Mr Robert P. Jackson, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, on Thursday, swore in some Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and tasked them to use education to transform lives and share the American culture of generosity and fellow-feeling. “We follow the principle of helping people gain the capacity to help themselves; Peace Corps is at the […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed drug resistant gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium, as a high priority infection that poses a great threat to human health. WHO has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when a strain of […]
The Togo-Ghana Eastern border at Aflao now remains opened 24-hours, ending nearly two decades of partial closure from 2200 hours to 0600 hours. The Togolese authorities first kept their side of the frontier opened last Thursday, followed by Ghana the next day upon a directive from Accra. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed that travellers […]
Ghana is one of the best African countries with 90 per cent and above in percentage so far as vaccinations are concerned, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. He stressed: “Ghana is one of the best African countries as far as vaccinations are concerned, in fact we […]
Rice farmers in Africa should be empowered with more resources for higher productivity and less post-harvest losses for food security, job creation and improvement in livelihoods. Mr Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Africa, maintained that food production and nutrition were still basic human needs, which required the commitment of more […]
Japanese Company, Kobe Marine Corporation (KMC) has signaled its readiness to establish a palm oil processing factory in the Denkyembour District in the Eastern Region. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed between the company and the district assembly. This ties in with the government’s one district one factory policy. Mr. Paul Kwabena Amani, […]
A Chinese delegation from the Wenzhou Province, and led by Chairman Xie Shuhua, has conferred with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to exploit business opportunities for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The team, made up of technocrats, social scientists and some Heads of Department at the Province, as well as representatives of companies […]
U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Jackson launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Partnership for Education: Innovating activity today in historic Jamestown, Accra. Innovating is a four-year partnership with the Ministry of Education (MOE) that will work to create a “culture of reading,” in which more children read for pleasure outside the classroom. Ambassador […]
The Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Hamid Chabar, says his country’s return to the African Union is not an end in itself, but to bring substantial value addition to the Continent. This, he said, could be done through the action of its multilateral institutions and bilateral relations initiated with a large number of African countries. […]
Four Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Brong-Ahafo Region are benefiting from an European Union (EU) funded development support programme aimed at enhancing local economic growth and creating jobs among the youth. Under the 42-month project titled: “Partnership for Acceleration Development Project”, more than 10,000 small holder farmers, 500 agro processors and 10 small […]
