Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said on Monday his country and the United States made positive contact and exchanges during the just-concluded fifth Summit of the Americas.
Bermudez noted that Colombian President Alvaro U…
There was a remote possibility for Cuba's return to the Organization of American States (OAS), from which it was expelled in 1962 due to U.S. pressure, Cuban ambassador to Peru Luis Delfin said on Monday.
Cuban former Leader Fidel …
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said on Monday that the American countries will change after the Summit of the Americas because they had an important political approaching for the first time.
News reports from Guatemala City quot…
Former New Zealand lawyer Christopher Pryde was reappointed solicitor-general of Fiji on Tuesday by Fiji President Ratu Josefa Iloilo who abrogated the Pacific island country's constitution on April 10.
In a letter, Iloilo stated P…
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that the United States and Latin American countries began a new chapter in their relationships at the fifth summit of the Americas.
In his weekly radio show "Breakfast wit…
Visiting Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has encouraged U.S. companies to carry out broader and greater cooperation with China.
Liu arrived here late Sunday from Seattle on her trip of official visit to the United States.
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The Committee for Joint Action (CJA) on Tuesday urged government to pursue pragmatic measures in the 2008 Manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure economic empowerment for Ghanaians.
It said the seeming lack of c…
The Kwahu South District Assembly on Tuesday confirmed Mr Joseph Omare, the President's nominee for the post of District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
At an emergency meeting held at Mpraeso, all the 25 assembly members presen…
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG),
a pressure group, on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction about the way and manner in which diplomatic privileges accorded the Africa Legal Aid, an international organisation with headquarters…
Parliament on Tuesday reconvened for a two-day meeting to approve the nominations of 20 deputy ministers and attend to other outstanding matters.
Earlier, the Speaker, Justice Joyce Bamford Addo, officially welcomed two new members t…
Wa West District Assembly on Tuesday approved Mr Seidu Tingbani, a 45-year-old teacher at Wa Senior High School as its District Chief Executive.
He polled 20 votes in his favour with seven against, representing 74 per cent of the 27-…
Some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sunyani East constituency have demonstrated against President John Atta Mill's nomination of Mr. Akwasi Oppong Ababio as the Municipal Chief Executive for Sunyani.
They cl…
The Kwahu East District Assembly on Tuesday rejected the President's nominee, Mr Samuel Asamoah, for the position of District Chief Executive at an emergency meeting held at Abetifi.
He polled 14 out of the 26 total votes cast, represen…
The New Juaben Municipal Assembly on Wednesday, failed to elect a new Presiding Member (PM), after two rounds of voting ahead of the confirmation of the President's nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) post.
Mr George Boak…
South Africans started to go to voting stations on Wednesday to elect a new National Assembly and nine Provincial Legislatures. The National Assembly will then pick a new president, widely expected to be African National Congress (ANC) lea…
Voting in South Africa's fourth national poll was going smoothly but the weather was causing some concern in places, Independent Electoral Commission ( IEC) chairwoman Brigalia Bam said on Wednesday.
"Most areas were on time," said…
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki and his wife, Zanele, caused a stir when they voted in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Wednesday morning.
Dressed in snappy business suits, the two were swamped by journalists as they stepp…
The Greek Employment Ministry will very soon table measures to curb unemployment, giving the opportunity to the unemployed, who wish to work at the municipalities and the public sector, to find a job.
The program is directed to 60,…
Around 1.4 million people are suffering from various types of cancer in Bangladesh, the state- owned news agency BSS reported on Monday quoting oncologists.
Oncologists at a discussion here on Monday also said some 200, 000 people …
"No Time to Die" an award winning Ghanaian movie will premiere at the Silver-bird Cinema at the Accra Mall from April 24 to April 30.
The movie, which is an internationally acclaimed feature film, features artists such as David Don…
A labor agreement between Hollywood's largest actors union and major studios is expected to be approved despite the opposition from the union's outspoken leader, industry observers said Monday.
Alan Rosenberg, president of the Scre…
Adzo Dogbe, an unemployed woman who attacked and wounded another woman who had gone to deliver a message to her boyfriend, has been sentenced to a fine of GHC 300 by the Kade magistrate court.
Adzo, who pleaded guilty will, in defaul…
Language difficulties have been identified as one of the main issues preventing non-Western families adjusting to culture and getting ahead in New Zealand, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Research released by the Familie…
A severe power crisis amid heat wave makes public life harder in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
As the summer is approaching to its peak with temperature hovers around 37 to 40 Celsius degree, inhabitants in the densely populated metr…
Mexico will send giant, brightly-colored kites, called papalotes, to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo to promote investment, tourism and trade, organizers said Monday.
During the Expo, Mexico's pavilion will be a display of the past, p…
Staff with the UNRWA, known as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, on Monday staged a strike in Jordan, asking for higher salaries in light of soaring prices of commodities.
About 7,000 employees attended Monday'…
The GaDangme Renaissance Union, a pressure group, on Tuesday called on the members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to vote for Mr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije as its Chief Executive.
The group, at a press conference in Accra, ap…
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, on Tuesday swore into office two presidential nominees of the National Media Commission (NMC) at a ceremony in Accra.
The two nominees are Mr Elvis Aryeh, a veteran journalist and fo…
Nana Kwodwo Duah, Chief Executive Officer of OXYGEN, a branding and designing organization who won the maiden International Young Communications Entrepreneur (IYCE) Award, on Tuesday presented his award to the Ghanaian populace in Accra.
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Dr Franklin Kwesi Biney, a civil society rights activist, has called on civil society to seek a new approach on how untapped economic potentials of Brong Ahafo can be harnessed for economic development.
In a press statement released o…
People in mining communities affected by mining operations have called on mining companies in these areas to resume dialogue aimed at addressing environmental and social problems arising out of their mining activities.
The companies ar…
Candidates for this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency have been advised to put their trust in God and desist from malpractices during this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination…
Mr Albert Abongo, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the government of India for contributing to the socio-economic development of Ghana.
"India has contributed significantly to Ghana'…
Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday the carbon reduction scheme is key to a global agreement to tackle climate change after the government's climate adviser questioned whether the scheme was worth introducing in i…
Software giant Oracle Corp. announced on Monday that it is to buy Silicon Valley-based Sun Microsystems for 7.4 billion U.S. dollars, or 9.50 dollars per share, hailing the acquisition as an event that "transforms the IT industry."
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The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Tuesday explained that the loss of electricity supply experienced countrywide on Monday night was a result of the failure of critical sub-station equipment at the Volta sub-station in Tema.
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Twelve female Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), candidates in the Kwahu West Municipality, were detected to be pregnant.
Twenty out of the total 2,137 candidates failed to turn up at nine centers.
These came to l…
The National Identification Authority (NIA) announced on Tuesday that the mass registration exercise in the Volta Region would now begin on May 15.
This is because a majority of the temporary Registration Officers/Assistants in the Vo…
The Coalition on the Right to Information, a civil society organisation and individuals campaigning for the speedy passage of the Right to Information Law, on Tuesday urged the government to fulfil its promise of passing the Bill when in p…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ruled that it is impossible for the 106 students of the Christ the King Junior High School (JHS) at Ayigya in Kumasi, whom the school authorities failed to register for this year's Basic Education Cert…
The Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Chairperson of the Ga Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG),
has urged Christians to trust in God for their total sustenance and security.
"Whatever battles you face in life, …
The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded Joe Amoako, a mason of Atwima Koforidua into prison custody for allegedly biting off one ear of Afia Nyarko, a trader.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and will re-appear on April 23, 2009.
Det…
This year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), has commenced smoothly in the Northern Region with a total of 26,942 candidates expected to take part in the examination.
Out of the number, 16,499 are males and 10,443 are …
One student of the Nyinahin Salem Junior High School (JHS) suddenly collapsed just when the Social Studies Paper One was to be written at the L/A JSS Centre on Tuesday.
Master Frank Adom, who was initially rushed to the Nyinahin Gove…
A contractor has filed a motion on notice at an Accra Fast Track High Court to commit Nii Armah Ashitey, the new Greater Accra Regional Minister, and three public officials for contempt.
The Minister and the three public officials were s…
A magistrate's court at Suhum on Tuesday sentenced Sekina Gatar, 25, to three months' imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone valued GHC 559, belonging to her friend.
Detective Chief Inspector, G.K. Okorey told the court presided ov…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday led a national tribute that honours women's contribution in national development, with a pledge that government would pursue a number of gender-sensitive policies aimed at boosting their econom…
Presumptive treatment of malaria is still high in the country despite the clarion call on health professionals to thoroughly diagnose patients to confirm their status before treatment.
Dr Constance Bart-Plange, Programmes Manager…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been entreated to adequately resource its Monitoring and Inspectorate Unit for the betterment of the country's education.
Mr Young Attipoe, Director of Mercy Baptist Basic School at Oforikrom in …
Mr. Kofi Opoku Manu, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has said environmental cleanliness held the key to the accelerated socio-economic development of the nation and that Ghanaians should take environmental issues seriously.
He said he was…
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