Tornadoes and storms in the south-eastern United States have killed at least 193 people, officials say. In Alabama, the worst-hit state, 128 have died in recent days – including 15 killed by a tornado that devastated the city of Tuscaloosa. Deaths are also reported in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia. Tornadoes and storms that have [...]
Read the rest of this story »Local Enterprise and Skills Development Program (LESDEP), a special module for community development in Ghana, has been launched by President John Evans Atta Mills in Tamale in the Northern region. LESDEP is an initiative that focuses on training the unemployed people to acquire viable skills that will eventually make them self-employed with specialized hands-on training, [...]
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The 2008 Convention People’s Party (CPP) presidential candidate has tasked government and business leaders to strive to create meaningful jobs for the thousands of unemployed graduates in the country.
A 27-year-old man has been banished from Tafo in Kumasi for allegedly wedding a male partner on Easter Sunday. Akwasi Boakye is believed to have played the role of a woman and was wedded by his male partner, whose name was rumored as Kwame Amankwa. The wedding, according to eye witnesses, was held at the [...]
Read the rest of this story »We have encouraging news out of Africa this week of World Malaria Day, as we take stock of the illnesses and deaths caused by this longtime scourge. Eleven countries in Africa had slashed the number of confirmed malaria cases, malaria-related hospital admissions or deaths by more than 50 percent by end 2009. When 2010 data [...]
Read the rest of this story »INDUSTRIAL action embarked upon especially by government workers is one line of action that affects productivity and growth of a nation’s economy. All over the world workers have adopted this measure to press home their demand for one thing — better conditions of service. BUT, do we have to blame them (workers) for toeing this [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Bank of Ghana will issue a 3-year bond for 320 million cedis on April 27, open to foreign investors, the Central Bank said on Tuesday. Ghana’s cedi currency strengthened by 1.5075/1.5100 against the dollar after the announcement, compared to its opening level of 1.5115/1.5140, as traders anticipated dollar inflows from foreign investors interested in [...]
Read the rest of this story »Nigerians yesterday headed to the polls for the final round in a lengthy election process which has so far been marred by violence. Election for Nigeria’s 36 powerful governors has been delayed in two of the worse-hit states amid fears of renewed violence. More bombs have exploded in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, where at [...]
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