Vice President John Dramani Mahama returned home last evening from the Republic of Korea after a four day official visit at the invitation of government of the Asian country.
He led a high level government delegation made up of Minis…
The Adansi-South District Assembly, has confirmed Mr. Benjamin Anhwere as District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
Twenty-Eight members of the assembly voted to approve of his nomination with only three of them kicking against hi…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe, has said the recommendations of the Committee that investigated the clash between the citizens of Agona Swedru and Zongo Community would be implemented to ensure peace and harmony.
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been urged to educate pupils and students on the facts of Ghana's independence struggle and Dr Kwame Nkrumah's role as founder and first President of the modern state.
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regi…
About 480 school children drawn from Basic and Senior High Schools in the Atiwa District took part in the 53rd Independence Anniversary Parade, at Kwabeng.
The usual large crowd, which characterized the occasion, was missing this yea…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday reviewed his second Independence Day Anniversary Parade since he became Head of State, and inspired hope among the youth, who took over the role traditionally played by the Security Services for …
Mr Anthony Agyemang, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima-Kwanwoma, has urged parents to give serious attention to the education of their children to enable them to become competitive in the current knowledge and technology-driven wor…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, on Saturday, called on all Ghanaians to strive hard and sacrifice a lot towards the attainment of economic emancipation.
"As we celebrate our 53rd independence today, we must not become …
Mr. Joseph Asam Yaotsey, Headmaster of the Worawora Senior High School, on Saturday, urged the government and relevant stakeholders to evolve suitable youth policies to promote investment in the development of the youth.
He made the c…
Osabarima Antwi Agyei V, Chief of Okadjakrom in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region, has called on Ghanaians, irrespective of the political affiliations or ethnic backgrounds, to unite and support government towards nation building.
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Prominent Indian-origin business magnate Swraj Paul has paid moving tributes to late Labour leader Michael Foot, who for most of his life assiduously championed the idea of India before and after independence.
Paul, whose close asso…
Members of the Asante-Akim South District Assembly have pledged part of their sitting allowance to support the campaign against malaria as part of efforts at helping to fight the disease in the area.
They unanimously agreed at th…
Mr Tahir Kobina Hammond, Member of Parliament for
Adansi Asokwa, on Friday said providing offices for parliamentarians in Accra was more pressing than those needed in the various constituencies.
Contributing to debates in Parliament …
Ghana stands for nothing but an extension of peace, political stability and prosperity in Africa and Ghanaians must rise to that consciousness as they celebrate the 53rd Independence Day, Mr Issah Musah Adams, President of Support Life Int…
Nana Kofi Agyekum II, the Adontenhene of Nsaba Traditional Area, has expressed concern about the unhealthy relationship between the Agona East District Assembly and the Traditional Council.
He said the chiefs were hopeful that the Trad…
A colourful parade of school children marked the Ashanti Regional celebration of 53 years of Ghana's independence at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi.
A total of 1,200 pupils and students drawn from 30 basic and Senior High Schools (…
Mr Atta Akyea, Member of Parliament (MP), for Abuakwa South, has appealed to President John Evans Atta Mills to honour his promise to use State Security to stop illegal mining in the Akyem Abuakwa area.
He said illegal mining, apart…
A National Youth Policy is being fashioned out to give proper direction to the development of the youth in the country.
To this end, the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) is being reorganised to make it more relevant and ben…
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Horst Koehler, has congratulated the government and people of Ghana on the 53rd Independence Day, which falls on Saturday.
A statement issued from Germany on Thursday said: "On the…
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, on Thursday commended President Evans Atta Mills for calling on the Majority and Minority of the House to come together towards building of a better Ghana.
The MP, however, s…
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, on Thursday said President Mills' call on the Majority and the Minority in Parliament to come together to a build a better Ghana is a commendable gesture.
He said this when he co…
President Hu Jintao has on behalf of the Government and People of the People's Republic of China extended warm congratulations and best wishes to the President, Government and People of Ghana on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the…
The Dadekotopon Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has praised Mr Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey for winning the party's chairmanship, which was held at Kumasi recently.
Mr Frank Davies, Chairman of the constituen…
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, on Thursday said President Mills' call on the Majority and the Minority in Parliament to come together to a build a better Ghana is a
commendable gesture.
He said this when…
Accusing the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of shifting from the established foreign policy principles of resolving issues with Pakistan bilaterally, India's main opposition BJP on Tuesday said it would seek answers from the gove…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday inaugurated seven committees and four directorates of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Accra and kick-started the campaign for the victory of the party in 2012.
"I believe…
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings,on Wednesday asked National Democratic Congress (NDC) functionaries, activists and sympathisers to assist the government in exposing all alleged corrupt officials of the New Patriotic Party …
President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the political parties for making democracy flourish in Ghana, and called on them to collaborate with Government to improve upon the lives of the people.
He stressed the need for the…
Osabarima Antwi Agyei V, Chief of Okadjakrom in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region, has called on the country's leaders, especially politicians, to unite and find a lasting solution to the socio-economic problems facing the people.
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The hike in petrol and diesel rates united the entire opposition in the Indian Parliament on Tuesday forcing adjournment of both Houses till noon minutes after they assembled for the day.
It was trouble from the word go in Lok Sabha…
With allies ruling out rocking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition on the issue of fuel price hike, the Congress and the government on Tuesday breathed easy even as opposition parties appeared determined to corner the governmen…
Pakistan on Tuesday said the ball is in India's court to revive the composite dialogue process and resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir problem.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made these remarks while briefin…
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer Wednesday condoled the death of two Indian Navy pilots who died in a plane crash at the India
Aviation air show here.
"What began as such a promising day has sadly ended so tragicall…
US will supply sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits, 12 American-made surveillance drones and 18 late-model F-16 fighters to boost Pakistani forces
capability to strike in remote tribal areas, a development which could spark unease in New…
Careful not to annoy India by mentioning the sensitive "K" word, Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's pointsman on Af-Pak policy, Wednesday rubbished Pakistan's attempt to link the Kashmir issue with the American approach to stabi…
Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said dialogue is the only way forward for resolving all issues between India and Pakistan despite a perceived lack of progress during the recent Foreign Secretary-level talks.
"We raise our ho…
Mr Ben Mensah, Volta Regional Deputy Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has appealed to those seeking positions in the party to respect the NPP's laid down structures.
He said spurning regional, constituency and ward executi…
Mr Bauh Inusah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Secretary of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), on Tuesday urged government to widen the tax net in order to increase its revenue mobilization efforts.
Commenting on the increase in road and b…
Parliament begun the debate on the second State of the Nation Address of President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday without the usual heat and heckling among members.
Mr. Dominic Azimbe Azumah, Member for Garu Tempane, seconded the …
Business activities at the Ghana Togo border at Aflao seemed to have slackened as Togolese gear up for presidential elections on Thursday.
Sources close to Ghanaian security agencies at Aflao said many foreigners resident in Togo and…
The Asawasi Constituency Women's Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kumasi Mtopolis on Sunday held its annual general meeting to take stock of its activities and to strategize towards retaining the parliamentary seat in …
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress NDC), Alhaji Gado Sulemana has called on Ghanaians, regardless of their political leaning to give the Mills administration the needed support to
push the nation's agenda forward.
He …
In yet another appointment of Indian Americans in the Obama Administration, an eminent attorney from the community has been chosen for the US President's Advisory Committee on the Arts.
Obama has appointed eminent Indian American at…
Leaving aside his bullet-proof vehicle, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took a bullock cart ride to the state Assembly as a mark of protest against the hike in prices of petrol and diesel.
The bullock cart ride…
India, with its impressive growth story in the past six decades, has become the envy of the world, Britain's first Asian judge Sir Mota Singh has said attributing the achievement to the spirit of resilience of Indians.
Speaking at a f…
Observing that the world cannot afford a "fresh turmoil" in West Asia, India on Monday backed the Arab Peace Initiative for just settlement to the vexed Palestinian issue and hoped that "dialogue will triumph over confrontation" in resolvi…
India and Saudi Arabia have backed ongoing international efforts to resolve the controversy over Iran's nuclear programme peacefully through dialogue while encouraged Tehran to respond to the efforts to remove "doubts" over its atomic ambi…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a leading member of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has cautioned the newly elected national executives, foot soldiers and leading members against "post-conference syndrome".
Speakin…
Condemning the suicide attacks on two hotels in Kabul that targeted Indians, India's major opposition, Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP)on Saturday asked the government to explain whether it took up the issue of terrorism with Pakistan in the "ri…
The Minister for Transport and MP for Effutu, Mr. Mike Hammah has reiterated government's commitment to the welfare of the youth in a bid to accelerate the pace of national development.
He noted that no nation can develop without a c…
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