The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Alhassan Yakubu has called on Ghanaians to join in efforts at promoting good governance by actively participating in the constitution review process.
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The Ashanti Region National Democratic Congress (NDC), has denied throwing its weight behind former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, to contest for the party's presidential ticket for Election 2012.
A statement signed by Mr.…
The National Executive Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been called upon to consider organising an early delegates' congress, to select Parliamentary Candidates for the 2012
elections, in constituencies it lost in the 2008 p…
President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra Wednesday night for South Africa.
President Mills is expected to join his colleague Jacob Zumah, South African President and other dignitaries from the world for the opening ceremony of the…
India is not going to discuss substantive issues like Kashmir with Pakistan in the proposed rounds of dialogue but is only attempting to create the "right atmosphere" for removing the trust deficit for a broad dialogue later.
"We …
Mr Fleance Danso, Asunafo South District Chief Executive in the Brong Ahafo Region, has assured communities in the area that the Assembly would provide the needed social amenities.
He also promised that the Assembly would introduce p…
Deploring the continued Israeli blockade of Gaza, India on Wednesday said the international community had the duty to address the issue and ensure access of essential supplies to the civilian population.
The blockade is denial of "e…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), on
Thursday attained the age of maturity (18 years), being the first political party in the fourth republic to obtained certification from the Electoral Commission in 1992.
"Exactly 18 …
Newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega has promised not to let Nigerians down in their expectations of credible, free
and fair elections in 2011.
Jega said this on phone in a…
A group calling itself "Osonoma United" has appealed to the two frontrunners in the race for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential ticket, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and Mr Alan
Kyerematen, to resign from the contest for the sake …
The Upper East Regional Director of Health Service, Dr. Koku Awoonor-Williams lamented that pregnant women in the area were dying because they failed to practice family planning.
He also said that women, especially the young ones, wh…
Mr. Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, the Nkoranza South District Chief Executive, has commended revenue collectors of the assembly for their efforts and team work that had led to a significant improvement in revenue collection.
He said throu…
Queen Elizabeth II plans to visit the World Trade Center site during a trip to New York in July, the British Consulate has announced.
The queen is also scheduled to open a Garden of Remembrance in Hanover Square in memory of 67 British ci…
Sudan on Wednesday affirmed the importance of comprehensive reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas to unite the Palestinian stance, and expressed readiness to support all efforts to
narrow the differences between the two factions.
Sudan…
Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) won 80 out of 88 seats contested in the Shura Council mid-term elections, the Higher Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
The NDP garnered 80 seats, including 14 ones uncontested, wher…
Four Somali government security forces were killed and four others were wounded Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said.
"The four members of the security forces were patrolling a street in sout…
Hezbollah in Lebanon said an assessment by a top U.S. diplomat of the Shiite movement showed Washington was supporting Israeli hostility in the region.
Jeffrey Feltman, acting assistant secretary of state in the bureau of near eastern aff…
A former close friend and aide of Rod Blagojevich testified against the former Illinois governor, helping prosecutors paint Blagojevich as a corrupt politician.
Alonzo "Lon" Monk testified in U.S. District Court in Chicago Wednesday Blago…
The United States government said on Wednesday it stands firmly with the people of Kenya to see a free, democratic and prosperous Kenya.
US Vice-President Joe Biden, while delivering a major speech underscoring the importance of his count…
The Executives of the Nkwanta North Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have warned its activists and members of dare repercussions if its laid-down structures were ignored in dealing with internal matters.
In a re…
Participants at a stakeholders' forum at Nkoranza on the review of the 1992 constitution have called for the extension of the tenure of office of the President to five years.
They said this would enable the government to perform to t…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday called for decorum and circumspection in discussions concerning selection of its Presidential Candidate for Election 2012.
"NDC has conventions, traditions and principles for…
The people of Pepomu, near Sankore in the Asunafo South District have warned political parties not to extend their activities to the area and threatened to refuse to pay taxes.
They said their action followed the government's refusal…
Executives of Sunyani East constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday raised concern about alleged government pressure on district and municipal electoral offices in the
Brong-Ahafo Region to recruit sympathizers o…
The people in the Sekyere District have suggested the introduction of a clause in the constitution that would make it mandatory for chiefs to account for royalties on stool lands paid to them.
They said the situation where tradit…
US feels that Kashmir issue won't be part of the agenda during talks between Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan next month as the meeting will focus mainly on action against terrorism and the progress Islamabad has made into the Mumba…
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment, has called on Ghanaians to exercise patience while the government makes efforts to salvage the economy.
He said the government inherited…
Sudan on Sunday slammed an announcement by Uganda that it would not invite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to the African Union (AU) summit, which Kampala is to host in July.
"What has been issued by the office of the Ugandan president …
The suspension of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks allowed non-state actors to succeed in "dictating their agenda", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
said on Monday.
Reiterating Pakistan's …
Mr Moses Aduk-Pam, Presiding Member of the Bawku West District Assembly has proposed that the Bawku West District be renamed Kusag Toende District Assembly to give the assembly a renewed sense of administrative independence from the Bawku …
Japanese's Prime Minister Elect Naoto Kan held talks early Sunday with U.S. President Barack Obama on the Futenma base issue, local media reported.
Kan said that he will strive to fulfill the Japan-U.S. pact on the relocation of the U.S. …
Israel's ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said on Sunday that his country will reject an international commission to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship that killed nine international volunteers.
"We are rejecting a…
An Indian Air Force (IAF)contingent participating in the Indo-French joint air combat exercise codenamed 'Garuda' was flagged off from here Monday.
The IAF team including six Su-30 MKI fighters, three IL-78 mid-air flight refuellers…
The Sudanese government on Monday held in the Qatari capital Doha peace talks with the Libration and Justice Movement (LJM), a newly-integrated grouping for several minor rebels, with power-sharing expected to top the agenda.
Monday's tal…
The Gomoa West Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Kwame Arhin, has assured Former President Jerry John Rawlings that the party is on course to winning the 2012 general election with an even better margin.…
The Upper East Regional Cadres of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said despite the excesses of the June 4 Uprising, it has certain important values which could foster national
development.
The Acting Regional Chairman of …
Ghana on Monday joined peace-loving countries in the world to condemn the use of deadly force by Israeli Defence Forces against innocent civilians who were on purely humanitarian mission in favour
of the people of Gaza.
A statement…
Mr. Alan John Kyerematen is likely to win election 2012 if voted flag bearer of the party, Mr. Kwabena Agyapong former presidential spokesman of the previous NPP Administration declared at the weekend.
He said majority of Ghanaians …
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday affirmed Sudan's commitment to supporting the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, reported
official SUNA news agency.
The Sudanese president m…
The battle over defense issues moves to the U.S. Senate, where observers say they expect a struggle over the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Republicans say they're looking at a provision that would require all service leade…
The Conventions People's Party (CPP) has condemned the recent increase of water and electricity tariffs, describing the action as an indicator of the failure of government to stick to the Better Ghana agenda.
A statement issued by Mr…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has urged women to shake off apathy towards the upcoming district level elections.
She said they should put themselves up for election into the metropolitan, munici…
The Ahafo-Ano North District Assembly has held a day's public forum at Tepa to solicit views of the people and factor them into the district's Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP).
In attendance were chiefs, assembly members, heads of…
Mr Collins Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday described Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, flagbearer aspirant as "an accomplish man who can be trusted".
"Ghana's immediate …
Mr. Alan John Kojo Kyerematen, one of the contesting flag bearers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at the weekend advised party delegates to choose a flag bearer who would return the party to power in the 2012 election.
Addressing p…
The U.S. military has spent at least $500 million in recent years on renovations to Guantanamo Bay, including $296,000 for a go-kart track, records show.
Add in spending for top-secret items and the total cost easily soars toward $2 billi…
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Egypt on Sunday as the first leg of his African tour, state-run MENA news agency reported.
Biden will hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Monday morning in the Red Sea resort of Sharm …
Thousands of Moroccans marched in the kingdom's capital of Rabat on Sunday to protest against a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last Monday, state-run MAP news agency reported.
Waving Moroccan, Palestinian and Turkish fla…
Nana Toku, Western Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday said it was important that party members and cadres understood that the party had its roots in the June 4 Uprising and the 31st December Revolution…
Ghanaians have been urged to insist on social
justice, accountability and transparency from public office holders.
Mr John Blay Junior, Chairman of the Ejisu-Juaben branch of the United Cadres Front, said these principles which ga…
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