The Fourth Ghana-Turkey Joint Trade and Economic Cooperation Negotiation opened in Accra yesterday. The three-day programme aims at deepening bilateral cooperation, increasing investments and trade volumes. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister for Trade and Industry, said the Joint Trade and Economic Cooperation Negotiation would enable the volume of trade between the two countries which now stands […]
The Ghana Air Force is in discussion with its Russian counterpart for the establishment of a helicopter servicing centre in Ghana, President John Dramani Mahama has announced. When operational, Ghana will become the centre for servicing helicopters in West Africa. The President made this known when the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Vladimir Barbin, […]
Madam Kristalina Georgieva, European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, has said the EU is stepping up efforts to contain the spread of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and assist those affected by the deadly virus. A statement issued from the European Commission’s humanitarian aid and civil protection, and […]
Ghana’s Fisheries Enforcement Units and the United States of America Maritime Forces, on Friday, completed a three-week joint maritime law enforcement operation. The operation was part of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP), to improve the professional competences of maritime security agencies in the country. The training comprised 24 personnel from the Ghana Navy, the […]
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has praised former President of Botswana Festus Gontebanye Mogae for excellent leadership, saying his life should be an example to many in politics today. He praised the 73 year old former Botswana leader, who was also Vice President for that country from 1992 to 1998. The former President is in […]
Mr. Gene A. Cretz, the US Ambassador in Ghana, yesterday hosted dozens of local Ghanaian vendors who are working in partnership with the Ambassador’s Self-Help program, the PEPFAR Self-Help program, or are members of the African Women Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) – Ghana. A statement from the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy said […]
Participants at the United Nations (UN) Habitat 7th World Urban Forum (WUF7) in Medellin, Columbia has commended Zoomlion Ghana, the leading waste and sanitation Management Company in Ghana for its work. Mr. Matin Barugahare, Chief Evaluation Officer of UN-Habitat was particularly pleased about Zoomlions innovative initiative in waste and sanitation management in Ghana and other […]
The Ambassador of Japan, Naoto Nikai has supported the Ghana Baseball and Softball Association (GHABSA) with Baseball and Softball fields as part of his outfit’s effort to help promote and develop the youth through sports. The project situated at Labone Senior High School was funded through Japans Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP) worth […]
Nigeria has “rebased” its gross domestic product (GDP) data, which has pushed it above South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy. Nigerian GDP now includes previously uncounted industries like telecoms, information technology, music, online sales, airlines, and film production. GDP for 2013 totalled 80.3 trillion naira (£307.6bn: $509.9bn), the Nigerian statistics office said. That compares […]
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has praised former President of Botswana Festus Gontebanye Mogae for excellent leadership, saying his life should be an example to many in politics today. He praised the 73 year old former Botswana leader, who was also Vice President for that country from 1992 to 1998. The former President is in […]
