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 be here” Dr Thumbay Moideen declared at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for … Read more
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 be here,” Dr Thumbay Moideen declared at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for … Read more
The International Indian Film Academy fired the opening salvo in a weekend of glitz, glamor and music for its annual awards, sending fans wild with excitement by hosting Bollywood stars in Times Square. Hundreds of people — overwhelmingly South Asians joined by bemused onlookers, confused tourists and a smattering of Western converts to Bollywood — … Read more
India on Monday announced it will send a top minister to Iraq in an effort locate dozens of its missing citizens after Mosul was all but recaptured from the Islamic State group. Thirty-nine Indian labourers have been missing, believed taken hostage by IS, since the militant outfit overran Iraq’s second largest city in 2014. There … Read more
Nineteen current and former employees of Australia’s Crown Resorts company pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges in a Chinese court on Monday, with three Australian staffers sentenced to months-long jail terms. Jason O’Connor, the executive vice president of Crown division VIP International, was given a 10-month jail term, Australian Consul General Graeme Meehan told reporters outside … Read more
Nearly 450 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal side in May, officials said Monday, but poor weather and inexperience prevented many others from reaching the top this season. Nepal issued a record number of permits to foreign mountaineers during the spring climbing season, when a brief window of good weather between … Read more
The heavy downpour and cold winds could not stop the 50 individuals who gathered at the Ghana Consulate in New York City on Saturday May 13, 2017 to miss the inaugural meeting of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce, USA, Inc. (GCC-USA) This was a follow-up to the March 18, 2017 meeting of 15 budding Ghanaian … Read more
The French consulate in New York, where thousands of expatriates were registered to cast ballots in their presidential election on Saturday, was briefly evacuated following a bomb threat, officials said. A suspicious vehicle prompted police to clear the building on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park, Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre said. “After the Champs Elysees … Read more
A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, police said Monday, just weeks after the rape and murder of an Irish woman in Goa. The woman told police two men dragged her to a secluded spot from a private beach resort in the southern tourist town … Read more
India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday’s attack at a bar in Olathe, Kansas. His friend Alok Madasani, also from India, and an American were hurt. Adam Purinton has been charged … Read more
The Ghanaian Business Community in New York has expressed its commitment to double efforts towards the socio-economic development of the country through innovative partnerships. This was at the maiden business forum organized by the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations and attended by 50 Ghanaian entrepreneurs in various fields like aviation, shipping, tourism, … Read more
Guests of the consul general took photos with the candidates. As darkness fell across America on the night of November 8, halfway across the world in Pakistan, dozens gathered outside the United States consul general’s home in Karachi to watch the election results as they trickled in. It was a sunny day and a public … Read more
Introduction In the lexicon of International Relations and Diplomacy, one word that suffers a high frequency of wrong use is “CONSULAR.” It is common to hear phrases such as “Ghana CONSULAR in Saudi”, “Iranian Cultural CONSULAR in Ghana”, and “British CONSULAR in Accra.” With all humility, LITERARY DISCOURSE contends that these phrases and similar ones … Read more
Ghana is currently in talks with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the re-establishment of a national airline for Ghana. The country’s Consul General to the UAE, Mr Daniel Osei, confirmed the government’s interest in creating a national airline to the Graphic Business in Dubai such that it was actively looking for … Read more