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A study has shown that the implementation of the World Bank/IMF led Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in Ghana and other African countries in the 80s and 90s has changed relationships between foreign mining companies and the communities…

A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. It was, the governor said, "a miracle on…

A professor of computer science has warned that Ghana as a country cannot make much progress by merely promoting Information Communication Technology (ICT). “ICT per se will not solve our problems, you need other resources like power and…

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited on Thursday presented a cheque for 20,000 Pounds in aid of the construction of a theatre for the Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital. Mr. Benjamin Dabra, Managing Director of the Bank said the presentation…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana, Mr Martin Eson-Benjamin on Thursday pointed out that achieving food security would continue to be an illusion if the country fails to offer the…

MTN, a telecommunication service provider, on Thursday launched its new network code - 054 - to complement its existing code. MTN currently operates on 024 network code, which is nearly fully utilized thus necessitating the addition of a…

The Joint Transitional Team, acting on agreements reached by the Joint Sub-Committees on the transfer of Executive Assets have agreed on the issues pertaining to the transfer of the nation's administration to the new government. The Joint…

Eight persons including a woman who are alleged to be involved in the kidnapping of a German nurse appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday. They are Godwin Husunugbo, aka Shunton, Isaac Amuzu, James Afari, aka Bob and Roland…

Kosmos Energy, the oil and gas exploration company based in Dallas, Texas in the US, which is working in the oil fields of Ghana says by the second end of 2010, Ghana’s oil field, particularly, the Jubilee field would be spewing out three…

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, has said that the huge wealth generated from Nigeria’s oil and gas wells has not lifted the country’s poorest people from abject poverty. Annan, who spoke on, “New Ideas for…