The outgoing French Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frédéric Clavier, has described Ghana as a beacon of democracy on the African continent and urged all Ghanaians to continue to uphold the tenets of social equality. He has also eulogised Parliament and the Speaker, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, for strengthening the unity in the country in spite […]
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr John Benjamin, has stressed the need for greater collaboration and relationships between Ghana and United Kingdom to speed up the socio-economic development and promote the wellbeing of their citizens. He said even though, Ghana and in particular, the Asante kingdom, had several conflicts and extremely difficult situations in […]
President John Dramani Mahama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg are tomorrow hosting in New York, a major event aimed at preparing the world to better manage any health crisis that arises. The “Securing a Healthy Future: Resilient Health Systems to Fight Epidemics and Ensure Healthy Lives” event will take place […]
The West Gonja District Assembly, in partnership with the Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) project, has presented eight motorbikes and assorted office equipment to four departments and units of the district. The items, valued at GH¢ 70,100, are desktop and laptop computers, printers, projector screen, digital cameras, global positioning system devices, uninterrupted power supply systems […]
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has placed a temporary ban on exports of some vegetables to the European Union market. The ban would remain in place until all issues on interceptions by the Food and Vegetable Office (PVO) of the European Commission (EC) are addressed. The affected vegetables include; Capsicum, Solanum species- Aubergines, […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Hope for Future Generations Ghana (HFFG) has trained about 100 youth at Nalerigu to equip them with knowledge on the Ebola disease to help fight the disease in the country. The training, which was in line with the United Nations system’ Ebola Preparedness Plan, was to […]
The interception of some harmful organisms in some exported products from Ghana by the European Union meant that the exporter did not follow standards testing requirements, Mr Neil Ferdinand, an international expert on quality testing said on Tuesday in Accra. He said the EU’s interception has created a bad perception for products exported from Ghana […]
President John Dramani Mahama departs Accra on Tuesday to participate in an Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, to discuss the political situation in Burkina Faso. The Immediate past Chairman of ECOWAS, is expected to play a critical role in the Abuja meeting which follows days of mediation efforts […]
Fifteen West African nationals have received scholarships to study under the Australian prestigious international scholarship programme from January 2016. Four Ghanaians, six Liberians and five Nigerians received the Australian Government scholarship to study various courses in that country. Addressing a pre-departure reception at the embassy in Accra, Madam Joana Adamson, the Australian High Commissioner to […]
Ghana has been elected to serve on the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at the 21st session of the General Assembly of the UNWTO held in Medellin, Colombia. The Executive Council is the UNWTO’s highest decision making body and responsible for ensuring that the organisation carries out its mandate. The […]
