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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Meeting with the President of Ghana, Accra, 8 May 1980
With regard to Ghana I also noted that this is the year in which the Catholic Church celebrates the centenary of her implantation in this part of the great African continent.
Yes, Mr President, Ghana is a beautiful country, rich in cultural traditions and in the potential of its people, endowed also with natural resources, especially in the agricultural domain.
Since justice demands that nobody should go hungry or lack the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential, both spiritually and materially, then society should also regard agricultural labour as ennobling, and the status and dignity of the rural population should be constantly improved.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1980/may/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19800508_president-ghana_en.html   (1276 words)

  
 Ghana Football Association :: President's Blog
The Court ruled that in Ghana where everybody is related to everybody else it would be inappropriate to disqualify a judge from sitting on a case merely because he is a distant relative of a party.
That is why the President of the Ghana Union Traders Association is a trader, the President of Ghana National Association of Teachers is a teacher, the President of the Ghana Journalists Association is a Journalist and yet still the President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana is a Sports Journalist.
The President of the Tailors and Dressmakers Association is a Tailor/Seamstress, and the President of the Ghana Bar Association is a Lawyer.
www.ghanafa.org /blogs/president/default.asp   (1987 words)

  
 Myjoyonline.com Ghana News :: President Kufuor: Ghana’s development on track ::: Breaking News | News in Ghana | ...
President J.A. Kufuor has said that Ghana’s ability to source funds, for the first time, from the international capital market for the development of infrastructure and the energy sector would remove bottlenecks within the economy and set it on the path of accelerated growth.
The President said Ghana's immediate vision was to become a middle income economy within the next decade and also to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015 without compromising either the rule of law or the human rights of the citizenry.
President Kufuor said the government had taken a number of measures to strengthen the economy and mentioned the establishment of the International Financial Services Centre in partnership with the Barclays Bank to make the country a major international financial hub of the sub-region.
www.myjoyonline.com /business/200710/9379.asp   (530 words)

  
 Ghana (10/07)
Ghana's population is concentrated along the coast and in the principal cities of Accra and Kumasi.
Ghana's stated goals are to accelerate economic growth, improve the quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduce poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts.
Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, the Balkans, and Pakistan, in addition to an 8-year subregional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2860.htm   (6984 words)

  
 Press Release: President of Ghana opens UK's First Research Institute Dedicated to the Study of Slavery and Emancipation
The President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, delighted crowds today by officially opening the University of Hull’s Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE).
President Kufuor congratulated the city for its commitment to continuing the legacy of William Wilberforce, Hull’s most famous son, and praised WISE for its importance as the UK’s first specialist research institute dedicated to the study of historic and contemporary slavery and emancipation.
The official opening by Ghana’s president is further testament to the strong relationships the University and city of Hull is building with Africa.
www.hull.ac.uk /05/text_only/aboutus/news/july06/wiseopening.html   (1082 words)

  
 Ghana life
Ghana is the first fl African colony to gain independence and until independence from the British colonial rule on March 6, 1957, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast.
The capital of Ghana was moved from Cape Coast to Accra by the British in 1876.
Ghana's population was estimated to be 17,080,000 in 1994.
www.library.yale.edu /~fboateng/gh.htm   (1225 words)

  
 Ghana
Ghana became independent on March 6, 1957, when Great Britain relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Asante, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.
Ghana's government returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic in October 1969 after a parliamentary election in which the Progress Party won.
In the years since 1980 Ghana has become a relatively prosperous, well-governed country whose people are poor but work hard and have made progress.
www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Ghana.html   (398 words)

  
 President of Ghana inaugurates the UAE Trade Exhibition in Ghana | Dubai CCI
The figures were delivered during the official opening of the UAE Trade Fair in Ghana which was inaugurated by His Excellency John Agykum Kufuor, President of Ghana.
President Kufuor said in his inaugural speech that the Republic of Ghana enjoys a political and economic stability, and that the country's economy has been developed after a sharp drop in inflation rates during the past few years.
He pointed out that Ghana is carrying out a number of important energy projects and that it launches direct flights with a number of major African and non-Africa cities such as Johannesburg and Dubai.
www.ameinfo.com /84181.html   (838 words)

  
 Music in Ghana :::: [www.musicinghana.com] Highlife, Hip Life, Hip Dia, Rag Life, Reggie Rockstone, Obour, Tic Tac ....
Music in Ghana, your best alternative to everything about Ghana Music.
The Copyright Office yesterday seized hundreds of pirated works of local and foreign musicians and actors in a major exercise to clamp down on the activities of pirates in Accra.
The exercise, which was led by the Copyright Administrator, Mr Bernard Bosomprah, and the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Alhaji Sidiku Buari, took the team, which also included heavily armed police officers, to the UTC area, the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Kaneshie and some of the streets of Accra.
www.musicinghana.com /migsite/news/read.php?cid=554   (1200 words)

  
 Hi Ghana ::: Welcome
From 1969 to December, 1971, he led Ghana's Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Ministerial Meetings in Addis Ababa, and the Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Lusaka, Zambia.
J.A. Kufuor won the presidential elections in Dec. 2000 and was sworn in as president on January 7 2001.
President Kufuor again won elections in December 2004, and was sworn into office for a second four-year-term from January 7, 2005 to January 2008.
www.highana.com /hgsite/content/president.php   (679 words)

  
  Ghana
Ghana spearheaded the political advancement of Africa and Dr. Nkrumah laid the foundations for the unity later expressed in the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
It is bordered by the Republic of Togo on the east, The Ivory Coast on the west, Burkina Faso on the north and the Gulf of Guinea on the south.
Ghana covers a total area of 238,540 sq km; this is made up of 230,020 sq km of land and 8,520 sq km of water.
pirate.shu.edu /~adjeisam/favorite.htm   (3541 words)

  
 Ghana - MSN Encarta
A new multiparty constitution was adopted by public referendum in 1992, and Rawlings was elected president.
The NPP edged Rawlings’ party in legislative elections, and NPP candidate John Kufuor defeated Rawlings’ vice president in the vote for president.
Kufuor was sworn in as president in January 2001, the first time since Ghana’s independence that power changed hands peacefully and democratically.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570799_10/Ghana.html   (873 words)

  
 Graphic Ghana - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
President Kufuor said there was no doubt that Africa and many of its nations were making progress and pleaded with the youth in the country and the rest of Africa to remain at home and use their energies and enthusiasm to serve, since the future belonged to them.
The President said Ghana’s historic achievement of independence on March 6, 1957 would remain integral with the destiny of the people for as long as the story of liberation was told and, therefore, the occasion should always be celebrated.
President Kufuor also recognised the country’s public servants and many other Ghanaians whose contributions had gone unnoticed and also expressed appreciation to the country’s development partners which had given technical assistance, debt cancellation and extended concessionary lines of credit towards her development.
www.graphicghana.com /article.asp?artid=15810   (835 words)

  
 Ghana's president wins four more years in office
Ghana's President John Kufuor won a second and final four-year mandate in the world's number two cocoa grower on Thursday after taking more than half the votes in the first round of a presidential poll.
Ghana Electoral Commission formally declared President John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party NPP the winner of the election.
Ghana was the first in a wave of sub-Saharan African nations to shake off colonial rule in 1957.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-12/10/content_399220.htm   (661 words)

  
 Ghana Land of Gold
Ghana is presently a democratic country and has indeed changed government peacefully through democratic election for the first time in 2000 after three successive elections.
Ghana offers a wide range of hotel accommodation for her growing economy and tourist industry: cosmopolitan, metropolitan, town and country hotels and park lodges of varying comfort, elegance and convenience abound.
Ghana 's hotels are classified according to international star rating system with 5 star as the highest and one star the minimum internationally acceptable quality.
www.classictravelusa.com /Edinam_Ghana.htm   (906 words)

  
 www.ghana.co.uk - News
President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil is to pay a two-day official visit to Ghana from April 12 to 13.
It said President Inacio Lula da Silva would be the special guest of honour at a state banquet to be hosted by President Kufuor.
President Inacio Lula da Silva would be the first Brazilian President to visit Ghana since the South American country was founded in 1889.
www.ghana.co.uk /news/content.asp?articleID=14471   (146 words)

  
 RNCOS - Food Industry Research Blog
Western education is being blamed for increased unemployment in Ghana, as the youth of the country does not consider agriculture as a profession.
John Agyekum Kufuor, president of Ghana has blamed western education for high unemployment levels in the country, particularly among the younger people that form the majority of country's population, by educating them in a way that they are considering agriculture, a profession, which is only suitable for rural indigenes.
In Ghana's rural areas, most of the workers are in agricultural sector and are either self-employed (farming) or are employed informally.
www.rncos.com /Blog/2006/12/ghana-president-calls-for-national-re.html   (392 words)

  
 Ghana president
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www.look-for-ghana.com /Ghana-Activities/ghana-president.html   (162 words)

  
 Ghana
President, Ghana, like other developing countries cannot alone, achieve the dramatic rate of growth that is required, unless there are significant injections of outside investment in our economy.
President, for a cleansed and proper development of the Global Village, certain initiatives by this Organization, must be commended and encouraged.
The Ghana Aids Commission is constantly seeking new ways to change attitudes at all levels toward the disease, and we seek to learn from the experience of others in combating it.
www.un.org /webcast/ga/57/statements/020913GhanaE.htm   (1608 words)

  
 www.ghana.co.uk - travel
Ghana's premier centre for higher education, it was founded in 1948.
It is the official residence of the President of Ghana, and not open to the public
The conservation area in the Shai Hills is part of Ghana's commitment to the preservation of its natural heritage and wildlife.
www.ghana.co.uk /travel/travelling/Greater_Accra.htm   (594 words)

  
 nmgnews --- Ghanaian president hails Ghana-China cooperation
Ghana has enjoyed long-term cooperation with China, the relationship between the two countries is long-standing and has developed from strength to strength, Kuffour said.
Not only Ghana but also many nations in Africa "are willing to cooperate with China for the development of the continent," according to the president.
Kuffour thanked Abdulrixit's presence to the ceremony of Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence, which were held on Tuesday in the Independence Square in capital city of Accra.
english.nmgnews.com.cn /eng/article/20070308/80803_1.html   (210 words)

  
 ‘Don’t forget the poor’ Ghana’s president is told /17.12.04
President John Kufour has been re-elected as President of Ghana after his party, the National Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority in recent parliamentary elections.
Ghana’s economic policies of trade liberalisation has achieved economic growth and the government has a good record in the area of human rights.
President Kufour is expected soon to sign a contract which will see the privatisation of the country’s water supply.
www.christian-aid.org /news/stories/041216s.htm   (618 words)

  
 The Statesman : News : Concerned Ghanaian students in the UK - statement
Ghana has now qualified to access $547 million from the USA under the Millennium Challenge Account, not to talk of benefits from the HIPC initiative and others.
To the sitting president, we plead with you to be more tolerant and eschew any choice of retaliatory words or action that will hamper the peace and the tranquillity the nation is already experiencing.
We are also urging the government to please step up its management and leadership style in ensuring the strategic configuration of the key state resources and core competences so that conducive and economically viable environment can be set up to encourage the youth abroad with diverse expertise to come home and contribute their quota.
www.thestatesmanonline.com /pages/news_detail.php?newsid=1478§ion=1   (1714 words)

  
 Ghana @ 50   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Launching the programme, President Kufour said the 2006 World Cup in Germany has proven that sports and for that matter soccer can heal political rivalry in the country, hence the need to use it as a tool to promote unity.
The CAF President commended Ghana for putting up an excellent organisation so far adding that the nation should not relent on its efforts but work harder to make the 2008 event, which is next competition become a success.
President Kufour together with Alhaji Hayatou and Kwesi Nyantakyie President of the GFA, supported by the some of the soccer greats in football like Abedi Pele Ayew, Tony Baffoe, members of the 1992 Black Stars squad as well as Ghanaian born, French Star, Marcel Dessailly unveiled the Mascot for the competition.
shoutghana.com /news/read.asp?contentid=9427   (441 words)

  
 TDR news: Ghana Vice-President meets with JCB in Ghana
Honourable Vice-President of Republic of Ghana, Alhaj Aliu Mahama, speaks to JCB participants.
The Honorable Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, expressed pride that his country's invitation to host the first Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) session in Africa was honored.
At the 19-21 June meeting in Accra, he said many diseases affecting developing countries in general were due to lack of effective diagnostics, treatment options and preventive interventions.
www.who.int /tdr/publications/tdrnews/special_jcb/vice_president.htm   (421 words)

  
 President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana
President John Agyekum Kufuor was born on December 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana.
President Kufour and his family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.
President Kufour is a good listener, very diplomatic in his dealings with friends as well as foes, strong and disciplined, and a great consensus builder.
www.joinafrica.com /africa_of_the_week/johnkufuor.htm   (1029 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Ghana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ghana's progress in the fight against malaria despite several interventions is yielding very little results as children and pregnant women continue to die from the disease.
All is set for Ghana to train her own veterinary doctors at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Ghana Legon by September this year.
Ghana may not be at the top of many people's list of ultimate tourist destinations, but government is making strong efforts to promote the tourism sector.
allafrica.com /ghana   (1125 words)

  
 Alcoa in Jamaica: News: News From Jamaica: Republic of Ghana President visits Jamalco operations
President, Global Refining, John Sibly also made a presentation focusing on Jamalco’s history and development over the years, including the plant’s successful $115 million expansion completed in 2004 and current plans that would see the alumina refinery’s capacity expanded to 2.8 million tonnes per annum at a cost of $1.24 billion.
President Kufour in impromptu remarks said that his visit to Jamalco marked the end of his “due diligence”, and that he would be inviting Alcoa’s President to
The President’s visit to the refinery ended with the inaugural ride on the first refurbished coach of the Clarendon Express from the refinery to the port at Rocky Point.
www.alcoa.com /jamaica/en/news/releases/ghana_visit.asp   (486 words)

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