The Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) branch of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has apologised to the party's leadership for sending a representative to …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is in South Africa to deliver the keynote address at the 5th EISA annual symposium on democracy taking place in Johannesburg on November 23 and 24, according to an official statement issued in Accra on …
Mrs Agnes Atayila, a former member of the National Association of Local Authority of Ghana (NALAG), has expressed concern about the politicisation of the District Assembly Election in the country.
She alleged that some political part…
North Korea on Saturday rejected the latest
U.N. resolution denouncing human rights conditions in the communist country,
calling the move a U.S.-led "political plot" to topple its regime.
The U.N. General Assembly has adopted such …
Mr Cletus Avoka, Majority Leader at the weekend, said effective collaboration between the three arms of government and the media would result in an open and transparent governance that inures to the benefit of the people.
He said an …
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said India has been making efforts to normalise relations with Pakistan but made it clear that dialogue cannot take place until the "terror machine" there is brought under control.
"We a…
The Nkawkaw Constituency Executive Members
of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have said they would not allow Mr Seth Agyei-Baah, the Independent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, to contest the parliamentary primary on the ti…
Some 130 National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth organizers in the Dormaa-West Constituency have
threatened to quit the party if the assistant constituency youth organiser, Mr. Kwame Gyamfi, was not expelled from the party.
The co…
The founding members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region have appealed to Former President John Jerry Rawlings to bury whatever differences he had with the government to save the Party.
The spokesman of th…
Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has described as "wrong and totally foreign", the enjoyment of a different condition of service by Article 71 office holders as ag…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional
Minister, on Wednesday expressed concern about how sections of the media are maligning office holders without cross checking their stories.
He said if that trend continued a time would co…
A 14-member delegation from Ghana's Local Government regime on its return from a fact-finding tour of South Africa on Wednesday, recommended a performance-based system to stimulate social and economic growth in the country's decentralizati…
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) on Wednesday
indicated it would abolish the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) and set up Metropolitan, Municipal and District Police Commissioners for
effective localised security management.
…
A group of young people calling itself "Concerned Youth of Bawku West" and believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demonstrated against the Bawku West District Assembly for alleged misappropriation of funds and unlawful…
Mr Anthony Gyampo, Eastern Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), said people, who claim they are fighting in the interest of NDC "foot soldiers" are not genuine party members.
He said such people were selfish …
Ghana on Tuesday roll-out commemorative activities to mark the United Nations (UN) Day for Elimination of Violence against Women scheduled for Thursday, November 25.
The activities include: 16 Days of Activism Against Violence; Thous…
The Central Region branch of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed thanks to former President John Jerry Rawlings for clearing the air over speculations about Nana Konadu
Agyeman Rawlings' ambition to contest 2012 presid…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman East, Mr George Kuntu Blankson, has declared his intention to seek re-election to parliament for the third time in the 2012 general election.
Mr Kuntu Blankson, who is the Deputy Majority …
Mr Cletus Avoka, Majority Leader, announced in Parliament on Wednesday that the Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffor, would be in the house on November 18, 2010 to present Ghana's Financial Policy for the year ending 31 December 2011.
…
Anyone who wants to fly must submit to a full-body scan or a thorough pat-down, the U.S.
Transportation Security Administration head said Tuesday.
TSA Administrator John Pistole told the Senate Homeland Security committee he wants passe…
The Police Administration on Wednesday outlined
security measures for the December 28 District Level Elections, the Christmas and New Year festivities to protect life and property.
Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, Inspector General of Police …
U.S. soldiers in the area around Kandahar in southern Afghanistan have demolished hundreds of houses because of booby traps, local officials say.
In some villages, retreating Taliban have left explosive devices in most of the buildings, T…
The Old Guards Association of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for a truce in the party's power struggle to ensure that the implementation of the Better Ghana Agenda was not derailed.
It recalled the similar …
Ghana on Monday deepened her democratic credentials, with the launch of the State of the Union Ghana 2010 report, which focuses on the performance of the Government against key democratic governance.
The 56-page report, which focused…
The immediate past Presiding Member of the Jomoro District Assembly, Mr Francis Ehwi Armah, has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to organize continuous capacity building workshops for assembly members to e…
Chiefs and opinion leaders in Lamakra and
Wurishegu in the Tamale Metropolis have embraced women aspirants for the upcoming District Assembly Elections saying they have lost trust in men's leadership.
They claimed that the men in…
The Greater Accra Regional Tertiary Educational
Institutions Network (TEIN) of NDC on Tuesday pledged their support to President J.E.A. Mills for his good works, wisdom, knowledge and
understanding in leading the country.
A state…
South Korean and Japanese diplomats signed an agreement Sunday that will lead to the return of Korean artifacts carted off during Japanese colonial rule.
The accord was signed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that concluded…
The commander of Britain's armed forces says
the best the West can hope for is a stalemate with al-Qaida.
Gen. David Richards told the BBC Sunday that it was not possible to destroy an idea such as radical Islam and that it was vital to…
Afghan forces are set to get more responsibility for security in Afghanistan in coming months, NATO and U.S. officials told The Washington Post.
Officials told the newspaper next week's NATO summit in Portugal would reveal the transition …
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the highly visible presence of U.S. troops in his country is
counterproductive, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
In an hour long interview with the newspaper in Kabul, Karzai said Afghans have lost…
The United States is working on a plan to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in the summer, a top American envoy said Sunday.
Richard Holbrooke said in Pakistan that the plan calls for the withdrawals to begin in July and take a…
Foundations for 1,126 new homes in West Bank
settlements have been built since the 10-month freeze expired, a Peace Now report said.
The report released late Saturday said the ground is being prepared for the construction of an addition…
Iran is boosting its radar capabilities to cover an area of 1,864.1 miles outward, an Iranian defense official said.
In an interview with the state Fars news agency on Sunday, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Miqani commander of the Khatam ol-Anbia air d…
Eight months after elections, and with the
Sunni-backed coalition walking out of talks, negotiators agreed who would fill Iraq leadership posts, officials said.
Lawmakers reappointed President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, who renamed incumbe…
Detractors of the government and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are behind the heaps of refuse in corners and streets in the Central Business District of Accra especially in the Kantamanto Market area.
The Odododiodioo Women'…
Mr Ben-Habib Siki Abibu, Deputy Volta Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Party, (NDC) has warned that the party risks not actualizing its "Better Ghana" agenda if the internal strife is not purged.
He, therefore, app…
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, Director of Maryland Montessori International School at Agona Swedru has declared her intention to contest the impending parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Agona West Constituency.
S…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend ended his five-day official visit to the Czech Republic with a call on Ghanaians to continue to live in peace and unity for government to fulfil its development agenda.
During his sta…
Queen Elizabeth 11 was among the dignitaries
taking part in commemorations across the United Kingdom to honor the war dead, officials said.
The Queen led Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London, where party leaders and thou…
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said the fight against illegal mining was not against the traditional authorities at Kyebi.
He said the recent exercise against illegal miners at Kyebi was in response to an …
A global currency war has come to an end, at least temporarily, as the Group of 20 leaders have agreed on a timetable for developing a concrete tool to balance current accounts, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday.
"For no…
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister of Transport, has called on Ghanaians to offer their rich experience to the ruling government towards the development of the country instead of always criticizing it.
He said this unnecessary criticism would …
Mr Stephen Lewis, a former United Nations Envoy on HIV and AIDS for Africa on Saturday challenged the membership of five countries on the UN Agency on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Executive Board.
He explained that he disa…
US has briefed Pakistan on President Barack Obama's decision to endorse India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and assured Islamabad that his support to the bid is not at its expense.
"We have briefed the government o…
Mr Stephen Ashitey-Adjei, parliamentary aspirant in the 2008 Elections, has advised members and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to desist from making utterances that would divide the party.
Speaking to the Ghana …
The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies are finalizing details on the currency and current account imbalance issues following overnight negotiations, the government said Friday.
The local summit preparation committee said vice …
India-born Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has criticised US President Barack Obama for being not connected to ground realities in his latest book.
In his book titled 'Leadership in Crisis' which is all set to hit the stands on Nove…
Islamabad used to support terror outfits as a hedge against India and an unfriendly Afghan regime, so that the two neighbours of Pakistan do not undermine it, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
"They (Pakistan) have in the …
Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China(RIC) are set to discuss key issues like energy security, climate change and reforms of global financial institutions at their two-day meeting in the central Chinese city of Wuhan beginning on Su…
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