The UNICEF in collaboration with the Korean International Corporation Agency (KOICA) has donated 30 Yamaha motorbikes to the Upper East Regional Health Directorate to improve upon New Born Care Services. The motorbikes are expected to fill the transportation gaps within the Regional Health Directorate and to ensure that healthcare workers reach out to communities for […]
The European Union (EU) has condemned the continuous acts of violence against journalist and other media professionals and actors in the discharge of their duties and the exercise of their rights to freedom and expression. The EU has also reaffirmed its determination to support freedom of opinions and expressions as inalienable rights to be exercised […]
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has paid a visit to the Customs Technical Services Bureau to learn more about the Ghana National Single Window since the introduction of the Pre-Arrival Assessment Reporting System (PAARS). The PAARS system is an integrated and shared risk platform that would help overcome the inefficiencies in the […]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, has called for concerted efforts to ensure that the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact comes into force at the target date of June. The nearly $500 million compact would directly strengthen the power sector by creating an enabling environment for investment and improving the creditworthiness of Ghana’s […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is working on a strategy to deal with the menace of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the sub region. European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are supporting the strategy. This has become necessary because of the increasing presence of SALW in […]
The European Union has condemned the increasing level of intimidation and violence that journalists, human rights defenders, and media actors face in many countries when exercising their right to freedom of expression. Ms Ferderica Mogherini, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said: “In addition to combating outright violence the […]
Human rights, democratic societies and sustainable development depend on the free flow of information. And the right to information depends on press freedom. Each year, we observe World Press Freedom Day to emphasize these fundamental principles, to protect the independence of the media and to honour media workers who risk and have lost their lives […]
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson says diplomatic relations between US and Ghana remain strong despite opposition by cross sections of Ghanaians to the presence of ex-Guantanamo detainees in the country. Ambassador Jackson mentioned that the agreement for Ghana to host three ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees was a mutual and sovereign decision by both countries […]
Every year on the 1st of May, people all over the world celebrate Labour Day to reflect on the challenges of workers and to look at ways of improving working conditions and promoting employment rights. On behalf of the German Government, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the Ghanaian Government in the […]
Johannesburg (AFP) – Barefoot, wearing traditional costumes including animal hide skirts and elaborately beaded headdresses, the contestants strutted the stage before Ghanaian Rebecca Asamoah was crowned the first ‘Miss Africa Continent’. The 24-year-old dental hygienist beat 11 finalists drawn from an original list of 40 contestants from across the continent in the inaugural pageant at […]
