Trade unionists who participated in a seminar on Multi-National Operations in Africa in Beijing, China, have called on Chinese investors to help create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in Ghana. They asked the investors to consider the proposed agricultural industrialisation plan of the country and other viable ventures, which would contribute to the country’s […]
A total of 2,300 Togolese refugees in the Volta region have chosen to integrate into communities hosting them in Ghana. The laws of Ghana, however, forbid them from any political activities such as elections in Ghana, Mr. Ken Dzirasah Chairman of the Ghana Refugee Board explained. Some of the refugees are said to have sought […]
The United Nations (UN) has hailed efforts by the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Professor (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, to lead a dynamic development initiative by introducing a new theoretical and practical model to determine the basis for a new global economic development. This was at the formal presentation of the concept paper dubbed […]
Israeli Ambassador to Ghana Sharon Bar-li has paid a working visit to Tamale to inspect ongoing educational projects being undertaken by MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation. She met with the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tamale, Hanan Abdul-Rahman Gundadow and visited four kindergarten schools participating in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme under MASHAV. […]
The disappeared Air Algerie flight AH5017 has crashed in Mali after flying through violent storms, it has been confirmed. Algerian television station Elnahar confirmed the plane went down due to bad weather and an Algerian aviation official had told Reuters flight AH5017 had crashed. The region was badly affected by violent storms and it was […]
The Colombian Embassy headed by H.E. Claudia Turbay Quintero, on July 18, 2014 organized a reception to commemorate the 204th independence anniversary of Colombia in Ghana. The event, which is the first to be held in the country, brought together a host of high profile dignitaries within the Ghanaian diplomatic community and an impressive representation […]
Mr. Gene Cretz, United States Ambassador in Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. The visit is an annual tradition by the US Ambassador in the country to the National Chief Imam in every month of Ramadan to replicate the US President’s engagement with Muslims back […]
Algeria’s national airline says it has lost contact with a plane carrying 110 passengers and six crew after it disappeared off the radar on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers. Air navigation services lost track of the Airbus A320 around 50 minutes after take-off early today. The plane, which is owned by Spanish private […]
The Royal Danish Embassy in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut in Ghana will on Thursday, June 24, 2014, organize a free screening of “The Expedition to the End of the World” movie at the Goethe-Institut in Accra. “The Expedition to the End of the World”, a Danish-produced movie, is about the origins of the world, the […]
The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland kick off on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 with a much-anticipated opening ceremony at Celtic Park. Ahead of 11 days of competition in 17 different sporting disciplines, the ceremony in Glasgow will feature an array of Scottish performing talent as well as the parading of the athletes set to […]
