The world will be gathering in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 13 to 16, 2015 to discuss ways to finance development, but just as delegates are preparing for the meeting a UNESCO report released this week shows that the number of children and adolescents who are out of school is on the rise. The report […]
“I take this opportunity on behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, and on my own behalf, to express our gratitude to the World Bank for their continuous and unflinching support for Social Protection (SP) in Ghana and this novelty of a reverse mission. “I am told the idea of a co-ordinated approach to […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) has presented cheques for GH¢ 600 to GH¢ 800 to 52 girls who excelled in last year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) to cater for their educational needs at the Senior High School (SHS) level. The 52 girls, who were selected from WFP-assisted junior high schools in the Northern and […]
ECOWAS has lauded the Forum for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) for its research and publication on the implementation of the Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the sub-region. Mr Abayomi Adeomi, the Programmes Officer for Small Arms at the ECOWAS Commission, said the publication would serve as a guide to the […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one of India’s largest engineering and manufacturing firm is to build a 400 Megawatts capacity power station in the country estimated at $ 400 million. A memorandum of understanding was signed on behalf The Sol Group Limited, a United Kingdom (UK) based Development Company and Joni Sukumaran also of UK […]
Ghana would play host to Africa’s first ever Air Expo, bringing together about 200 international exhibitors from the aviation industry across the world. The air expo, which would run from October 12 to October 14, 2016, would be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport. It would also be used to send messages […]
The value of trade between Ghana and China reached $ 5.6 billion at the end of 2014, making Ghana the Asian country single biggest trading partner. “Our economic and trade cooperation has achieved gratifying results, trade volume has surged from less than $100 million in 2000 to $5.6 billion in 2014,” Chinese Ambassador, Ms Sun […]
Access Bank Ghana, in line with its social responsibility focus on supporting education, arts & culture in Ghana, has hosted one of Africa’s greatest playwrights and authors, Professor Wole Soyinka. The 1986 Nobel laureate’s visit to Ghana forms part of the bank’s drive to inspire and nurture the youth to cultivate critical thinking and creativity […]
IBM (NYSE:IBM) on Thursday announced the appointment of Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as IBM Ghana Country General Manager. She succeeds Joe Mensah who served as IBM Ghana Country General Manager for the past five years. Ms Kyerematen-Jimoh would be responsible for all of IBM’s Sales, Marketing, Services and Global Delivery Operations in Ghana. She is a seasoned […]
A Scottish power producing firm, Aggreko plc, has secured a provisional licence from the Energy Commission to develop a power plant at Esiama, in the Ellembelle District. The company has already acquired a 27-acre land at Esiama from the traditional authorities, and had signed a Gas Supply Agreement with the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), to […]
