The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has agreed go to Portugal and inspect an aircraft and its maintenance base to enable Goldstar Airlines, a Ghanaian registered airliner, start flight operations to London and Washington next December. This follows Goldstar’s acquisition of the services of Euroatlantic Airways to ply the Accra- Baltimore (Washington) – Accra and Accra- […]
The International Year of Light and Light based technologies (IYL) was on Monday observed in Ghana at the start of a three-day conference and exhibition being hosted in Accra. Dubbed, the Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition, the celebration was being observed on the theme: “Harnessing Light and Light-Based Technologies for Africa’s Development”. The year 2015 […]
Workers of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Japanese volunteers from the Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers have donated blood to the National Blood Bank of Ghana. A statement from JICA and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the exercise, which took place in Accra, saw 27 Japanese and two Ghanaians donating blood to […]
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has commended Ghana for successfully hosting the UNWTO Regional Conference on Brand Africa. A letter signed by the Secretary General of the UNWTO, Dr Taleb Rifai, and addressed to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, said Ghana had once again shown the world […]
Australia’s Trade and Investment Agency, (Austrade), will hold the first-ever Australia-focused Education Exhibition in Accra, dubbed “Australia: Future Unlimited West Africa Education Exhibition 2015”. A statement in Accra on Monday and copied to the Ghana news Agency said the fair which was a sign of confidence in the future of the Ghanaian economy, would be […]
President John Dramani Mahama will address the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Meeting on September 30, 2015. This year’s UN summit would focus on the adoption of a new set of universal sustainable development agenda. According to a statement issued in New York last Thursday, President Mahama was one of the more than 100 Heads […]
A number of Dutch leading vegetable companies are in the country to explore investments and trade opportunities in the vegetable sector. The companies include Amatrex, Frugiventa, Kramer, Unitherm and Bejo Seeds. Mr Andre Dekker of Bejo Seeds, speaking during the ninth GhanaVeg Business Platform meeting expressed optimism about the Ghanaian horticulture sector. The meeting was […]
About 800 Ghanaian students and technicians have been offered scholarships to further their education in China within the past 10 months. Madam Sun Baohong, Chinese Ambassador in Ghana disclosed this at Awutu Bereku when, she, in collaboration with Madam Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the chiefs of the Awutu and Senya Bereku Traditional […]
On Tuesday August 11 2015, I presented my credentials to H.E. John Dramani Mahama, the president of the Republic of Ghana. It is an honor for me to represent Israel here in Ghana, and it is a great pleasure to be here in Ghana, to meet with the lovely people, the rich culture, the tasty […]
More than 800 000 people take their lives in suicide episodes and there are many more people who attempt suicide globally, which affect families, communities and entire countries and leaves long-lasting effects on people left behind. Suicide occurs throughout the lifespan and is the second leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds globally, in 2012, with […]
