This undated photo provided by Artexpo New York, shows the painting “Village Groove” by Safori, a sought-after, self-taught artist who once hailed as Ghana’s national pole-vault champion. He is among 148 artists and 215 galleries from 25 countries featuring their work at Artexpo New York, the oldest fine art trade show in the country. [...]
Read the rest of this story »CREDIT: Michael Oti Adjei Didier Drogba has jumped to the defence of teammate Michael Essien and urged Ghanaians to show the midfielder ‘love’. Essien’s continuous absence from the Black Stars remains a major talking point even with crucial Nations Cup qualifiers around. And the subject came up again at a press conference by the Ivory [...]
Read the rest of this story »Countries with high numbers of people living with HIV, especially where access to antiretroviral treatment is patchy, are sitting on a drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) time bomb, which may have in some instances already exploded. High burden countries are diagnosing the tip of the DR-TB iceberg with the large majority of people who have DR-TB (multi-drug [...]
Read the rest of this story »credit: Amaka Ifiekandu African countries have been urged to prepare for a decline in aid and trade flows from Japan following the devastating earthquake that hit the world’s third largest economy recently. Standard Chartered Bank which stated it in its report, said that the total value of bilateral trade between Africa and Japan in 2010 [...]
Read the rest of this story »credit: Alex Bell The World Diamond Council (WDC) has urged all international diamond dealers not to trade in stones from Zimbabwe’s controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields, until their legal trade status has been clarified. The warning comes after the new chairman of the international trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP), unilaterally gave Zimbabwe the green light [...]
Read the rest of this story »credit: Olawale Ajimotokan Old rivals, Argentina and Ghana are on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the countries being considered for a friendly match during the next FIFA window in June, we gathered last night. The Nigerian federation has of recent been facing a Herculean task in wrapping up deals for the [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Produce Buying Company (PBC) Limited recorded a profit before tax of GH¢ 19.256 million in the 2009/2010 financial year as compared to GH¢7.176 million the previous year. Managing Director, Mr. M. Kojo Atta-Krah, who disclosed this, said the company achieved an unprecedented high market share of 38 per cent as against 35 per cent [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Kumasi Metro Disease Control Officer of the Ghana Health Service, Mr. Sampson Obeng, has said the metropolis and as a matter of fact municipal and district assemblies in the Ashanti region will not relent in its effort to prevent the spread of the cholera disease. He indicated that his outfit will not be excited [...]
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