United States Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan, in keeping with her Embassy’s long-standing tradition has hosted an Iftar dinner at her residence. Iftar or Fatoor, is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily fast during Ramadan. A statement issued by the US Embassy in Accra, on Friday, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, […]
With its eyes set on making the country the number one business and travel destination in the Caribbean, Barbados is making it easier for citizens of various African countries to visit with ease. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator, Dr Jerome Walcott, announced that the government has supported the cancellation of visa […]
World-renowned center of academic excellence, Harvard University has been encouraged to help African businesses upgrade their operational efficiency by designing special business models that feed such needs. Ghanaian business mogul and top name in sanitation, Dr. Siaw Agyapong who is championing this move, is convinced that in order to succeed in the fast evolving landscape […]
Ghana will join the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Biological Diversity Day on Wednesday, May, 22. The 2019 celebration will be under the national theme: “Promoting Our Indigenous Foods and Medicines; a Catalyst for Achieving the Ghana beyond Aid Agenda”. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said this year’s […]
An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza. South African tourists are among the injured. Most of those hurt suffered minor injuries, while three were treated in hospital, officials say. A device went off close to the museum fence as […]
ONEGO, an Investment Consulting Firm based in China, has begun negotiations with some key stakeholders to establish an ultra-modern industrial city in the Central Region. The city would be built on 10,000 to 25,000 acres coastal lands with the capacity of accommodating more than 100 different manufacturing enterprises. It would have a minimum capacity of […]
Egypt on Wednesday opened the world’s widest suspension bridge, across the Nile, in what is one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs. The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is a key link in a highway stretching from the Red Sea in the east […]
Ghana and Slovenia have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards developing and strengthening economic cooperation to exploit the wide range of investments and business opportunities between them for the wellbeing of their citizens. Dr Mohammed Awal, the Minister for Business Development, signed for Ghana, while Slovenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Dobran Bozic, signed for his side. The […]
The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr. Miro Cerar, has pledged his country’s support for the efforts of African countries towards sustainable development and the implementation of the priorities defined in the Agenda 2063 for Africa’s development. Speaking at the 2019 Africa Day International Conference in Lujbljana, Slovenia, Dr. Cerar, who is also the Minister […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, handed over two Toyota pick-up vehicles, and 39 each of motor cycles and desk top computers valued at 218,157.00 US dollars (GH¢1, 130,000.00), to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The donation is aimed at supporting the implementation of the malaria Vaccine implementation programme by the GHS. Dr Owen […]
