Tom Coogan, Regional Director of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), has lauded the Off-Grid Energy Challenge’s ability to nurture African businesses. He said the intervention is helping to address the power problems of locals in the off-grid sector in sub-Saharan Africa. He gave the commendation at the opening of a two-day cross-fertilisation workshop […]
The World Bank is offering the Forestry Commission (FC) a grant to embark on afforestation project to replenish the depleting forest lands. The grant is also assist tree farmers to improve upon their living standards. The Commission would supply free tree seedlings to interested farmers in the project and technical officers would also be visiting […]
The Netherlands Embassy on Thursday held a cultural and creativity event to kick-start its Orange Week celebrations. Dubbed “Holland and Ghana: Growing together,” the cultural afternoon held at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands showcased the many fields in which Dutch and Ghanaian culture meet and merge into a creative mix. The Night […]
Ms Karin Landgren, former United Nations Under-Secretary General said the reports of extensive sexual exploitation and abuse by some UN Peacekeeping officers have tarnished the image of world body. Ms Landgren who is also a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General said trust is an important ingredient, which could make peacekeeping more effective and […]
The Queen has been “a rock of strength for our nation” and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister David Cameron has said in a tribute to mark her 90th birthday. The Prince of Wales has recorded a special radio broadcast for the day, in which he reads an edited passage from William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. Celebrations get […]
Africa has great potentials and unique abilities to supply a substantial quantity of cashew for the global market. The cashew sector is almost looked at as a new economic venture for farmers and processing countries, nevertheless Ghana and for that matter Africa has the ability to make a significant contribution to the global demand. This […]
Government would protect Ghana’s exports within the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Dr Ekow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, has assured Ghanaian exporters to the European Union (EU). He said the Trade Ministry is currently seeking cabinet’s input and support on options available to Ghana in the wake of the October 1, […]
Fifty-Four Adolescent Health Corners aimed at increasing access to information and services on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) to the youth, have been established in the Brong-Ahafo Region. The Department of International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAID) together with the Government of Ghana, are providing funding to set up […]
Government ministers from around the world confronted the refugee crisis, a slowing economy, and other global challenges at the 2016 World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual Spring Meetings. The World Bank reports, the only item on the agenda of the Development Committee which represents the 189 shareholder countries of the World Bank […]
China Monday beefed up the safety of Ghana’s Parliament by donating advanced security equipment valued at $300,000 to the Legislature. The equipment include three sets of wall-held metal scanners, three sets of X-ray baggage scanners, 100 sets of handheld metal scanners and three sets of human body metal detectors. The donation, a direct response to […]
