Ms Debra Kerby, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Feed the Children (CFTC) is to launch innovative interventions in line with the priorities of Ghana to improve food security. She said the innovation, which would start next year is part of a new strategic direction to roll out a multi -year programme with emphasis on […]
A conference of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP) opened in Accra on Tuesday to review the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) 2000 in West Africa. The meeting is under the theme “15 years of Implementing […]
The Lord Mayor of the City Of London, Alderman Alan Yarrow has stated that “developed capital markets could be a real catalyst for Ghanaian businesses and for the people of Ghana”. He made this comment at a Barclays sponsored Business Breakfast Meeting organised in partnership with UK Trade & Investment. The event was part of […]
African leaders have been urged to support efforts by the United Nations to achieve international agreed targets set for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Two. Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation, an anti-corruption media advocacy gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani […]
A delegation from the oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom is in Ghana to explore the investment opportunities for British businesses in the country. The delegation is led by the Energy Industries Council (EIC), the leading trade association for UK companies that supply goods and services to the energy industries worldwide. A statement […]
The Australia High Commission in Ghana and the chiefs and people of Kokrobite have launched a Mobile Basketball Project for vulnerable youth to socialize. The project: Developing Unity, Nurturing Knowledge (DUNK) is also aimed at providing a safe opportunity to assist the youth to learn and play basketball. In 2014, DUNK, a youth-led, community-based organization […]
According to the World Bank, poverty is still concentrated in the northern parts of the country, especially the Upper West Region and the western part of the Northern Region, despite Ghana’s progress in poverty reduction. According to the Bank, 40 per cent of Ghana’s poor live in the north. “Inequality has increased and in particular […]
President John Dramani Mahama has given the assurance that government would put in place all workable measures that would subsequently end the prevalence of extreme poverty in Ghana. He said although Ghana performed tremendously well in most of the Millennium Development Goals, there are still lingering challenges that would be smoothened to pave way for […]
Ghana and Columbia on Friday held their maiden political consultations in Accra, as part of efforts to strengthen their bilateral ties. At the function, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on sports cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Columbia Institute of Sports – Coldeportes of Columbia. Another MOU was signed […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering the Japanese Government to roll out an additional high impact intervention project to tackle the increasing micro-nutrient deficiency rates causing stunting in children under five and anaemia in older children and women in Northern Ghana. Ms Mutinta Chimuka, Country Director, World Food Programme (WFP) said 57 per cent […]
