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 […]
Ghana will host the maiden edition of the Impact Africa Summit on Thursday July 7, 2016 at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra. The Impact Africa Summit; founded on the principles of the hope of seeing a New Africa for Africans and the World as well as celebrating the new phase of the African continent; […]
The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, has appointed Victoria Kwakwa, a Ghanaian, as the new Regional Vice President for the bank’s East Asia and Pacific region. The appointment took effect from April 15. “The appointment of Victoria Kwakwa to this role ensures a seamless leadership transition for this region of increasing importance to […]
Mr Robert P. Jackson, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, has called on all political parties in the country to make pledges to ensure a peaceful election in November. He said political parties must be focused on getting their messages across to Ghanaians, for them to be voted into power. Mr Jackson made the remarks […]
