The UBN Links Incorporated, a United States based non-governmental organization, has presented items to the Nyohini Children’s Home. The items included bags of rice, maize and beans, cartons of milk, toilet rolls and cooking oil. Mr George Konlan, Ghana representative of UBN Links speaking after presenting the items to management of the Home said the […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) would on Tuesday, December 9, launch the World Malaria Report 2014. A statement issued by the WHO and copied to Ghana News Agency at the weekend said the launch would be done in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament. It said the event would be co-hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary […]
Ghana and the International Monetary Fund probably won’t come to an agreement on aid until April and the country will struggle to meet revenue targets next year, according to Fitch Ratings Ltd. The world’s second-biggest cocoa producer turned to the Washington-based lender as it struggles to narrow its fiscal deficit. A target to reduce the […]
The ECOWAS Brown Card Ghana National Bureau swore-in a five-member board at the National Insurance Commission (NIC) auditorium last week. The new board members include Kwame Ofori, Executive Director Enterprise Insurance, as Chairman. Others are Sonny Howard-Mills, Managing Director Phoenix Insurance; Godfred Jangne, Managing Director Millennium Insurance Company; Aretha Duke, Deputy Managing Director Ghana Union […]
Rudiger John, Germany Ambassador to Ghana, has called on German companies to seize the opportunity during the Agrofood West Africa, Plastprintpack West Africa trade fair in order to support the nascent Ghanaian food and agro-processing industry with state-of-the-art technology, machinery and expertise. He said this at the just-ended 2nd International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food […]
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Wage Report 2014/2015 has warned of stalled wages in many countries and points to the labour market as a driver of inequality. According to the report wage growth around the world slowed in 2013 to 2.0 per cent, compared to 2.2 per cent in 2012, and has yet to […]
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana Sharon Bar-li says Ghana’s decision to appoint her countryman as its national coach will further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Avram Grant, a former Chelsea manager, was unveiled last Thursday in Accra and has officially commenced work as head coach for the Black Stars. The 54-year-old was […]
Several bumper cocoa crops have left trees in Ivory Coast and Ghana fatigued, farmers and exporters said on Friday, raising concern that the world’s top two producers may struggle to rebound from a sluggish start to the season. Leading cocoa grower Ivory Coast harvested a record crop of over 1.74 tonnes last season, topping a […]
The Deputy Head of Cooperation of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Zoé Nautré, has held a meeting with Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Musheibu Mohammed Alfa at Wa to discuss current Ghanaian-German cooperation, including a planned photovoltaic plant in the Upper West Region. A press release from the German Embassy […]
The 2nd Israeli Film Festival is scheduled to be held at the Silverbird Cinema, Accra mall, on the 5th and 6th of December 2014. A News Release issued by the Israeli Embassy in Accra, yesterday, said the Film Festival would be opened with a closed Gala screening of the award-winning film, The Dove Flyer, on […]
