Lufthansa German Airlines’ First Class product and service package has been awarded a five-star rating by Skytrax, a United Kingdom-based aviation research organisation. This is the first time the four star airline has received that rating. Speaking to the Ghana …

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced two ex-convicts, Gideon Fianko, 23, a driver and Prince Owusu Ansah, 22, a labourer, to a total of 100 years for robbery. The two are to serve a 50-year jail term each for …

British Airways plane takes off Mr James Wooldridge, Country Commercial Manager, British Airways Ghana, said the airline was very committed to its business in Ghana after having performed extremely well in 2012. He said the airline, in 2012, had experienced …

An acute water shortage has hit Funsi, the district capital of the Wa East disrupting economic and social activities of workers and the inhabitants. The small town water facility that provided water for the people has broken down and has …

John Painstil The assault case involving Black Stars defender John Paintsil is far from over with the Police set to unravel the full story behind the incident. The 31-year old right-back was arrested late Friday for allegedly assaulting his wife, …

Ms Samia Nkrumah After 55 years of independence, Ghana is yet to take control of her economy. The running of the economy has always been one way with the over reliance on gold, cocoa and timber. This is because the …

Jonathan Kweku Ahowi, a driver, has been sentenced by the Tarkwa Circuit Court to 10 years imprisonment for defrauding ten workers of the Golden Star Wassa (GSW) Mine in Bogoso. Ahowi, who pleaded guilty, was accused of defrauding the workers …

Jonathan Kweku Ahowi, a driver, has been sentenced by the Tarkwa Circuit Court to 10 years imprisonment for defrauding ten workers of the Golden Star Wassa (GSW) Mine in Bogoso. Ahowi, who pleaded guilty, was accused of defrauding the workers …

Indian firm Harrisons Malayalam is reportedly considering plans to develop rubber plantations on 4,000-5,000 hectares of land in Ghana on long-term lease basis. The R.P.-Sanjiv Goenka group-owned tea and plantations company says it would invest nearly Rs 300 crore which …

The MacBaron Group has developed a 2,000 Megawatts (MW) project in response to Ghana’s power generation needs in the Ketu Area of the Volta Region. The Combined Cycle Gas Turbine and Heat Recovery System project, known as the Ketu Power …

The Tema Police Command has assured the general public of its preparedness to re-arrest the three remand prisoners who broke cell at the Fishing Harbour Police station over the weekend. The three, Ebenezer Nyagbedzi, 19, Eliasu Mohammed and Daniel Kwame …

The Government was on Monday advised to consider the adoption of a tax credit scheme for multinationals especially in rural communities to enable the companies contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic development of the area. Mr Franklin Cudjoe, Executive Director of …

A three-storey shopping mall in downtown Ho with 48 shops and offices would soon be opened to the general public by the middle of the year. Located at what used to be the night market near the State Transport Company …

DHL Express has expanded its network of service points in sub-Saharan Africa from aninitial 300 to over 1000, in just a few short months, the German company said today February 25, 2013. According to DHL, the aggressive expansion in the …

Mr Bernard Bediako Badu, District Pharmacist at the Kuntanase Government Hospital, has urged the Ghana Midwifery Council to consider admitting male qualified persons  into the midwifery training institutions in the country. He explained that this would enable the institutions to …

…total assets hit GH¢27.2b end of 2012 All banks in Ghana were able to beat the December 31, 2012 deadline of the GH¢60 million minimum capital requirement set by the central bank. This has pushed total banking industry assets to …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), with the assistance of the security agencies has arrested Rita Fordjour, a 52- year- old woman, for allegedly importing fake medicine from China- Trex Orix Forte, multivitamin syrup. The drug was originally produced by …

The Ghana Revenue Authority GRA) has held a seminar for large taxpayers in Accra to enhance education on the requirements for transfer pricing regulation and Commissioner-General’s Practice Notes. The aim of the seminar was to ensure that taxpayers, especially the …

Finance Minister Seth Tekper has said that government would cut on its borrowing from the domestic market so as to enable the private sector to have access to credit. “We are going to ensure a balance of taxation, a balance …

Former President JJ Rawlings A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, was last Wednesday honoured by the United Cities and Local Government of Africa (UCLGA), at a ceremony hosted by President Dennis Sassou Nguesso in Brazzaville, Congo. This was …