The Government of Korea is supporting Ghana with USD 423, 000 to construct an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Tamale, the second to be established in Ghana. The Centre, expected to be completed in 12 weeks, is to improve the Ebola emergency referral system and people’s access to the isolation centre in the five regions […]
Mr Yoon Sung Lee, President of Korea Residents Association in Ghana, has appealed to government to put in place pragmatic measures to make the business environment friendlier. Mr Lee, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, on Monday, said Ghanaians and expatriates alike are struggling with electricity problems, security issues, poor roads, among others. […]
A road map towards the launch of Ghana’s first satellite, Ghanasat 1, has been outlined by the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC). The project would be a joint venture between the State, GSSTI, GAEC and Menasat Gulf Group Public Limited Company, a UK-based producer of very […]
Mr Ban Ki Moon, the United Nations Secretary General, has pledged the world body’s continuous support for Ebola affected countries in West Africa. He also commended President John Dramani Mahama for spearheading the fight against the disease since its outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and recently in Mali. Mr Ban said this assurance when […]
Lending to the Agricultural sector in Ghana accounted for 5 per cent of total lending by the banking sector as at the end of July 2014, Mr Peter Trenchard, a Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Accra has said. Mr Trenchard who is the Economic Growth Office Director at USAID, […]
President John Mahama has asked for the United Nation’s support to help restore the public health systems of the three countries most affected by the deadly Ebola virus. President Mahama made this recommendation during a meeting with UN secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, ahead of the UN boss’ two day solidarity visit to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea […]
Chinese development giant; China Poly Group, has joined the wave of the growing interest in the Ghanaian real estate sector with the opening of its first housing units in Accra. The office and residential mansion, showcasing mixed Ghanaian and Chinese design is the first venture for the Group in the country’s real estate sector in […]
Statistics released by the United Nations Human Rights for Refugees (UNHCR) indicates that about one million people living in West Africa are Stateless. According to UNHCR estimates, statelessness affected up to 10 million people worldwide leaving them with no identity. Statelessness refers to the condition whereby an individual is not considered as a national by […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is expected in Ghana today for talks with President John Dramani Mahama who has been at the forefront of the Ebola fight in West Africa. Mr Ban, according to government sources, will address the press at the Meet the Press Room at the Communications Ministry, Saturday. The UN Secretary-General is […]
The UK government has been commended for increasing its development spending to 0.72 per cent of gross national income despite a challenging budget climate, according to a new review by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD has thus urged the UK to strive to maintain that level of aid for the […]
