Global PC sales drop

The number of Personal Computers (PCs) sold has fallen for the first time in six years, according to a report by IDC. IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology,…

Former chairman blames NPP loss on greed

A Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Harona Esseku, has blamed the defeat of the party in the December 2008 elections, on some of the regional and constituency executives of the party. He said funds sent from…

Forum on mango seedling production held

The Tease branch of the Dangme West Mango Nursery Producers Association (D. W. MANUPRA) on Saturday held a sensitization forum to streamline the activities of its members. The forum also aimed at creating awareness about challenges facing…

Cocoa prices at 24-year high as pound weakens

Cocoa prices in London surged above £2,000 a tonne Friday January 23, 2009 for the first time in almost 24 years. Liffe May cocoa futures, the market benchmark, jumped 2.9 per cent to £2,005 a tonne, the highest level since April 1985.…

Ghana qualifies for AYC semis and Youth World Cup

Ghana and Cameroon qualified from Group A for the semi-finals of the African Youth Championship on Saturday. The Black Satellites beat hosts Rwanda 2-0 at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali while across town at the Regional Stadium in…

Chainsaw operator in trouble for cutting trees

The Nyinahin police have arrested Kwabena Nimo, a 28-year old chainsaw operator for felling trees without permit. He was alleged to have sneaked into the cocoa farms belonging to Messrs. Wilson Nkrumah and Kwaku Forkuo at Afriyiekrom near…