Greetings everyone.  I’m Stephanie Sullivan, the United States Ambassador to Ghana. Before I talk about American independence, I want to start by commending the government and people of Ghana for your resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States has been honored to partner with you in our common effort to combat this disease.  Together, we will […]

Ghana and Japan have signed an agreement and exchange of notes and record of discussions for three projects. They include: “The Project for the Improvement of the Tema Motorway Roundabout (Phase 2) (Detailed Design)”, “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarships (JDS)” and “The Economic and Social Development Programme (Provision of Medical Equipment)”.Mr Charles Owiredu, […]

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has bid farewell to Mr Giovanni Favilli, the Italian Ambassador to Ghana. The Minister congratulated Mr Favilli on the successful completion of his term of office as an Ambassador of Italy to Ghana (from October 4, 2016 to July 2020).She expressed her profound […]

Mr Ron Strikker, Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana has lauded the Government of Ghana for professionally managing the Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19. He was commending the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for strictly following the preventive measures of COVID-19 when it jointly launched a framework on media-police with the media, among other stakeholders.Mr Strikker described […]

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has, for the first time in its 100 years of existence, elected a black female as a member of its Executive Board. Mrs Valentina Mintah, a Ghanaian technology executive, is responsible for developing and implementing ICC’s strategy, policy and programme of action, and for overseeing the financial affairs of […]

Consistency and leadership are critical in ensuring quick economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo has said. Mr Azevêdo noted that some of the measures outlined by countries to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy are beginning to yield results, He […]

More than 500,000 people worldwide have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University in the US. Since the virus emerged in China late last year, there have been more than 10 million cases, Johns Hopkins reports. Half the world’s cases have been in the US and […]

The first of a series of Royal Air Force (RAF) flights taking medical supplies to Africa to help fight the coronavirus pandemic departed the United Kingdom on Saturday, June 27. The RAF C-17 took off from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on a journey funded by the Department For International Development. The transport aircraft was carried a […]

The Australian High Commission has donated items worth GH¢50,000 to support the frontline health workers at the Ga East Municipal hospital and to support the national COVID-19 response efforts. The items donated included essential medical supplies, personal protective equipment and assorted food items for use by staff and patients at the hospital. The donation was […]