2011

Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into Africa as at the end of 2010 were $32 billion, the World Bank says. According to the World Bank, inflows of FDIs to the continent increased by 6% from 2008 due to price increases of commodities such…

Mr Joseph Samuel Annan, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday stressed the need to re-examine the Export Development and Investment Fund’s (EDIF) efficiency to ensure that the purpose of its establishment is met. “There is the…

A Community Health Nurse has said people who bleach their skin “buy cancer of the skin and other diseases’ since bleaching destroys the skin’s ability to fight off all manner of germs. She added that doctors who perform surgical operations…

The Ghana Beach Sports Organization (GBSA) will organize a beach soccer referees’ clinic on Friday, April 8 at the Press Centre of the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra. The one-day event forms part of series of seminars and courses penciled by…

Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) pensioners in the Koforidua Zone of the National Pensioners Association have threatened to demonstrate against new pension indexation. The pensioners expressed discontent about the…

A Kente Village Project is being established at Kensere in the Asante-Bekwai Municipality as part of an initiative to create wealth and jobs, particularly for the youth in the area. It is the brainchild of the Member of Parliament, Mr Joe…

Assistant referee Alidu Salifu Malick has been selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the impending African Youth Championship slated for South Africa from 17 April to 2 May, 2011. The 38-year old is amongst nine…

Cholera cases in the New Juaben Municipality are now declining, Dr Daniel Asare, the Medical Director of the Koforidua Regional Hospital, said on Thursday. He said the Regional Hospital now records an average of four cases daily as…

Communities in the Wa Municipality would be provided with 60 boreholes fitted with hand pumps under the sustainable rural water and sanitation project funded by the World Bank. With 88 boreholes in 58 communities, the Municipality…

Oil prices jumped above $111 a barrel Friday in Asia as fighting in Libya damaged crude installations in the OPEC nation and a weaker dollar makes commodities cheaper for investors with other currencies. Benchmark crude for May delivery…