Travellers planning trips to Europe's Schengen Area will face slightly higher costs starting today, June 11, 2024.  The European Commission has announced a 12% increase in visa application fees for short-stay Schengen visas (type C). The European Commission says the increase ... Read More

The Deputy European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Jonas Claes, has called on Ghanaians to protect the environment to help consolidate the gains of the Green Ghana Day initiative.   He said practices such as deforestation, illegal logging and illegal mining ... Read More

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, is delighted to announce the reinstatement of its daily passenger flights to the historic city of Axum as of today, June 9, 2024. Ethiopian is resuming its flights to the city ... Read More

The crew of the Norwegian Research Vessel, R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has commemorated the 2024 World Oceans Day, whichcatalyses collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate.  The World Oceans ... Read More

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with investments in cleaner alternatives. Mukhtar Babayev defended his country's hosting of the world's most ... Read More

ITA Airways marked a milestone with the inaugural flight of its new route from Rome Fiumicino to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. The Airbus A321neo aircraft received a warm welcome with a water arch salute, symbolizing the beginning of a ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General The U.N. Secretary General called for a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming. He spoke from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. "Already this year, ... Read More

Eight final-year students at the Ghana School of Law, Makola, have been awarded scholarships by the Lebanese Community in Ghana for the 2023/2024 academic year. Beneficiaries include Julius Boateng, Eugenia Ewusi Mensah, Gbedey Davina Seyram, Martin Waana-Ang, Accorley Ann Esinam, Agborly ... Read More

Shirley-Ayorkor Botchway - Foreign Affairs Minister Ghana is advocating  strongly for a change to the structure of the international financial system to protect vulnerable nations. Particularly, it is supporting a proposal by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley who is ... Read More

More than 2000 Muslim pilgrims from the Northern Ghana have arrived safely in Jedda in Saudi Arabia to perform the 2024 Hajj. The pilgrims were flown in five batches from May 28 to June 2, 2024. In all, about 4000 pilgrims are ... Read More