Members of East Akyem Municipal
Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Mr Simon Asirifi, as East
Akyem Municipal Chief Executive.
At an emergency meeting held at Kyebi, Mr Asirifi polled 32 out
of the 40 votes cast.
Mr Asi…
Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, Gomoa West District Chief Executive-Elect, has outlined his vision for the District, placing education and health on top of the priority list.
Mr Aidoo-Mensah, 47, who was the Chief Accountant of the Commi…
The President's nominee for the position of Techiman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Alex Kyeremeh was on Wednesday given unanimous confirmation by the members of the assembly.
Mr. Kyeremeh, aged 47, who lost the Techiman Nort…
While the Bawku West District failed to confirm Mr. Imoro Adam Anaba as District Chief Executive, the Kassena Nankana District unanimously endorsed Mr. Emmanuel Andema as its DCEs.
Mr. Anaba, who was expected to get at least 27 votes…
The Obama administration voiced its deep concern on Tuesday over the health situation of jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, vowing to bring her back through diplomatic method.
"We're very concerned about her mental s…
Prospects for early elections and reunification in Cote d'Ivoire, where a bloody civil war remains a vivid memory, cannot be described as encouraging, a top UN official said here on Tuesday.
"Critical elements of reunification are …
The United States on Tuesday congratulated Rafael Correa on his re-election victory as Ecuador' s president, saying Washington hopes for cooperation with the Ecuadorian government on common concerns.
"We salute the people of Ecuado…
The Ugandan government on Tuesday refuted a claim by Kenyan border district officials that its military has destroyed international boundary marks and illegally entered 15 km into Kenyan territory.
Fred Opolot, a government spokesm…
The state visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Spain on Monday-Tuesday was aimed at stronger cooperation on several major issues of bilateral interests.
Under the Declaration of Interior Security, signed by Sarkozy and Span…
International medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has confirmed that two of its staff who were abducted in Somalia this month were released in the Horn of Africa nation on Tuesday.
A statement from the medical charity sa…
A six-man delegation from the Southern African Development community (SADC) ended up its visit to the Indian Ocean island country on Tuesday after five-day consultations here with various parties.
The Madagascan transitional govern…
Less than half of the 115 million U.S. dollars needed to help Nepalese communities cope with food shortages and the 2008 Koshi flood that displaced thousands of people has been funded, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his report to…
The Czech Republic and the United States exchanged instruments of ratification of the treaties on criminals extradition and on legal assistance on Tuesday, Czech Justice Minister Jiri Pospisil said after a meeting between representatives o…
Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, which focused on energy issues and ways to further develop the already close bilateral relations between the two countr…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kathleen Sebelius's nomination as the health and human services secretary as the nation is gearing up for the outbreak of the swine flu.
By voting 65-31, the Senate sent Sebelius to the key post…
When assessing the U.S. president's first 100 days in office, a journalistic ritual beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, everyone seems to have a different version of Barack Obama's "balance sheet," a long list of his achievements…
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have arrived in Sri Lanka for a one-day visit amid international concerns over the plight of civilians affected by the current conflict between the gover…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe were at the top of popularity ranking of Latin American Presidents, local press Tuesday cited the company Consulta Mitofsky as saying.
Lula got 70 p…
More than 400 extra troops will be sent to Afghanistan to train local troops and help with upcoming elections, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced here on Wednesday.
Rudd said in a press conference that the troop commit…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against his conviction in 2000 of plane hijacking case, local newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Sharif, elected twice as prime minister of Pakist…
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) on Wednesday described the election of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate in December 2007 as inconclusive and scolds
the Electoral Commission (EC) for legitimizing i…
Members of Wa East District
Assembly on Tuesday confirmed Mr Aminu Salifu as Wa East
District Chief Executive.
He polled 19 votes with six against, representing 76 per cent of
the votes cast at a special meeting at Funsi…
Mr Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, Deputy
Minister of Information, on Wednesday asked former government
officials who still hav in their possession vehicles belonging to the
State to return them in their own interest.
"In the pa…
Members of Keta Municipal Assembly
on Wednesday confirmed Mr Sylvester Edah Tornyeava 45, a Tutor
at Atiave Secondary Technical School as Keta Municipal Chief
Executive.
Fifty-five out of the 68-member assembly voted for …
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, has urged chiefs and queen mothers to hold District Assemblies accountable for their under development.
Mrs. Benyiwa-Doe said under the decentralization policy, assemblies were made…
The Twifo-Hemang-Lower-Denkyira District Assembly, on Tuesday, approved Mr Foster Joseph Andoh, for the position of District Chief Executive.
Mr Andoh, a 47-year-old educationist, and a former employee of Pasico Ghana Limited, had 5…
The government expect its appointees to district assemblies to work as catalysts to ensure that its policies are properly executed to enable it to speedily achieve its vision of a better Ghana.
Therefore, any appointee to the Metropol…
Assembly Members of the Tolon/Kumbungu District on Tuesday elected Mr. Abukari Sumani as the Presiding Member (PM) and approved Mr. Iddi-Manza Mahama, the president's nominee as the District Chief Executive.
In an election conducted …
Ms Ophelia Koomson, the President's nominee for the post of Municipal Chief Executive, Birim Central, on Wednesday said she contributed immensely towards the growth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Akyem Oda Constituency.
…
The chiefs and people of Techiman have commended President John Evans Atta Mills for nominating Mr Alex Kyereme, former Member of Parliament for Techiman North as Techiman Municipal Chief Executive.
Oseadeeyo Akumfi Ameyaw 1V, Omanhe…
The Awutu-Senya District Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the President's nominee, Mr Nuhun Adams as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, after obtaining 23 out of the 33 votes of the Assembly.
Mr Huhun, 36, a Charted Accoun…
Nineteen members of the Nkwanta South District on Tuesday voted unanimously to endorse Mr Joseph Bikab, a tutor of the Nkwanta Senior High School, as the District Chief Executive.
The assembly also voted 100 percent for Mr Jacob Jej…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, has urged chiefs and queen mothers to hold District Assemblies accountable for their under development.
Mrs. Benyiwa-Doe said under the decentralization policy, assemblies were made…
Members of the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly have approved Mr Moses Kofi Armah, a 26-year-old chemist, as the District chief Executive (DCE).
He polled 43 out of 44 votes cast.
The assembly also elected Mr Agyapong O…
Rival Islamic Hamas movement and Fatah movement decided on Tuesday to adjourn the current round of Palestinian reconciliation talks in Cairo to May 16-17.
A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday that the inter- Palestinian dialogue w…
Fifty-one out of the 52-member Akatsi District Assembly present at its meeting at Akatsi on Tuesday confirmed Mr Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe, 52, a Tutor at Accra Academy as Akatsi District Chief Executive.
Mr Nortsu-Kotoe a former DCE …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is participating in a two-day African Presidential Roundtable 2009 in Berlin, Germany, which begins on Tuesday, according to a statement released by his aide, Mr Kofi Adams.
This year's Roundtable…
Reactions picked by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the rejection of Mrs Perpetual Annan as District Chief Executive for South-Dayi on Monday were mixed.
By 13-4 votes, the 17-member assembly withheld its approval of the nominee.
T…
Mr Jacob Kofi Dankwah, the President's nominee as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere-Afram Plains was on Monday given the nod at the assembly's meeting at Kumawu in Ashanti.
He polled 35 votes out of 37 votes cast represe…
Members of the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly have approved the nomination of Mr Moses Kofi Armah, a chemist, as the new District chief Executive (DCE).
He polled 43 out of 44 votes cast in an election organised by t…
Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) has appealed to chiefs and opinion leaders in the Metropolis to give him the needed support to carry the development agenda for the area forward.
He said Tamale …
The Gomoa East district Assembly on Tuesday failed to confirm Mr Theophanous Ampah, President John Atta Mills' nominee, as District Chief Executive.
Mr Ampah polled only 9 out of the 30 votes cast, representing only 30 percent, in an…
The Government on Tuesday renewed its commitment to review portions of the 17-year old Fourth Republican Constitution to ensure that its spirit and tenets conform to new democratic developments.
"The NDC government re-commits itself t…
Volta Regional Civic Education Clubs Champions, Anlo Senior High School on Tuesday won the 9th National Constitution Week Games Championship for second cycle schools.
Students and teachers of the school were honoured with a trophy, a…
The Kwaebibirem District Chief Executive, Mr George Agyemang Duah, has called for greater support and co-operation from his people to enable him run an effective administration.
He told the members of the District Assembly that with his …
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed and offered full support on Tuesday for a senator's switch from Republican to Democrat.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told a press conference that the president was surprised and "thrilled" t…
An Albanian official said on Tuesday, after the country applied for the candidate status of the EU, riding on the back of it being invited into NATO at the start of this month, that Albania deserves an EU membership since his country have…
Israeli President Shimon Peres is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next Monday, a spokeswoman for Israeli President Office said.
Peres will visit the White House during a trip to the United States to at…
European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner congratulated Ecuador Tuesday on its "peaceful and orderly" general elections held on Sunday, promising that the EU would continue to strengthen ties with the Latin Ameri…
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov had scheduled the elections for the National Assembly for July 5, 2009, the President's Press Secretariat announced on Tuesday.
The President's Press Secretariat said that following consultations wi…
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