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Ghana's petroleum authority cut fuel prices by 17 percent from Friday, prompting opposition allegations that the ruling party was using its influence to buy votes ahead of a Dec. 28 presidential election run-off. The cut, announced on…

General Motors Corp. said Friday it will temporarily close 20 factories across North America and make sweeping cuts to its vehicle production as it tries to adjust to dramatically weaker automobile demand. GM said it will cut 250,000…

Ghana’s forests have been vanishing at alarming rates. But it appears Ghana’s major stakeholders, particularly the politicians, lack the political will to act to save the forests. The country’s rich forests contribute about five to eight…

The Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Anthony Osei Akoto has said the 45 million US dollars funds provided by the World Bank (WB) for Small Medium Scale Enterprise (SMSEs) in the country, is expected to be disbursed…

­MTN Ghana has been caught in a political fuss after PrePay top-up cards were distributed which seemed to be promoting a political candidate for the forthcoming Presidential elections. Scratch cards, similar to MTN recharge vouchers with…

A Colorado based company, Bravo Resource Partners has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an unnamed mining company in Ghana, a press release from the company has said Thursday December 11, 2008. The release simply identified…

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced another successful appraisal well in the Jubilee field offshore Ghana. The Hyedua-2 well encountered a gross reservoir interval of more than 390 feet, containing approximately 180 feet of…

Wednesday at the Le Web 08 conference in Paris, Google VP Marissa Mayer told TechCrunch's Mike Arrington that the move would be happening, but she did not say when. Google representatives have confirmed the Thursday change of status for…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced December 28, 2008 as the day Ghanaians would go back to the polls to decide on who rules the country for another four years. The Chairman of the EC, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan made the announcement…

A man found killed in Ames last weekend had been planning to return to his native country of Ghana this week to visit his family, a relative said Tuesday. Michael Odikro, 32, of Ames was attending Des Moines Area Community College on a…