With battle lines drawn over legality of Kosovo's independence, India, which has backed Serbian sovereignty, said the issue should be resolved through peaceful means.
The sovereignty and territorial integrity of
international borde…
Bollywood's original 'Khiladi' Akshay Kumar added some star power to the Independence Day
celebrations here, with thousands of Indo-Canadians who gathered for the annual India Day Parade.
The 43-year-old actor attended the India …
The National Zongo's Caucus of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday said the re-election of Nana Akufo Addo as flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a tacit endorsement of President John Evans Atta Mills for a seco…
Mr Bernard Mornah, General Secretary of People's National Convention (PNC), debunked the assertion by some people that socialism, which the Nkrumaist tradition espoused, had outlived its
usefulness.
He called on the youth of Ghana…
Alhaji Issahaque Salia, the Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to civil and public servants to bury their political differences and partner the government to enable it to achieve its
"Better Ghana" agenda.
He said the gover…
The Mayor of Cape Coast, Mr Anthony Egyir Aikins, on Thursday, called on Assembly members to set aside their political differences and focus on evolving measures to deepen governance at the gras root level.
He stressed that it was ti…
The Ashanti regional branch of theNASARA C lub of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sent a message of congratulation to Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his election to lead the party to the battle for political power in 2012.
The Clu…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday cautioned road contractors against activities that could jeopardize the lives of residents along the roads they work on.
�I want to sound a word of caution to all road contractors along t…
Exhibition centres in Cape Coast have recorded a low turn out since the voter�s register was opened by the Electoral Commission (EC) to the public on Monday August 9.
The exercise is to enable the public to have an opportunity to c…
Majority of registered voters in Sunyani are yet to check their names at the exhibition centres, three days after the Electoral Commission(EC) begun the exercise.
The EC opened the voters' register to enable eligible voters to check …
Mr Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya-Kwabre, has asked that the people developed a sense of ownership for development projects provided in their communities and help to keep them in good shape.
…
Opinion leaders in 11 communities in Nkoranza North District have petitioned the government, to resolve the impasse between the District Chief Executive, Mr Kwadwo Agyei-Dwomor and 13 Assembly members, who have declared no confidence in hi…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has left Accra for Marshalltown, South Africa, as Guest of Honour at a ceremony to launch a book on Africa's under-development.
The 400-page book titled: "Why Africa is Poor and What Can be Done…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said nurturing of people to take up leadership positions in Africa was a prerequisite to the development of the continent.
"Leadership is the key to unraveling the problems of Africa. With th…
The exhibition of the voters' register has shown a
very poor turn-out in the Tamale Metropolis with most of the people complaining they are not aware of the exercise.
When the Ghana News Agency visited some of the centres on Tuesday…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday
announced that government was working round the clock to convert the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) into skills training programmes.
This, he said, would no longer reduce the…
Opening of nominations for the District Level elections is scheduled for August 28 and 29 throughout the country.
Interested candidates would be required to go for nomination forms from the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Electo…
Officials of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) and the French Licorne force met on Thursday to discuss security for the first presidential elections to be held in October in the West African country since 2005.
Licorne …
The chiefs and people of Akyem Tumfa, has called for the an increase in the number of cocoa spraying gangs working in the area, to enable all cocoa farms to be adequately sprayed on time.
Ms Comfort Ofosuwa-Nyarku, an assembly member…
The Kwahu-South District Assembly realized GH�
138,926.63 from its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) as at the end of June this year, out of the annual expected revenue of GH� 238,977.95 representing 58 percent.
The District Chief…
Madagascar's Highest Transitional Authority (HAT) and more than 80 allied parties unveiled a new election calendar with the presidential elections postponed to June 1, 2011 from Nov. 26, 2010, local media reported on Wednesday.
The new ca…
The European Union has vowed to provide financial support to Cote d'Ivoire to help keep ex- combatants in barracks in the run-up to the Oct. 31 presidential elections in the West African country.
The EU is ready to continue its involvemen…
A grenade explosion took place in the Rwandan
capital of Kigali on Wednesday, media reported on Wednesday.
The report said a police spokesman has confirmed it but did not provide details. The number of casualties was unclear so far.
It…
Mr Nicholas Sowah Consular, aspiring assembly
member for Adam Nana, Iron City Electoral Area, in the Senya Beraku District, has appealed to the electorate to elect him in the District
Assemblies Election, scheduled for October 25.
H…
A group of South Korean independence fighters lashed out over Japan's fresh apology for its brutal colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, accusing Japan of failing to admit the illegitimacy of its forced annexation.
…
Mr Stephen Amanor-Kwao, Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Manya, has advised assembly members to forget about their party affiliations and to work as a team to move their districts forward.
He indicated that by so doing they would …
The United States Monday urged North Korea to stop its "chest-thumping," warning of further isolation and continued implementation of international sanctions on the reclusive communist state for its nuclear and missile tests and other prov…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday announced that 50 per cent of buses expected from Brazil would be friendly to persons with disabilities.
He said out of the 200 Brazilian buses expected in October this year, 100 of them…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, on Wednesday said that the nurturing of people to take up leadership positions in Africa was a prerequisite to the development of the continent.
"Leadership is key to unravelling the problems of …
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP), on Wednesday, congratulated the Government and People of Cuba on its 52nd anniversary of Cuban Revolution.
In a statement to the Ghana News Agency, signed by Dr Adolf Lutterodt, CPP Spokesperson fo…
The Upper West Regional Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has congratulated delegates, who voted in the party' presidential primaries last Saturday for the peaceful and orderly manner they conducted themselves.
A…
The Bole District Assembly has, within the last one-and-a half-years, spent over Ghc 248,000.00 to provide education infrastructure for communities in the district.
The Assembly had under the Social Investment Fund (SIF) constructed …
Mr Isaac Osei, a defeated flag-bearer aspirant of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on all members and supporters of the party to line up behind the elected Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, to wrest …
The Central Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Mr Francis Ejaku Donkoh, has said the youth would execute effective strategies to recapture the eight seats lost in the Region in the 2008 elections.
Consequently, all…
Some leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Tuesday stressed the need for the party's hierarchy to identify loyal and committed supporters for effective campaigning to regain power in 2012.
Spea…
South Korea plans to add one more military
attache to its embassy in China by the end of this year as part of its efforts to forge stronger military cooperation with Beijing, officials here said Tuesday.
The addition would bring the n…
Mr Kofi Asomaning, Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), has said it does not fall within the remit of the Commission to enforce laws on electoral offences.
People aggrieved by acts of election malpractices sh…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday called for a partnership between the governments of Ghana and Iran to tap the rich experience of Iran in oil exploration and production.
"Considering your immense experience in both on and …
The Ministry of Information on Monday said the NDC
Government under President John Evans Atta Mills would continue to deepen the rule of law and not pack the courts to overturn unfavourable rulings.
The pledge was made in a statemen…
Against the backdrop of its hesitation to recognise Kosovo as an independent country, India Monday reserved its view on the International Court of Justice's endorsement of the 2008 unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo from Serb…
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stressed Tuesday that Japan should translate its words into action, responding to a statement by his Japanese counterpart offering an apology
for Tokyo's past colonial rule of Korea and reasserting eff…
Japan's renewed apology to South Korea over its colonial rule is a modest step forward in efforts to redress the long-running bad blood between the neighbors and offers a good chance for them to move ultimately beyond the sad past, analyst…
he American-led United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea ended their fourth round of talks Tuesday over the sinking of a South Korean warship but made no progress in arranging general-level talks, an official at the UNC said.
Colo…
Pakistan Monday rejected India's statement accusing it of stoking violence in Jammu and
Kashmir, saying that the contention was "too simplistic and delusive".
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit made the
remarks while responding to…
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a final plan in relocating some government offices out of Seoul to a new city in the central part of the country, a project that was delayed for months by political controversy.
A total of nine ministrie…
South Korea's defense minister made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to boost morale for the country's troops stationed there, ministry officials said Tuesday.
Making his first trip to Afghanistan, Defense Minister Kim Tae-young me…
South Korea's military protested Tuesday North Korea's firing of artillery shells near their western sea border, calling it a "grave provocative act" in violation of their armistice.
In a message sent to the North's military early Tues…
South Korea positively assessed Japan's
apology over the 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula Tuesday, saying it takes the move as Tokyo's intention to overcome their unfortunate past and expressing hopes for better ties based on…
The Atiwa District Chief Executive, Mr Emmanuel Attah-Twum, has been elected as the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the forth coming by-election at Atiwa.
Mr Attah-Twum was elected by …
Members of Patriotic Youth Front (PYF) on Monday congratulated Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on election as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate for Election 2012.
A statement issued in Accra and signed Chief Obosu Moh…
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