Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in partnership with the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO), Canada, has held a day’s seminar for small and medium enterprises on market opportunities in Canada. Dubbed: ‘Exporting to Canada,’ the seminar was attended by exporters and non-exporters who are interested in learning about new market opportunities on the Canadian market. Participating […]
Emirates Airlines is offering customers in Ghana the opportunity to spend the remainder of the summer in some of the world’s main cities with specially discounted fares on both the Economy Class and Business. A statement issued by the Airline, in Accra, said passengers traveling in Business Class could also enjoy competitive fares to London-Heathrow […]
Two British Naval Ships, HMS Iron Duke and RFA Black Rover, on Monday, June 21, 2014, arrived at the Western Naval Command for a four-day visit. The crew of the ships and the Ghana Navy would conduct joint operational training, sporting and community relations activities. At a press briefing in Sekondi, Commander Tom Tredray, Commanding […]
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone has lauded the current Chair of ECOWAS for his dynamism and leadership of the sub regional grouping. President John Mahama assumed the Chair of the ECOWAS Authority in February and according to the Sierra Leonean leader, he is expecting the sub-regional community to make good progress during the […]
Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks of contracting the Ebola virus from eating certain wildlife species, including fruit bats, FAO warned on Monday, July 21, 2014. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are struggling to contain the world’s deadliest recorded outbreak of the virus, which is […]
France plans to increase its trade in the country, which is currently about US$1.7billion, its Ambassador to Ghana has announced. France’s Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frédéric Clavier, was speaking at the reception to celebrate the French National Day in Accra. “This Chamber is going to raise the level and quality of our bilateral trade, which […]
The United Nations (UN) has described Nelson Mandela, the late South African Leader as someone who proved that UN resolutions, sanctions and solidarity can win over violence and injustice. His extraordinary compassion after 27 years in prison showed that human rights and equality are stronger than discrimination and hate. The Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, […]
The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has arrived in Windhoek Namibia to participate in a Conference of African First Ladies working against cervical cancer. Dubbed the 8th Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa Conference, the African First Ladies will review their individual and country efforts, and “formulate new strategies towards guaranteeing universal access to cervical […]
On Friday, July 18, 2014, twelve (12) new envoys were commissioned and handed their letters of credence by President John Dramani Mahama to represent Ghana for four (4) years in their countries of posting. President Mahama charged the new envoys to guard against activities that could undermine the integrity of Ghana and the government. The […]
The United States embassy in Ghana has issued an apology to President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana over what it describes as “errant tweets” posted via its official Twitter account to President Mahama’s official Twitter account. According to the embassy, “the earlier errant tweet was a private message mistakenly sent out on […]
