A delegation from the Carter Centre that assessed the pre-electoral environment in Ghana last week, has concluded that problems arising from the limited registration, including the registration of minors and multiple registrations, have re…
Two bills that would regulate Information Communication Technology (ICT) operations in the country were taken through Second Reading in Parliament on Monday, where the merits and principles of the bills were discussed.
The first bill,…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters to be vigilant during the counting of votes at the polling centres to check any rigging on 7 December.
He said as much as they would vot…
Mrs Elizabeth Amoah Tetteh, the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti-Morkwa, has appealed to the electorate to vote massively for her to continue her pragmatic socio-economic development.
Mrs …
Superintendent Peter Akwasi Denteh in-charge of Nkoranza District Police, has urged the district election security taskforce to remain neutral in the discharge of its duties.
He asked the group to work hard to avoid clashes at polit…
Mr Oppey Abbey, National Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Awutu Breku, on Sunday urged Ghanaians to retain the party in power because a different political party would not ensure consistent progress.
He said it was th…
The Leadership of the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church, Ghana has directed that its Chapels throughout the country should "remain closed on Sunday 7 December, 2008", the election day.
Instead, all congregations of the Church are to …
Mr Alban Bagbin, Minority Leader in Parliament, on Sunday urged politicians to stop giving incredible promises to the electorate only to renege on them once elected.
He said for example, any politician who promises doubling the numbe…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate of New Patriotic Party (NPP), at the weekend said the next NPP Government would establish a vocational, technical and a University in Birim North District for the youth to have access to …
Mr. Effah Amaning a member of the NDC in the New Juaben North Constituency, on Sunday urged Ghanaians to disregard the campaign promises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on education.
He said, instead, they should vote for the Natio…
As final hours are coming for the Americans to decide who will be the next president, Iraqis said no matter whom the next U.S. president would be, they want the United States to pull out its troops and they want peace.
Abu Abbas, 39,…
The Hohoe Zone Security Election Taskforce has been inaugurated with a call on security service's personnel to display the highest sense of neutrality and transparency before, during and after the December polls.
Mr Fredua Agyeman Bo…
Mr. Jonathan Tackie-Komme, MP for Odododiodioo, has pledged his commitment to sacrifice more than ever before to ensure the development of the area and the well-being of the people if he is retained in the December 7 elections.
H…
The presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, on Sunday signed a joint declaration on the peaceful settlement of the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh.
The parties pledge to improve the situation in the South Caucasus and af…
Israeli Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz on Sunday greenlighted outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's bid to resume indirect talks with Syria, turning down calls for him to examine Olmert's authority, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported.…
The recent rise of settler violence has prompted Israeli government to immediately halt any kind of support for illegal outposts in the West Bank, local news service Ynet reported Sunday.
During a lengthy cabinet meeting focusing on …
Vice-President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Saturday said undoubtedly, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government has lived up to its promise to reduce poverty and improve access to good health and education in the country.
He said after near…
Major political parties in the Upper East Region have expressed satisfaction with the work so far being executed by the Electoral Commission (EC) as the country prepares for the general elections on December 7.
Executive members of t…
Deputy Commissioner of Police and Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Kwaku Ayensu Opare-Addo has advised drivers and road users to be more careful to help minimize road accidents.
He commended efforts by the National Road Safety Comm…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice-Presidential Candidate on Thursday said the law preventing foreigners from getting into the retail trade should be enforced.
He said that was the surest way of protectin…
The United States is seeking to stop violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through political method, White House said Thursday.
"We're trying to help bring some sort of political solution so that we can stop the violence…
The top U.S. spymaster warned Thursday that a new president's first year in office is the most perilous time for the country.
"I would say the period of most vulnerability for the United States is the first year of a new president," …
A new poll released Thursday shows that Republican presidential nominee John McCain is not only being dragged down by the financial crisis, but also was hurt by "Bush effect".
According to the ABC News/Washington Post survey, more th…
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is holding stable or growing leads over his Republican opponent John McCain in key states, but the national poll show the race may be tightening.
According to a CNN/Time survey releas…
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East next week, in an effort to push the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward, State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood said on Thursday.
"She will travel to Is…
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is poised to win California by the biggest landslide in the history of modern elections, according to a new Field Poll.
Obama's victory would outweigh even Ronald Reagan's huge wins…
Tertiary students in the country were on Thursday, urged to be agents for the promotion of a peaceful election in their communities.
The Director of Public Education of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Kwaku Baa…
Mr Enoch Kojo Kwakye, a Member of the Agona West Campaign Team of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has urged supporters of the party to desist from voting "skirt and blouse" in the up coming December polls.
He said the idea of casting a…
Parliament on Friday approved a 12-million dollar loan facility for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East region.
The facility would help in the construction of a Public Health and D…
Professor John Evans Atta Mills, Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Wednesday said he would equip the youth with employable skills to enable them to find jobs when elected President of Ghana.
He said m…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday pledged his commitment to build upon the economic foundation laid by President John Agyekum Kufuor over the past eight years.
He …
Dr Edward Mahama, Presidential Candidate of People's National Convention (PNC), on Wednesday said he would ensure justice for all under his presidency, blaming the lynching of suspects on the failure of the criminal justice system.
He…
President John Agyekum Kufuor, has conferred a state honour, Companion of the Order of Volta, on the Chief Executive of the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation, Mr John Danilovich.
This is in recognition of exceptional com…
U.S. authorities, including the Secret Service, are investigating a display that shows a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose, it was reported on Wednesday.
The life-size mannequin of Palin …
The National Media Commission (NMC), on Thursday outdoored its guidelines for reportage of political parties, with the hope that it would address imbalances in coverage of political parties by the state-owned media.
The guidelines s…
U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin suggested Wednesday that she might be a candidate in the next presidential race if her running mate John McCain is defeated on Nov. 4.
In an interview with ABC News, she was asked…
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin Wednesday criticized the Los Angels Times for not making public a video in which their Democratic rival Barack Obama praised a Palestinian scholar.
M…
Cuban TV channels on Wednesday widely broadcast a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution against a unilateral U.S. embargo against the country.
The resolution cleared the 192-member assembly with a vote of 185 for and three against…
Preliminary statistics released Wednesday from the ongoing early voting of U.S. presidential election showed that Democrats outnumbered Republicans in key states.
With the Election Day less than a week away, registered Democrats in N…
Spain is ready to host the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Union in Barcelona, visiting Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada said here Wednesday.
After meeting with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, L…
Zambians began to cast votes in the country's first presidential by-election on Thursday to select a successor to late President Levy Mwanawasa, who died in August in France after a stroke.
Mwanawasa was the first Zambian president …
The United Nations Security Council issued a presidential statement Wednesday condemning the recent offensive by Tutsi rebel group National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
…
With six days left before Election Day, U.S. presidential front runner Barack Obama is making maximum efforts to close the deal as soon as possible, while underdog John McCain remains unyielding and aggressive against all the odds.
O…
The rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) declared on Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire as they threatened to take over a strategic city in the country, reports from agencies said.
Reuters quoted Madnodje Mounoub…
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the coming weeks in Washington, White House spokesman said Wednesday.
"President Bush spoke by phone with Prime Minister Olmert today. The two lea…
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has relieved 20 ministers of their appointment, as part of efforts to rejuvenate his government, president's Spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said Wednesday in the country's capital city Abuja.
In a statem…
A total of 18 parliamentary candidates have filed nominations with the Tema District Office of the Electoral Commission to contest the December 7 elections in five constituencies in the district.
The five constituencies are Kpone-Kataman…
One hundred and twenty-one Parliamentary candidates filed at the close of nomination on October 17 to contest for the 27 seats in the Greater Accra Region, Mrs. Philomena Adusie, Deputy Regional Director told the Ghana News Agency in an in…
Sunyani-based National Unity Movement, an NGO, has called for the adoption of a 'homegrown' African model constitution instead of the imported or foreign constitution to eliminate political violence associated with elections in most third …
The ECOWAS Commission is to send a 200-man observer team, headed by former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, to monitor Ghana's December 7 polls, the body's pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana disclosed in Accra on Tuesday.…
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