Former President John Agyekum Kufuor returned home Saturday night from Geneva, Switzerland, where he addressed the Governing Council of Interpeace, the world-wide peace organization backed by the United Nations.
Former President Kuf…
Socio-cultural, traditional and economical factors have been identified as barriers creating gender imbalance in Ghana politics, participants at a recent workshop to increase women's participation and representation in Parliament said on M…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday urged Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his main contender in the November 28 presidential run-off election, Mr Alassane Ouattara, to allow the rule of law to prevail for peace in the interest o…
A total of 1,555 candidates would contest the District Assembly Elections, scheduled for 28 December 2010, in the Western Region.
Mr. Steve Opoko-Mensah, Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), who announced this through …
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has counselled the nation to return to its valued systems by rejecting political intolerance, intemperate language, disrespect for authority and divisiveness.
He described as worrying people's negati…
"This is fabulous," exclaimed French first lady Carla Bruni as she saw 'nagadas' being played to welcome her and President Nicolas Sarkozy as they entered a hotel lobby here Sunday evening.
The French couple were accorded a 'Jodhpur…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday called on incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Kuodu Gbagbo and his main contender in the last presidential election, Alhassane Ouatara, to allow the rule of law and peace to prevail in that country…
Mr Kurt Cornelis, Head of Co-operation, European
Union (EU) delegation in Ghana on Monday commended Ghana for making a tremendous headway in attaining greater proportion of her Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) targets for 2015.
…
India on Tuesday said General Assembly must have a greater say in the process of Selection and appointment of the United Nations secretary
general.
"The (General) Assembly must have a greater say in the process of selection of the…
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral
Commission (EC), has underlined the need for continuous and sustained public education on the impending district level elections to whip up the
enthusiasm of people.
He said this …
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will
visit Indonesia and Malaysia later this week to hold summit talks with the countries' leaders and attend a forum on democracy, Lee's office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
Heightened military tens…
Mr Samuel Annor-Dompreh, Eastern Regional Youth
Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, NPP flag bearer, would surely win the 2012 Election.
He has appealed to all NPP sympathizers and …
Mr Kosi Kedem, President of the Forum for Former Members of Parliament (FFMP), at the weekend said, democracy and good governance were political processes, which must be achieved in stages and with time.
He said building and sustaini…
Mr Mohammed Seidu, alias Maha, Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, has appealed to the youth in the party to exercise restraint and refrain from acts that would impugn the integrity and image of the pa…
North Korea has an overwhelming edge over South Korea in terms of asymmetrical forces with more than 200,000 special warfare troops, according to South Korean government estimates released in recent days.
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin …
Kim Kwan-jin, former head of South Korea's
Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named the country's new minister of defense on Saturday.
Cheong Wa Dae formally appointed the retired four-star Army general as the country's new defense chief, af…
Mr Amos Ayuure, the Executive Director of the Navrongo Youth Agenda for Development, has appealed to District Assembly aspirants to refrain from the use of locally brewed gin "Akpeteshie" and other alcoholic beverages when campaigning.
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The Peoples National Convention (PNC) on Friday
expressed reservation about the attitude of some leaders of the Convention People's Party (CPP) saying this was what frustrated previous unity talks among the Nkrumahist political parties.
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Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission, has urged the media to show interest in the impending District Level Election as was done during the Presidential and Parliamentary election.
Dr Afari-Gyan made the call at …
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), on Wednesday advised the electorate to select quality people to represent them at the District Assemblies and the Unit Committees.
He said if best candidates find thems…
Mr Zakari Bukari Anaba, District Chief Executive (DCE), for Tano South, has appealed to the Ministry of Education to include civic education as a subject in the curriculum of Junior High Schools.
He said this would enable students t…
Abantu for Development and Centre for Rural Women Empowerment and Development (CERWED) have initiated an election support project for female candidates in the Upper West Region contesting the impending District Assembly Election.
CER…
The Electoral Commission (EC), National Civic Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Information Service Department(ISD) are partnering to whip up interest in the forth coming District Assembly election slated for December 28, this …
Iraq's U.S.-trained military and security forces seem to be coping with insurgent violence amid the U.S. withdrawal, but there are growing fears they remain dangerously fragmented along
sectarian lines and prey to a bitter political powe…
South Korea and the United States completed a third consecutive day of talks Thursday but could not settle differences over auto tariffs, as they aim to present a free trade agreement (FTA) to their legislatures early next year.
An aid…
Contrary to public perception that India was opposed to US' Af-Pak envoy Richard Holbrooke
and apprehensive of his reported role in Kashmir, a top Indian diplomat had told him within a month of his appointment that New Delhi had a huge st…
The Takoradi Circuit Court on Wednesday jailed a 19-year-old unemployed, Isaac Acquah, for five years in hard labour for stealing five mobile phones and an unspecified amount.
The convict pleaded not guilty but the court entered a gui…
A visit by actor Aamir Khan to Parliament Wednesday saw a rare show of solidarity by MPs from ruling and opposition parties despite the standoff on the 2G spectrum issue as they joined him in raising awareness on malnutrition among infants…
The authorities of Penplusbytes, (International Institute of ICT Journalism) in partnership with coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSO), has launched the Ghana Post Elections Intervention Project to hold elected officials accounta…
An MP of the Convention People's Party (CPP) in the First Republic, Mrs Lucy Anin, on Thursday hailed the decision of Samia Nkrumah, MP for Jomoro, to contest the position of chairperson of the Party.
"At a critical time as this in t…
With India and China wrapping up the 14th round of boundary talks without much tangible progress,
some Chinese experts feel that both sides need to adopt a "new thinking" matched with political will to make compromises in order to resolve…
Participants at a consultative meeting on
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have called for a comprehensive multi-year country plan to implement sustainable NTDs programmes in Africa.
They also called for integration of mass drug …
China claimed Thursday that its efforts to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea's recent artillery attack on the South have been unfairly rebuked.
Beijing proposed Sunday that chief negotiators in the six-natio…
Mr David Adeenze-Kangah, Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission in charge of Finance and
Administration, has stated that the country's democratic practice can only be enhanced and consolidated if Ghanaians actively participate in…
Appreciative of the US role in establishing G-20 which provided a "comfortable" platform to countries like India and China, Beijing wanted gradual expansion and institutionalisation of the grouping to include areas like counter-terrorism, …
The Member of Parliament for Mfantseman West, Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, has donated 100 bags of cement with GH¢1,280 from his personal resources to Kwegyir Aggrey Senior High School at Anomabo to be used on ongoing projects.
He has …
Mr Kwamena Ahwoi, a Principal Lecturer at GIMPA, on Monday stressed the need for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to periodically upgrade themselves to enhance their competencies.
He noted that since MMD…
Nana Obuobi Aduamah III, the newly en-stooled Aduanahene of Akuapem Anaafoo, on Tuesday called on chiefs, sub-chiefs and parents in the Akuapem Traditional Area to invest their income on their children's education.
Nana Aduamah, who …
Mr Adam Nuhu, Awutu Senya District Chief Executive, has expressed concern about the rate at which insults and insinuations are being levelled against President John Atta Mills and his administration by some Ghanaians, describing the situat…
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev touched on
foreign and domestic policy Tuesday in his third state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers.
In his 75-minute speech before a joint meeting of the two houses of the Federal Assembly of …
A high-ranking North Korean official landed in China on Tuesday amid rising tensions on the
Korean Peninsula following the North's artillery attack on the South.
Choe Thae-bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party…
A former Vice-President of the Musicians Association of Ghana (MUSIGA), Togbe Edinam Ansah, on Tuesday urged the leadership of the Association to expedite action on compensation for some members who got involved in an accident while return…
Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi said Europe needs Africa more than Africa needs Europe and his continent should not be treated with disdain. The Libyan leader told an African Union-EU summit in Tripoli that it is high time that Europeans …
Positive Mindset International (PMI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has advocated the adoption of a uniform National Development Policy, instead of manifestoes of political parties, which were sometimes ignored or not fully implem…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday assured Ghanaians resident in Libya of Government's protection, stressing the need for them to have valid immigration documents and observe the laws and regulations of the host country.
He e…
The Tema Circuit Court 'A,' on Tuesday, remanded into prison custody, Felix Ametepey Addotey, a driver, for allegedly causing harm, and attempting to rob a sand and stone supplier at Oyibi.
Addotey was remanded, to re-appear in court on …
Dr Mohamed Chambas, Secretary General of the African, Carribean and Pacific (ACP) Group, on Monday said a close collaboration and partnership was needed between the European and African private sectors to address the infrastructure deficit…
An 18-year-old unemployed was on Tuesday remanded into prison custody by the Tema Circuit Court 'A,' for allegedly trading in narcotic drugs.
Lawrence Attram, pleaded not guilty to the charge of prohibited business related to narcoti…
The Kwaebibirem District Assembly has received GH¢673,320.88 from the District Development fund.
The fund was set up by the government to support hardworking districts to implement their development plans, Mr George Agyemang Duah, th…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday reiterated the collective sovereignty of the people in modern democracies and called for respect for the will of the people in the governance process.
He indicated that the growth of democracy…
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