Ghana is considering introducing Visa-free travel for all Africans and people of African descent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwy has said. Botchwey is optimistic the move will bring enormous benefits to Ghana in terms of boosting the tourism sector. Currently, Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia and Benin are the only African Countries that provide …
Read More »Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey sacks all overstaying officers at the Accra passport office
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has dismissed overstaying officers and agency representatives at various passport offices in the Greater Accra region. The move according to her comes as a response to growing concerns of alleged involvement in illicit activities and corrupt practices that have tarnished the reputation …
Read More »Brace up; hard times ahead – Ayorkor Botchwey warns
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said austerity measures are inevitable in efforts to stabilize the economy. On the path to full recovery from Ghana’s economic crisis, the people are bound to face either IMF conditionality or home-grown tough decisions that will affect the …
Read More »Ghana Card – E-Passport brouhaha: I did not contradict Bawumia – Ayorkor Botchwey
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has dispelled claims by some media and some members of the opposition NDC that she has contradicted Vice President Bawumia on the use of the Ghanacard as a travel document for returning Ghanaians. At the launch of the ePharmacy platform on Monday, …
Read More »Ghana Card not a replacement for our passport – Ayorkor Botchwey
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …
Read More »Tributes pour in for late Empire FM presenter Naa Ayorkor
The outpouring of tributes for the late Shonda Naa Ayorkor has been nothing short of overwhelming as numerous friends, colleagues, and sympathizers troop in to pay their respects to sign the book of condolences for her at Empire Fm. Often described in life as bubbly and a go-getter, the tremendous …
Read More »Empire FM’s Naa Ayorkor reported dead
A sad news has hit EIB Network following the death of one of its broadcasters, Naa Ayorkor. Naa was a popular broadcaster with Takoradi-based Empire FM, a subsidiary of the EIB Network. Naa reportedly died Monday morning, May 30, 2022, after a short illness. The cause of her death is …
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