Last Tuesday, June 6, 2023, witnessed a significant gathering of government officials, business leaders, and trade experts at the first leg of the Caribbean-West Africa Trade mission to Ghana. Hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), the mission aimed to foster collaboration and explore emerging areas for trade and investment opportunities between Ghana […]
Caribbean Export signs three MoUs to support increased trade between the Caribbean and Ghana
June 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
SOBWC-V Update: Ghana’s President will attend the State of the Black World Conference in Baltimore
February 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
President Akufo-Addo to Deliver a Major Address Baltimore, MD – Today, Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), announced that His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has confirmed his attendance at the upcoming State of the Black World Conference in Baltimore, MD, which convenes from April 19-23. […]
Foreign court hears Uyghur activists in world first
October 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Miriam Karmali, Freedom United October 30, 2022 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Anti-slavery activists Foreign court hears legal case from Uyghurs for the first time everIn what is believed to be the first time ever, a foreign court has heard legal arguments from Uyghurs regarding forced labor in China’s Uyghur Region. The World Uyghur […]
CRFM Member States participate in 7th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Ghana
April 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Belize City, Friday, 8 April 2022 (CRFM)—Several Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are participating in the 7th Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), being hosted in Accra, Ghana, 5-8 April 2022. The Ministerial Meeting, which opened on 7 […]
CRFM Member States participate in 7th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Ghana
April 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Belize City, Friday, 8 April 2022 (CRFM)—Several Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are participating in the 7th Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), being hosted in Accra, Ghana, 5-8 April 2022. The Ministerial Meeting, which opened on 7 […]
Gifting chocolate this year?
December 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
From Monica Burns, Freedom United Dear COLIN, ‘Tis the season to be jolly – especially if you own a chocolate company. Confectionary sales are soaring as we begin the holiday season. But we won’t be celebrating until the cocoa industry stops profiting from child exploitation. Sign the petition As we speak, thousands of children are working on cocoa farms […]
Episcopal Relief & Development provides emergency assistance after severe flooding in Ghana
December 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
NEW YORK (December 5, 2019): Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO) after severe flooding in northern Ghana earlier this fall. In September and October of 2019, the Upper East Region of Ghana and most of northern Ghana experienced torrential rains, causing the Bagre Dam to overflow. Widespread […]
Kia Motors boosts healthcare in Ghana with opening of Green Light center
November 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Fanteakwa center offers basic medical services for approx. 30,000 11th Green Light Project from Kia: a global CSR program improving public health, education and vocational skills in developing countries Center operated through a financially self-sufficient system; transferred to local healthcare department for self-management after five years Kia Motors Corporation has inaugurated a new public healthcare center […]
Hero, first black Caribbean Canadian-made feature film of 2019 launches into limited theatrical release
January 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
CaribPR Wire, Toronto ON, Tues. Jan. 29, 2019: The first Black, Caribbean-Canadian-made film of 2019 launches a limited theatrical release on Thursday, February 28, 2019.Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon’s internationally acclaimed feature film, HERO – Inspired By The Extraordinary Life & Times Of Ulric Cross, makes its Canadian theatrical premiere at the TIFF Bell Lightbox,located at 350 King St. W., Toronto, ON. In celebration of HERO’s achievement, […]
