The vetting of Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, Minister-Nominee for the Upper East Region, ended abruptly to enable him to go and prepare adequately to face the Parliamentary Appointments Committee at a later date.
Mr Woyongo was the first Nomi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday swore in 10 of the first batch of 11 Ministers approved by Parliament and exhorted them to give selfless service to the nation and to avoid ostentatious lifestyles.
The President administered…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday commended Libyan Leader Brother Muammar al-Qathafi on his election as Chairman of the African Union, with an assurance to strengthen relations between Ghana and Libya.
"We congratulate him …
Government is to tap agriculture technology from Brazil to boost rice production to reduce the huge resources being expended on importing the cereal at an average cost of 500 million US dollars annually.
Vice President John Dramani Maham…
Parliament on Friday approved the nomination of 11 Ministers of State, including Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Nominee for the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General but called on her to apologise to the Judiciary for describing Ghanaian cour…
President John Atta Mills on Thursday nominated Mr Albert Abongo for the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing.
Mrs Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, the Speaker, informed the House before the commencement of Public Business and r…
Parliament could not debate a report of the Appointments Committee and approve or reject ministerial nominees based on the work of the committee as scheduled for Thursday.
This followed complaints by some members that they needed tim…
Mr Alfred Kwame Agbesi, NDC MP for Ashaiman constituency on Wednesday, apologized on behalf of his party for the misconduct of some of the party supporters in Ashaiman.
The supporters attacked some key officials of the Ashaiman Munic…
Mr Alfred Kwame Agbesi, Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, near Tema, on Wednesday apologized on behalf of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the misconduct of some party supporters who reportedly attacked key officials of the Asha…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Minister-nominee for Volta Region on Friday told the Parliamentary Appointments Committee that he would tackle poverty in the Region through the establishment of small-scale businesses to provide employment for the you…
Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Minister-Nominee for Central Region, on Wednesday said she would be a mother to all and ensure that children in the Region benefited from the many quality educational institutions in the Region.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe, …
Mr Kofi Opoku-Manu, Minister-Nominee for the Ashanti Region, on Wednesday told the Parliamentary Appointments Committee that should he become the political head of the Region he would adopt a management style that would unite the people.
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The Volta Regional Branch of the Green Book Study Club (GBSC) says the election of Muammar al Gaddafi, Libyan Leader, as Chairman of the African Union (AU) would strengthen the voice of the masses in deciding the fate of the Continent.
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President John Evans Atta Mills has decided to set up a Committee on Emoluments to revisit the issue of emoluments to specified public holders.
The Committee would be set up in consultation with the Council of State when it is establ…
Mr Armah Ashittey, Minister-Nominee for Greater Accra Region, on Wednesday said when given the nod he would take immediate steps to clear the streets of the capital of hawkers.
He told the Parliamentary Appointments Committee, which v…
The Builsa Citizens Association in the Upper West Region, on Wednesday, congratulated Mr. Alhassan Azong, Member of Parliament for Builsa South, on his nomination as a Minister of State at the Office of the President.
A congratulator…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama said: "I did a good job and did not betray the trust reposed in me. Even if you remain a pauper you feel a certain kind of pureness in you." The 17 January 2009 edition of the "The Mirror", a Ghanaian we…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has accepted two more international appointments with the United Nations World Food Programme and the Milan Expo 2015.
This was contained in a joint statement by the Milan City Council and Allianc…
The Ghana Agricultural Association of Business and Information Centre (GAABIC) on Monday congratulated President John Evans Atta Mills and Vice President John Dramani Mahama.
A statement issued in Tamale and signed by Mr. Patrick Adi…
Mr Bismarck Tawiah-Boateng, Eastern Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has appealed to Heads of Departments in the Akyem Abuakwa area not to target perceived sympathizers of the NDC for transfers intended as puni…
A resolution recognising Mahatma Gandhi's influence on Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorating the golden jubilee anniversary of American civil rights leader's visit to India has been introduced in the US House of Representatives.
T…
As Israel goes to the polls Tuesday, a controversial hardliner Avigdor Lieberman, who advocates "transfer" of Arab population and whose party's slogan is "No loyalty, No Citizenship", is likely to emerge the kingmaker.
Opinion polls h…
Madagascan Defence Minister Cécile Manorohanta resigned here on Monday.
In a statement published by a private radio Antsiva at 10:00 am (0700 GMT), Cecile Manorohanta declared that her conscience did not support the killing between M…
Chinese President Hu Jintao will set foot on Saudi Arabia Tuesday, highlighting the importance China attaches to the strategic friendly relations between the two nations.
Hu's three-day state visit, at the invitation of King of Saudi…
Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister-Nominee for Justice and Attorney-General, on Monday said the situation where the number of Judges that could be appointed to the Supreme Court remained open, made room for Executive manipulation of the Jud…
The Minority side of the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday walked out of its sitting in protest to the Chairman's ruling on the vetting of Alhaji Mohammad Mummuni, Minister-Nominee for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.…
Mr Joe Gidisu, Nominee for the Ministry of Roads and Highway, said delays in the payment of local contractors were hindering the opening up of some portions of the country by these contractors.
He said when given the nod by Parliament,…
The Atta Mills Foundation, a pro-democracy Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has underscored the need to consider Chiefs for ministerial appointments to accelerate the nation's socio-economic development.
It also called for the instit…
Mr Jonathan Tackie-Komme, MP for Odododiodioo, in the Greater Accra Region has called for a lasting solution to the perennial spate of violence between factions at the Old Fadama and Agbogbloshie area within the constituency.
Speakin…
The Fanteakwa constituency executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has congratulated President John Evans Atta-Mills and his vice, Mr John Mahama on their election to the high office of the land.
The acting constituency …
The Sri Lankan government said Friday that an international effort is underway to tarnish Sri Lanka's image, but its campaign against Tamil Tiger rebels will not be stopped.
Keheliya Rambukwella, the government's defence spokesman an…
Tanzania, a member of the East African Community (EAC), has denied accusations by its neighbours -- Kenya and Uganda -- that it was dragging its feet in the integration of the community.
The East Africa's largest country defended her…
Some 900,000 resident immigrants in Spain will vote in the country's 2011 municipal elections, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The Spanish government is in the process of signing reciprocity agreements with 15 countries, who recogn…
Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education-designate, on Friday told Parliament's Appointments Committee that more resources must be channelled into basic education to strengthen the Junior
High Schools (JHS) and improve upon the perfor…
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…
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