USAID Supports Rice Farmers In Botanga
A total of 16 lead rice farmers at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have each been supported with power tillers and its accessories.
The package, which is aimed at boosting rice production and encourage ... Read More
President Mahama Presides Over Malian Peace Agreement
President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani on Friday in his capacity as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States has left Accra for Bamako, Mali to preside over the signing of a peace and reconciliation agreement.
The agreement, ... Read More
Stakeholders Launch Pan-African Pharmacovigilance Conference...
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmacovigilance (WHO-CC), University of Ghana, has hosted a media encounter in Accra, as a prelude to a Pan-African congress on Medicines Safety in Ghana.
The event is scheduled for November ... Read More
Ghana To Receive First Tranche Of MCC grant In December
Mr. Kamran M. Khan
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has deferred to December the release of the first tranche of the Ghana Power Compact grant due to delays on the part of government in meeting the terms of agreement.
The Ghana ... Read More
UN Secretary-General’s Message On International Day Of Fam...
UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon
The theme of this year’s International Day of Families – “Men in Charge?” – highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families.
Around the world, more women are becoming recognized as the ... Read More
ECOWAS Postpones 40th Anniversary Event
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday announced the postponement of the 40th Anniversary event which was scheduled for May 28, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria.
A statement from the Communication Directorate of ECOWAS copied to the GNA by ... Read More
USAID Launches Programme On Cross-Border Trade
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new programme aimed at eliminating barriers to cross-border trade in staple foods and help increase food security within West Africa.
The “Food Across Borders Programme” (ProFAB), would focus on ensuring ... Read More
African Leaders Must Be Serious With Climate Change
Developing countries, particularly African leaders, have been urged to take climate change issues seriously because their countries are most vulnerable to the impact of the phenomenon.
Mr HinrichTholken, Head of Division on Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy, Sustainable Economy of the ... Read More
Chinese Ambassador Visits Dan Adams Pharmaceuticals
Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong
Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of Dan Adams Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited has appealed to the government to support local manufacturers to enable them to expand their businesses.
He said if ... Read More
International Nurses Day Observed In Ghana
Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) on Tuesday observed the International Nurses Day (IND) in Accra.
The day is celebrated annually around the world on May 12, to mark the contributions nurses make to society.
In January 1974, May 12, ... Read More