Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will for the first time today address Ghanaians on the controversial Ghana-US defence agreement that has widely been criticised. An artwork posted on Facebook Thursday morning to announce the president’s intention to comment on the matter tonight at 8:00pm did not give details on what he will be saying. … Read more
A demonstration alert dated March 27, 2018 on the website of the US Embassy in Ghana has cautioned US citizens to among other safety measures “avoid the areas of the demonstrations” it outlined to have started yesterday March 27. According to the statement, as at 18:00 Tuesday March 27, there was an ongoing demonstration around … Read more
Military agreement will set Ghana up for battles we are not ready for – Nunoo Mensah warns Former National Security Coordinator, Brig. General Nunoo Mensah (retd) has concluded, after reading through the military cooperation agreement between Ghana and USA, that the agreement will benefit only the US. He was emphatic that when ratified, Ghana will … Read more
The Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor Gyimah Boadi has been awarded the 2017 Martin Luther King Award for Peace and Social Justice by the US Embassy in Ghana. The award, which is in its 10th year, is to recognize a Ghanaian citizen who personifies Dr. King’s philosophy and actions and … Read more
Ghana’s three living former presidents would not have to queue up with fellow citizens seeking American visas for non-official purposes. This is according to Press Attaché’ at the US Embassy in Ghana, Sarah Stealy. The clarification follows indications that the US government had withdrawn protocol visa allocation to high-level state officials, after the US Ambassador, … Read more
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, is unhappy with the Minister of Foreign Affairs over the United States’ announcement that requires members of Parliament and former presidents on unofficial visits to apply for visas in-person. Although the US Embassy in Ghana has clarified that the rules already existed and … Read more
Ghana’s three living former presidents would not have to queue up with fellow citizens seeking American Visas for non-official purposes. This is according to Press Attache’ at the US Embassy in Ghana, Sarah Stealy. The clarification follows indications that the US government had withdrawn protocol visa allocation to high-level state officials, after the US Ambassador, … Read more
Gitmo 2 Case… the Ghanaian government has agreed to comply with the Supreme Court’s order… The Supreme Court described as unconstitutional the decision by former President John Mahama to accept into Ghana, two terror suspects from the Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The court in a 6-1 majority decision ruled the action by the ex-president was … Read more
A ranking member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee , Okudzeto Ablakwa, has warned that the case involving the two Guantanamo detainees could severe Ghana’s relationship with the United States (US) if not handled well. His comments follow the judgement by the Supreme Court on Thursday that declared as unconstitutional the hosting of the two detainees … Read more
The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional an agreement between the then Mahama government and the United States, which saw two Guantanamo Bay detainees brought into the country. The court, therefore, ordered that the government must within the next three months send the agreement to Parliament for ratification or have the two detainees sent back … Read more
A total of 40 young Ghanaians have left the country to attend the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) in the United States. The 40 include the Head of Public Relations for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in the Western Region, Philip Osei Bonsu. A statement from the US … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered government to put before Parliament, an agreement that will legalize the hosting of the two Guantanamo Bay detainees from the United States, else they will be sent back to that country. The Court, which gave the order today [Thursday], wants this done within the next three months. The Court in its verdict declared … Read more
A 10-day training programme designed to prepare military officers from 21 nations across Africa and Europe to respond properly to regional crisis has opened in Accra. Dubbed the “United Accord Exercise,” the training programme is also expected to strengthen coordination among United Nations (UN) peacekeeping nations in the provision of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief … Read more
Vice chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee, Kwame Jantuah has unequivocally suggested that claims by the US Embassy in Ghana that the Electricity Company of Ghana has not billed their facilities for years are false. He said he has evidence to show that since 2015 the ECG has been billing the over 160 … Read more
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahafo Ano South, Stephen Kwaku Balado Manu, has criticised the Electricity of Ghana (ECG) after the US Embassy in Ghana revealed that it had not been billed for two years for power consumed. The US Embassy has indicated that funds owed the company are ready and has been … Read more
Contrary to the perception that the US makes it difficult for Ghanaians who wish to travel to that country to do so, the US Embassy in Ghana has stated that Ghanaians are welcome but should use the right processes to obtain visas. Press Attaché Sarah Veldhuizen Stealey explained: “We want Ghanaians to travel to the … Read more
The United States Embassy does not owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This is according to Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi, the General Secretary of the Public Utilities Workers Union of TUC (PUWU) has revealed that the US Embassy has no outstanding bills to pay. He revealed that the US Embassy has no outstanding bills to … Read more
The Ghana Football business Expo has been officially launched at the World Trade Center in Accra. The event which was held on Wednesday follows an initial launch which took place in Houston in the United States of America a few weeks ago. The local launch is to update and enlighten Ghanaians on the business aspect … Read more
The United States Embassy in Ghana has revealed that the disregard for US immigration laws by some Ghanaians has made it difficult for visas to be issued to regular respectable travellers. According to the Embassy, there are thousands of Ghanaian nationals residing in the United States of America illegality which is a violation of that … Read more
Lawyer and fashionista, Sandra Ankobiah has been selected to participate in this year’s Fortune U. S State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Program come Monday, April 24 in the US. Over the past eleven years, the program has connected more than 280 women from across 50 countries and territories with executive women mentors. Sandra Ankobiah told … Read more