The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana, has refused to grant the Ghana Special Olympic team visas, to enable to them participate in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. Ghana’s 20-man...
Li Nang, a young migrant worker wearing hot pants and high heels, stood before the statue of a gilt goddess garlanded with marigolds and fairy lights in Kuala Lumpur as she prayed for good business...
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says it is very expensive to travel through the Kotoka International Airport as compared to other African countries. The situation impedes US investment in...
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, has cited the high cost of air travel and the undue delays in visa acquisition as two major challenges for foreign businessmen who wish to invest in Ghana....
People-smugglers have been blamed for the death of 22 African migrants whose bodies were found buried on a beach in Libya. The migrants had apparently refused to board the traffickers' boat, which...
Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the United States because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules, the government said on Monday. A special adviser to the...
US authorities are temporarily suspending the speedy, premium processing of a visa which is often used by tech firms to recruit foreign skilled workers. Although the move comes as President Donald...
The number of migrants rescued at sea this year in operations run by Italy's coastguard topped 15,000 Friday after another 900 people were saved, including eight-month-old Syrian twins and five other...
French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on Britain to "accept its responsibility" to take in stranded under-age migrants stuck in France who wish to join up with family in the UK. The issue...
By: Rita Ako Williams, Executive Board Chairperson, Excella Consult, LLC For some time now, some employers of domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain,...
THE world on February 7th, 2017 marked Safer Internet Day. This day has been set aside to mark safer and better internet for all. THE fact is that the internet is one powerful and marvelous tool...
Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies has pushed asylum seekers to take long, risky routes that in one case cost two...
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu must institute measures to address corruption in the Ghana Police Service, David Agbey, Executive Secretary of policy think tank Ghana...
Technology, in no doubt, started as a business tool which was hardly seen in our homes. But in recent times, most homes are beginning to adopt its use after realizing the impact it has had on...
Ghana was ranked 70th with a score of 57 in terms of the world’s best passports, according to 2017 Passport Index rankings. The country was ranked the same position with Uganda, Mongolia and China....
A GNA Feature by Patience A. Gbeze Accra, Dec. 30, GNA - Human trafficking and slavery has become an international problem affecting millions of people and a number of countries across the globe,...
Human trafficking and slavery is an international concern affecting millions of people across the globe. For Ghana, there have been numerous incidents of trafficking and abuse both internally and...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and seven key Ghanaian Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have issued a joint statement aimed at protecting migrants at home and abroad....
The National Peace Council and West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) with its other partners have deployed 750 accredited observers in prioritized risk areas based on hot spot mapping...
The African Union (AU) and Canada have vowed close cooperation and coordination in addressing peace and security challenges in Africa. This came recently when Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace...
