2008

Ghanaians are voting for the second time in three weeks to elect a president to take over the reins of government when President Kufuor ends his second term come January 9, 2009. The new leader would also take charge of the country's new…

A Ghanaian who has been stranded in the Philippines, says his only dream is to come back home to Ghana where he belongs. According to a report in a Filipino newspaper, The Daily Inquirer, 31-year-old Jasper Kuwornu yearns to return home,…

Introduction Do mobile phones really cause cancer of any kind? Is their use in any way connected with the occurrence of diseases such as leukemia and impotence? Ghana’s mobile phone industry is growing fast.  Records available from…

A West African regional bloc on Friday criticised Ghana's decision to close its land borders two days ahead of a presidential run-off and urged the government to reconsider its decision. "The closure of the borders two days before the…

If you want a happy, worry-free Christmas then as well as the usual injunctions about not raking up past familial misdemeanours over Christmas dinner, you should probably also avoid looking at your pension fund statement. The average…

The World Bank has invested $88 million in Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) dam that will transport power to Malawi. The money will be used to fund the construction of transmission lines to carry power, and is to be assembled…

America's CIA has found a novel way to gain information from fickle Afghan warlords - supplying sex-enhancing drug Viagra, a US media report says. The Washington Post said it was one of a number of enticements being used. In one case, a…

The world of music lost one of its most illustrious practitioners when the Divine Drummer, Kofi Ghanaba, died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra Monday night. He was 85. Ghanaba was the main African influence on jazz in the USA and…

A 32-year-old Ghanaian has been deported from Malta Friday December 26, 2008, according to reports reaching ghanabusinessnews.com. The man Opoku Emos Mensah, a resident of Italy was arrested on Christmas Eve at the Malta International…

Ghanaians vote tomorrow Sunday December 28, 2008 in a too- close-to-call presidential runoff that will leave the winner with oversight of the country’s newly discovered oil reserves at a time of declining commodity prices. Ruling-party…