South Korea's top diplomat headed to Kazakhstan Tuesday for an international security summit and bilateral talks with his U.S. and Russian counterparts amid heightened tensions over North Korea's island attack.
Foreign Minister Kim Sun…
President Lee Myung-bak reproached his Cabinet members Tuesday for not having the right sense of crisis at a time when South Korea's national security is at stake, Lee's office Cheong Wa Dae said, apparently mindful of persistent public ou…
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday refuted a new report that it would revise its North Korea policy to consider a regime change in the communist neighbor.
"Our government has not considered North Korea's regime …
China urged again the countries involved in the North Korean denuclearization talks Tuesday to reconsider its proposal to hold an emergency meeting to discuss ways of defusing mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Beijing called S…
South Korea conferred a medal on Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, on Tuesday in recognition of his contribution to the two countries' reltions, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
Mori served as Japan's prime min…
President John Evans Atta Mills, returned home on
Tuesday night from Libya, where he attended the Third Africa-European Union(EU) Summit.
He was accompanied by some government officials.
Briefing journalists on the trip, Mr Chris…
Dennis Dzagbana, 18, a Senior High School student
who allegedly strangled his one-and-a-half-year old daughter to death was arraigned at the Dzodze Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a provisional
charge of murder.
Dzagbana, whose …
A 43-year-old trader charged with stealing eight full pieces of wax print and GH¢400.00 has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment by the Nyinahin Magistrate Court.
Dawuda Mukai admitted the offence and appealed to the court to be c…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has created 95 new
Electoral Areas in the Upper West Region bringing the total number to 293.
The Wa Municipality which got 14, now has 31, Wa East has 6 new ones
bringing the total to 25 while Wa We…
The Appeal Court on Wednesday ordered the High
Court (Financial Division) hearing the case of the birth of Ghana International Airline (GIAL) to stay proceedings pending an appeal before
it.
The court was presided over by Mr Just…
President Mills made his first flight with the new Presidential Jet, FALCON 900, on Sunday which taxied and took off smoothly into the sky from the Kotoka International Airport.
The President left Accra with the jet to Tripoli, Libya,…
Dr Mohamed Chambas, Executive Secretary of the African, Carribean and Pacific (ACP) Group, has stressed the need for a balancing act between meeting the needs of the people in the Western Region of Ghana and a fair distribution of the reve…
Mr K. B. Asante, a retired Diplomat, has said Dr Kwame Nkrumah was remorseful about the detention of Dr J. B. Danquah under the Preventive Detention Act (PDA).
"Nkrumah was not happy with the consequences of the PDA…he could not justif…
Mr K. B. Asante, a retired Diplomat, on Monday lauded Dr Kwame Nkrumah's vision for the development of Ghana after independence, taking into account the situation on the ground.
He said: "The first President, Osagyefo Dr Nkrumah belie…
Mr Inusah Fuseini, Deputy Minister for Energy, has stated that the Petroleum Exploration and Production bill would replace PNDC Law 84 when passed because the latter is limited in scope.
He said it would provide a legislative framewor…
The Tertiary Education Institution Network (TEIN) of the NDC has condemned the culture of insults in politics in the country and admonished the NDC to uphold President Mills' recent call to instil party discipline.
The Network has als…
Newly released Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit -- and "all political prisoners" -- to remain strong.
When asked in an exclusive telephone interview with Haaretz Friday if she had a…
Five Afghans were arrested Thursday for allegedly bribing members of the country's Independent Election Commission, a deputy attorney general said.
The arrest of three people who identified themselves as election commission officials and …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern about the creeping canker of money politics saying it threatens to destroy the natural consultative role of political leaders.
"The new and current corrupter towards electora…
A senior European Union official, on Thursday, called on the international community to work harder to counter violence against women worldwide.
The EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, in a declaration made on behalf of the EU …
Vodafone Ghana says auditions for its ground breaking reality show, "ICONS-Divas Edition", would begin across the country from January 12-17, 2011 to screen and select 24 contestants.
The auditions are scheduled to take place in Accr…
A Takoradi Circuit court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old driver's mate, Francis Essuman, to three years imprisonment in hard labour, for a stealing mobile phone.
The convict was sentenced upon his own plea of guilty to stealing.…
Mr Kwasi Boakye, a judge at the Takoradi Circuit court on Wednesday caused his court to reel with laughter when he called Kojo Asante, an accused person who admitted he suffers from epilepsy, a beast for smoking Indian hemp.
"Are you…
An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday agreed to hear in camera the evidence of Anas Aremeyaw Anas in the cocoa smuggling case involving 14 officials of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
A Senior State Attorney, …
Dr Samia Yaba Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Jomoro, has announced her intention to contest for the position of Chairman of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP).
She said this at a forum organised by "Nkrumah Rising", an organiz…
Mr Ludwig Hlodze, National Youth Organiser of the ruling National Democratic (NDC) Congress, has said the Tertiary Education Institution Network [TEIN] would be positioned as a catalyst to galvanize support for the party on campuses across…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, the 2012 Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vehemently denied ever smoking or tasting cocaine as its being alleged by his political opponents.
"I have never sniffed or tasted coc…
Ghana Fatherhood Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that promotes and encourages committed and responsible fatherhood, on Thursday announced its intention to form "Dads' Club" in every community, church and within Parent-Tea…
With the logjam in Parliament continuing for the second week, Congress MPs have decided not to take their daily allowance for the Winter session, saying the principle of 'no work, no pay' should be followed.
Parliamentary Affairs …
Electoral areas in the Gomoa East District has increased from 21 to 27 and those of Gomoa West District have gone up from 32 to 36, Mr Moses Wuni and Mr Stephen Bertino, Gomoa East and West Electoral Officers respectively, have said.
…
Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin will make a four-nation African trip next week as part of efforts to strengthen South Korea's diplomacy toward the remote continent, the ministry said Friday.
Kim's visit to Tanzania, South Africa…
Aspirants for the upcoming District Assembly Elections in the Savelugu/Nanton District had geared up their campaigns as election day draws closer.
At a platform to launch their manifestos in Savelugu in the Savelugu/Nanton District o…
President Pratibha Patil Friday left for Syria after a five-day visit to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates which saw further impetus to the ties between the two countries, which have become the largest trading partners.
While no a…
Some Municipal and District assemblies who had been offered opportunities to give scholarships to girls have failed to form committees to enable the benefactors to go ahead with the project.
Out of the 59 districts selected, only 36 …
Parliament concluded debate on the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill 2010 on Wednesday granting it a safe passage into the consideration stage where several proposed amendments are to be winnowed.
Curtains were drawn on the second re…
Cabinet has approved a decentralization policy that establishes Intergovernmental Fiscal Framework that determines the needs of Assemblies, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has said.
Under the scheme, the Mini…
Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, has expressed worry over the continuous subordination of Ghana's culture in favour of foreign ones.
He has therefore called for the reversal of the situation to promote the country…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, New Patriotic Party
(NPP) presidential candidate for elections 2012 has reiterated that the party would make secondary education free if voted into power.
He said the party would also ensure the rapid …
The US has said that India is a "natural ally" to it and noted that the Defence ties between the two countries were "very positive" and "getting stronger".
A Pentagon official also observed that military-to- military relations betwe…
The new U.N. human rights envoy on North Korea met with Seoul's foreign minister Tuesday during a trip to gather material for a report on the communist nation's human rights conditions.
Marzuki Darusman, who previously served as Indone…
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting of security-related ministers to discuss countermeasures against North Korea's abrupt artillery attack on a South Korean island near the inter-Korean western sea border, pre…
The Tarkwa Police has arrested a 41 year man, James Essien, his wife Deborah Cudjoe, 36, and daughter Diana Essien, 19, for possessing and selling dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
Briefing the media at Tarkwa on Wednesday, …
Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will undertake a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka next week during which he is expected to discuss the issue of rehabilitation of the war-displaced Tamils and open two new consulates in the…
After several abortive attempts, Indian government is once again working on a law for establishment of the institution of Lokpal or ombudsman to go into allegations of corruption against Indian public functionaries, including the Indian Pr…
Reacting sharply to Pakistan's critical remarks over New Delhi's endorsement by the US for UN Security Council, India has expressed its "disappointment" and said they reflected "trust deficit" between the two countries.
"Yes, I would …
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said he was contemplating retirement within months and a final decision on it will be taken after consultations with the political leadership and Parliament-in-exile.
The 76-year-old leader,…
The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) decided to hold a two-day plenary session of its lawmakers this week to decide whether to go ahead with tax cuts for the wealthy and big businesses and to discuss its welfare policy for the working cla…
The National Assembly was normalized Monday as the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided to withdraw its boycott of budget deliberation, a party spokeswoman said.
The decision was made and endorsed in separate meetings of party…
Nana Appiah Zakaria, Odikro of Atia, a farming community near Nsuta in the Techiman Municipality, has appealed to Ghanaians not to politicize the agricultural policies of the government.
He said the politicization of such policies wo…
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF
Ghana), on Tuesday called on the Government to use Affirmative Action to address the inequalities of women representation in politics.
Mrs Bernice Sam, National Programme Co-ordinator …
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