The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has opened a centre in Ghana to train experts to combat the rising tide of substandard and counterfeit drugs in sub-Sahara Africa. A press release issued by the US Embassy in Accra and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com says the Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) has been launched in […]
THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome four leaders from Africa, all of whom are doing extraordinary work — President Sall from Senegal, President Banda from Malawi, President Koroma from Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister Neves from Cape Verde. The reason that I’m meeting with these four is they exemplify the progress […]
The Israeli Embassy in Ghana will officially launch a club dedicated to all alumni and individuals, who have benefitted from the training of its international Development Agency (MASHAV), over the years. The Ghana Chapter of the Shalom Club will officially be launched on May 25, 2013; and will include the screening of the documentary “Kumasi-Haifa” […]
The United States is pleased with the on-going political situation in Ghana with regards to the current petition challenging the outcome of the December 2012 presidential polls in court. Mr Michael Pelletier, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, African Affairs of the U.S Department of State, said “it shows that the institutions are […]
Mr Claude Maerten, Head of European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana, has said the low representation of women in politics was an indication that Ghana was not maximizing its full potential for development. He called on government to develop needed measures to rectify the situation as women constitute about 51 per cent of Ghana’s population. […]
The Australia High Commission has welcomed seven new Australian volunteers to Ghana. The volunteers are part of the Australian government’s aid programme to strengthen the capacity of Ghanaian institutions towards sustainable development. A statement issued by the High Commission in Accra on Friday, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the seven new volunteers, comprising […]
Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has reiterated the negative impacts of tax avoidance and evasion on the world, indicating that these activities while they are global issues, “have direct impact on the lives of mothers and children.” Mr. Annan made the comments in a statement following the release of the 2013 Africa Progress Report today […]
Nineteen managers from Ghana’s two ports, Tema and Takoradi, have earned the UN Modern Port Management Certificate, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced today May 10, 2013. The graduates were middle-level managers from public and private entities operating at the two ports. “The candidates successfully defended their final dissertations for the TrainForTrade […]
The European Union (EU) has hailed Ghana’s positive track record of promoting human rights and good governance. The Union, consequently, pledged its continuous support for Ghana in these efforts, and urged the nation to intensify the fight against corruption, by reinforcing powers of independent constitutional bodies and the role of the Parliament. Mr Claude Maerten, […]
Over the past four years, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has supported 43 Ghanaians to undertake mining-related studies in Aus- tralia. This includes six participants studying at master’s degree level. A study conducted by the Australia–African Partnerships Facility (AAPF) in September 2012, on the African mining and mining administration skills gap, identified that […]
