Minister promises GH¢20,000 market project

Mr Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, a Minister of State, has promised market women of Zenu-Atadeka GH¢20,000 to develop the new market. The market, which is to cater for displaced hawkers within the municipality, would take on about 500…

Businessman before court for alleged fraud

A businessman, who allegedly defrauded a Finland national of GH¢20,000 under the pretext of obtaining documents to cover the transportation of 20 kilogrammes of gold to Finland on Tuesday appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. John…

VRA envisages power outages from January 12-14

The management of Volta River Authority (VRA) on Tuesday announced that there had been a delay in the supply of crude oil to its Tema thermal Plant therefore, the plant would not be available for operations a few days this week. A…

Gold flat on China bank steps

Gold was little changed on Wednesday with investors seeking the next clue to direction after a broad sell-off in commodities the previous day when China's surprise monetary tightening drained the appetite for riskier assets. China…

Oil price drops to $80

Oil prices slid below $80 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed an unexpected jump in U.S. inventories of distillates and gasoline. Benchmark crude for February delivery was down 89 cents to $79.90 a barrel at midday Singapore…

Nikkei falls after China move

Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Wednesday, hurt by profit-taking and a strong yen, while resource shares slipped after China's decision to start tightening monetary conditions sparked concerns the move might slow demand. China…

Obama to ask for extra $33b for war

US President, Barak Obama is said to plan to make a request to Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight the unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to the Associated Press (AP), the Obama administration is making the…

Google to close China office

Google Inc said it may pull out of China because it is no longer willing to accept censorship of its search results, in a surprise retreat from the world's largest Internet market by users. The announcement on Tuesday comes amid growing…