Profits at Google-owner Alphabet jumped almost 73% in the first three months of the year, as revenues from internet advertising soared. The strong results came despite fears that rising costs and regulation could undermine the search giant's performance. First-quarter net income rose to $9.4bn (£6.7bn) from $5.4bn a year earlier,...[READ MORE]
Tullow Oil has announced the appointment of Dorothy Thompson as independent non-executive Director and Chair-designate of Tullow with effect from April 25, 2018. It is anticipated Dorothy will succeed Aidan Heavey, Tullow’s current Chairman and Founder, as Chair at the conclusion of the Board meeting scheduled for 20...[READ MORE]
In line with its commitment to ensuring the socio-economic advancement of communities in which it operates, Vivo Energy Ghana, the leading retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants has donated a digital dental x-ray machine to the New Abirem Government Hospital in Birim North District of the Eastern region. The donation...[READ MORE]
In line with its commitment to ensuring the socio-economic advancement of communities in which it operates, Vivo Energy Ghana, the leading retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants has donated a digital dental x-ray machine to the New Abirem Government Hospital in Birim North District of the Eastern region. The donation...[READ MORE]
Elon Musk has been working hard to convince Tesla investors that production of the company's first mass market car, the Model 3, is going just fine. But the electric vehicle maker has now temporarily suspended production of the sedan to work out kinks in its assembly line. Tesla (TSLA) said Monday that it's pressing pause in...[READ MORE]
British Airways, (BA), is set to relocate it Call or Data Center from Accra, Ghana to India by June this year, according to sources. BA said in a statement it is currently restructuring its operations in the country. The move will also result in British Airways outsourcing some of its operations in the...[READ MORE]
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has signed an agreement with Appolonia City to build an industrial park within the large-scale urban development. The agreement will see up to 1,000 acres of Appolonia City designated for use by some of Ghana’s leading manufacturing and industrial companies and provide significant...[READ MORE]
On the same day that Facebook announced that 87 million users may have had their personal data improperly accessed — updated from the “tens of millions” figure the social network previously reported — the company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare question-and-answer session with the media Wednesday,...[READ MORE]
The Ghana Revenue Authority on Wednesday closed down the offices of Africa Central Cargo, a clearing agent, at Tema for owing the Authority, an amount of GH¢2.3 million, between the period of 2013 and 2016. The company, after being audited from 2013 to 2016 involving its VAT, company income tax, and withholding taxes,...[READ MORE]
South Sudan’s first female pilot Aluel Bol Aluenge has risen to the position of captain with major American airline company Delta Air Lines after working with Ethiopian Airlines and FlyDubai. Aluel Bol Aluenge 34-year-old Aluel Bol was celebrated in 2011 after completing an aviation training...[READ MORE]