Explosives for mining are considered security materials and heavily regulated. Importers and users of these materials are subjected to strict regulations, however, these materials are increasingly finding their way into ordinary hands, especially illegal miners and on the shelves of pseudo cosmetic shops. Easy access to these explosives by illegal miners across the country poses not only a new challenge to national efforts at halting the environmental devastation left behind by their operations,

I have read the news coming from Alan Kyerematen's Greater Accra tour with utter disbelief and amazement. He has made false claims in his attempt to discredit Nana Akufo-Addo and the 2012 NPP campaign team, all in his bid to explain his relative absence during the said campaign, as he contests for the party's flagbearership once again.

Freedom Aid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), with interest in providing healthcare to deprived communities in the country, has donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital Children's Block.

The Tema Regional office of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), is investigating a medical doctor for allegedly raping a 22-year-old student.

Accra -GHANA is set to initiate an intervention to revive the ailing textiles industry from the brink of collapse.

Government has improved substantially on its management of petroleum revenues Act by complying with its mandate under the law, passed in 2011, according to a report.

DENTONS, the global law firm, has announced a new association with leading local law firm, JLD & MB Legal Consultancy (JLD & MB). The move is in line with the UK based law firm's client-driven strategy of deepening its services and relationships in Africa. Thomas Laryea, Chair of Dentons' Africa Executive Committee, stated "JLD & MB has an excellent track record and provides the ideal platform for supporting our global clients seeking to do business in Ghana and in the broader West Africa regio

A recent survey revealed that 55% of Ghanaian women chose Dark and Lovely as their number one beauty brand. The survey, conducted by Premier Brands Ghana and The Centre for Brand Analysis in 2013, also showed that majority of women between the ages of 18 and 55 years old prefer Dark and Lovely and would recommend it to a friend over other beauty brands1.

A reconstituted Task Force on the Seizure of Pirated Ghanaian Textile Designs was, yesterday, inaugurated in Accra.

The Maritime and Dockworkers Union has rejected a deal which allows a private entity to build and operate a port in the country, and have called on President John Dramani Mahama not see the deal through.

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Jon Benjamin, has paid a courtesy call on the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, Joe Badu Ansah, and some Ahanta chiefs. The visit of the UK Consul coincided with the arrival of a British naval ship which had docked on our waters.

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said it is taking practical steps to strengthen bilateral relationships with Ghanaian and Ugandan film authorities. In one of such moves, the president of the Ghana Cinematographic Exhibition Board of Control (GCEBC) last week received a comprehensive list of films approved by the NFVCB.

Saltside Technologies, a fast-growing classifieds platform for emerging markets, recently revealed it is the global tech firm behind market leading classified sites in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ghana - countries that comprise an audience of 200 million people and where internet adoption is set to triple over the coming years.