The leadership of National Democratic Congress (NDC) is strategising to strengthen support in constituencies it lost in Election 2008 to win more seats in 2012.
Mr Dan Lardi, Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency Organizer of NDC, speaking to G…
US President Barack Obama issued executive orders to close the Guantanamo prison in Cuba on Thursday that received welcome from human right activists and defence attorneys of terrorist suspects held there.
President Obama signed thre…
Jordan looks forward to working with the new US administration to solve the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, King Abdullah II said on Thursday.
The king made the remarks when receiving a telephone call from new US Secr…
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and new US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday agreed to maintain close cooperation on Iran's nuclear issue, local daily Ha'aretz reported on its website.
Shortly after Clinton official…
Abu Ali, a 45-year-old owner of a tunnel which was dug under the border between Gaza Strip town of Rafah and Egypt, several months ago, said he was lucky to find his tunnel is still working, after intensive Israeli F-16 warplanes strikes o…
A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Sunday for talks with Egyptian mediators to secure a ceasefire in Gaza Strip, a Foreign Ministry Spokesman said on Thursday.
"The talks will tackle means by which to cement the ceasefire with Is…
Somali Parliamentarians have started leaving the southern town of Baidoa for Djibouti City, capital of neighbouring Djibouti, where the Somali Presidential election is scheduled to be held later this month, the Deputy Speaker said on Thurs…
Former South African President FW de Klerk on Thursday called for South Africans living abroad to be given the right to vote in the upcoming national election.
In a letter to the Chairwoman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IE…
The visiting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed New Delhi's firm determination in war on terror.
"We reaffirm our strong commitment and retreat that all countries should comply with their multilateral and …
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and new U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed Friday to cooperate in a range of international issues in their first telephone talks after U.S. President Barack Obama sworn in, Japanese F…
The leaders in Parliament on Friday reacted positively to the first list of ministerial nominations, saying President John Evans Atta Mills had blended the old and new and taken into account gender and geographical considerations.
Mr…
The National Association of Sheanut Farmers, Processors and Buyers of Ghana has congratulated President John Evans Atta Mills and Vice President John Mahama for their assumption to the highest office of the land.
Members however, app…
Canadians see both challenges and opportunities ahead in their relations with the United States following the inauguration of Barack Obama as the new U.S. president.
The U.S. is Canada's largest trading partner with 80 percent of i…
The U.S. Senate confirmed on Thursday several more cabinet designees, including Susan Rice as the country's ambassador to the UN.
The Senate unanimously confirmed the foreign policy scholar from the Brookings Institution to be the fi…
The tenure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) is due to expire on Friday.
Along with the expiry of the tenure, the UN Security Council on the recommendation of Nepal government will formally make decision later Friday to …
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday he would send the Middle East envoy George Mitchell to the region as soon as possible, in an effort to consolidate a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians.
"It will be the policy of …
Togbega Gabusu VI, President of the Gbi Traditional Council on Thursday observed that the victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 2008 elections was an act of God.
"Your clarion call for change has come thro…
The leaders of Parliament on Friday gave strong indications that the House would initiate discussions into the end-of-service benefits for the executive and other public officers following heavy criticisms by the public and media.
M…
Mr. Soditey Dari, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Sawla/Kalba, has appealed to people in the constituency to bury their political differences and pool resources to help develop the area.
He said it wo…
A High Court in Koforidua has ordered that ballot boxes used for the parliamentary elections in the 2008 General Election in the Asuogyaman constituency, be transferred from Akosombo office of the Electoral Commission (EC) to the Eastern R…
President John Evans Atta Mills, through an Executive Instrument has realigned some Ministries and cut down the present number of Ministries from 27 to 23.
The 23 Ministries which now constitute the Civil Service are: Ministries of F…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama will lead the official Ghana government delegation to the 12th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union scheduled
for Addis Ababa from January 26 to Feb…
The tension that gripped the nation during Election 2008 stirred the emotions of two lunatics who demonstrated, to the amazement of many, that they wanted peace.
Two lunatics in Jaman South District, one popularly called 'Crazy' and…
The Ho Christian Women Intercessors' Fellowship on Wednesday hailed all stakeholders in the 2008 December general elections for their roles that sold Ghana to the rest of the world as a politically matured country.
A statement signed…
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Wednesday to strengthen the "special relationship " with the United States under the new U.S. President Barack Obama 's administration.
"I can assure the whole House we will maintain and…
Mrs Ama Benyiwa Doe, National Women's Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged party supporters to work harder toward holding on to power come the 2012 general election.
She advised them to guard against petty s…
South Korean officials said Thursday that South Korean and Japanese government will hold talks on expanding their roles in Afghanistan.
The two sides agreed to launch a working-level talks between director general-level officials fro…
U.S. President Barack Obama took oath of office a second time Wednesday at the White House because a word was out of sequence when he was sworn in Tuesday.
His oath taking was administered by Chief Justice John Roberts in front of re…
All leaders of the ASEAN countries have officially confirmed to attend the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Thailand, Virasakdi Futrakul, Minister of Foreign Affairs' Permanent Secretary, was quoted by Thai language-ne…
Jordan's King Abdullah II called for an early U.S. involvement in Palestinian-Israeli conflict, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Thursday.
The king made the remarks on Wednesday when receiving a telephone call from U.S. Presi…
In his first working day at the White House on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama had a full schedule, handling important and tough issues including the economy, Iraq war, Guantanamo prison, among others.
After a grand inaugural …
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare has asked his Fiji counterpart Commodore Frank Bainimarama to reconsider his decision not to attend a special Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Port Moresby next week.
Bainimara…
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said here on Thursday his country welcomed the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state in the new administration of President Barack Obama.
Secretary Clinton, who w…
As Hillary Rodham Clinton was finally greenlighted by the Senate Wednesday to take office in the U.S. State Department, other cabinet designees are still undergoing thorough check at the floor.
Another key diplomatic designee, Susan …
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said here Wednesday that "a true end to violence, and lasting security for both Palestinians and Israelis, will only come through a just and comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict."
"T…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday expressed the hope for "a constructive dialogue with the United States based on common interests and mutual respect" during the tenure of the new U.S. President Barack Obama.
Assad made t…
Tim Kaine, Virginia governor and a longtime friend of new U.S. President Barack Obama, was elected chairman of the Democratic Party on Wednesday.
The result was expected as Obama had nominated Kaine, 50, for the four-year post earlie…
The Sudanese government said on Wednesday it hopes to turn a new page in relations with the United States following the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that its gov…
The Palestinian factions' visit to Egypt scheduled on Thursday was delayed, the Egyptian MENA news agency quoted an Egyptian senior official as saying on Wednesday.
The delay is for more consultations between Egypt and both the Pales…
Hundreds of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday thronged the Koforidua Jackson's park to attend the party's thanksgiving rally.
They started arriving at the venue at 1000 hours wearing party paraphernalia amidst …
President John Evans Atta Mills has promised to make qualified Muslims part of his administration to realize the national vision of a better Ghana.
He said appointment of Muslims to positions of responsibility would be based on quali…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday released the first list of Ministers and Regional Ministers he has nominated for consideration by Parliament.
A statement signed by Mr J.K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, liste…
Mr. Kojo Yankah, President of the Governing Council of African University College of Communications (AUCC), on Thursday lauded the role of the Ghanaian media in the 2008 general elections.
He, however, condemned certain acts of non-…
Four persons have taken nomination forms to contest for Council of State membership in the Eastern Region.
They include Reverend Mrs Paullina Yeboah, a retired educationist, Dr Adolph Appiah, a medical doctor, Nana Kodua Kesse, Chie…
The Association of NGOs in Central Region (ANCER), an umbrella of civil society organisations, on Thursday congratulated the President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills and his Vice, Mr John Mahama, on their election and assumption "to the …
The Institute of Economic Affairs said on Thursday that it was pleased with the peaceful outcome of the 2008 general elections despite the fact that it stretched democracy and its institutions to their elastic limits.
The IEA said p…
President John Evans Atta Mills has said the appointment of Chief Executives and 30 per cent of the membership of District, Municipal and Metropolitan (MMDCEs) Assemblies would be done in consultation with traditional rulers.
He obse…
Hours before his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama appointed leading Indian-American lawyer Preeta Bansal as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in his administration.
…
The following is the full text of U.S. President Barack Obama's inaugural address delivered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol at noon on Tuesday.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the tr…
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