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Manpower agencies should be held legally responsible for the health and quality of housemaids they bring to Bahrain, according to rights activists. A change in the law would force them to ensure proper medical and background checks are…

Chrysler LLC received its $4 billion low-interest federal loan Friday, helping the auto maker continue funding its operations. "This initial loan will allow the company to continue an orderly restructuring, while pursuing our vision to…

A 20-year-old Ghanaian has been sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking 2.6 kilograms (5.73 pounds) of cannabis, the Straits Times reported Saturday. The High Court convicted and sentenced Chijioke Stephen Obioha on Tuesday after a…

The year 2009 is going to be a very challenging one for most developing countries including Ghana. Ghana like most of the developing world, is linked to the fortunes of the developed economy and any economic crisis that the developed world…

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana would today January 3, 2009 announce the winner of the longest, tense and hotly fought presidential election in the history of Ghana. The election which started December 7, 2008 did not throw up a…

Hundreds of children, big grins on their faces, are decked out in jerseys and kicking soccer balls around the pitch in Ghana. In a way, they're members of the North Mississauga Soccer Club. Prompted by the club’s girls’ under-10 rep…

Tanzania cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 7.3 percent and postponed plans to sell its first sovereign bond as the global financial crisis curbs demand for its exports and pushes up borrowing costs. The 2009 growth estimate…

World stock markets have started the year on a positive note, gaining ground after shares saw record falls in 2008. In London, the FTSE 100 index was up by 2.88% at close and in France and Germany the major indexes had risen by 4.09% and…

The New Patriotic Party has withdrawn all legal suits from the courts relating to the 2008 presidential elections. The party filed a writ in court on Thursday in an attempt to secure an injunction to restrain the Electoral Commission from…

The crunch run-off voting in the Tain constituency of the Brong Ahafo region is over and ballots are being counted. But before the final results are determined, National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have started jubilating.…