Supporters and well-wishers of ministerial nominees who came in their numbers and journalists who gathered at Parliament House for the vetting of the nominees by the Appointments Committee were disappointed after a long wait.
The vet…
Members of the New Juaben South Constituency branch of the National Democratic Conference (NDC), on Thursday organised a float through the principal streets of Koforidua to celebrate the December 2008 election victory.
Party supporte…
The European Union (EU) on Friday encouraged the rival parties of Madagascar, president Marc Ravalomanana and opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, former major of the capital city, to solve their dispute through dialogue.
EU repres…
The Sri Lankan government said Friday that only about 700 Tamil Tiger rebels remain as a result of a successful military offensive against the rebels launched in 2006.
The government's defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told repo…
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to lift the economic embargo on Cuba, Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Friday.
"Honestly I hope that the new U.S. president, who is ve…
Russia is ready to allow the transit of U.S. non-military supplies to Afghanistan through its territory, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
The U.S. administration approached the Kremlin several days ago, asking for permissi…
Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana confirmed the scheduled four-day visit of a senior United Nations official beginning from Saturday to help the island country to find a way out of the current political crisis.
Ravalomanana told…
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which ended a long and bitter war in Sudan in 2005, has reached a "critical juncture" marked by daunting challenges including political uncertainty and lack of mutual trust, UN Special Representativ…
The Kusasi Community in the Ashanti Region has congratulated Professor John Evans Atta Mills and Mr John Dramani Mahama for being elected as President and Vice-President, respectively, in the recent general elections.
"We have absol…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Thursday said he would visit India next month to deliver lectures on regional and global issues.
"The purpose of my visit is to deliver lectures on regional and global issues," Musharraf tol…
Mr. Paul Ayene, the Supervising Director of Political and Cultural Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commended the Republic of India for the remarkable progress she has made
over the past decades which has made her one of…
Although the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) continues patrolling on both sides of the cease-fire line between the government and Abkhaz separatists in the northwest part of the country, it is in a " precarious" positio…
The UN refugee agency on Thursday appealed to the Kenyan government to open up its common frontier with Somalia to allow fleeing refugees from the war-torn country to seek refuge in Kenya.
Visiting Deputy United Nations High Commissi…
British Prime Minster Gordon Brown on Thursday urged the international community to support the reconstruction of Gaza.
Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after talks in Downing Str…
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday approved the transfer of 170 million shekels ( about 43 million U.S. dollars) from Israeli banks to the Gaza Strip, in order to help pay the salaries of Palestinian Authority workers, local me…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will launch her first overseas tour in mid February by visiting the East Asia's troika and Indonesia, the State Department announced on Thursday.
The first trip abroad since Clinton took office…
The European Union (EU) on Thursday expressed serious concerns about Russia's plans to build military bases in Georgia's two breakaway regions.
"The European Union is seriously concerned about the plans announced by the Russian Feder…
The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution to urge all European Union (EU) member states that have not recognized Kosovo independence to do so.
Kosovo's ethnic Albanian authorities unilaterally declared independence from…
Mr Emmanuel Tetteh Danyo, Agona East Constituency Organiser of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to President John Evans Atta Mills to appoint honest, dedicated and hard working Ghanaians as Metropolitan, Municipal and Distr…
The visit of special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke to South Asia including India is for consultative purposes, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here.
Holbrooke left for London Wednesday on a …
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be visiting South Asia soon, the State Department said Thursday.
"The Secretary at some point will be going to South Asia," the State Department spokesperson Robert Wood told reporters duri…
President John Evans Atta Mills has withdrawn the nomination of Mr Moses Asaga as Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing.
This was contained in a statement on Friday signed by Mr Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Spokesman.
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Although the previous government announced it had given Parliament House to the Ga Traditional Council, occupants of the building on Friday said they were yet to be informed officially.
The old Parliament House is occupied by the Com…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday called on the African Union (AU), to pile up pressure on the coup leaders in Guinea and Mauritania to cede to constitutional rule.
He said the AU must make it impossible for people who u…
The Ghana Internet Services Providers Association (GISPA), on Wednesday declared their support for the nomination of Mr Haruna Iddrisu for the position of Minister of Communications.
The GISPA support for Mr. Iddrisu comes a day after…
Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has advised his supporters to exercise patience with the President's decisions and continue to support the Party, the President and his programmes, althoug…
Ms. Sherry Aryittey, Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, on Wednesday gave notice that she would take legal action against the new pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), which made a series of a…
Mr Robert Atuguba, one of the candidates who filed to contest the forthcoming Council of State election in the Upper East Region has dismissed speculations that he had withdrawn from contesting the elections.
He said such speculation…
Reverend Moses Ayittey, Chairman of the Volta Regional branch of the Ghana Pentecostal Council (GPC) on Wednesday urged the citizenry especially politicians to learn to forgive each other.
This, he said, would ensure peace, stability…
Five persons filed to contest for Council of State in the Upper West Region at the close of nominations.
They are the Gwollu Kouru, Kuri-Buktie Limann, Paramount Chief of Gwollu Traditional Area and a Lawyer.
He was a member o…
The Nhyiaeso Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), at the weekend held a special thanksgiving get-together in Kumasi to thank God, and also extend gratitude to the party agents, supporters and others in the Constituency f…
Polling station chairmen of the Asante-Bekwai constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have passed a vote of no confidence in their executive.
In a resolution signed by the 63 chairmen after a meeting at Bekwai, they called for …
Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a pressure group, on Tuesday called on Parliament to thoroughly investigate allegations of fraud raised by various audit reports and unlawful conduct of four Minister-Nominees.
The Minister-…
The Committee for Joint Action (CJA), a pressure group on Tuesday embarked on demonstration to kick against what it termed the "profligate retirement benefits" for ex-presidents and other public office holders contained in the Chinery-Hess…
The Assembly member for Mamfam Electoral Area of Apam, Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah has appealed to Ghanaians to give President John Evans Atta Mills a free hand to go about his duties.
Mr Aidoo-Mensah noted that too much pressure on h…
The Berekum Municipal Assembly, this year, expects to generate a total of GHC 259,955.00 as internally generated revenue for the socio-economic development of the Municipality.
Out of the figure, the Municipality anticipates to make …
The Minister of Information-designate, Mrs Sabah Zita Okaikoi on Wednesday rolled out an information transformation blue print to enhance communication between the government and the people.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama returned home
this afternoon after attending the 12th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Heads of State reached a compromise that an AU Authority was
preferable to a Union G…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor left Accra on Monday night for Milan, Italy, to attend the inauguration of the Alliance for Africa Foundation (AAF), an international development organization with headquarters to be based in Accra and …
Delegates at the 12th Ordinary Session of African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government, on Monday condemned the military coups in Guinea and Mauritania and lauded Ghana's democratic disposition as a laudable example for Afr…
A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement arrived here on Monday for talks with Egyptian mediators on a durable ceasefire with Israel.
During the two-day visit to Egypt, the Hamas delegation led by Emad Al-Almi is likely…
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell wrapped up his maiden trip to the region on Sunday and arrived in France on Monday to continue his visit, which is meant to help consolidate a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, reviv…
The visiting Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis said on Monday that Greece supports Serbia's integration into the European Union, urging a speedy liberalization of visa regimes for Serbians, the official Tanjug news agency reported.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem said Monday that his country would have another evaluation of a new round of peace talks with Israel after its elections next week with a leader who is willing for a just and comprehensive peace in…
The European Union (EU) on Monday welcomed an agreement between political parties in Zimbabwe to form a government of national unity.
The EU hopes that the political solution reached will lead to the immediate end to political violen…
The African Union (AU) started its second day of the 12th Summit here on Monday, with leaders from the United Nations (UN), the AU, and the Arab League addressing hot issues including infrastructure, financial crisis and regional security …
UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Monday strongly condemned attacks on two UN workers in south-western Pakistan earlier in the day, and expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the UN worker killed in the attack.
He also…
The executive of the Asawasi constituency of the National Democratic congress (NDC), has congratulated Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, Member of Parliament (MP) for the area on his nomination as the Minister of Youth and Sports.
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The Nhyiaeso Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed its support for the President nominee, Mr. Opoku Manu, as the Ashanti Regional Minister.
A statement signed by Mr. Daniel Frimpong, secretary to Nhyiaeso …
Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom 1V, Omanhene of Nkoranza Traditional Area, has urged Ghanaians, irrespective of party affiliations, to be submissive to the new government to promote national development.
He was addressing congregants at a sp…