|
US government to help improve the
Ghanaian educational system
Accra, Jan 18, Ghanadot/GNA –
The Ghanaian Embassy in the United States on Thursday
announced that plans were afoot for the U.S government to
help improve the Ghanaian educational system under the U.S
President’s Special Initiative on Educational Programmes.
A statement from the Ghana Embassy in Washington DC said a
US delegation would be travelling to Ghana by the end of
January to follow up plans on the educational support.
The statement quoted Dr Kwame Edusei-Bawuah, Ghana’s
Ambassador to the US as saying there would also be a trade
mission from the US to Ghana from March 3 to 5, 2008,
comprising representatives of the US Commerce Department and
eminent Business Executives.
“There will also be a US Agro-business mission to be
organized by the US Agricultural Department with their
Ghanaian counterparts to promote Agro business in a wide
variety of areas from March 10th to 14th.”
Dr Edusei-Bawuah said from May 7 to 9, the US State
Department, in collaboration with Ghana’s Ministry of
Communications, will hold a Telecommunication Conference in
Accra, which was expected to attract experts of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) from West Africa and the
rest of the world.
He recalled that there had been two separate US missions to
Ghana earlier this month to evaluate the country's
infrastructure and the cocoa industry, adding that those
were some of the evidence of Ghana and the US bonding in
business at a very high rate within the past 18 months.
“This has built relations between the two nations, promoting
growth and mutual trust in all developmental areas,” he
said.
Dr Edusei-Bawuah said the Mission in Washington used the
50th anniversary celebrations of Ghana to embark on
commemorative business oriented visits to all metro areas of
the USA.
The visit, he said, has encouraged Ghanaians in the Diaspora
to form Ghana business councils to facilitate international
trade.
He called on Ghanaian businesses at home and abroad to take
advantage of the current trend of goodwill Ghana was
enjoying on the international scene, to embark on aggressive
initiatives to form partnerships for creation of business
enterprises.
GNA
|
