The United Nations System in Ghana on Friday said it is saddened by the loss of lives, properties and livelihoods as a result of the floods and the explosion at the fuel station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. In a statement copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra it said: “On behalf of the UN in […]
British Airways has launched services to Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport with a Boeing 777-200ER, offering a choice of four class cabins. The cabins include First and Club World business cabin featuring award-winning flat beds, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller economy cabin. The launch was marked by a Cinderella-inspired photo-shoot in Kuala […]
Today Friday, June 5, the Africa Progress Panel, chaired by Kofi Annan, will launch the 2015 Report on climate and energy at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. The Report will make the case that Africa’s engagement in climate change is inextricably linked to its pressing energy needs. In Africa, […]
The European Union (EU) has pledged to use more than half of its financial support to the country this year to develop the three Northern Regions, as a way of addressing poverty and maternal health. Mr William Hanna, EU Ambassador in Ghana, announced this on Tuesday during a courtesy call on Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru, Northern Regional Minister, […]
The United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR on Tuesday launched its annual World Refugee Day Campaign with the release of several films, featuring celebrity supporters that tell the human side of the refugee plight. A statement issued by Ms Patience Folley, the Assistant Public Information Officer of UNHCR and copied to the Ghana News Agency said, […]
Germany is investing €50 million into the West African Science Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL). The investment is to enable WASCAL develop it basic infrastructure as it seeks to fulfil its mission of training climate change researchers. Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said this during the […]
The World Bank has awarded Mr Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Programme Manager of STAR-Ghana, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) Award for Leadership in Social Accountability for the African Region. The GPSA Award is a recognition granted by the WB’s Global Partnership for Social Accountability, to individuals in government, civil society organizations, or the private sector, […]
A Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at the KorleBu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Agbeko Ocloo, has written to the Spanish Ambassador protesting the refusal of a visa to him without proper justification. Dr. Ocloo feels insulted at the suggestion that he would not return to Ghana if he was granted the visa. He said he is too comfortable […]
The British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin has said British High commissioners and other diplomats do not fly first class.According to him, the UK has strict rules on how resources are used by its foreign staff and therefore rarely allow its diplomats to travel on the luxurious part of the plane.Ghanaian and diplomats of […]
Ms Hannah Serwah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, at the weekend said government is considering a review of the country’s involvement in peacekeeping operations to ensure effective participation and minimise risks. Government is also committed to improve the logistical needs of peacekeepers in order to better protect and empower them to discharge […]
