Mr Jeffery Immelt, Chief Executive Officer of General Electric on Tuesday arrived in Ghana to conclude negotiations with the execution of the $560 million Ghana 1000 megawatts gas powered plant. The final negotiations, which would be concluded on Wednesday would provide additional 1,200 megawatts of power to enable Ghana to become self-sufficient and a net […]

Ghana is making progress towards nuclear energy plants for generating electricity, the head of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has said. Three International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Energy Experts, are on a working visit to Ghana to confer and offer their advice on the adoption of nuclear energy for electricity generation. The experts, met […]

China has committed one million dollars and medical supplies into Ebola control and prevention in Ghana. Mr Li Jiang, of the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office of the China Embassy said his government views the disease as a global threat and is willing to provide the technical and financial assistance in curbing the spread of […]

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is stressing the need for the cancellation of the debts of countries affected by Ebola, a press release issued in Addis Ababa says. The Executive Secretary of the ECA and UN Under-Secretary, Dr. Carlos Lopes who was speaking at the opening of the 26th Ordinary Session of […]

Cocoa Touton Processing Company Limited (CTPC), a subsidiary of Touton S.A. of France, has signed a bean supply agreement with Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), to process cocoa beans locally. At a ceremony held at the Cocoa House in Accra, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Chief Executive of COCOBOD, was glad to welcome another cocoa processing company […]

The Canadian Government has presented two speed boats, oxygen cylinders and scuba diving fins to the Ghana Navy to enhance its patrol of Ghana’s waters. Mr Christopher Thornley, Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, presenting the items on behalf of the Canadian Government said the items form part of a one million dollar support to the […]

Emirates Airlines has been ranked the Best Airline in 2014, according to an annual study by eDreams, one of the largest e-commerce travel companies in Europe. The annual study of best airlines consisted of more than 90,000 customer reviews from all over the world. Travellers that booked on the site weighed in through their own […]

The Government of Turkey has offered to collaborate with Ghana to investigate the hacking of the Ghana Government’s websites by a Turkish hackers group. According to the Turkish government, its Cyber Response Team was ready to assist in identifying the hackers and the reason for their action. Ms Nesrin Bayazit, the Turkish Ambassador to Ghana, […]

The Chinese Ambassador, Ms Sun Baohong on Friday interacted with officials of the Minerals Commission to exchange views on China-Ghana relations in the mining sector. Briefing the media after the closed-door session Ms Sun said the meeting was fruitful and she looked forward to expanding the cooperation between the two countries in the area of […]

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was the fifth of his brothers to take the throne and became king in 2005, reports Caroline Hawley Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital. King Abdullah, who was said to be aged about 90, had been suffering from a lung […]