The much-awaited Diplomatic Call TV series premieres on Thursday May 22, 2014 at 6:30PM on GTV, the station of the nation. The 30-minute television production will engage the various heads of foreign missions in an attempt to highlight their activities and contributions to the socio-economic development of the country. It would also seek to bring […]
President John Mahama will be joined by a high powered government delegation at a three day international forum on leadership in Africa. The forum dubbed: “The African Biblical Leadership Initiative Forum,” (ABLI 2014) being organised by the Bible Society of Ghana (BSG), will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre from May 22 – […]
The United States government is preparing a $500 million grant to support Ghana’s power sector through the second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. When finalised, this compact will directly strengthen the power sector by improving reliability and service delivery, as well as help ensure continued and cost-effective power supply. The US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr […]
The European Union (EU) and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday held a meeting in Accra to share information on the National Indicative Programme for the period 2014-2020. The National Indicative Programme is being funded by the European Development Fund and constitutes the largest funding instrument for the Africa-Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries and […]
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added Mexico City and Atlanta to its flight schedule. This further expands its freighter network to more than 50 destinations around the world. According to a statement issued to the GNA, the once-a-week service to Mexico City starts in Dubai with a stop en route to Frankfurt, […]
The government of the United States of America, has expressed its willingness to support government’s home-grown solutions in resolving the economic challenges confronting Ghana, Penny Pritzker, U S Secretary of Commerce has disclosed. The support, she added, would include; helping to rectify the fiscal challenges confronting the economy, and aiding the next steps of […]
The World Bank is supporting the Lands Administration Project (LAP) to ensure the proper demarcation of stool and lands. Mr. Patrick Amoah, Chief Stool Lands Officer, announced this at an Education Forum on the project for the chiefs and people of Donkro-Nkwanta in the Nkoranza Municipality. The meeting was a follow-up to a […]
The Indian government through its India-Africa Craft Design Initiative has handed a major intervention to basket weavers in Ghana. The initiative which aims to increase income generation opportunities among women on the continent is being implemented by the internationally renowned National Institute of Design (NID) in Ghana, along with four other African countries. […]
Mr. Charles Xavier-Luc Duval, Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius will lead a high level business delegation for a three-day state visit to Ghana. The visit, which will run from May 21 – May 23 is aimed to consolidate partnerships between the private sector of Mauritius and Ghana and to seek areas of further collaboration. […]
A high-powered Ghanaian delegation is scheduled to leave Accra Thursday for South Sudan to negotiate the release of intercepted military equipment to Ghanaian soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in that country. The South Sudanese authorities intercepted arms, ammunition and other items in a container which was mistakenly labelled as construction materials by the United Nations […]
