The Italian Business Association is to launch its Ghana chapter on Wednesday, March 16, in Accra. The launch, which is expected to be attended by ministers, chief directors, diplomats and business associates among others, is aimed at creating a platform for cultural, economic and trading opportunities between Italy and Ghana. Nii Amaa Ollennu, the Vice […]

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Education, has called for the deepening and strengthening of the bond between Ghana and the United States of America. He said the two nations could collaborate in many areas, such as students exchange programmes and come out with solutions to the challenges that confronted international students. Mr […]

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ghana Feed the Future Agricultural Value Chain Programme (ADVANCE) have organised a series of activities to mark the International Women’s Day at Janga in the West Mamprusi District. The activities included a drama depicting a successful woman farmer with support from her spouse, female and male […]

There could be 529,000 deaths worldwide by 2050, from changes in people’s diet and weight in relation to climate change, according to a research by nine experts published in The Lancet journal. The study which calculated the change in deaths attributable to climate-related changes in diet and weight in 155 world regions, concluded that the […]

Mr Marcus Jadotte, the United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, arrived in Accra on Wednesday as part of a three-member education and trade mission to Africa. The team would participate in the US Higher Education Students Fair, a statement issued by the US Embassy in Accra and copied to the Ghana […]

I am glad to join the world in celebrating the enormous contributions made by women of diverse backgrounds to the sustenance of our families, economy and society as a whole. These contributions, both at home and in our social life, have contributed so much to the world today. Today, a young lady is hardly hindered […]

As a boy growing up in post-war Korea, I remember asking about a tradition I observed: women going into labour would leave their shoes at the threshold and then look back in fear. “They are wondering if they will ever step into those shoes again,” my mother explained. More than a half-century later, the memory […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has affirmed his country’s commitment to enhance its cordial relations with Ghana. He also expressed his country’s desire to continue working closely with Ghana to further strengthen the cooperation for their common benefit. President Kenyatta said this when he delivered a speech as the Special Guest of Honour at the […]

The Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana HE Ali Halabi has called on the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje at his office on Thursday 3 March, 2016. In brief remarks, HE Ali Halabi noted that his visit was not only official but a sentimental one between the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and […]

African Ministers of Health and other high level officials have committed themselves to improve access to immunisation to reduce child mortality, morbidity and disability on the continent. In a declaration signed by over 40 ministers and other officials at the landmark Ministerial Conference on Immunisation in Africa held from February 24-25, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, […]