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About five years ago, Peter Dramani, who calls himself Dagando, was living on the streets of Ghana, Africa. He didn't know where his next meal would come from. Today, thanks to his woodcarving skills, he is able to afford his own apartment…

Records at the Tarkwa Government Hospital have shown that the number of malaria cases reported in children less than five years have reduced from over 5,000 in 2007 to 2,396 as at October 2008. The decrease which was the highest recorded…

Tanzania’s trade deficit widened to $3.5 billion in the 12 months through October on higher oil and fertilizer imports, the Central Bank said. The trade gap increased from $2.45 billion a year earlier, the Dar es Salaam-based Bank of…

President John Evans Atta Mills leaves for Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, January 10, to attend an ECOWAS Mediation Committee Summit. A press release signed by his Spokesperson, Mr Mahama Ayariga said Parliament had already been notified.…

The Management of the Eastern Regional Hospital at Koforidua, has denied withdrawing its services for clients of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). A statement issued in Koforidua and signed by Dr. E. Obeng Apori, Medical…

Introduction A financial market according Brealey etal (2004) is a market in which financial assets such as shares and bonds can be bought or sold. One party transfers funds to the financial market by purchasing a financial asserts…

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday congratulated President John Evans Atta Mills, on his assumption of office and made series of demands including a living wage. “Even before you settle down for the onerous duties as the President…

The Ghana Statistical Service has announced Friday January 9, 2009, that Ghana’s inflation rate has risen to 18.1 percent in December 2008 from 17. 4 percent in November. The initial 6-8 percent rate projected in the 2008 budget could not…

The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December 2008, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs. The labor market is expected to remain weak as mass layoffs continue. The Labor Department's…

The Ghana Value Added Tax (VAT) Service has set a revenue target of GH¢550 million for the financial year 2009. The VAT Commissioner however, says the figure is a provisional estimate awaiting approval of the yet to be appointed Finance…