Ghana and the United State of America have signed a 1.4 million dollar project agreement to improve on research in agriculture and agribusiness. The project is to help improve the existing environment for private sector investment. Mr Ato Forson, Deputy Minister for ... Read More

The Ghana government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US firm, General Electric (GE) to build a 1000 megawatts power plant. The plant is expected to be completed over the next five years in order to support the nation’s ... Read More

Ghana’s foreign reserves fell short of $200 million by the end of April 2013, according to the central bank. The counrty’s gross international reserves reduced to $5.2 billion at the end of April 2013 from $5.4 billion as at the end ... Read More

Australian government has committed one million Australian dollars into building the human resource capacity of Ghana’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to enhance performance and better service delivery. The commitment, forms part of Australia-Ghana partnership to strengthen capacity of the Public Services ... Read More

China has asked the Ghana government to properly treat its nationals who have been detained for  suspected illegal mining activities. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, about 116 Chinese citizens suspected of engaging in illegal mining have been arrested in Ghana and ... Read More

British airline company, Virgin Atlantic says it is suspending operations from the Ghanaian capital, Accra to London due to what it describes as “exceptionally high fuel costs” in the country. Other factors for the service suspension it says include a challenging ... Read More

The British government thought far ahead of the Olympics Games; and together with its citizens are reaping the benefits even long after it was over. The Olympics Park is being redeveloped for the benefit of local communities, and it is currently ... Read More

A Ghanaian scientist has said climate change will likely increase the frequency and strength of extreme events such as floods, droughts, and storms that shall threaten human safety and health. Dr Hans Adu-Dapaah, Director, Crops Research Institute (CRI), Centre for Scientific ... Read More

Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Information and Media Relations, on Wednesday said government would collaborate with the Australian High Commission towards the development of Ghana. “I am looking forward to my ministry and your office exploring possible areas of collaboration towards ... Read More

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene considers the changing reception Africans receive when travelling to the West. I had quite forgotten what indignities come with travelling on a Ghanaian passport. I am on some travels currently and ... Read More