation…

The CDC estimates that 55 million Americans became sick with H1N1 swine flu between April and mid-December 2009 and roughly 11,000 people died of the disease. These numbers represent a middle range in CDC estimates. The actual number of…

MTN Ghana invested 448 million dollars in infrastructure and new technology in 2009, Ms. Mawuena Adjo Dumor, Corporate Service Executive, told the GNA on Friday. Out of the amount, 228 million dollars went into infrastructure, comprising…

Ghana’s inflation rate dropped to 16% in December 2009, the sixth consecutive time that it has fallen. The rate for November was 16.9% from 18.04% in October 2009. Inflation has been relatively high in 2009, averaging 19.86% compared to…

A Ghanaian woman who is a US immigration lawyer found guilty of marrying illegally to gain permanent US residence is awaiting sentencing and deportation to Ghana, the Washington Post reports. The lawyer, Lilian Asante’s sentencing has been…

It is likely the central bank of Ghana will continue to cut its lending rate, the prime rate if the country’s inflation continues to drop. A Bloomberg news report quotes the Bank of Ghana governor, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as saying “the…

Cheques throughout the country will now clear in two days, as the Codeline  and Cheque Clearing system (CCC) becomes operational nationwide from January 15, the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has said. Cheques…

World renowned economist, Dr Jeffrey Sachs on Thursday conferred with President John Evans Atta Mills on the proposed development of Accra into a Millennium City. Dr Sachs said the new decade of 2010 was great for Ghana with many…

Dormaa Poultry Farmers Association, has called on government to speed up efforts to reduce importation of poultry products to protect the local farmer. In a communiqué issued at an end-of-year get-together at Dormaa-Ahenkro, the…

The Sunyani District Magistrate Court ‘B’ presided by Mr. Joseph Mensah has granted a GH¢20,000 bail with two sureties to a businessman in Sunyani for causing extensive damage to properties worth thousands of Ghana Cedis. Nana Adjei Ntow,…