The patriarch of the Maronite church, Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, on Friday called for Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to disarm along with Syria's promised withdrawal from the country.
Sfeir, who has become a leading figure in the Lebanese…
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is considering a boycott of next week's Arab summit in Algiers and the hosts are leading efforts to persuade him to change his mind, Arab diplomats said Friday.
"President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is hoping to…
Arab leaders were preparing for their summit next week in Algeria with a wind of democracy bringing hesistant change to some of their countries, spurred by internal and external pressure.
A year after grudgingly pledging to push ahead…
South Korea said Friday it would tighten its hold over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) as the Japanese foreign minister said frayed diplomatic relations were keeping Tokyo from ending the row over Japan's claim to the remote…
Up to 5,000 terrified villagers fled their homes in northeast Kenya on Tuesday after militiamen massacred 22 members of a rival clan, many of them women and children, in a pre-dawn raid, officials said.
The villagers began to flee sho…
The chief of Awutu Nfaadwene, near Awutu Bontrase in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District, Nana Kwadwo Banafo I, on Sunday commended the Kufuor administration for rehabilitating the Awutu Bontrase-Nfaadwene-Obuase feeder road.
According …
Hamas's decision to take part in the Palestinian election in July could be the beginning of a major switch that takes the Islamist group from
a resistance movement to political faction, analysts said.
Saturday's announcement that it…
The European Commission called on Wednesday on Russia to respect human rights and work for a political solution to the Chechen conflict, after the killing of rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov by Russian forces.
The European Union (EU)'s ex…
UN chief Kofi Annan was Thursday to deliver a global strategy for fighting terrorism on the eve of commemorations in Madrid for the train bombings a year ago that ranks as one of the worst attacks ever in Europe.
The leader of the wor…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday called on member countries of the Commonwealth to rededicate themselves to the values and goals of the club.
In a message to celebrate Commonwealth Day which falls on Monday March 14, Preside…
Dr Ato Quayson, Director of the African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge, at the weekend urged Ghanaian students in the Diaspora to return home and assist in national reconstruction after the completion of their academic programmes.…
Negotiations on the revision of the Cotonou Agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries ended in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday with an agreement to improve political dialogue on human rights, democratic principle…
US President George W. Bush urged Russia on Monday to "renew a commitment to democracy and the rule of law" and said Europe and the United States should make such reforms central to relations with
Moscow.
Days before he was due to m…
A Turkish businessman, Kahraman Sadikoglu, has been freed after almost two months as a hostage in Iraq and is expected home on Tuesday, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
Sadikoglu, who was seized on December 19, was freed late on Mon…
An opposition parliamentarian was arrested late Thursday and taken to a Cambodian military prosecutor's office, less than 24 hours after losing his immunity from prosecution, his party told AFP.
"Cheam Channy has been arrested just mi…
Improvement in the economy and human resource development formed the basis of President John Agyekum Kufuor's State of the Nation Address to the First Session of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at Parliament House in …
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday exhorted Ghanaians to exercise a sense of responsibility as they enjoyed the freedoms of association and expression.
Delivering his State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Accra, he s…
President George W. Bush on Thursday is to be sworn in for his second term in office, mindful of a legacy shaped by the war on terrorism and Iraq.
"America has need of idealism and courage, because we have essential work at home, the …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday commended Muslims on the celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha, the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice and urged Ghanaians to promote its lofty ideals.
A statement signed by Mr Harona Esseku, National Chairm…
Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes, who was elected Speaker of Parliament on Thursday, is a distinguished legal practitioner.
He was born at Cape Coast in the Central Region on September 4, 1939, was educated at Cape Coast Government B…
A member of the Awutu Traditional Council, Nai Kwao Otuo V, has warned the electorate not to burden Members of Parliament in their constituencies with their personal economic and other problems.
Nai Otuo said such act often tends to …
The following is the Oath of a Speaker to be sworn before the Chief Justice.
I............do (in the name of the Almighty God swear) (solemnly affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Republic of Ghana as by law esta…
The following is the Presidential Oath to be administered by the Chief Justice before Parliament.
1........having been elected to the high office of President of the Republic of Ghana do (in the name of the Almighty God swear) (solemnly a…
Mr George Ayisi-Boateng, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, has called on Madam Hawa Yakubu, the defeated Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central to desist from attempt to cause division and confus…
The Convention People's Party (CPP) on Saturday urged the government to ensure law and order was maintained in the country to avoid any post election related disturbances.
The party said, "It has learnt with rude shock and utter disb…
The Elections Observation Committee of the Religious Bodies on Thursday gave the thumbs-up to Election 2004 saying the elections were free, fair and devoid of any major intimidation that could have undermined the entire process.
The…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday announced that its Presidential Candidate, President John Agyekum Kufuor has won 53 per cent of the total valid votes cast in Tuesday's Presidential Elections and was awaiting the formal announceme…
Voting was progressing well throughout the country on Tuesday with the Chairman of the Electoral Commission expressing satisfaction with the balloting.
All the four presidential candidates and former President Jerry John Rawlings al…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has won both the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Ningo/Prampram Constituency in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region.
The incumbent Member of Parliament, Mr Eno…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) won in both the presidential and parliamentary elections in the newly created Sege Constituency of the Dangme East District in the just ended election.
The party's parliamentary candidate, Mr Alfred…
The new Parliament that would be inaugurated on January 7 would welcome new faces and say goodbye to a number of seasoned lawmakers.
In the uncertainties of an election, several key personalities, who were Parliamentarians or wanted …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Wednesday left Accra for Congo Brazzaville to honour an invitation from the Congolese President Sassou Nguesso.
A statement signed Mr Victor Smith, Special Assistant and Director of Public Affa…
Polling in Election 2004 started throughout the country at 0700 hours on Tuesday with long queues of voters waiting patiently to cast their votes.
At the Christ the King Polling Station of the Dade Kotopon Constituency in Greater Ac…
Voting in Election 2004 has been heavy as GNA reports from all over the country indicated more than 50 per cent turnout by midday.
At the Christ the King Polling Station of Dade Kotopon in the Greater Accra Region, Mr Philip Azumah…
Mr Abdul Aziz Abudulai, Presiding Officer at TB Polling Centre at Savelugu Constituency, in the Northern Region, has expressed concern about the inability of some voters especially the aged, to thumb print the Election 2004 ballot papers.
…
Some voters at the Evalue Gwira Constituency in the Nzima East District, have appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) and other stakeholders in future General Election to provide the electorate with benches.
The voters who had joi…
There was near mayhem at the Ablekuma North Constituency temporary office of the Electoral Commission (EC) when some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stormed the office to demand explanation to an alleged distribution o…
Special voting for security personnel and other persons who would be on duty on Tuesday December 7 began in all the 39 constituencies in the Ashanti Region on Saturday.
Voting started smoothly in all the polling centres the Ghana Ne…
The Paramount Chief of the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area, Obrifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea II, has refuted reports that chiefs of the area had rejected the Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, incumbent Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, who is seeking re-…
The people of the Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have been assured of adequate security to ensure peace and order in the December 7 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The assurance was contained …
The Women's Commission of the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) on Wednesday expressed their solidarity with all females aspiring for seats in the next Parliament.
"We wish all females aspiring for seats in Parliament t…
A large number of people including school children, women and civil society organisations marched through the principal streets of Bawku on Tuesday calling for peaceful, free and fair elections.
The theme of the march was "Towards Vi…
Mr. Papa Owusu Ankomah, Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday said, when voted into power at the December seven polls, the New Patriotic Party would adopt a more robust approach to the fight against corruption.
H…
President J.A. Kufuor has announced the allocation of 500 millions cedis towards the construction of a girls' dormitory for the Akim Swedru Senior Secondary School (SSS), in the Birim South District.
A bus each would be allocated to …
The Interior Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyemang on Wednesday exhorted personnel of the various security agencies to ensure that the integrity of the forthcoming elections was maintained to guarantee the safety
of the country's young democr…
Mr. Papa Owusu Ankomah, Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday said, when voted into power at the December seven polls, the New Patriotic Party would adopt a more robust approach to the fight against corruption.
…
The Women's Commission of the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) on Wednesday expressed their solidarity with all females aspiring for seats in the next Parliament.
"We wish all females aspiring for seats in Parliament …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Sunday appealed to all those who are keeping guns in Dagbon and beyond not to use them to destabilize the nation because their children and the country needed them alive.
"Those who have guns and a…
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