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Cocoa purchases declared by private buyers to Ghana's COCOBOD industry regulator in the first 12 weeks of the 2008/09 season were down by a third at just over 300,000 tonnes, industry sources said on Tuesday. The first 12 weeks of the…

Dear Sir, First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of it’s nature as being utterly Confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu , yesterday faulted the conclusions of those drawing a parallel between the conduct of the 2007 general elections in the country and the recent Ghanaian…

Adding to the long list of cancers caused by smoking, Italian researchers report that the risk of getting colorectal cancer is higher in smokers, as is the risk of dying from that disease. Smoking increases the risk of developing…

The US Federal Reserve has slashed its key interest rate from 1% to a range of between zero and 0.25% as it battles the country's recession. In its statement, the Federal Reserve warned that "the outlook for economic activity has weakened…

The Buduburam Camp located in the Central region was a hot spot last Saturday as residents of the camp were treated to various sizzling renditions when two of Ghana’s music stars - Blakk Rasta and Obour - stormed the camp to stage some…

Former President J.J. Rawlings has denied that the commander of his security drew a pistol at the Akwasidae festival in Kumasi. He said his body guard’s display of a high sense of professionalism and discipline prevented what he…

With less than one month to the end of his tenure, President John Agyekum Kufuor has formally apologised to Ghanaians who might have been offended in one way or another in the course of discharging his duties as head of state. He said as…

The Western Naval Command and the Ghana Air Force have embarked on an operation to protect the fish stock in Ghana's territorial waters. The move is to ensure that the country’s fishermen derive optimum benefit from her marine resources…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana has given approval to  Perth based Adamus Resources Limited, a mining company, to begin mining activities in Ghana, a press release from the company has said. Following the approval of the…