The Dutch government has granted 69 Ghanaians scholarship to study in the Netherlands in various disciplines. A statement from the Dutch Embassy said 42 of the candidates would be pursuing Masters degree programmes, in various disciplines such as Water Resource Management, Public Health, Rural development and Food Security, among others. Twenty four of them would […]
The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition will hold its first meeting in Africa in Ghana. Speaking to journalists in Accra, Wednesday August 12, 2015, Prof. Sandy Thomas of the Panel, said the Panel was coming to Ghana on the invitation of former President John Kufuor under the auspices of the Kufuor […]
Emerging threats, violent extremism, shifting political conditions, economic turmoil and social transformations are combining to heighten the challenges facing the world’s young people. No one knows better than them the issues at stake or the best way to respond. That is why I am calling on young people to speak out – and I am […]
The Ghana Red Cross Society, as part of its humanitarian services, has donated assorted drugs valued at GH¢30, 000.00 to the Circle Branch of the Iran Clinic to help provide free medical care to the vulnerable. The medicines, which include antibiotics, painkillers, and anti-malaria tablets, were received by Dr Masoud Maleki Birjaudi, the Medical Director […]
An International Conference and Exhibition on Cassava Utilisation and Marketing is scheduled to take place from September 13 to September 18, in Accra. The conference will provide the platform for countries and investors to connect, share best practice and promote investment. It will provide a stage for researchers, policy makers, financiers and industrialists to meet […]
Ghana and Togo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to construct a Sogakope-Lome trans boundary water supply project. The MOU was signed by Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, Chief Director of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH), Ghana and Mr Affo Boni Adjama, Manager of Potable Water […]
Netherlands has signaled its determination to strengthen support to Ghana in the area of commercial vegetable production to substantially increase the sector’s contribution to the economy. Ms Mariska Lammers of the Dutch Embassy in Accra, said the focus now was on the promotion and development of strong trade relations but not aid. She said there […]
Traditional Ghanaian dishes would now be part of British Airways menu on the Accra-London route. “We have just launched a new on-board menu from Accra to London, following feedback from our Ghanaian passengers,” said Mr. Kelvin Leung, British Airways Commercial Manager for Ghana, during a press briefing in Accra. Mr. Leung described Ghana as a […]
About 13,000 smallholder farmers in the three regions of northern Ghana are to get technical assistance from a partnership project between Yara Ghana and USAID’s Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) to boost productivity. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded ADVANCE project would offer fertilizer application aid and extension services to […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Union Commission (AUC), on the implementation of the Regional Initiative on Resilience in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. A statement from the FAO and copied to the GNA, said the initiative would establish effective […]
