President John Evans Atta Mills leaves Accra on
Thursday, July 1, for Sal Island, in the Republic of Cape Verde to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and
Government.
At a Special ECOWAS-Bra…
Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyermanten, who is campaigning to be elected the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Election 2012, has called for peace and unity among members of the party.
"I urge all my followers and supporters …
An assembly member has appealed to Parliament to increase the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) from the 7.5 per cent to 15 or 20 per cent.
Mr Alexis Ayamdor, a member of the Bongo District Assembly, told the GNA in an interview t…
North Korea's ambassador in South Africa hurled a menacing remark at his South Korean counterpart earlier this month in anger over Seoul's push to censure the communist regime for the attack on
a South Korean warship, a diplomatic source…
President John Atta Mills on Tuesday swore-in two new Ambassadors and charged Ghana's envoys to seek the interest of all Ghanaians in their countries of accreditation as they did Government
business abroad.
The two new Ambassadors,…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, flag bearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday called on government to empower and build the capacity of Ghanaians to make the country dependent on its own resources.
He noted tha…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday gave the assurance that government would provide logistics and resources that would enhance and deepen decentralization.
"We however plead with all the stakeholders in the process to play …
Dr Godfried Osei Bonsu Twum, Akwapim South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), on Tuesday assured residents of Nsawam and Adoagyiri of government's readiness to repair the two bridges over the Oboonwena Stream.
He gave the assurance whe…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has returned home after addressing international conferences in the US and Britain.
A statement signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, the former President's Spokesman, said in the US former President Kufuor …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is broke just after 18 months in opposition, making it extremely difficult for the National Executive Committee to manage its affairs, Ghana News Agency (GNA)
investigations established on Wednesday.
T…
The Philippines' new president promised to fill his cabinet with extraordinary individuals but many of his choices are retreads, political observers say.
President-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino has selected people for his cabinet who were…
The Afghan Parliament, increasingly asserting its independence, confirmed five more Cabinet nominees of President Hamid Karzai, leaving seven more to be filled.
The five confirmed included former army chief of staff, Gen. Bismillah Khan M…
Iran has shown a defiant attitude toward new U.S. sanctions imposed due to its suspicious nuclear program.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the United States will lose out by adopting
sanctions against Iran.
"By th…
Ms Ophelia Koomson, the Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive, said on Wednesday that for her to succeed in her administration there would be the need for Akyem Kotoku chiefs to support her.
Ms Koomson said this when she paid courte…
Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture on Tuesday apologized for his inability to appear before the house on Monday to answer a question.
He explained to the house that he had attended a funeral in the North …
President John Evans Atta Mills leaves Accra on Thursday, July 1, for Sal Island, in the Republic of Cape Verde to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and
Government.
At a Special ECOWAS-Brazi…
President John Evans Atta Mills leaves Accra on Thursday, July 1, for Sal Island, in the Republic of Cape Verde to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and
Government.
At a Special ECOWAS-Brazi…
The Dormaa Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has assured communities in the municipality of government's commitment to implement policies that could enhance the standard of living of the people.
He said this when…
Parliament commenced sitting at exactly seven minutes past 10 o'clock on Monday morning with only ten members present, but Mr Doe Adjaho, First Deputy Speaker, decided the House should go on with business.
However, sitting had to be …
Keen to expand America's engagement with Asia, US President Barack Obama will spend a major part of his time at the upcoming G-20 summit in Toronto,
focusing on America's ties with major Asian powers including India, China and Japan.
…
Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday vetoed her predecessor Kevin Rudd's
idea of a 'big Australia,' indicating a slowdown in immigration to the nation where Indians constitute one of the largest chunk of immigrants.
…
Professor Amos Sawyer, Former Interim President of Liberia, has observed that the development of youth leadership is a prerequisite to enable Africa "to achieve the dream of making the 21st
century the African century".
He said the…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Kwabre West Constituency, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has urged the members and sympathizers of the party to intensify their house-to-house campaign to
enhance its appeal to voters.
There should be …
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday made it clear to Canada and the Sikh community that the Canadian soil should not be allowed to be used for promoting extremism against India and hoped the government here was "alive to what is ha…
There are indications that New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flag-Bearer Aspirants would be asked to pay additional GH�50,000 to fund the August 7, National Delegates' Congress, a Source at the Party Headquarters told GNA on Monday.
The Sou…
Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday nine Palestinians in two West Bank cities, security sources and witnesses said.
Large Israeli troops stormed the cities of Hebron and Ramallah, searched scores of houses and arrested nine Palestinians, P…
Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an aspiring Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2012 elections, will establish a welfare fund for all pooling station agents throughout the country if elected as the candidate.
…
Two Indian-Americans - Pat Basu and Sunny Ramchandani -were among 13 candidates who were selected for the prestigious White House
Fellow for the year 2010-2011.
While Pat Basu is a radiologist at Stanford University and the Palo Alt…
Mr E .T. Mensah, the Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, on Thursday expressed his amazement at the way the minority caucus in parliament unanimously supported Mr P.C. Ofori, a member of the house who the New Patriotic Party (NPP) m…
The Minority in Parliament on Friday, described President John Evans Atta Mills three- day trip to South African trip as a waste of time, since President Jacob Zuma would not be around to meet him.
Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Member o…
The Agona West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the government, to as a matter of urgency, restore commercial activities in Agona Swedru and Nyakrom as they represented the life-wire of commercial activities in …
Warning that the South Asian region is faced with a "serious" security situation, India Saturday sought fullest cooperation among SAARC countries in sharing information on potential terrorists and planned acts of terrorism to create a more…
Mr. Abdulai Zakaria Abdul-Razak, Northern Regional Youth Organizer of the PNC, has described the merger of the PNC and Convention People's Party (CPP) as unacceptable.
A statement to the media said the youths have been left in the da…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidates seeking to be the presidential candidate of the party, has condemned the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
for failing to implement the Savannah Accelerated D…
Professor Amos Sawyer, former interim President
of Liberia, has observed that the development of youth leadership is a prerequisite to enable Africa "to achieve the dream of making the 21st
century the African century".
He said t…
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh, Deputy Minister of Education, at the weekend appealed to women to avail themselves of the forthcoming District Assemblies elections, to increase their
participation in the decision making process.
Mrs Am…
This weekend's G-20 summit in Toronto, with a slew of thorny topics sidelined, was a warm-up event for South Korea's preparations to host the next session in November that may decide
the fate of the new premier forum for international ec…
U.S. President Barack Obama called on China Sunday to join international efforts to rebuke North Korea for the torpedoing of a South Korean warship.
"I think there's a difference between restraint and willful blindness to consistent pr…
Chinese President Hu Jintao remained non-committal Sunday in blaming North Korea for the deadly sinking of a warship in March at talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, a
repetitive stance that drew unusually blunt criticism fro…
A meeting of the leaders of BRIC countries was called off here after Brazilian President Lula
Da Silva cancelled his trip to Canada for the G20 Summit due to floods in his country.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese
Pres…
The chiefs of intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan held a meeting here as part of cooperation to fight terrorism and deal with security issues.
The Director General of Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Mathur met his Pakistani counterp…
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a tour for the G-20 Summit here, is expected to visit the Air India Memorial on Monday to pay respect to the victims of the 1985 Kanishka bombing that killed 329 people, mostly of Indian origin.
…
Britain and France have voiced their support for India's case for permanent membership of the
UN Security Council and favoured deepening of bilateral ties between them.
The backing from countries came during a bilateral meeting the n…
Pakistan has virtually ruled out barring Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of the
Mumbai terror attack of 2008, from giving inflammatory speeches targetting India.
"In a democracy, there is freedom of expression in Pakis…
The National Commission for Civic Education
(NCCE), is undertaking an interactive public education and training in three regions, as part efforts to stem the tide of electoral conflicts and sustain political stability in Ghana.
The…
Mrs Augustina Akumanyi, Deputy Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), said the issue of fewer women participation in elections to occupy public offices had become
worrisome.
She said various women organizat…
Mrs. Augustina Akumanyi, Deputy Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), expressed worry that apart from election disputes, there exist the issue of fewer women seeking to be elected to occupy public offices.
S…
Members of Parliament (MPs) have been asked to champion the national interest and not the interest of their various political parties.
Mr Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner in-charge of Public Education and Anti-Corruption of the C…
Making the first effort to bridge the trust deficit between the two countries, Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan Thursday discussed all issues of mutual concern with New Delhi flagging its core concern of terrorism emanating from t…
The Indian community in Australia Thursday welcomed the country's first woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard, describing her "true friend of
India," and said they looked forward to working with her on their concerns.
"Gillard's experie…
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