President Mahama Chairs Meeting On South South Energy Initia...
President John Mahama yesterday hosted a meeting of Heads of State and Government on the establishment of a South-South Energy Initiative (SSEI) in New York.
The meeting, one of many the President participated in yesterday, was organized under the auspices of ... Read More
Ghana Confident Of Winning Maritime Boundary Arbitration –...
Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, Minister of Justice and Attorney General on Tuesday assured Ghanaians of a favourable outcome of the maritime boundary arbitration between Ghana and the Cote d’Ivoire.
She said Ghana has initiated arbitration proceedings under the United Nations Convention ... Read More
MCC Chief Executive Meets President Mahama
President John Mahama has held discussions with the Chief Executive of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Dana Hyde in New York. The Monday morning meeting, which was also attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna S. Tetteh (MP), is ... Read More
President Mahama Leaves For UN General Assembly Today
President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama will today leave Accra for New York, US, for the 69th United Nations General Assembly session.
He is expected to join his colleagues in the general Assembly deliberations, hold bilateral talks with other ... Read More
WHO Welcomes The Extensive Ebola Support From The US
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the contribution from the Government of the United States of America to significantly build upon their previous Ebola response in West Africa.
A statement issued by the WHO and copied to the Ghana News ... Read More
Nigeria Stops Gas Supply To Ghana
Individuals and businesses should brace themselves up for more power outages in the coming days, following the decision of the Nigerian authorities to stop gas supplies to Ghana.
The decision, which took effect from yesterday, followed labour unrest in Nigeria.
“The Nigerian ... Read More
Kufuor Leaves for UN Summit
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has left Accra for Washington and New York to attend a United Nations (UN) Summit.
He is expected to hold meetings with top officials of the World Bank and the UN, ... Read More
British High Commissioner Calls On Environment Minister
Mr Jon Benjamin, British High Commissioner, has called on Mr Akwasi Opong-Fosu, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation as part of efforts to understudy Ghana’s efforts to fight climate change.
Mr Opong-Fosu told journalists after a closed door meeting with ... Read More
Veep Confers With President Quattara
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has had a closed door meeting with Ivoirian President Alassan Quattara at the VVIP Lounge of the Kotoka International Airport.
President Quattara made a stopover in Accra enroute to Abijan after attending an ... Read More
New York City Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary With Annual Trib...
New York City commemorated the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Wednesday night, powering on nearly 100 7,000-watt xenon bulbs to illuminate into the sky two beams indicating where the Twin Towers once stood.
The long-awaited national memorial-cum-museum will open on ... Read More