The British government has offered Ghana five hundred thousand (500,000) pounds to support the Ghana Prisons Service. Intended to assist Ghana’s prisons operate to international standards, the UK-supported Ghana Prisons Transformational Project, will help decongest the Nation’s prisons and also provide a facelift for its correctional facilities. Speaking at the Nsawam prison, British High Commissioner […]

When I arrived here as British High Commissioner four months ago, I was immediately struck by the potential for the UK and Ghana to work together to create jobs and growth that benefit both countries. That is what our prosperity agenda is about: sharing UK expertise to support Ghana’s economic development. We would like to help […]

British Airways (BA), has celebrated 77 years of its operations in Ghana with a commitment to continue flying to serve its Ghanaian customers. Accrording to Moran Birger, British Airways’ Commercial Manager for Ghana, the airline has always been committed to making life comfortable in the air and on the ground. “Our slogan ‘To fly, to […]

Colombian Ambassador to Ghana Claudia Jurbay has bemoaned the under-utilization of Ghana’s eco-tourism spots. She made a whistle stop at Tamale Sports Stadium on her way to the Mole National Park in the West Gonja District. Her Excellency Claudia Jurbay told Citi News that Ghana’s government could rake enough revenue from the tourism sector to develop […]

The Deputy Co-ordinator for Ebola Response in the United States of America (USA) Department of State, Mr Donald Lu, says the USA will not close its borders to West Africa despite the widespread nature of the deadly disease in the sub-region. “We believe it is essential that all borders across the globe remain open, and […]

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) on Tuesday organised a programme to celebrate the 45th World Standards Day, on the theme: “Standards Level the Playing Field.” The event, which falls on October 14 each year, aims at raising global awareness among regulators, industry and consumers of the importance and benefits of standardisation to the global economy […]

Participants at oil and gas forum on Tuesday called on government to emulate best practices governing oil exploration, development and production in countries that are doing well with this natural resource. Countries like Norway, Sierra Leone, Angola, Brazil and South Sudan had almost perfect laws that had helped them to avoid the resource curse. This […]

Mrs Theodora Adomako-Adjei, Head of Extension Services of Community Water, and Sanitation Agency, has launched the 2014 Global Hand Washing Day at La Anglican Junior High School (JHS). It was aimed at emphasising the importance of hand washing among the school children. She said the day on the theme: “Choose Hand Washing, Choose Health,” was […]

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will on Thursday, October 16, be the keynote speakers at this year’s World Food Day in Rome. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said this year’s celebration on the theme “Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth”, seeks to stress in particular, […]

The European Union on Monday issued its Codes Against Cancer as part of efforts to create more public awareness on modes of cancer prevention. A statement issued by the World Health Organization and copied to the Ghana News Agency outlined the 12 code points to include: Do not smoke, Do not use any form of […]