The 47th Ordinary session of ECOWAS is set to open at the Accra International Conference Centre Tuesday morning. It is however unclear if there would be the election of a new chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. There have been media reports that President John Dramani Mahama will be chairing […]
The Police Service will close some roads in Accra to allow for the smooth running of the ECOWAS Summit scheduled to take place Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Superintendent Cephas Arthur said the Liberation Road from Accra towards Tetteh Quashie Interchange would be partitioned into two with […]
The Fordham University in the United States of America (USA) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, in recognition of her humanitarian work and commitment to improve the lives of vulnerable children and women in Ghana. The degree was conferred on her and nine other prominent personalities […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Tigo Ghana Limited, Roshi Motman, has been named the second most young, promising and prominent female executive on Sweden’s list of 75 outstanding women. At an awards ceremony held in Stockholm by Swedish based NGO, Ledana (The Leaders), Roshi Motman was acknowledged for her outstanding contributions in turning around the […]
A total of 16 lead rice farmers at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have each been supported with power tillers and its accessories. The package, which is aimed at boosting rice production and encourage mechanised agriculture was made possible through USAID funded Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer (ATT) project. […]
President John Dramani on Friday in his capacity as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States has left Accra for Bamako, Mali to preside over the signing of a peace and reconciliation agreement. The agreement, which would be between the various factions in the Malian crisis, is geared towards returning peace to the […]
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmacovigilance (WHO-CC), University of Ghana, has hosted a media encounter in Accra, as a prelude to a Pan-African congress on Medicines Safety in Ghana. The event is scheduled for November 25- November 27 and is opened to stakeholders in medicines safety across the world. […]
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has deferred to December the release of the first tranche of the Ghana Power Compact grant due to delays on the part of government in meeting the terms of agreement. The Ghana Power Compact between the MCC and the Government of Ghana (GoG) was signed in August 2014, and disbursement […]
The theme of this year’s International Day of Families – “Men in Charge?” – highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families. Around the world, more women are becoming recognized as the equal partners and decision- makers in families that they should be, thus helping to ensure a conducive environment for […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday announced the postponement of the 40th Anniversary event which was scheduled for May 28, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement from the Communication Directorate of ECOWAS copied to the GNA by Mr Mamadou Khoule, Communications Expert at ECOWAS, said a new date will be announced […]
