President John Dramani Mahama and Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur were on Monday sworn-in as President and Vice President of the Fourth Republic respectively.
President Mahama is also the fourth John to be sworn-in as President of the R…
Most Ghanaians have welcomed the inauguration of President John Mahama as the new president of the country and expressed optimism that the President would work hard to meet the expectations of all.
"I am very happy today because the …
Below is the full text of President John Dramani Mahama's inaugural speech as obtained by the Ghana News Agency in Accra:
Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, His Excellency the Vice President,
Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Your Excellenci…
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday promised that he would work hard to place Ghana on a development path that would benefit all Ghanaians irrespective of their geographical location,religious or ethnic affiliation.
He said: "Ghana…
The Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Chairman of the Youth for Mahama, a wing in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Vinyo, has said the boycott of the inauguration ceremony of President John Mahama on Monday by the New Patriotic Pa…
A large number of people, both Ghanaians and non- Ghanaians from across the country, gathered at the Independence Square this morning to witness the swearing in and inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama and his Vice Presiden…
Gomoa West MP-elect, Mr Francis Kojo Arthur, has expressed gratitude to the District Chief Executive for the area, Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, his campaign team and entire constituency for returning him to Parliament.
The incumbent MP…
President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday received some foreign dignitaries ahead of his inauguration as the President of the Republic on Monday.
The dignitaries were made up of; Chen Lei, Chinese Minister for Water Resources and Dams, w…
A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced an activist to two years in prison for insulting the Gulf state's ruler on his Twitter account, local media reported.
Al-Enezi had called on followers to take part in a rally held Sunday demanding that …
Obrempon Nyanful Krampah XI, Omanhen of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, has appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to restrain its members, especially the youth from disturbing the peace Ghanaians are enjoying.
S…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday ruled out dialogue with opposition groups he called "puppets" of the West and vowed to continue battling "terrorists" and "gangsters" fighting to overthrow his regime.
"These are the enemies of t…
The leader of Germany's Free Democrats, Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner, was on Sunday criticized by a member of his own party for a slide in opinion polls which risks shutting them out of parliament in this year's elec…
South Africa has sent about 200 soldiers to the embattled Central African Republic (CAR), the South African Defence Ministry said Sunday.
"Since the prevailing security situation in the Central African Republic, the South African Natio…
The Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana is to sit at midnight on Sunday, January 6, to go through legislative procedure for its dissolution which will pave the way for the commencement of the Sixth Parliament on the morning of…
Vice President-elect Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (popularly call Paa or P.K.) was born in Cape Coast in Ghana's Central Region to Mr. J. R. P. Amissah- Arthur, an educationist, and Mrs. Effie Amissah Arthur in April 1951.
The Vice-…
Profile of Ghana's fourth President under the Fourth Pepublic, Mr John Dramani Mahama who incidentally is also the fourth "John," to ascend the high office of the President.
He is to be sworn-in less than 24 hours from now at the Inde…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama assumes office tomorrow, Monday January 7, as the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
President Mahama and Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur are expected to take the oath of off…
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday commissioned four new MI 171 SH Helicopters with the assurance that government would provide all the logistics for the military to execute their domestic and international assignments.
He als…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday, the first major public address since fighting broke out between government troops and rebels on the outskirts of Damascus.
The state-run SANA news agency reported that a…
Egypt will replace 10 ministers, state media reported on Saturday, in a cabinet reshuffle directed by Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in order to improve the country's struggling economy.
Finance and interior ministers are among the …
Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) have captured a southern town from government forces, local radio reported Saturday, days before peace talks to end the crisis.
Radio Ndeke Luka said the Seleka rebel alliance had captured A…
Nana Nyamikeh Allimah II, Chief of Bobrama in the Ellembelle District, has appealed to the Government to partner chiefs to push the country's development agenda forward.
He has therefore asked chiefs, especially those in Nzema, to for…
The Young Democrats, a pro-NDC youth group, has called on the leadership in Parliament to reject the nomination of Mr Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikado, for the position of second deputy Speaker.
They joined the earl…
Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has reminded journalists to be guided by the national interest in the performance of their job.
He said they needed to be more circumspect and maintain high standards of profess…
Politicians of both divide in the country have been urged to show to the public, the same camaraderie that exists amongst them, both in the limelight and out of it.
Nii Amarh Somponu II, Nii Shipi of Tema, who said this during an inte…
Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, has appealed for tolerance as they await the nomination of a new Regional Minister after the demise of Mr Henry Ford Kamel.
He said tolerance was a virtue also to be adopted…
A day after she was discharged from hospital, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was planning to return to work next week, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Thursday.
Staff who have spoken to her say she is "sounding terrific, up…
US House Speaker John Boehner was re-elected Thursday to lead the lower chamber, despite unrest in his conservative Republican majority after this week's passage of the unpopular fiscal cliff deal.
The legislation, which President Bara…
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to inform the Legislature by January 6, about the person nominated to be the Speaker of the Sixth Parliament.
Alhaji Rashid Pelpuo, Deputy Majority Leader told the Ghana News Agency in Accra…
Parliament on Thursday paid tribute to Henry Ford Kamel, the Volta Regional Minister, who passed away last Christmas at the Jasikan Hospital in the Volta Region.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) of both the Majority and Minority, prais…
President John Dramani Mahama has directed that the Presidential Inaugural ceremony scheduled for Monday January 7 2013 be given a national character.
Consequently the ceremonial streets and other principal streets in Accra would be drape…
Personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces, Police, Prisons Service, Fire Service, Immigration Service and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority on Thursday went on a route march along some of the main streets of Accra.
The m…
The Paramount Chief of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area, Obrifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea II, has appealed to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reconsider the decision to boycott the inauguration of the President -elect on January 7.
He app…
Members of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his election as the President of the Republic of Ghana.
The House also commended President Mahama and his government for showing co…
Mr Mike Hammah, the Member of Parliament for Effutu, has called on chiefs and parents to instil the rich Ghanaian culture in the youth.
Mr Hammah said this at separate meetings in 12 communities in the constituency to thank them for…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday told politicians that the people of Ghana demand a partnership in leadership and not partisanship.
He, therefore, called for greater collaboration between government and the Legislature, stressi…
Argentina has reignited the long-standing row over the Falkland Islands with Britain, calling for negotiations over the future of the disputed islands in the South Atlantic.
The appeal, by Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchn…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will be attending the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama at the Independence Square on Monday, 7th January following an invitation he had received from the state.
A statement signed by…
President Barack Obama on Friday designated a four-member delegation from the United States to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January.
A statement from the US Embassy in Accra named the leader of the del…
Ten police offers were injured in clashes in Belfast in Northern Ireland during ongoing protests about the display of the pro-British Union Jack flag in the city, police said Friday.
A crowd of about 100 hurled petrol bombs and missiles a…
The first summit between of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) will be held here late this month, but cancer-battling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be absent, Chilean Foreign Mi…
Members of Parliament in the Fifth Parliament on Friday held a closed door meeting to discuss issues concerning their end of service benefits.
This was after President John Dramani Mahama had delivered the State of the Nation addres…
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed as "unprofessional and not neutral" a recent report by the UN Commission of Inquiry that accused the Syrian administration of huge violations of human rights.
Last month, UN Commission of Inqu…
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Friday marked its 48-year anniversary in the Gaza Strip, for the first time in six years.
On trucks, in cars or just walking on foot, the huge c…
The African Union (AU) has reiterated its support to regional efforts aimed at resolving crisis in Central African Republic (CAR).
AU announced in a statement on Friday that Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, contin…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday said the country witnessed a massive health care improvement in the last four years than any other regime in the fourth Republic.
"Across the country, an unprecedented number of modern health c…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday delivered the State of the Nation address with the promise to strengthen state institutions, unite Ghanaians and undertake more infrastructural development in the coming years.
"Much as we are men…
The African Union (AU) said it looks forward to the outcome of the meeting between presidents Omar Hassan Al Bashir of Sudan, and Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of AU Commission, has welcomed the c…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday commended Members of Parliament for helping the government of the National Democratic Congress to deliver the "Better Ghana Agenda," from 2009 to date.
"I Congratulated Madam Speaker, Mrs Joyce …
The Central African Republic's civil society groups will take part in the peace negotiations over the ongoing conflict between the government and the Seleka coalition of rebels, scheduled to take place in Libreville from Jan. 8 under the g…