PNC congratulates Kufuor - read full statement

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 5:23 pm at 5:23 pm

images4.jpegOn the occasion of your ascension to the high and enviable office of chairman of the African Union [AU], the family of the People’s National Convention profoundly congratulates your Excellency for this magnificent feat.

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International Business

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 4:30 pm at 4:30 pm

Sterling rose against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday as investors focused on possible inflows from corporate takeover activity and strong UK economic fundamentals.Traders reported a UK bank buying 1.5 billion sterling against the yen on Tuesday, related to corporate takeover activity. By 0852 GMT sterling was up half a percent on the day at $1.9671.

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Healthy drinks that beat the heat

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:30 am at 9:30 am

98-3073-3737-0_330585.jpg“People just don’t realise how unhealthy fizzy drinks, coffee, teas and alcohol are,” said Sue Visser, a health specialist at Nature Fresh health products and author.

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Concern over delay of tobacco law

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:27 am at 9:27 am

images34.jpgProfessor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS); has expressed regret about the delay in the passage of the law to the ban smoking in public places.

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What a way to celebrate 50 years

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:21 am at 9:21 am

Last Monday President John Agyekum Kufuor was unanimously elected by his peers at a closed door election to lead the African Union for a year.

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Ghanaians urged to work hard to sustain the economy

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:18 am at 9:18 am

images33.jpgMr Yaw Barimah, the Eastern Regional Minister, said the progress of the nation depended to a large extent on the hard work of Ghanaians. He therefore called for hard work from all to help sustain the modest economy gains made by the government.

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Workshop on Ghana Business Code held

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:14 am at 9:14 am

images32.jpgMr Ben Oduro, Project Manager of Improving Business Practice (IBP), a non-governmental organisation, has called on managers to build their businesses on human rights, labour standards, environmental responsibility and transparency. He made the call at a day’s sensitisation workshop on the Ghana Business Code (GHBC) organised by the IBP for members of the Takoradi Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TRCCI) in Takoradi.

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Feast on the food of the gods

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:11 am at 9:11 am

98-557-1189-107_194595.jpgPreserved figs: don’t you just love them? Sweet, sticky and utterly more-ish, there’s nothing nicer than a plump one nibbled along with a bit of ripe, runny Brie. But isn’t it the most frustrating thing when your stash of preserved figs disappears and you can’t find more anywhere?

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