Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Foreign Office Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations will visit Ghana from the 16-18 July. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency said Lord Ahmad’s visit would reaffirm the importance of Ghanaian-UK relations and re-energise the Commonwealth, … Read more
On 17 May, a team from the UK’s 7th Infantry Brigade (The Desert Rats) arrived in Ghana eager to participate in Ex UNITED ACCORD. This was an excellent opportunity for the UK military team, drawn from the element of the British Army responsible for cooperation with Ghana and her West African neighbours. The UK’s soldiers … Read more
A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, has urged Parliament to purge itself of acts that will bring the august House into disrepute. This, he noted can be done when Parliament adopts transparent, fair and credible constitutional processes in dealing with members whose actions affect the dignity of the … Read more
A former Member of Parliament, Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, has asked the Speaker of Ghana’s parliament to prevail on the British High Commission in Accra to apologise to the House over allegation of visa fraud against some four current and past legislators. According to him the High Commission has by its letter to the Speaker on the … Read more
A former Member of Parliament, Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, has asked the Speaker of Ghana’s parliament to prevail on the British High Commission in Accra to apologise to the House over allegation of visa fraud against some four current and past legislators. According to him the High Commission has by its letter to the Speaker on the … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South constituency, George Boakye, who has been cited in a visa fraud case, has threatened legal action against the British High Commission in Accra should the Commission fail to reverse a travel ban imposed on him. The High Commission in a letter to the Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament announced four … Read more
A former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, George Boakye, has denied engaging in acts amounting to visa fraud for which a 10-year travel ban to the UK has been imposed on him by the British High Commission in Accra. According to him, he cannot be blamed for visa fraud just because his adult daughter … Read more
The British High Commission in Accra has dismissed reports by some news outlets of an agreement between its country and the government of Ghana to allow Ghanaians to travel and stay in the UK for up to 90 days without visa. Following the visit of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on February 15, speculation was … Read more
Adam Afriyie, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade envoy to Ghana, will attend the inauguration of President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Mr. Afriyie will attend on behalf of the government of Queen Elizabeth II. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra, said Mr Afriyie’s visit “will strengthen and promote the … Read more
Adam Afriyie, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade envoy to Ghana, will attend the inauguration of President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Mr. Afriyie will attend on behalf of the government of Queen Elizabeth II. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra, said Mr Afriyie’s visit “will strengthen and promote the … Read more
The search…. Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation (Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General) “In less than 3 generations 41% of the world’s youth will be African”, “By 2035, Africa’s labour force will be larger than China’s” (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) It was the above statements amongst others that were … Read more
Growing up as a young female writer, one of the people I deeply admired was Gifty Bingley. From her days at TV3 to Tigo Ghana, I have learnt a lot from this beautiful confident Ghanaian woman. Today, Berniceblog.com celebrates Gifty Bingley for sailing through and reaching the highest in her career as the head of … Read more
Tigo Ghana has been appointed Gifty Bingley as the head of Corporate Communications function. Bingley will be responsible for the company’s corporate communications and initiatives including: internal and external engagements and corporate responsibility. Bingley joined Tigo from Vodafone Ghana where she managed the internal and external communication teams. Prior to that, Bingley worked at the … Read more