The Togolese International Police (Interpol), is assisting the Aflao Police to carry out investigations right in Lome, in the case of Kekeli School at Aflao for registering 62 Togolese students to write this year’s BECE. Mr. Eric Vondee, Aflao District Police Crime Officer, confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency at Aflao on Tuesday. He […]
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have suspended the sale of cocoa beans to the open market under the 2020/2021 crop season until further notice. The move, which is the first of its kind by the two countries, is meant to put pressure on stakeholders to adopt a floor price for cocoa beans. The suspension was announced […]
Spokesperson for the Contractors Association of Ghana, Richard Nyarko has warned that local contractors are close to hitting the streets in protest to unpaid arrears owed them by government. Bemoaning the unsavory biases meted out against indigenous contractors, Mr Nyarko poured out the plight of several project handlers and the financial risks they are exposed […]
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has agreed that his country would help Guyana’s energy sector, Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon said. Briefing the media after Akufo-Addo was conferred with Guyana’s national award, the Order of Excellence by President David Granger, Harmon said the technical assistance cooperation would be provided free of cost. […]
Ghana and Ivory Coast will today present a united position on a fixed minimum price to sell cocoa beans to over 300 representatives of cocoa buyers and processors from around the world. The move is aimed at making the two countries price determiners, and no longer price takers. Persons familiar with the matter said the […]
A total of 11 Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Techiman, the capital of the Bono East region, officials of the Ghana Immigration Service have confirmed. They were arrested on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at their hideout at Kenten-Anyinabrem, a surburb of Techiman, about 370km from the national capital, Accra The individuals, all males, were […]
Ghana has presented a concept paper on a gas supply project to the Ivorian government for power generation as part of efforts to expand existing collaboration between the two nations on energy. Currently, Ghana and the French West African country share power depending on availability, demand and supply. But the proposed deal, currently at an […]
A major priority of the Government of President Akufo-Addo as part of its agenda of inclusive transformation is to bridge the development gap between the North and the South. Therefore, programmes, such as Free Senior High School, Planting for Food and Jobs, Planting for Export and Rural Development, Rearing for Food and Jobs Initiative, One […]
Over a year after Ghana introduced a locally designed digital addressing system, British Police Forces and Emergency Services around the UK have announced the initial rollout of a digital addressing application (what3words) to assist their operations. The adoption of the digital addressing system, according to UK officials, is to help more accurately locate places and […]
The United States of America (USA) has deported 642 Ghanaians convicted of various offences, including acts that undermined border control and the integrity of the US immigration system, in three years. A report on the activities of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in the 2018 fiscal year said […]
The President of the Republic of Austria, His Excellency Alexander Van der Bellen, has described Ghana as the most important destination in Africa currently for Austria and Austrian businesses. According to President Alexander Van der Bellen, the management of the Ghanaian economy, especially over the last two years, for which Ghana is projected to be […]
The CSO coalition to bring justice to the families of the 44 Ghanaians who were murdered in The Gambia in 2005 has urged government to be up and doing in finally bringing closure to the over a decade-long case. The coalition, made up of civil society organisations such as the Centre for Democratic Development – […]
