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 […]
Ghana and Germany have signed two financial co-operation agreements, to support the implementation of the national budget, and provide long-term finance for agricultural activities. The two agreements, under International Development Association (IDA) concessional terms, and worth 40.1 million Euros, were signed on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper and Mrs Birte Schorlemmer, […]
South Africa Airways (SAA) has safely landed its maiden non-stop flight from Accra to Washington DC to the admiration of its passengers, Arline Officials and the aviation staff. The flight carrying about 160 passengers which left the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on the night of Sunday August 2, safely touched ground at the […]
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 […]
Seven metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Northern Region, have signed a GH₵ 3.48 million pact with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve livelihood and nutrition status among vulnerable households. The agreement reached between the USAID’s Resiliency in Northern Ghana Project (RING), would pave way for the assemblies to […]
Mrs Dzifa Attivor, the Transport Minister has praised the Pan African vision of Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, saying his foresight is yielding positive results on the continent. Mrs Attivor was addressing a reception held at Ghana Embassy in the United States (US) to celebrate the successful and safe landing of the first direct […]
Mr Santiago Herrera, outgoing Lead Economist for Ghana at the World Bank Group, has suggested an increase in the productivity of the public sector if the country is to achieve macro-economic stability and growth. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Monday, Mr Herrera raised the issue of public productivity – the second of two thematic […]
Ghana will soon know whether it qualifies for the release of the second tranche of funds under the IMF program it has entered into. Some 114 million dollars is expected to be released to Ghana by the Bretton Wood Institution after a review of the country’s economic performance this month. The Executive Board of the […]
