President Mahama presenting a framed Ghana Coat of Arms to Pope Francis His Holiness Pope Francis,  has appointed Reverend Father John Yaw Afoakwah,  as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Obuasi. This is contained in a statement signed by ... Read More

Christine Lagarde - Managing Director of IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded government’s efforts to pursue a faster fiscal deficit reduction strategy underpinned by a number of structural reforms as contained in the 2015 budget statement presented to ... Read More

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé - Togo President The President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, will this afternoon begin a three-day State Visit to Ghana. The visit is expected to further develop, enhance and consolidate the friendly and brotherly relations ... Read More

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed satisfaction at the restoration and conservation of the Weto Range in the Volta Region. The Range is described as a biodiversity ‘hotspot’ for Ghana with potentials of promoting eco-tourism and helping sustain the ... Read More

The government of Ghana and Eni Exploration have sealed a $6 billion deal to allow the Italy firm start oil and gas exploration at the Offshore Cape Three Points block in the Western region. Under the deal, Eni will also ... Read More

The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been decorated with a Global Inspiration Leadership Award and inducted into the Global Women Leaders Hall of Fame. The award is in recognition of her hard work ... Read More

UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon The deadly Ebola outbreak can be ended "by the middle of next year" if the world speeds up its response, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. But he warned that although the rate of new ... Read More

The Australian Government has awarded Masters Scholarships to 14 Ghanaians, amongst more than 200 African scholarship winners to study in Australia in 2015. The Australian High Commission's Chargé d’Affaires, Mr Tim Millikan said farewell to  them at an official reception in ... Read More

The Government of Ghana and the China International Water and Electric Corporation, have signed an agreement for the construction of a 60-megawatt hydro-electric dam at Sekyere-Hemang in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The project, estimated at a cost ... Read More

British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Jonathan Benjamin The British Embassy in Accra has denied collaborating with Ghana’s Narcotic’s Control Board (NACOB) in a case in which one Ms Nayele Ametefeh was arrested at the Heathrow Airport with 12 kilogrammes ... Read More