Afghan security forces were killed at a “shockingly high” rate during what historically has been a winter lull in fighting against the Taliban, a US watchdog said in a report Monday. According to the US government’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), 807 troops from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces died between … Read more
The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and tragedy into a farce that offers potent messages for Donald Trump’s America. “Baghdaddy” officially opens on Monday, telling the true story of an Iraqi defector, code named Curveball, whose claims about weapons of mass destruction became justification … Read more
A total of 55 Community-based Health Planning System (CHPS Compound) are to be constructed in most deprived communities in the Northern and Volta regions of Ghana by the United States government. One hundred and fifty-five existing ones would also be renovated under the USAID Systems for Health five-year project. Four of the 25 CHPS Compound are … Read more
SpaceX on Sunday postponed for 24 hours the launch of a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, due to a “sensor issue” with the rocket, a spokesman said. “Out of an abundance of caution we have decided to scrub today’s launch,” a SpaceX spokesman said, describing the issue as relating to the first … Read more
US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US government is prepared to help Ghana meet its power needs in the near future. Speaking at an event to cut sod for the construction of a 400 megawatts power in Tema, Mr. Jackson said the government of President Donald Trump will champion these initiatives. “Access to … Read more
US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US government is prepared to help Ghana meet its power needs in the near future. Speaking at an event to cut sod for the construction of a 400 megawatts power in Tema, Mr. Jackson said the government of President Donald Trump will champion these initiatives. “Access to electricity … Read more
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill Friday, sending it to the Senate, which will would need to pass it ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a US government shutdown. The bill extends current levels of funding until May 5, giving lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Congress one week of breathing room … Read more
The American Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Robert Jackson, has revealed that his country intends to invest considerable resources in the agriculture and health sectors in Ghana. He made the declaration during a working visit to the Brong Ahafo Region on Tuesday. The US Ambassador was hosted by the Regional Minister, Mr. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh. “About 38 … Read more
Mr Robert Jackson United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Ghana has announced that the U S Embassy issued 10,000 visas to legal migrants and tourists to travel to the States annually. He advised Ghanaians to be honest in applying for visas and not to mislead the Embassy in their bid to acquire visas. Mr … Read more
The US government doesn’t have a clear idea of what NAFTA covers, a business body representing several big North American multinationals said on Tuesday after Washington picked a trade fight with Canada. The Canadian American Business Council took umbrage at a comment by US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that NAFTA wasn’t “functioning properly,” allegedly because … Read more
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has shared government’s roadmap for revitalising the economy with Ghanaians living in London and Washington D. C. and other stakeholders in the United States of America. According to him, government’s mission is to make Ghana the most successful and business-friendly economy in Africa. Dr Bawumia and his delegation, comprising Senior … Read more
The death toll from last week’s Taliban attack on an Afghan military base stands at 144, a senior US defense official told AFP on Tuesday. The exact toll from the assault had been unclear, with Afghan officials ignoring calls to break down the tally it gave of more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. Speaking … Read more
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Saturday declared the mission of the Akufo-Addo government is to make Ghana the most successful and business friendly economy in Africa. He said this before a large crowd of Diaspora at the Ghanaian High Commission in Washington, D. C. The event capped a week of high level meetings for … Read more
The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their presumed role in the deadly chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in early April. In one of its largest-ever sanctions announcements, the Treasury Department took aim at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), … Read more
The US government has imposed ‘sweeping sanctions’ on Syrian officials in response to the sarin gas attack the country’s dictator hit civilians with earlier this month. The Treasury Department ordered a freeze on all assets in the United States belonging to 271 employees of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), and blocked any … Read more
The US government imposed “sweeping sanctions” on Syrian officials in response to what the US says was a sarin gas attack on civilians earlier this month, the Treasury Department announced Monday. The Treasury ordered a freeze on all assets in the United States belonging to 271 employees of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center … Read more
A team of senior government officials, led by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, have moved to New York to sell Ghana’s success story on a non-deal roadshow. The roadshow is expected to help attract investors into the country and comes a day after the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will not issue any Eurobond and add unto the country’s debt burden. According to him, the government has resolved not to embark on any such move at least within this year. Speaking in an interview with the Head of Citi Business … Read more
High-powered aides to Donald Trump pressed for funding of a Mexico border wall Sunday as a looming spending showdown in Congress threatens to shut down the US government on the president’s 100th day in office. Funding for the wall was Trump’s signature campaign promise, and the White House appeared determined to get Congress to approve … Read more
A team of Senior Government Officials, led by the Vice President, are meeting partners in London, Washington D. C and New York to share the Government’s transformational economic agenda for addressing Ghana’s debt, attracting investments and creating jobs. Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo and Minister Finance Ken Ofori Atta are part of the Non-Deal Roadshow … Read more