The U.S. government on Friday eased restrictions on travel, remittances and charter flights to Cuba, to "continue efforts to reach out to the
Cuban people."
President Barack Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury and Ho…
Mr Justice Quaye, Head of Audit Department of the Bawjiase Area Rural Bank, has declared his intention to contest the Awutu-Senya Constituency Parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) scheduled for March this year.
Mr…
The Slovenian Foreign Ministry on Friday warned citizens against unnecessary travel to Tunisia as the North African country is bogged down in social
turmoil.
Political unrest and increasing anti-government protests in many parts of Tu…
With the one-year mark since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, UN Secretary -general Ban Ki-moon on Friday said the road ahead to rebuild the Caribbean country will be "long and hard" as international aid has "not come as quickly as nee…
Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has stated that the National Democratic Party (NDC) government has shown “too much leniency” in bringing corrupt officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)administration to book.
He said called on the…
The President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, has congratulated assembly members-elect on their victory in the hotly contested elections.
He said at the appropriate time, …
Mr Peter Jones, a career diplomat, has been appointed British High Commissioner to Ghana and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Togolese Republic.
He succeeds Mr Nick Westcott who will be transferring to another diplomatic appointment, a…
Mr Kenneth Dzirasah, Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, was on Thursday sworn-in as Chairman of the Ghana Refugee Board.
Also sworn into office was Mr Reuben Edmund Nii Korley Okine, an Assistant Director at the Ministry of …
Mr Bernard Mornah, General Secretary of People's National Convention (PNC), has called for a national re-orientation for the youth to enable them better understand the dynamics of multi-party democracy in the country.
He said the fru…
The Central Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to come out with the truth about the TOR debts.
They should also acknowledge and tell the nation of the other debts t…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday relieved 13 Municipal and District Chief Executives of their posts with immediate effect.
A statement issued from the Office of the President signed by Mr J.K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to…
The German government approved on Wednesday a one-year extension of the country's military mission in Afghanistan and reaffirmed its intention of launching the troop withdrawal by the end of 2011.
The cabinet asked the parliament to pe…
Local Thai residents living near the Thai-Cambodian border on Thursday gathered to protest against the Thai nationalist group's threat to close the border checkpoint, Bangkok Post online reported.
About 300 local people in four border …
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Thursday asked the government to continue its caretaker capacity until a new government is formed, after it
collapsed as more than one third ministers resigned on Wednesday.
"Since one third of th…
British government ministers will visit New Zealand next week for bilateral talks.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defense Secretary Liam Fox, accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General David Richards, will arrive in Auc…
Incumbent Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was elected early Friday morning the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate for the April general election.
Jonathan secured his candidacy after defeating former vi…
Security forces have cleared out a district in Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital some 160 km north of Afghan capital Kabul, a private television channel reported Friday.
"Baghlan-e-Jadid district in Baghlan province hav…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in Seoul Friday, wrapping up his week-long Asian trip, voiced approval for diplomatic engagement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) if it could first "take concrete steps" to meet i…
Malaysian High Court Judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah will continue to hear former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial when the latter's appeal to have the judge recused was dismissed on Friday.
A three-men benc…
Incumbent Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was elected early Friday morning the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate for the April general election.
President Jonathan secured his candidacy after defeating…
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has added four new faces to his revamped Cabinet in an effort to boost his all-time low popularity, push his financial agenda to tackle the nation's crippling debt and encourage free trade to increase econ…
The conclusion of the 10th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (TELMIN) in Kuala Lumpur on Friday has seen greater collaboration within and beyond the region, with China, Japan and South Korea.
The two…
The Japanese cabinet resigned on Friday ahead of a planned reshuffle, sources said.
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, national policy minister Koichiro Gemba, who also s…
Out of seven women each who contested the district level election in Gomoa East and West respectively, only two won.
Mr Moses Wuni, Gomoa East Electoral Officer, said only Jennifer Essel from the newly created Dasum-Amoanda Electoral …
The people of Nakolo in the Kassena-Nankana West District have threatened not to vote in Election 2012 if the government closed its eyes to pleas for proper development of the area.
The people complained about the lack of portable wa…
Mrs. Vivian Anafo, District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Talensi-Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, has announced the Assembly’s preparedness to construct more classroom blocks for about 34 schools in the District that presently ho…
The government has been urged to publish the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) debt and how much has been redeemed in the media, on regular basis, to let the people know the true state of affairs.
According to the Chairman of the Odododiodioo …
Teeming supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Brong-Ahafo have welcomed the re-shuffle of some Ministers by President John Evans Atta Mills.
The appointment and re-shuffle exercise, they claimed, would maximize the …
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday nominated Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah as Ashanti Regional Minister.
A statement from the Office of the President signed by Mr J.K.Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, said he would repl…
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad al-Sabah arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday to hold talks with Iraqi leaders, an official television reported.
"Kuwaiti Prime Minister arrived in Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders," th…
Indonesia prioritizes three things in chairing the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) this year and it is optimistic to reach the goals, a minister said here on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told reporters tha…
The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, or "red shirts", announced Wednesday its next rally in the capital city will be held ten days later, on Jan. 23.
UDD spokesman Worawut Wichaidit said the "red shirts" would on that d…
Thousands of Thai people rallied in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani on Wednesday, demanding the government permanently open sluice gates of the Pak Moon dam, Bangkok Post online reported.
The protesters, led by Somparn Kh…
A legal practitioner, Mr Noble Amoani-Koto, on Wednesday challenged moves by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to remove the Ivorian incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo by force, saying the action would be illegal under…
The Eastern Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated the out-going Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, on his appointment as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
This was contain…
The Akuapem South Municipal Chief Executive, Dr Godfried Osei Bonsu-Twum and his wife, Dr (Mrs) Ludmila Twum, on Thursday presented office equipment to the Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress in Koforidua.
…
The District Chief Executive for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Mrs. Georgina Nkrumah Aboah, has appealed to new assembly members to let the development of the area be at the top of their priorities.
She urged them to come together as one b…
Mr William Neequaye, incumbent assembly member for Sabon Zongo Amoakrom Electoral Area in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, has retained his seat in the just-ended District Assembly election.
Mr Neequaye, who has …
Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, Member of Parliament (MP) for Saboba, has advised the youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to unite and embark on programmes that would win more votes for the party to retain power in 2012.
He expre…
Members of the Old Guards Association of National Democratic Congress (NDC) have called on all Ghanaians to line up behind President John Atta Mills in the implementation of the “Better Ghana” agenda.
They said a better Ghana could be…
The leadership of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) on Tuesday, expressed concern about the rate at which local industries were collapsing.
According to Mr Ladi Nylander, the Chairman of the Party, the once busy and robust Accra in…
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP), has declared its intention to abolish the Basic Certificate Examination (BECE) system, if given the nod to rule the country.
The leadership of the party, led by its chairman, Mr Ladi Nylander, made…
The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP), on Tuesday, said it would take an aggressive stance to sustain the country’s economy internally and wean it off the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and other financial institution…
Members of Kwahuman Congress on Tuesday presented items worth GH¢2,000 to three constituencies of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra.
They included 21 megaphones and 10 bicycles for the Ayawaso Central, Kantamanto and th…
Mr Amo Larbi, Assembly Member for Dawu-Bronmu Electoral Area in the Akuapem North District says education and sanitation would be his main priorities.
Outlining his vision in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Dawu on Tuesday…
Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, a leading member of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP), has stated that the one time premium payment of the National Health Insurance that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration is considering…
Baba Abdurahma Mohammed Masoud, Member of Parliament for Pru, has appealed to the people in the area to redouble efforts in the fight against armed robbery in the area.
The MP made the appeal at the just-ended Kajuji festival of the …
The Greater Accra Regional offices of many political parties, including the National Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s National Convention (PNC), and Convention People’s Party (CPP) are inactive, less than 24 months to Election 2012, a G…
Results released by the Wa Municipal office of the Electoral Commission showed that only nine out of 28 teachers who contested the recent District Level Elections (DLE) won their seats.
However, this figure is still enough for the te…
Citing the collapse of the Berlin Wall that unified Germany, Indian Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee has said that differences between India and Pakistan may be resolved one day since the two cannot wish each other away and live in "perp…
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