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Female Ambassadors to Ghana pay courtesy call on Vice President
H.E Dr. Erieka Bennett, Founder of the official Embassy for the 6th Region of Africa in collaboration with H.E Imane Ouaadil, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco and Dean of Women Ambassadors in Ghana, On February 4, 2025 led a high-level delegation of female Ambassadors in Ghana to the Office of the Vice President of Ghana, H.E Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.
This meeting had the attendance of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morroco ,H.E Imane Ouaadil,Ambassador of the Republic of Peru, H.E. Liliana Gomez, High Commissioner of Barbados, H.E. Juliet Bynoe-Sutherland, High Commissioner of Canada,H.E. Miriam Montrat, High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda, H.E. Rosemary Mbabazi, Ambassador of Mexico – H.E. Norma Ang Sanchez, Ambassador of Suriname, H.E Fidelia Graand-Galon, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates – H.E Dr. Badreyya Al Shehhi, the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Cecilia Obono Ndong Nchama and Dr. Toni Luck – Co-Founder –DAF.
During the meeting, the female Ambassadors pledged their support to the Vice President, reaffirming their commitment to Ghana’s development and growth. H.E. Dr. Erieka Bennett also delivered a presentation on the DAF Youth Empowerment and Training Center (DAFYETC), highlighting its mission to equip young people with essential skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The DAFYETC pledged 20 scholarships to the Vice President and will be working with her office to help support youth empowerment in Ghana. now open to receive young people for training, aiming to support the Ghanaian youth in acquiring digital skills and enhancing their employability.
This initiative aligns with the global efforts to promote digital inclusion and bridge the gap in ICT skills, particularly among young people.
The meeting concluded on a positive note, with all parties expressing their enthusiasm for future collaborations and mutual support
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We have built enough buffers to pay all DDEP obligations – Finance Minister Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured banks that the government has built sufficient financial buffers to meet all Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) obligations this year.
Speaking at a high-level meeting with over 22 Managing Directors of banks, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and restoring confidence in the financial sector.
“We do not intend to default,” Dr. Forson declared.
“All outstanding holdouts have been paid, and we have put in place the necessary buffers to ensure that every single DDEP obligation for this year will be met.”
The Minister explained that these buffers were created through fiscal discipline, strategic investment cuts, and prudent resource allocation.
As part of this approach, the government has reset goods and services expenditure to 2023 levels and is working to achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% to sustain economic stability.
He also announced plans to submit a fiscal responsibility rule to Parliament, which will set a debt ceiling that the Ministry of Finance cannot exceed.
This measure aims to prevent excessive borrowing and reinforce financial discipline.
Beyond ensuring timely DDEP payments, Dr Forson revealed that the government is taking deliberate steps to reduce reliance on the Treasury bill market.
By improving coordination between fiscal and monetary policies, the government aims to stabilize interest rates and ease liquidity pressures on the banking sector.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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NSA commences President Mahama’s ‘Nkoko Nkitikiti’ vision
President Mahama’s Vision in Progress as the National Service Authority has received 10,000 “Nkoko Nkitikiti” (Day Old Chicks ) earlier this morning.
Their ongoing 100,000 Poultry infrastructure will be receiving 10,000 Day Old Chicks every few weeks until they hit their 100,000 mark for Broilers at a site in NSA Demonstration farm in Accra.
NSA is working assiduously nationwide with partners to put the infrastructure in place for hundreds of thousands of Poultry Capacity for Broilers in clusters.
Egg production is also top of their agenda in separate projects. NSA is currently putting in place the infrastructure that will receive thousands of layers in President Mahama’s quest to bring down the cost of eggs.
They expect to expand their poultry capacity base in furtherance of President Mahama’s vision to reduce the importation of poultry products and create employment
