Canada to sign trade, investment deal with Ghana
Canada has hinted of its pursuit to sign a new trade and investment agreement with Ghana, a top official said May 13, 2013.
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has signalled his country’s intent to deepen trade and investment with Ghana ... Read More
Video: Gyan sets UAE goal-scoring record as Al Ain are pegge...
Asamoah Gyan - Al Ain Striker
Asamoah Gyan’s brace was enough to break the record for number of goals in a single UAE top-flight season but could not deliver three points as Bani Yas came from two goals down to ... Read More
French industrialists to visit Ghana
A delegation of high-level managers from 30 French companies in the infrastructural, banking, technology, telecommunications, oil and construction industries and public works will visit Ghana from May 22 to explore business opportunities.
A statement signed by the French Ambassador to Ghana, ... Read More
Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City manager after three-and-a-half years at the helm.
A club statement said he "had failed to achieve any of the club's stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next ... Read More
US to stop Diversity Visa Lottery Programme – Report
The US Government’s diversity visa lottery programme that allowed 55,000 applicants from other countries, especially developing countries to be selected at random and given residency in America is likely to be stopped, a report by the Washington Post says.
According to ... Read More
Kofi Annan chairs Mandela group as Tutu steps down
Mr. Kofi Annan
Mr. Kofi Annan has been named Chair of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by South Africa’s Nelson Mandela.
Mr Annan, the former UN Secretary General takes over from Archbishop Desmond Tutu who stepped down ... Read More
US opens pharmaceutical training centre in Ghana to combat f...
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has opened a centre in Ghana to train experts to combat the rising tide of substandard and counterfeit drugs in sub-Sahara Africa.
A press release issued by the US Embassy in Accra and copied to ... Read More
Israel to launch Ghana alumni club
Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-li
The Israeli Embassy in Ghana will officially launch a club dedicated to all alumni and individuals, who have benefitted from the training of its international Development Agency (MASHAV), over the years.
The Ghana Chapter of the Shalom ... Read More
US gov’t pleased with Ghana’s political situation
The United States is pleased with the on-going political situation in Ghana with regards to the current petition challenging the outcome of the December 2012 presidential polls in court.
Mr Michael Pelletier, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, African ... Read More
EU deplores low level of women participation in Ghana’s lo...
Mr Claude Maerten, Head of European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana, has said the low representation of women in politics was an indication that Ghana was not maximizing its full potential for development.
He called on government to develop needed measures ... Read More