President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from Europe late this month, leaving global partners in limbo Tuesday. Divisions within Trump’s administration have left in doubt the participation of the world’s number two carbon polluter — after China — in the landmark 2015 … Read more
The US has suspended millions of dollars of aid for Kenya’s beleaguered health service following repeated allegations of corruption and mismanagement, officials said Tuesday. The US embassy in Nairobi said $21 million (19 million euros) of aid for the Ministry of Health had been suspended indefinitely, out of a total of $650m the US spends … Read more
Donald Trump will huddle with top climate and economic advisors Tuesday to discuss US participation in a global climate accord agreed at Paris, as the new president flirts with withdrawing. After months of uncertainty, Trump appears to be edging toward a decision on whether to honor the 2015 deal to limit global warming. A US … Read more
As Ghana steps up efforts to avert food insecurity, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has launched a five year flagship program dubbed “Planting for Food and Jobs”. The campaign which is designed to encourage the citizens, both urban and rural to take up farming as full business, would employ more than 750,000 people. … Read more
Uber has been criticised many times over the way it runs its business Ride-sharing firm Uber is facing a criminal investigation by the US government. The scrutiny has started because the firm is accused of using “secret” software that let it operate in regions where it was banned or restricted. The software, called “greyball”, helped … Read more
The US government is investigating Uber for the use of secret software called Greyball that allows it to operate in areas where it is banned or restricted, says the Washington Post The US government has launched a criminal investigation into Uber for the use of secret software that enabled the company to operate in areas … Read more
Chief Executive officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), Yofi Grant has lauded Ghana’s goodwill in the international community describing it as significant enough to appeal to a pool of potential investors. Reginald Yofi Grant who is part of government’s delegation led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the World Bank was highly … Read more
Feed the Future, an initiative by the United States government has mobilized more than $115 million in private sector investment for Ghana’s agricultural productivity, boost incomes, and link farmers to market and trade opportunities, Melinda Tabler-Stone, Chargé d’affaires, US Embassy has said. According to her, the US government is aware that the growth of commercial … Read more
In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain that recent US rules against “conflict minerals” have bitten into their meagre income. “Since they brought in this law, things did get worse,” said miner Ombeni Chikala in South Kivu, the troubled mineral-rich eastern province … Read more
The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Ghanaian Diaspora that the President Akufo-Addo-led government is focused on having an institutional mechanism to tap their capital and knowledge for the accelerated development of the country. To this end, he said that a special Diaspora conference will be held in Accra, from July 5 to 8, … Read more
Ghana’s economy will shift from commodity-based to industrialisation in the next few years, following ongoing efforts to prioritise investments in petrochemicals, iron and steel industry and integrated aluminium to help drive the country’s new phase of development. Consequently, the government has outlined eight new strategic pillars as part of its effort to move the economy … Read more
The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed a black man in Louisiana last summer. Video footage appearing to show the officers holding down Alton Sterling as they fired their weapons sparked days of protests in Baton Rouge. News of the decision leaked to US … Read more
The Minority Leader in Parliament has raised red flag over decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to review the ECG concession agreement. Government of Ghana signed the Ghana Power Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent United States government agency on August 5, 2014. Under the Power Compact agreement, government was expected to allow … Read more
The FBI translator who went rogue and married an ISIS terrorist Daniela Greene went rogue and married Denis Cuspert, known in Syria as Abu Talha al-Almani An FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 and married a key ISIS operative she had been assigned to investigate, CNN has learned. The … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has stated that government will stand by its decision to amend the Private Sector Participation (PSP) compact of the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) with the Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC). Under the agreement, which is known as the Power Compact II, government is expected to allow about 80 percent private sector control in ECG for … Read more
SpaceX today blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the aerospace company. The payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the US, soared into the sky atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 7:15 am (11:15 GMT). About 10 minutes … Read more
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government satellite, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk. The payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States, soared into the sky atop a Falcon 9 … Read more
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk. The payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States, soared into the sky atop a Falcon 9 … Read more
A musical comedy based on the intelligence failures which led to the war in Iraq has opened Off-Broadway. ‘Baghdaddy’ the musical is based on the true story of ‘Curveball’, an Iraqi defector whose claims about weapons of mass destruction led to 2003 invasion. Charlie Fink, the show’s producer said: ‘If you put “Hamilton” and “The … Read more
Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a spending bill to keep the US government running until 30 September, media report. The bipartisan deal boosts military spending but does not include funding for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the Mexico border, they say. The reported $1 trillion deal (£770bn) needs to be approved by … Read more