Mr Henry Kerali, the Country Director of the World Bank, says the Government should outline specific mandate and operations of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to ensure the provision of quality public services. He said underperforming SOEs resulted in high cost to the economy, waste of resources and financial loss to the state. Therefore, he said, SOEs […]
The European Union (EU) has commended the Government, civil society organisations and the media for their roles in tackling the menace of illegal small-scale mining across the country. Mr William Hanna, the EU Ambassador to Ghana, who gave the commendation at the opening of a Four-Day Trainer of Trainers’ Workshop for geoscientists in Accra, on […]
Ghana is firmly committed to the implementation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and the Right of Establishment as well as the Protocol on Community Citizenship. Mr Charles Owiredu, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, said the two Protocols together, aims to create a single […]
Ghana’s sales agreement with Russian energy giant, GAZPROM, for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will impact the country’s economy positively, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. GAZPROM, a world leader in gas production, has reached and signed a Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to supply LNG […]
The former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, few years ago, convened a meeting of health leaders and experts from over 30 countries to set a global plan of action to ensure that no woman, newborn, child or adolescent dies from preventable causes by 2030. The meeting identified interventions needed to accelerate progress towards improving […]
A new organisation which aims to bring together businesses in Ghana and Ireland has been launched in Accra. Business Ireland Ghana (BIG) is being set up at a time when trade between Ireland and Ghana is growing. The organisation’s members come from the established Irish business community in Ghana, companies in Ireland looking to expand […]
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Ministry has taken delivery of some fish insulated containers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) for onward distribution to women fish processors in the country. Each of the 20 insulated containers that cost over GH¢3,000.00 would enable the fish processors […]
The U.S. Embassy in Accra encourages young leaders to apply for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship. The application period is now open and will close at 4 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. To apply for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, visit https://yali.state.gov/washington-fellowship/apply/. The opportunity is open to all accomplished young African leaders aged 25-35; […]
Each United Nations (UN) Agency office in Ghana is focusing on supporting the implementation of international conventions and accords which the country had ratified, Dr Christine Evans-Klock, the UN Resident Coordinator, has said. She said human rights were of course a bedrock priority for the UN; citing UNICEF in protecting the rights of the child […]
A 15-member inter-ministerial committee was yesterday inaugurated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to oversee the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event was also used to commemorate the President’s appointment as the co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons for SDGs. The committee is chaired by the Minister of Planning, […]
