British Council on Thursday launched its second Education UK Exhibition for persons looking forward to study in the United Kingdom (UK) to have a one-on-one chat with representatives from the country’s schools. The two-day fair which was the second of its kind, would give an opportunity to students, workers and the public to learn about […]
The World Bank Group has provided an additional $100 million to fill what it describes as a critical gap in the Ebola response funding to speed up the deployment of foreign health workers to Ebola affected countries and Ghana. The latest financial package brings to more than $500 million money the World Bank Group has […]
The Economic Community of the West African States, (ECOWAS) has said, that it would not recognise any ascension of power through non-constitutional means in Burkina Faso. “ECOWAS, in line with its principle, will not recognize any ascension to power through non constitutional means”, Chairman of ECOWAS John Mahama said in a statement released Thursday evening. […]
The African Union Commission is highly concerned about situation in the Republic of Burkina Faso. The Commission has received news of the protests earlier today. The Commission is monitoring the situation and wishes to urge the People of Burkina Faso to remain calm. The Commission also urges the Government of Burkina Faso to respect the […]
The United States (US) government has commended Ghana for its “impressive” Ebola preparedness plan and promised to support the plan to achieve its goals. Speaking at a meeting with the Chief of Staff, Mr Prosper Douglas Bani, at the Flagstaff House yesterday, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Ms Samantha Power, said both the […]
The Swiss Ambassador in Ghana, Mr Gerhard Brugger, has paid a courtesy call on the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey. The purpose of the visit was to discuss 200 years of the Basel Mission next year. Briefing the Ambassador about the preparations made so […]
Ghana’s traditional practices and forms of marriage took the centre stage when the country took its turn to respond to issues arising out of its sixth and seventh report on how the government had responded to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at the 59th Session of […]
President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday morning held bilateral talks with the Norwegian Prime Minister, Ms. Erna Solberg at her Official Residence in Oslo. Mr. Mahama is on a four-day official visit at the invitation of the Prime Minister. Later Wednesday, the President will participate in a seminar on the development of Ghana’s renewable energy sector, learning […]
A new World Bank report reveals that Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) had the highest number of business regulatory reforms in 2013/14 with 74 percent of the region’s economies improving their business regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs. Released on Wednesday, the report “ Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency” finds that Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will arrive in Ghana on Thursday, October 30, 2014, for meetings with Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and other country officials. Dr. Kim will also meet with officials of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) to discuss the Ebola epidemic and its debilitating impact on the three […]
