TUC to educate workers on single spine salary

The Western Regional Secretariat of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) would soon begin education programmes in the first quarter of the year to sensitize workers on the government's white paper on the single spine pay policy for public sector…

Gold goes up above $1,120

Gold prices inched up above $1,120 on Wednesday although a slightly firmer dollar versus the euro capped gains, while platinum's rally, which lifted prices to their highest in over a year in the previous session, lost steam. Spot gold was…

US software maker sues China for piracy

A U.S. software maker sued China and seven major computer makers Tuesday alleging piracy of its Internet filtering software. Cybersitter LLC, whose software is designed to help parents filter content seen by children, seeks $2.2 billion in…

US auto sales grow in December 2009

The U.S. auto market continued its slow crawl out of the recession in December as more consumers bought cars, but shoppers' enthusiasm remained well below pre-crisis days. In December, the annualized rate of auto sales in the United States…

Google unveils own smartphone

Google has unveiled an own-brand smartphone called the Nexus One. The wraps were taken off the handset at an invitation-only event held at Google's Mountain View HQ. The Nexus One is a slim, touchscreen phone built in partnership with…

Man jailed for Canadian visa scam

A man has been jailed for 12 months over his part in a Canadian visa scam. The 38-year-old man, Eric Nana Sarpong, has been sentenced to a year’s hard labour by the Kumasi Circuit Court. He was found guilty of conning a trader, promising…