The Minister of Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has disclosed that less than 20 businesses in the country have survived beyond their founders.

Kumasi -The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on the international community to support government's efforts to ensure 'Ghana Beyond Aid' becomes a success.

The newly upgraded Ghana Cedi will be put into circulation for business across the country today.

PARLIAMENT has celebrated journalists for their contribution to the development of the country as Ghana on Friday joined the rest of the world to mark the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD)

ONE of Ghana's top-notch sports commentators, Benjamin Willie Graham, has been selected by Largardere Sports, to run commentary at the forthcoming Total African Cup of Nations to be staged in June, this year.

Tamale -Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the weekend broke grounds for the commencement of the construction of an ultramodern military sports complex for the Sixth Garrison Battalion in Tamale in the Northern Region.

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The Ejisu Police have mounted a search for some suspected robbers who raided the Ashanti Regional correspondent of the Ghanaian Times newspaper.

Zaurungu -About 50,000 bags of fertiliser meant for farmers under the Planting For Food and Jobs(PFJs) were last year smuggled across neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso, Togo , Niger and Mali, the Director of Crop Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) , Mr Seth Osei-Akoto, has disclosed.

AirtelTigo has deepened its commitment to communities in the Ashanti, Bono and Ahafo regions with the launch of "Yen Nkosoo Nti" (for our development), an initiative aimed to improve the lives of children in communities through education.

"The game that is chased by many people will not get lost," is a Builsa proverb which simply means that cooperation is better than an individual effort. If the people are united in their effort, they can easily achieve their aim.

Defending West Africa Football Union (WAFU) "B" Women's Cup champions, the Black Queens of Ghana will today leave for Cote d'Ivoire to begin the defence of the title.

The Ghana National Fire Service new Chief Fire Officer (GNFS), Edwin Ekow Blankson, was on Friday inducted into office at a ceremony in Accra, where he pledged to exert all effort in his service to the country.

Accra Hearts of Oak yesterday thrashed West African Football Academy (WAFA) 4-0 to gain revenge over the Sokagope lads at the Accra Sports Stadium in a match day nine game of the Normalisation Committee (NC) special league.

Composers have been described as moralists, social actors, cultural intellectuals, cultural patriots, nationalists, poets, mediators, and reflexive modernists, agents of change, holders of their communities' consciences, and cultural repositories and custodians.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Shani Cooper-Zubida has pledged her country's support for Ghana in using technology to boost the fortunes of sports.

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it is in discussions with all stakeholders to address all existing challenges confronting the country's energy sector.

The Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has clarified that all payments in relation to the academic intervention (Extra Classes) released by the government are to attract tax deduction of 10 percent.

First year Senior High Students (SHS) on the Green Track System would stay home for eight weeks instead of five when they leave their respective campuses for the second semester mid-semester break next week Friday.

Great Britain's Ryan James Storrie produced a stunning performance to upset number one seed, Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe to win the McDan ITF World Tour title at the Centre Court of the Accra Sports Stadium tennis Complex.