From 2011 to 2013, the governments of [ten oil-producing African countries] sold over 2.3 billion barrels of oil. These sales, worth more than $250 billion, equal a staggering 56 percent of their combined government revenues. But, reveals a new report from Swiss and international nongovernmental organizations, there is little transparency about these sales, a quarter of which were made to littleknown Swiss trading companies.

President John Dramani Mahama has frowned on countries isolating Ebola affected countries terming it as not the best way to jointly fight the disease.

Ghana Mine Workers Union will be finalizing discussions with the leadership of Anglogold Ashanti on some recent developments in the company in the next three days, according to Citi Business News report.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service says it is yet to invite Ghana's Midfielder, Asamoah Gyan and Alberta Tetteh, to assist in investigations over the mysterious disappearance of hiplife artiste, Theophilus Tagoe and Miss Janet Bandu.

A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey conducted by Savana Signatures, a non-governmental organisadtion, on what students, aged between 12 and 15 and their teachers know about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in some selected districts in the northern region showed relevance of sexuality education in schools.

The Business Advisory Centre, an agency in charge of Medium and Small Enterprises (MSE) in Akuapem North Municipal last Friday held a stakeholders forum at the premises of the Municipal Assembly. Representatives of the various enterprises were drawn from the Bakers Association, Gari Processing Association, Wood Carvers Association, Mushroom Growers Group, representatives of Vehicle repairers, Shoemakers representatives, Catering and Food Venders Association among others.

Our roads which are supposed to serve as safe modes of transportation are robbing us of innocent lives daily. Not a single day passes without news of road traffic crashes. Statistics available to the National Road Safety Commission indicates that 6 persons perish on our roads daily, translating into about 2,000 deaths yearly.

At the request of the Ghanaian authorities, a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Accra on September 16-25 to conduct discussions on a possible IMF-supported program.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has assured that restrictions and measures placed on Liberia and other countries hardly hit by the Ebola virus disease (EVD) will be lifted.

Washington -IFC, a member of the World Bank Group announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Volta River Authority ('VRA'), Ghana's national power generation utility, to support private sector investment in Ghana's power sector.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called on the international community to expedite support and resources to Liberia to enable her adequately tackle the Ebola virus.

In spite of fear amongst citizens of non-affected countries in the wake of the deadly Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, Ghanaian President, John D. Mahama has ended a one day visit to Liberia. President Mahama is the first President to visit the West African country that now has the highest number of Ebola cases since the outbreak of the epidemic in Liberia in early March. The Ghanaian leader briefly met his counterpart, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Ministry of Foreign

A writer, a philosopher, a scientist, a politician, a patriot, an inventor, publisher, and a founding father of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, once observed that "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" Indeed, this is consistent with our own long-held view and popular adage which says "how well one lays his bed determine to a large extent how much he/she will enjoy the sleep". It is in the light of these truisms that effective planning has been considered as an essential

The Western Regional Secretariat of the Ghana National Association of Garages in collaboration with Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) has launched a Skills Development Fund Training on Auto Electronic diagnostic testing for 1500 Artisans at the Takoradi Polytechnic Auditorium.

The Minister for Interior and Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo was in the Upper East Region for a two day working visit.

The Wa municipal assembly has disbursed a total of GH¢8,082.00 to Persons with Disability (PWD) within the municipality to empower them to undertake economic ventures that would sustain their lives.

The District Social Welfare Officer for Asunafo South, Mr Frank Adjei, has urged traditional and opinion leaders to help abolish or modernise certain traditional and cultural practices that are hindering development.

The investor confidence in Ghana's economy was confirmed through the over subscription of a third successful Eurobond order of $3billion last Thursday.

Professor Edmund Delle, former Chairman of the Convention Peoples Party, (CPP) and founder of the Rabito Clinic Ltd has taken a swipe at people who indulge in the practice of skin bleaching in the country.

The Police Administration has called on all persons with information on the disappearance of Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro and Janet Bandu to channel them to police instead of reporting to the media.