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Ghana has been rated B+ by the International rating agency, Fitch Ratings, which cited the country’s robust economic performance and strong growth outlook. A statement issued by Fitch Ratings, London, on September 21, 2012 also…

Ghana will deepen trade and economic relations with La Cote d’Ivoire and other countries in the sub-region to ensure their collective survival in the global competitive environment. Lt Colonel (Rtd) Enoch K.T. Donkor, Ghana’s Ambassador to…

Takoradi Circuit Court “B” on Thursday remanded George Parker, a 27-year old student, and Isaac Awuah, a 29-year driver, for conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretence. They pleaded not guilty and are to re-appear on…

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has admitted 4,818 fresh students out of the 10,492 qualified applicants. On the admission list, 1,749, representing 36 per cent of the total intake are females, an increase of 43 per cent over last…

The Ghana government through the Energy Commission has commenced a pilot project dubbed: “Promoting Energy Efficient Appliance and Transformation of Refrigerating Appliance Market in Ghana” to improve the energy efficiency of appliance.…

The Ghana Association of Bankers on Thursday presented a Dialysis machine to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to improve health care delivery in the hospital. Presenting the item in Accra, Mr Asare Akuffo, Managing Director of HFC…

Available statistics by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that 12,000 children in Ghana die every year of under- weight related ailments due to malnutrition. The statistics also indicate that under nutrition contributes to about half…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the leadership in Nigeria to sacrifice to overcome drawbacks that beset the country to enable it to provide the arrowhead for the advancement of the continent. “Nigeria has every asset…

The Jomoro District Assembly in the Western Region, for the first time in recent years, exceeded its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) target for the year by 108 per cent. This achievement, realised by the middle of the year, was due to…

A French Navy warship, L’ADROIT, on Thursday docked at berth 11 of the Tema Port as part of the French Navy’s missions of maritime surveillance in the Gulf of Guinea. The vessel has an overall length of 87.5m with two diesel engines and a…