The Regional Inter Sectoral Gender Network (RISEGNET) on Wednesday met in Bolgatanga to harmonise activities on how to get more women elected in the municipal and district level elections.
Mr James Daud Abang-gos, Chairman of RESEGNE…
Ghana currently loses a minimum of 10,000 productive hours each day to traffic, Mr Kosi Dedey, Conventions People's Party (CPP) shadow Cabinet Member for Lands and Forestry, said on Wednesday in Accra.
According to him, the period…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, on Wednesday expressed hope that peace will return to Cote d'Ivoire after their landmark elections last Sunday.
"I interacted with all the major players, President Laurent Gbagbo, and opposition …
Parliament on Wednesday joined President John
Atta Mills to urge politicians, the media and the general public to be decent in the use of language.
Two statements admitted by the Speaker, Justice Joyce Bamford -Addo, from Mr Justice…
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, has called for conscious efforts to encourage women to effectively participate in the upcoming District Level Election.
He explained that if women are …
The National Youth Organiser of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Ludwig Hlodze, has tasked the youth of the party to do away with tendencies likely to disrupt the peace within the party and their communities.
An off…
Nana Yaw Wiredu, Assembly Member for Ahinsan Estate, in Kumasi, who is seeking re-election, has pledged to sustain the socio-economic development of the area.
He told Ghana News Agency (GNA) that he had ensured the improvement of the…
Mr John Tia Akologu, the Minister of Information, has said the government would not tolerate any civil or public servant who would sabotage the implementation of government programmes and policies.
He said this when he interacted with…
President John Mills has on Tuesday given an additional responsibility to the Interior Minister, Mr Martin Amidu to be responsible for the Intelligence Agencies in the country.
A letter from the Presidency read to the House by the S…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday gave the assurance that Government would institute and explore avenues that would ensure sustainable peace and unity in the country.
"As a government we will explore all the possible ways tha…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has increased electoral areas in the Asante-Mampong Municipality from 27 to 33.
Bosofour, Bosomkyekye, Adidwan Sataso, Zongo East, Daaho and Aboantem are the new ones created.
Mr Francis Addai-Ni…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has described the conduct of Sunday's Cote d'Ivoire election as smooth and orderly.
The former President, who is in the Ivorian capital as co-chair of the Carter Foundation to observe the election,…
The US-India business community wants President Barack Obama to endorse India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and address issues of concern for New Delhi like the H-1B visa fee hike and fears about outsourcing of US jobs to…
The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of using deceit in its attempt to discredit the government with the aim of making the NDC to loose favour with the electorate.
…
With the US set to hold the key
Congressional polls, its influential Indian-American community is pinning its hope on the record number of Indian-origin candidates from across the country -- five Democrats and one Republican.
India…
Mr Wonder Boasilenu, Hohoe North Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the party hierarchy to fast track moves towards bridging the perceived gap between the party and the Government.
He said the incident h…
Observing that a "new situation" has emerged in India's northern state Jammu and Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday described the recent unrest in the state as "painful".
She appealed to all "dissatisfied" sections …
Mr John Akolgo Tia, Minister of Information, on Thursday, asked Heads of Departments (HoDs) in the Kassena Nankana District to justify the positions they occupied by discharging their duties responsibly.
Mr Tia said this in Navrongo,…
The Western Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr Japhet Baidoo, has called on the residents of towns along Ghana's border with La Cote d' lvorie to be vigilant, in the wake of the forthcoming el…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to non partisan organisations and individuals interested in promoting the 2010 District Level Elections (DLE) to support the Commission to organise platforms for contestants to sell their campaign…
Mr Dan Kwasi Abodakpi, Ghana's High Commissioner for Malaysia, has underscored the need for members and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to respect and trust one another.
He said party faithful must endeavour to e…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has proposed an increment of electoral areas in the Greater Accra region, from 236 to 349, for the December 28 District Level Election (DLE).
In a Bill laid before Parliament for amendment to the Distric…
The Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the NDC, on Thursday, appealed to Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings and President John Evans Atta Mills to resolve any differences between them for the sake of the party.
In a sta…
Mr Kofi Opoku-Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister, has tasked ward, constituency and regional executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be supportive of President John Evans Atta Mills in his endeavours, "since he is a visionary …
Mr Kofi Mintah, a founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has appealed to the National Executive of the party to amend the party's constitution to create a position for founding members.
He told the GNA in an inte…
India and China should address each other's "concerns and sensitivities" on issues impinging security and well being, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said Monday.
He also said that a hotline between the two prime ministers will …
Two people, found pasting posters of Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, former First Lady, as a presidential candidate for the 2012 elections, have been arrested by the Eastern Regional Police to help in their investigations.
The two, Na…
South Korea plans to raise its security levels at all airports ahead of the G-20 economic summit set to take place late next week, the government said Monday.
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said alert levels at al…
South Korea will replace its ambassador to Libya later this month as part of efforts to start relations with the African nation anew after resolving an espionage row that had hampered ties for months, an official said Monday.
Ambassado…
Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, a Member of the Council of State, has appealed to the government to take over the payment of end of service benefits to members of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies (MMDAS)
Daasebre Kwebu E…
Candidates contesting the District Assembly Election slated for December 28 can now mount their own campaign platform, Mr. David Kanga, the Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), finance and administration, has said.
Forme…
Mr Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya-Kwabre, has given high marks to out-going assembly members of the area for what he said was their significant contributions to the progress of the district.
He …
Journalists have been asked to be circumspect in their reportage to avoid conflicts during the District Level Election scheduled for December 28 this year.
Mr. David Adenzi Kanga, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in c…
Mr Issac Kodobisah, the Ho Municipal Chief Executive, has said a new district carved out of the municipal area, as proposed, would leave Ho more handy to manage in all areas of development.
He said its current geographical confines m…
Candidates contesting this year's District Assembly Election slated for December 28, can now mount their own platform for campaigns, Mr. David Kanga, Deputy Chairman, finance and administration has said.
Hitherto the EC was the only…
President John Evans Atta Mills expressed concern on the resurfacing of insults and impolite language on the nation's political landscape in recent times.
He said the insults would not help the national development process, neither …
The Lower Manya District Assembly has embarked on a number of developmental projects in the education sector to improve quality learning and teaching.
The projects comprised mostly construction of school blocks and teacher…
The Central Regional first chair person of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Mintah, on Wednesday appealed to founding members of the party to initiate steps to resolve whatever differences that exist between the former Presi…
Mr William J. Burns, US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs on Wednesday said the Barrack Obama Administration in the United States would not abandon aid to Africa.
He said, "Rather the US under the Obama Presidency would c…
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), has said the review of statutes governing local governance was to make the local government system more functional.
The EC has increased the number of electoral areas and d…
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Joseph Yamin, has re-affirmed the government's resolve to create the right environment to enhance academic work in schools.
He said the government i…
Representatives of the four countries constituting the Co-Prosperity Alliance Zone (COPAZ) have converged in Accra for a two-day seminar aimed at deliberating on measures that would ensure peace and security among them.
COPAZ, compri…
The Nayiri, Naa Bohagu Abdullai Mahami Sheriga, the Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, has appealed to President John Atta Mills and his government not to be bordered about detractors but must remain focused on delivering on the "B…
Three days ahead of a meeting of their Prime Ministers, China Tuesday provoked India again by saying that it will not relent on the issue of stapled visas to people of north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting New Delhi to make it…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday reiterated government's commitment to mobilize the necessary resources towards the achievement of all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
"I am gratified that adequate resources a…
Pe Charles Naalunga Awampaga II, Chief of the Paga Traditional area, on Tuesday, urged politicians to desist from using abusive language on their opponents as they might be "digging their own roots".
Pe Charles Awampaga said this, wh…
Mr John Akolgo Tia, Minister of Information, on Wednesday asked Heads of Department (HoDs) in the Kasenna Nankana West area, of the Upper East Region, to be professional in the delivery of government policies and programmes.
Mr Tia m…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, on Wednesday, categorically stated that, the posters of the former first lady, Nana Agyeman Kondau Rawlings bid for President in 2012, does not originate from the National Democratic Congress…
Barring special invitees and former Members of Parliament (MPs), no visitors would be allowed inside the Indian Parliament when US President Barack Obama addresses MPs on the evening of November eight.
This would be part of beefed u…
India has joined other countries of the world in condemning the five-decade long embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba.
"Cuba has had to pay enormous extra cost, in the last five decades for sourcing products, technology and …
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