Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Mahatma Otoo, Sunday scored the first hat-trick of this season's Glo Premier League as his side demolished New Edubiase 5-2 at the Accra Stadium.

Call it what you may but Ghana’s 1-0 win over Germany in the third-place playoff was nothing short of a sweet revenge and a historic feat as the Black Maidens defied their numerical disadvantage and injury to inspirational captain and lone-goal heroine, Priscilla Okyere, to take their final bow at the Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in style last Saturday.

Slowly but surely, unassuming Coach Kwasi Appiah is carving a niche for himself as he edges closer to his cherished dream of becoming the first man to break the 30-year Africa Nations Cup jinx after leading the Black Stars to silence Malawi and cement their place at South Africa 2013.

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Tony Aubynn, has commended Engineers and Planners (E&P), an indigenous mining services company, for breaking into a domain which has been the preserve of expatriate companies.

Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited has introduced a new product targeted at the middle and upper class with a package that includes travel insurance and life protection covers.

The head of supervision of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Franklin Belnye, has advised rural and community banks to revise their operations to enable them to withstand emerging challenges in the financial services sector.

Foreign investor confidence in the country's economy continues to soar in spite of the up-coming general elections which hitherto would have compelled investors to adopt a lackluster attitude.

The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings for receiving a unanimous endorsement as the flag bearer of the National Democratic Party.

Mr Charles Kofi Wayo has pledged to make job creation a major focus of his administration if he wins the general election in December.