The Embassy of Switzerland in Accra has released a short movie to mark the 6oth anniversary celebration on the strong diplomatic relations with Ghana. The movie, released on Friday in Accra also marks the National Day of Switzerland, which falls tomorrow, Saturday August 1.Since 1891, Swiss citizens at home and abroad have celebrated the day […]
The President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, has confirmed that he is self-isolating for two weeks after the Vice President Isatou Touray tested positive for COVID-19. The Office of the President informed the Gambians about the Vice President, Dr Isatou Touray testing positive of COVID-19. The Vice President, Dr.Isatou Touray Stated, “Fellow #Gambians; I tested Positive for […]
Parliament on Thursday eulogized longtime US congressman John Robert Lewis, a member of the US congressional delegation to Ghana in 2019, who succumbed to cancer on July 17, 2020 at age 80. In an elegy, after statements by the Leaders from both Sides, and contributions from Members, Speaker Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye epilogued the tributes, […]
Morocco is today celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI. The Throne Day, marked with many official and popular activities throughout the country, is a symbolic day of pride in the nation’s independence, culture and monarchy. Accra, July 30, GNA – Morocco is today celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the enthronement […]
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, virtually joined the Government Statistician of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, and the Program Manager of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Dr. Keziah Malm, to launch the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) results. The launch highlighted impressive results in malaria control, including a […]
The gold price surged to a record high on Monday, fuelled by the novel coronavirus pandemic and geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. The new high of 1,944.71 dollars per troy ounce (31.1 grams) – compares to a previous record of $1,921. In addition to persistent global economic uncertainty amid the pandemic, renewed […]
President Akufo-Addo will on Thursday embark on a trip to the West African country of Mali. This will be the first foreign trip after he announced restrictions including the closure of borders in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The president and his colleagues from Niger, Senegal and Ivory Coast have been tasked […]
The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been re-elected for a second term of two years by his peers. The Vice President of the Court, Justice Gberi-be Ouattara was also re-elected for another term of two years. A statement issued by the Court said the pair retained their […]
Kanye West has officially launched his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election, with an unorthodox rally in Charleston, South Carolina. West, 43, is running as a candidate for his self-styled “Birthday Party”. At the event, the rapper seemed to make policy decisions off-the-cuff and made several rants, including on abortion and on abolitionist Harriet […]
Though Boeing now anticipates US federal approval to unground its 737 Max in September, company data released Tuesday shows that in the first half of this year the manufacturer lost just over 800 orders for the troubled airplane. With the Max unable to be delivered and with the Covid-19 pandemic killing demand for all other […]
