British Airways plane takes off British Airways has announced cabin design and layout for its new Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 long-haul aircraft due to be delivered in six months. The B787 Dreamliner would accommodate 214 BA customers while the …

Veronica Araba Arthur-Mensah, a trader in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday appeared before Takoradi Circuit Court “A” for alleged human trafficking. She pleaded not guilty. The court granted her bail in the sum of GH¢4,000 with three sureties to re-appear on …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday sealed off the Accra offices of the Akosombo Textile Limited and the Akotex Synthetics Limited for non-payment of Valued Added Tax (VAT). The two corporate entities have also faulted in the Pay as …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited is implementing a Distribution System Loss Reduction Project intended to trim the company’s distribution system losses from the current 20 per cent to 10 per cent. The five-year project, apart from managing system …

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned attacks on media practitioners in the country as they covered the 2012 elections. In a news release issued today December 12, 2012 and signed by its president, Ransford Tetteh, it condemns unequivocally attacks …

Jerry Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama for emerging victorious in the December 7, 2012 presidential polls. In a statement issued by his office today December 12, 2012, Mr Rawlings said “Following the successful …

US-based explorer, Hess, today December 12, 2012 announced it has found oil at Pecan-1 exploration well located in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points license offshore Ghana. Hess, in a statement, said the well encountered “245 net feet of oil pay …

The capital city, Accra, has sprung back to life after a lull that followed the December 7 election and declaration of results that gave a first round victory to President John Dramani Mahama with 50.70 per cent of the votes.…

Dr Kofi Mbiah – CEO of Ghana Shippers Authority The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has been awarded the prestigious International Quality Crown Award, in the Gold category, by the Business Initiative Directions (B.I.D) currently the most important private organization in …

The Sixty-fourth Annual New Year School and Conference is scheduled to open on Monday, January 14, 2013, the Institute of Continuing and Distance Education of the University of Ghana announced on Wednesday. The one-week program to be held on the …

The rate of inflation for November stands at 9.3 per cent up from 9.2 recorded in October, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Dr Philomena Nyarko, Acting Government Statistician, said the monthly change …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday inaugurated a 24-member Transition Team with a call on them to execute their duties professionally and diligently to win international admiration. He said the National Democratic Congress government was law abiding …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday urged its members not to indulge in any form of violence, even in the face of provocation from members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). A statement issued in Accra by Mr …

South African banking group, Absa which will soon take-over Barclays Africa, has indicated it plans to start Islamic banking in Ghana and other African countries. Absa sealed a £1.3 billion deal with Barclays December 6, 2012 to takeover the British …

The Ghana Police Service on Wednesday denied reports that police and military personnel raided the headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday and carried away a lot of materials and items, including computers and evidence being put together …

An integrated organic agro-business, Building Business on Values, Integrity and Dignity (B-BOVID), has received the Social Investment Pioneer Award for its sterling performance and contribution to the growth of local community. Some nine other companies also received onours from The …

Ghanaians have been urged to treat people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) with respect instead of stigmatizing and discriminating against them. Mr Andrews Kwasi Acheampong, the Executive Director of Child Aid and Youth Development Network (CAYDNET) a non-governmental organization …

Solomon Kofi Amponsah, a driver, has been fined GH¢600 by a Tarkwa circuit court for driving without due care which led to the death four and injury to six people at Bonsa in the Tarkwa Nsueam constituency. He pleaded guilty …

Governments and aid agencies fail to tackle urban poverty because they fail to understand it, according to a new book that paints the most detailed picture to date of how a billion-plus poor people live in towns and cities worldwide.…

A young man believed to be in his early thirty’s was on Wednesday morning found dead in a taxi with registration number GX 420-12 at Labone, a suburb of Accra. A resident, who spoke on anonymity, told the Ghana News …