The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), is asking government to urgently introduce interventions to cushion the poor who will be adversely affected by the fuel price increment. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) announced a 23 percent increase in the prices of petroleum products which took effect from Monday. The public was outraged by the huge increment ...

Antonio Conte has quit as coach of Juventus just a day after the squad reconvened for pre-season training. Conte, who had a year remaining on his contract, led the Turin club to the Serie A in each of the past three years. But the 44-year-old said he felt it “may be more difficult to keep ...

Liverpool have completed the £20m signing of winger Lazar Markovic from Benfica on a “long-term deal”. The 20-year-old helped Benfica win the Portuguese title last season after joining the club from Partizan Belgrade in the summer of 2013. “I hope that I will fulfil the expectations of the supporters, coaches, players and all connected to ...

Portuguese side FC Porto have completed the signing of Feyenoord centre-back Bruno Martins Indi on a four-year deal. The fee for the 22-year-old was not disclosed. Martins Indi was an integral part of the Netherlands’ excellent World Cup campaign, playing six games as Louis van Gaal’s side secured third place. “It feels the right moment ...

Louis van Gaal finally starts work as new Manchester United manager on Wednesday morning and will put his players through their paces as he gets to know the club’s Carrington training ground. The 62-year-old declined the opportunity to take a holiday after the Netherlands’s World Cup campaign and has instead decided to get straight down ...

The Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, will today present to Parliament a mid-year review of the budget statement and economic policy of government for consideration and adoption. The mid-year review is expected to review targets set out by the ministry in the 2014 budget statement and propose new policies on how the ministry intends to meet ...

Mali’s government and Tuareg rebels have exchanged prisoners in a goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks. The army said 45 Malian soldiers held by the rebels in the north of the country arrived at Bamako airport. They were replaced on the plane by 41 Tuaregs, who had been held prisoner in the capital. ...

Japan has been a late adopter when it comes to smartphones, but it’s catching up quickly – already more than half the population owns one. But Tokyo is a crowded city, and warnings are being issued about the risk of mass collisions among phone-using pedestrians at one busy crossing. It’s 5pm on a Friday and ...

The Western Regional Security Council has dismissed claims by traders in the Central Business District of Takoradi that they are being sabotaged by the Regional Coordinating Council’s task force. Traders of the Central Business District of Takoradi had asked the Regional Minister, Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo to intervene in their dispute with the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan ...

The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Haruna Idrissu, says there is the need to diversify Ghana’s export in order to improve the country’s trade deficit, which he says, currently stands at $20 billion. Mr Idrissu said even though Ghana’s export is encouraging, it only holds promise into the future. He said this Tuesday when ...

President John Dramani Mahama has scrapped the Ministry of Information and nominated Ekwow Spio Garbrah to join his executive team as part of a realignment of his government. The President has nominated a former Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, as Minister for Trade and Industry. He will be taking over from Haruna ...

The Head Pastor of the Christian Faith Vineyard, Pastor Kwame Wura Bempah, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding six persons under the pretext of securing jobs for them in the United States of America (USA). Two accomplices whose names were given by the police as Kwabena Owusu and Juliet Maabena Peprah are currently on the ...

There were renewed partisan debate between Minority and Majority MPs in Parliament on Tuesday after a contentious 300 million dollar loan facility thought by the Minority group to be fraudulent was considered and approved in Parliament. The loan will be used to secure arms for the nation’s security personnel who are on peace keeping duties ...

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Senior Staff Association (KOSSA) is alleging that the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Rev. Albert Okpoti  Botchway who was ordered to step down about two weeks ago is still at post weeks after the sector Minister appointed a new Acting CEO. The Association in a statement stated that ...

Crude oil is arguably the most precious natural commodity in the world, it can be a curse or blessing to nations if not properly managed, at least the ‘Dutch disease’ is still fresh in literature. The ‘black gold’ in the world is undoubtedly the largest source of energy currently. Even though it may be common ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has stated that it has begun investigations into media reports indicating that certain Ghanaian citizens have put in asylum requests to the Brazilian government. A few days ago, stories of Ghanaians seeking asylum in Brazil after the World Cup made the international news headlines. The stories revealed that ...

Health financing expert and Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority  (NHIA), Sylvester A. Mensah says the “future is bright” for the younger generation of the  country. According to him, “this is truly an exciting time to be growing up in Ghana.” Mr Mensah who was responding to questions in an interview with California-based ...

Organised Labour has described as “insensitive and unsustainable’’ government’s decision to pass on the effects of the losses in exchange rate depreciation to Ghanaians. According to Organised Labour, there is no economic or social justification for the upward increase in the prices of petroleum products that the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and government continue to ...

A primary school in Lancashire has been overwhelmed with support after the head sent a tender and unusual letter to pupils following their exam results. Children at Barrowford school in Nelson, near Burnley, were told that the school was “very proud” of their effort in the Key Stage 2 (KS2) tests, but went on: “We are concerned ...