Tag Archives: FOREIGN

The ban on foreign travel by government officials forms part of measures by the government to enable the country’s economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Government officials will therefore travel only when necessary. Speaking at a Press Conference held on Thursday, 24 March 2022, in Accra, the Finance Minister …

South Africa is in frantic search of foreign investors to boost its economy – exposed to turbulences caused by two years of struggle to contain the global pandemic that triggered almost complete shutdown of businesses, and production under lockdowns. The shutdown of businesses and production threaten the economic efforts made …

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong has revealed that the government has released an amount of 2million dollars to undertake the evacuation exercise. The two million dollars, he said, is the first tranche of funds earmarked for the entire exercise. He said this in …

On the Interbank forex rates from the Bank of Ghana today, February 28, 2022, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 6.5971 and a selling price of 6.6037. As compared to Friday’s trading of a buying price of 6.5971 and a selling price of 6.6037. At …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has invited parents and guardians of all Ghanaian nationals in Ukraine to a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre on Tuesday, March 1. A statement issued by the Ministry on Saturday, …

Foreign nationals in Ukraine are being evacuated to Romania, Slovakia, and Poland due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, a Ghanaian student in Ukraine, Nana Kwame Appiah Denis, has revealed. He said most of these foreign nationals are students. They have been asked not to carry too much luggage on them in …

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong has disclosed that no Ghanaian casualty has been recorded in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. According to him, all Ghanaians in Ukraine were safe and will be evacuated at the opportune time. “Currently all Ghanaians are well, nothing has happened to any Ghanaian… but …

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has been directed by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC), to refund US$17,397 or its cedi equivalent to the government’s coffers within two weeks. The amount which was used for foreign travels by members of the ministry were not accounted for and was …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the Ministers of Transport and Foreign Affairs will be hauled before Parliament to answer questions on the government’s plan to approve of the use of the National Identification Card, popularly known as Ghana Card as an e-passport. Mr. Ablakwa said …

A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Most were detained after a gun battle at a house in the capital Port-au-Prince where they were holed up. Bloodied and bruised, suspects were paraded in front of media on …