Madam Georgina Nkrumah Aboah, District Chief Executive for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) has said no meaningful development can take place without unity and cooperation of the people.
She has therefore urged the people to bury their …
The government on Wednesday urged operatives of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to respect the mandate of state security agencies and avoid interfering with lawful investigative process.
Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, Deputy…
Hundreds of enthusiastic Ghanaians on Thursday thronged to the Revolution Square in Accra to witness a solemn but colourful wreath laying ceremony to commemorate 30 years of the June 4 Uprising.
By the time GNA got to the scene,…
President John Evans Atta Mills has appointed a three-member Commission of Enquiry to look into the activities of the Ghana@50 Secretariat that planned and implemented the celebration of the country's Golden Jubilee celebration two years …
Colonel Cyril Necku (RTD), the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, on Thursday said the ills that the June 4 uprising sought to eliminate in the society still existed and at unacceptable levels.
He said the tenets of that brief era shoul…
After years of squatting in rented premises, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Science (GASS), is to be provided with permanent structures, Vice President John Dramani Mahama announced on Tuesday.
Vice President Mahama's promise of a dec…
The Information Services Department (ISD) on Tuesday asked all media personnel, desirous of covering the visit of US President Barack Obama, to Ghana on July 10-11 to apply for accreditation.
Applicants should address their letters t…
The US State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it may invite officials from Iran to attend celebrations to mark America's Independence Day on or around July 4.
"We review these types of invitations every year, and a decision was m…
Mr Felix Jacob Obeng-Forson, Agona West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has reiterated the call on the Zongo Communities to remain committed and honest to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for socio-economic advancement.
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Five Palestinian human rights groups on Tuesday slammed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for rejecting further inquires into Israel's recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
In early May, a UN investigation committee, which was …
Cuba's potential reintegration to the Organization of American States (OAS) should be discussed without fear, the body's Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said in his opening speech to the 39th OAS' General Assembly on Tuesday in the H…
Taking over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for June, Turkey said it hoped to receive the draft text of a resolution this week regarding the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Turkish UN Ambassador Baki Ilk…
Burundi has made progress in implementing the 2006 ceasefire pact between the Government and rebels, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in his report made public at the United Nations on Tuesday, calling on the small Great Lakes nat…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is scheduled to visit Washington later this week for talks with US Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, UN Spokesperson Michele Montas announced at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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Mauritanian politicians have agreed to postpone the disputed Presidential elections to July 18 from June 6, after painstaking negotiations that began on Thursday in the Senegalese capital Dakar, officials announced in Dakar late Tuesday.
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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak at the White House, local media reported.
Prior to his meeting with President Obama, Barak also had talks with National Security Adviser General Jim J…
Iran's two Presidential hopefuls on Tuesday began the country's unprecedented face-to-face TV debate series among Presidential candidates.
Reformist former Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karroubi and Conservative former Revolutionary Guard…
Israeli Vice - Prime Minister, Silvan Shalom said here on Tuesday that the current Israeli government "is fully committed to have a dialogue with Palestinians."
"The Israeli government is fully committed to have a dialogue with Pales…
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the White House, local media reported.
Prior to his meeting with Obama, Barak also had talks with National Security Adviser Gen. Jim Jones. No de…
Presidents from eight Southeast European countries will have a summit conference this week in Montenegro, the office of Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic said on Tuesday.
The summit, which will be held in Montenegro's Cetinje on …
Vice President John Mahama, on Tuesday inaugurated an 18-member committee, to plan the centenary birthday of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, with a call on members to come out with cost-effective events appropriate to the stature of the eminent…
Alhaji Gado Sulemana, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Asawasi in Kumasi, has called on municipal, metropolitan and district assemblies to evolve strategies to bridge the socio-economic differences between the…
Mr James Kwaku Dadieh, assemblyman for New Atonsu Electoral Area in the Kumasi metropolis, has suggested the separation of the area to enhance decentralisation.
He said the electoral area consisted of too many communities and this h…
Several former ministers under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and dozens of party faithful on Tuesday marched to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to demand the whereabouts of the former Chief of Staff, Mr. Kwadwo Mpian…
President John Evans Atta Mills has commended the Bolgatanga Polytechnic for making rapid progress and urged the tutors to continue working hard and be selfless in helping the students upgrade their knowledge.
He told the teachers th…
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Monday commended government for showing commitment in the passage of the Right to Information bill.
"MFWA is happy that after a long delay in the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bil…
Nana Agyen Frempong II, Tafohene of Kumasi, has stressed the need for Ghanaians to exhibit a high sense of probity, accountability and uprightness in their lives.
He said there was also the need for people to offer constructive criticis…
The Community for Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), which met in Sabrata, Libya, from 29-30 May, has expressed deep concern about the persistence of violence in the CEN-SAD Region and Africa in general, the worsening humanitarian crisis an…
The 18-member committee set up by President John Evans Atta Mills, to plan the commemoration of the 100th Birthday of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah will be inaugurated on Tuesday.
A statement signed by Mr Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Sp…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, tasked the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) to take a commanding role in instituting innovative programmes that would lead into a phenomenal improvement in the standards of living …
The Parliamentary Service Board (PSB), has expressed regret about the conduct of former Speaker Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, in relation to the disposal of the furnishing in his official residence, without proper authority.
A state…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), on Monday expressed grave concern regarding the appointment of several Members of Parliament, to chair or serve as members on boards and governing councils of state agencies and cor…
Vice President John Dramani returned home on Saturday from Libya where he attended the 11th Ordinary Summit of Community of Sahel Saharan African countries, otherwise called SENSAD.
Briefing the media on arrival, Vice President Maha…
Mauritania's disputed presidential election has been delayed to July 21 from June 6 under an agreement brokered by Senegal between the rival sides, according to negotiators.
Participants in the three-day talks in Dakar, the Senega…
Kenya's government-backed economic think tank, the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), on Saturday urged the government to fast track the implementation of proposed political reforms to facilitate the entrenchment of an investmen…
Pakistan's Defense Secretary Syed Athar Ali has expressed the hope that the operation in the northwest would end within two to three days, private Geo TV channel reported on Sunday.
He made the remarks while addressing a defense p…
Justice and interior ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) agreed on Saturday on a series of measures to increase global fight against terrorism, organized crime and illegal immigration.
According to the final communique, an importa…
The first head of state of Guinea-Bissau, Luis Almeida Cabral, passed away Saturday evening in Portugal, according to a statement by the Guinea-Bissau National Assembly.
Born in April 1931, Cabral became the first head of state of …
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) eastern leader surrendered on Saturday, defense officials here said Sunday.
The rebel cadre named Shankar had given leadership to the terrorist activities centering the eastern port district…
Military transparency plays a crucial role in avoiding misunderstandings and increasing trust and confidence for the Asia-Pacific, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Teo Chee Hean said here on Sunday.
Teo sp…
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Malaysian Supreme Head of State Mizan Zainal Abidin on Sunday exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
In his …
At least six Palestinians were killed early Sunday in fierce clashes between Palestinian National Authority (PNA) security forces and armed men from Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, witnesses and sourc…
The militants in the Niger Delta are reaching out to the Nigerian federal government in a move to negotiate a ceasefire and peace deal, local media reported on Sunday.
They are also calling for the release of the leader of the Move…
Lebanese majority leader Saad Hariri accused the Hezbollah-led opposition of trying to transfer Lebanon into an extremist country, future TV reported Sunday.
"There are some who are trying to change Lebanon into an extremist countr…
Israeli security forces have dismantled another illegal outpost in the West Bank, local news service Ynet reported Sunday.
The security forces evacuated the outpost of Shvut Ami overnight Saturday, said the report, adding that the …
The Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday blamed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party for the killing of two Hamas militants during a gunbattle in the West Bank.
Three Palestinian policemen and the owner of the house …
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza on Sunday slammed Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas over armed clashes with its militants in the West Bank city of Qalqilya.
Ihab al-Ghussein, Interior Mini…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, on Friday urged the chiefs and people of Adaklu Traditional Area to join hands with the Assembly for development.
Mr Amenowode said new districts and electoral areas could only be create…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday stated that his administration would not renege on any of the promises it made during the electioneering campaigns and urged the people to exercise restraint as everything was orderly placed.
"No…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday said his government would not dabble in chieftaincy issues because they had the potential of ruining and disintegrating communities.
Instead, he said, his administration would use laid down…
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