Ghana and the United State of America have signed a 1.4 million dollar project agreement to improve on research in agriculture and agribusiness. The project is to help improve the existing environment for private sector investment. Mr Ato Forson, Deputy Minister for Finance, who signed the agreement on behalf of Ghana yesterday, said it was […]
The Ghana government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US firm, General Electric (GE) to build a 1000 megawatts power plant. The plant is expected to be completed over the next five years in order to support the nation’s power generating capacity, according to Ghana’s Energy Ministry. “Under this MoU, GE will be […]
Ghana’s foreign reserves fell short of $200 million by the end of April 2013, according to the central bank. The counrty’s gross international reserves reduced to $5.2 billion at the end of April 2013 from $5.4 billion as at the end of December 2012, the Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reported late May […]
Australian government has committed one million Australian dollars into building the human resource capacity of Ghana’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to enhance performance and better service delivery. The commitment, forms part of Australia-Ghana partnership to strengthen capacity of the Public Services Commission as part of the public sector governance support programme over the next two […]
China has asked the Ghana government to properly treat its nationals who have been detained for suspected illegal mining activities. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, about 116 Chinese citizens suspected of engaging in illegal mining have been arrested in Ghana and are set to be repatriated to China. “Being highly concerned, the Chinese Foreign Ministry […]
British airline company, Virgin Atlantic says it is suspending operations from the Ghanaian capital, Accra to London due to what it describes as “exceptionally high fuel costs” in the country. Other factors for the service suspension it says include a challenging wider economic environment and an inability to operate morning arrivals from Accra due to […]
The British government thought far ahead of the Olympics Games; and together with its citizens are reaping the benefits even long after it was over. The Olympics Park is being redeveloped for the benefit of local communities, and it is currently a massive construction site, offering jobs to about 10,000 people, mostly local people. It […]
A Ghanaian scientist has said climate change will likely increase the frequency and strength of extreme events such as floods, droughts, and storms that shall threaten human safety and health. Dr Hans Adu-Dapaah, Director, Crops Research Institute (CRI), Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), said such a climate would also allow some diseases to […]
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Information and Media Relations, on Wednesday said government would collaborate with the Australian High Commission towards the development of Ghana. “I am looking forward to my ministry and your office exploring possible areas of collaboration towards the development of the country,” he said. Mr Ayariga said Australia has considerable expertise […]
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene considers the changing reception Africans receive when travelling to the West. I had quite forgotten what indignities come with travelling on a Ghanaian passport. I am on some travels currently and I was given the full Ghana passport treatment at Heathrow Airport in London […]
