Ms Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central Regional Minister, on Monday said revelations at the on-going Ghana @50 Inquiry, should served as wake up call for public servants.
She said they should see it as "food-for-thought and wake up call" for th…
Mr Alhassan Abukari, Nanumba South District Coordinating Director (DCD) on Monday suggested that private entities should rather be used in the sale of public paraphernalia and souvenirs in future because "assemblies are not buying and sell…
Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Member of Parliament for Asawase, has called for the amendment of Ghana'a Constitution to enable the leadership of political parties to find replacements for their Members of Parliament (MP) who die before …
The Federal Republic of Germany on Monday stated that peace and security should be viewed as the topmost priority for accelerated development in Africa.
Mr Hans Christian Winkler, Deputy German Ambassador to Ghana, said: "Germany's p…
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Monday told the Jaman South District Assembly to eschew partisan politics when dealing with development issues.
He noted that the district lagged behind in infrastructural d…
A Survey conducted by Ibis West Africa, an International Non-Governmental Organization working in the area of promoting Good Governance in the country, has identified weak substructures of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblie…
Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development on Tuesday said Government would provide resources needed to strengthen the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) to discharge its duties efficiently and e…
Mr. Yakubu Alhassan Abukari, Municipal Coordinating Director of the Bawku Municipal Assembly on Tuesday called on government to curtail the powers of political leadership in the local governance system to enable civil servants perform bett…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for the Libyan capital; Tripoli, to attend a Special African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled for August 30 to September 3.
Mr Mahama was accompanied by th…
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, has urged District Chief Executives (DCEs) and Coordinating Directors of Assemblies (CDAs) in the region to support Ibis West Africa, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), wor…
British Justice Secretary Jack Straw said on Sunday that trade deals with Libya had no bearing on the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, Britain's Skynews reported.
Straw made the remarks after le…
Al-Qaida on Sunday claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack that targeted a Saudi prince and deputy interior minister, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.
The terrorist organisation's branch in the Arabian Peninsula said in a state…
The Obama administration expects a "strong alliance" with a new Japanese government, said the White House on Sunday, following the centre-left Democrat Party of Japan predicted victory over the ruling Liberty Democratic Party in the electi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday charged newly appointed envoys to market Ghana well and to adopt economic diplomacy to attract more investments into Ghana.
He urged the envoys designate, as frontline representatives of Ghana,…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been urged to focus on delivering on its election campaign promises and stop blaming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the country's harsh economic conditions.
Mr Emmanuel Aidoo, an…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday called on the Africa Union (AU) to adequately resource the Pan-African Parliament and accord it with the requisite powers to boost its status as a fully fledged legislative body to grapple with …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has paid tribute to the late US Senator Edward Moore Kennedy who passed away on Tuesday, saying he stood out as a true American democrat stoutly defending the ideals of the Democratic Party and standing…
President John Evans Atta Mills has accepted an invitation from the Venezuelan President, Mr Hugo Chavez, to attend the second South America-Africa Summit to be held in that country.
Its aim is to advance development cooperation bet…
"I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts and that too often are said only behind closed doors. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from …
Officials from some Municipal and District assemblies who appeared before the Ghana@50 Commission of Inquiry on Thursday said their storekeepers were liable for the misappropriation of proceeds from the sale of jubilee souvenirs.
The…
A 60-member Oversight Committee under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) for six districts in the Eastern Region was jointly inaugurated at a ceremony at Nkawkaw on Friday.
The districts are Kwahu West Municipal, Kwahu South, K…
Nkoranza South District Assembly generated GHC 75,952.36 internally as at the end of June and this figure represented 26.5 percent of the projected internal revenue of GHC 286,634.00 for the year.
Mr. Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, Distric…
The Chief of Esiama, Nana Kofi Amgbo 1V, has appealed to government to expand social and physical infrastructural development in the town in view of rapid population growth.
He mentioned the provision of a water reservoir to serve …
Ms Cheryl Anderson, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, has been appointed the new USAID/Ghana Mission Country Director.
Prior to her appointment, Ms Anderson was the USAID/East Africa Regional Mission Director in Kenya since J…
Parliament on Thursday approved a total of GH¢252,790,947 as Supplementary Budget for 2009 laid before it last Tuesday by Dr Kwabena Duffour, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
The debate that ensued before its approval lasted…
Turkey's General Staff Chief General Ilker Basbug said on Tuesday that Turkish Armed Forces would not allow any harm to be done to the country's nation-state and unitary structure, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
His…
Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has reiterated government's commitment to deepen local level democracy, accelerate decentralization and facilitate development.
He said government would adop…
The Presidents of Ghana and Togo have directed their security chiefs to meet as a matter of urgency to examine all aspects of co-operation to bring down trans-border crimes.
Prof John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana and Faure Essozimna Gna…
Both the Majority and Minority in Parliament on Tuesday condemned the acts of violence that characterized the campaigns leading to the by-election for Akwatia in the Eastern Region on August 18, 2009.
They have also called on the secu…
Kuwait Red Crescent Society ( KRCS) said on Wednesday that it would distribute bread to about 8,000 Palestinian families, the official KUNA News Agency reported.
Due to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, KRCS decided to finance six …
Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has instructed the government to bring the Iraqis injured in last Wednesday's explosions in Baghdad to Kuwait for treatment, a government official said Wednesday.
"His Highness th…
The National Executive Committee of New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday announced the death of Alhaji Abdul Rahman Musah, Second National Vice Chairman, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
It has therefore directed all party flags t…
Mr. Alex Kyeremeh, Techiman Municipal Chief Executive, has appealed to the people to complement government efforts by initiating development projects to attract support for an improvement in their living conditions.
He said the gover…
Nana Akwasi Kankam, Kontihene of Kyem, in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, has appealed to the Government to involve local communities in the award of contracts for development projects of which they are the direct beneficiaries.
…
The presidents of Ghana and Togo on Tuesday began discussions aimed at strengthening their relations and enhancing bilateral cooperation.
President John Atta Mills and Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, in a prelude to b…
Major Derek Oduro (rtd), MP for Nkoranza North, has presented 20 computers and accessories valued at about GHC 8000 to the Nkoranza District Directorate of Education for distribution to some Junior High Schools in the constituency.
H…
Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, arrived in Accra on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to Ghana during which he would hold bilateral talks with his host President John Evans Atta Mills on strengthening relations.
The…
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest terms" the Tuesday terrorist attacks in the Afghan city of Kandahar, and underlined the need to bring those responsible for the acts of terrorism to justice.
The condem…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the visiting Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, in Accra.
A statement issued by Mr Frank Agyekum, Press Secretary in the Office of the former Presid…
Edward Kennedy, a U.S. Senator who passed away late on Tuesday, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Saturday, said his family on Wednesday.
The burial will be held after a private funeral mass and memorial se…
Government has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfews imposed on the Bawku Municipality and the Gushegu Township and their immediate environs for another week with effect from Monday August 24, 2009.
This was on the advice of th…
Ben Bernanke will be reappointed for a second term as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve by President Barack Obama, a government official said on Monday.
The announcement will be made by Obama during a break from his vacation on Ma…
Former President John Jerry Rawlings has urged government to work hard to improve the current economic situation, which he said had cause many to be disillusioned.
President Rawlings, the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)…
The Akwatiahene, Osabarima Kofi Boateng the third, on Saturday said he would hold the executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) personally responsible, should there be any disturbances at Akwati…
Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, will be in Accra on Tuesday August 25, 2009 for a two-day official visit during which he is expected to visit some industrial and energy project sites.
During his visit, the Togolese pr…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday made a surprise visit to interact with youth activists of the four main political parties attending an inter-party workshop at Ho in the Volta Region.
The participants unaware of the Vice Pre…
The Honduran interim government would not be recognized by the international community, Jacinto Suarez, Nicaraguan deputy to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) said Monday.
Suarez said Central America's integration process is…
The French Foreign Ministry on Monday appealed for patience over the official final result of Afghanistan's presidential election.
"We are waiting for the conclusion of the Afghan electoral authorities and the evaluation of the inter…
Most Reverend Francis Lodonu, Bishop of the Ho Diocese of the Catholic Church, has urged government officials from the Volta region to pursue a positive agenda for the region's rapid development.
This would require constant reminders to …
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), said on Friday that the widespread harassment, intimidation and fraud it observed during the Akwatia Parliamentary election re-run, makes it difficult to conclude that it sufficiently m…
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