Audio By Carbonatix
The British High Commissioner to Ghana has held a Veteran’s Remembrance luncheon at his residence in Accra on Monday.
Mr Iain Walker held the luncheon following the 74th Ghanaian National Parade of Remembrance which was held at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Accra.
The luncheon was attended by Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul as well as leaders and representatives of the Commonwealth in the First and Second World wars.
The event paid tribute to all those who put aside cultural and national differences to serve and sacrifice for the Commonwealth.
This year’s 101st Remembrance Day celebration holds a central place in the Commonwealth’s annual calendar of events.
In a press statement, dated November 11, 2019, the British High Commission stated the day seeks to remember the fallen soldiers and celebrate members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
Below is the press release by the British High Commission.
Latest Stories
-
Prosecution witness alleges Chairman Wontumi ordered mining in protected Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve
37 minutes -
31 people dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia
38 minutes -
G7 leaders meet in France with Iran and Ukraine high on agenda
44 minutes -
South Africa marks 50 years since Soweto uprising amid modern youth crisis
49 minutes -
Engineer calls for greater citizen responsibility in tackling Ghana’s flood crisis
53 minutes -
GRA targets informal sector with modified tax scheme
55 minutes -
Embed climate education in national climate policies—AGN Chair
1 hour -
Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California
1 hour -
Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers claim US immigration court has approved his Green Card application
1 hour -
Ghana records weakest Q1 budget execution since 2017 as consolidation bites
1 hour -
NPP accuses government of selective justice, warns against interference in Sedina Tamakloe’s sentence
1 hour -
Ashaiman Police arrest two suspects over separate armed robbery attacks
1 hour -
Port charges hindering access to donated medicines, cancer charity warns
2 hours -
See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Tuesday
2 hours -
Mahama’s lean government claim misleading when full appointments are considered – Jinapor
2 hours