Ghana | 233times

ALL POSTS FILED UNDER: GHANA

U.S. to establish military base in Ghana?

March 20, 2018 9:47 am Add a Comment

A reliable source has intercepted an agreement approved by Cabinet granting unrestricted access to a host of Ghanaian facilities and wide-ranging tax exemptions to the United States Military. The agreement will permit the U.S. Military to use Ghana as a base … Read more →

World Bank Group General Counsel to visit Ghana

March 19, 2018 9:09 am Add a Comment

World Bank Senior Vice-President and Group General Counsel, Sandie Okoro is on a four-day mission to Ghana, after which she will visit Liberia. Ms Sandie Okoro’s mission is expected to enable her understand how World Bank-financed programmes and projects were … Read more →

Ghana and African Development Fund sign $39 million loan agreement

March 16, 2018 10:27 am Add a Comment

Ghana and the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday signed a US$39.01 million loan agreement to support government’s Flagship Programme in Agriculture: Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ). Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, signed on behalf of the … Read more →

Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire to better the lots of cocoa farmers

March 13, 2018 11:27 am Add a Comment

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have resumed bilateral engagement for their strong commitment to the good of the cocoa industry. From last year, the two countries have had fruitful engagements here in Accra and in Abidjan, all aimed at reaching the … Read more →

Smoking of shisha to be banned in Ghana by mid-year – GHS

March 12, 2018 8:38 am Add a Comment

The Ghana Health Service says it is making efforts to secure a ban on the smoking of water-pipe tobacco popularly known as shisha and electronic cigarettes by the middle of 2018. The Principal Research Officer of the GHS, Divine Darlington, … Read more →

Ghana, Nigeria will be empty if US gave free visas for a week – Pastor Mensa Otabil

March 7, 2018 6:44 pm Add a Comment

Ghana, Nigeria and many countries in Africa would be empty if the United States of America decides to give free visas for just a week, Pastor Mensa Otabil has said. The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) founder told his congregation … Read more →

Ghana drops to 81 in 2017 corruption perception index

February 22, 2018 10:39 am Add a Comment

Ghana dropped 11 places from the 2016 ranking to place 81 out of 180 countries in the 2017 Corruption Perception index. The Index put together by Transparency International ranks countries annually by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by … Read more →

Ghana is a broke country – Energy expert

February 15, 2018 2:24 pm Add a Comment

Ghana is a broke country, but the government has failed to disclose to Ghanaians, the true state of the finances, Energy Expert Ishmeal Agyekumhene has claimed Reacting to issues regarding government’s proposal for a 2 per cent reduction in the … Read more →

Ghana ranked 90th on Global Talent Competitiveness Index

February 12, 2018 7:09 am Add a Comment

Ghana appeared 90th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2018, an annual benchmarking report that measures and ranks 119 countries and 90 cities based on their ability to grow, attract and retain talent. Launched for the first time in … Read more →

Ghana is a serious place to do business – Dubai-based Investor

February 9, 2018 7:55 pm Add a Comment

The Founder President of the Dubai-based global conglomerate, the Thumbay Group, has lauded the Ghana government’s serious-minded approach to the establishment and growth of private sector businesses. “Ghana is a serious country to do business and we are happy to … Read more →