A seven year old girl and her mother met their untimely death when a tree fell on them during Saturday’s rainstorm. The two were in their shop at Pedu, a suburb of Cape Coast when the incident happened. The storm that swept the entire coastal belt ripped off several roofs read more »
Policy makers have welcomed the $3 billion pledge by US President Barrack Obama to fight poverty on the African continent. They are however hoping the pledge will not come with its own conditionalities as has been the case in previous pledges. read more »
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has praised President John Evans Atta Mills and his colleague African leaders attending this weekend’s G8 Summit for their role in tackling food insecurity on the continent. read more »
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will introduce a “Zongo” development fund to address the development gap in impoverished communities should they be voted into power. read more »
The UN Africa Human Development index has cited the NPP administration for placing priority on the military in terms of budgetary spending to the neglect of agriculture: the sector driving the Ghanaian economy. read more »
