Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend assured the Chiefs of Nzema that the Mills' administration will not do anything deliberately to slight their sensibilities, saying that any perceptions to that effect was not borne out of b…
Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, Member of Parliament for Evalue-Gwira, said the Government should consider returning the body of Dr Kwame Nkrumah which now lies in a mausoleum in Accra to Nkroful, his hometown.
She said while she supports t…
The MP for Odododiodioo, Mr Jonathan Nii Tackie Komme, has appealed to Ghanaians to use the centenary celebration of Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Doctor Kwame Nkrumah, which falls on Monday, to unite and work for the advancement of th…
Vice President John Mahama on Sunday underscored the importance of the church and the state working as partners to prosecute a common agenda that will result in accelerated national development.
He said the government sees thriving relig…
Reverend Father Reneus Zenge, a Catholic Priest at Wa, on Sunday said the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was a selfless politician who lived his life for Ghana and Africa and therefore the centenary of his birth was worth celebrating.
He sai…
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, has pledged to facilitate the resolution of conflicts in the Volta Region.
Togbe Afede who is also President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs, was speaking at a ceremony to receiv…
Vice President John Mahama on Sunday underscored the importance of the church and the state working as partners to prosecute a common agenda that will result in accelerated national development.
He said the government sees thriving relig…
Vice President John D. Mahama has stated that the late Osagyefo Doctor Kwame Nkrumah's legacies had outlived and outshined all his peers several years after his death.
He said Dr. Nkrumah's achievements, vision, zeal contin…
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, has urged operators in the hospitality industry not to concentrate on the cooking of continental dishes alone but promote the consumption of Ghanaian meals to project the local c…
President John Evans Atta Mills at the week-end acknowledged India as Ghana's longest and one of the biggest allies in the world and pledged the country's willingness to embrace the Indian experience in her development efforts.
He pr…
The "One Ghana Unity Flag" arrived in Cape Coast, the Central Regional capital on Friday.
The GNA observed that students and a few residents of the city processed from the Mfantsipim Junction through the commercial streets of the Met…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are in possession of weapons to cause mayhem in the Chereponi by-elections, slated for September 29.
The NDC has alleged that, Alh…
President John Evans Atta Mills at the week-end acknowledged India as Ghana's longest and one of the biggest allies in the world and pledged the country's willingness to embrace the Indian experience in her development efforts.
He pr…
Mr Donald Amuah, a Social Worker, has asked political leaders to engage the youth in activities that would promote unity and patriotism instead of pushing them into partisan politics which was polarizing the nation.
He said a country…
On behalf of the government and people of Ghana, Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday consoled the Government and people of Cuba over the death of Juan Almeida Bosque, one of the Vice-presidents of the Council of State of Cuba, w…
Participants at a discussion in Tamale on the election of District Chief Executives have called for the need to amend the Local Government Law, Act (462) of 1993 to reduce the powers of DCEs to ensure more accountability in the local level…
Justice Isaac Duose, Chairman of Ghana@50 Commission of Inquiry on Thursday bemoaned the lack of valid contracts by most of the witnesses that appear before the body.
He was reacting to answers by some of the witnesses during cross-e…
President John Evans Atta Mills will broadcast to the nation on Monday, September 21, 2009.
A statement issued in Accra on Thursday and signed by Mr Koku Anyidoho, Head of Communications at the Office of the President, said the day m…
The Convention People's Party (CPP) on Wednesday assured Ghanaians that the parliamentary results of the Party in the December 2008 elections showed great promise even though the candidates did not win their seats.
The CPP's share of…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spotlighted the growing trend for emerging democracies to seek help from the United Nations, in a message marking the International Day of Democracy.
While democracy is considered as the optimal soc…
Ghana and Palestine on Thursday expressed their commitment for lasting peace in the Middle East.
They also reaffirmed the need for respect for inalienable human rights based on the principles of equal justice.
The two countries…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday called on Ghana's High Commissioners and Ambassadors to help Government achieve its agenda of building a better Ghana.
He said they were chosen for the confidence Government had in them, th…
China has offered Ghana a concessionary loan of two billion dollars to help government in its efforts to sufficiently stabilize the economy for the necessary growth, the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has …
The Wenchi Traditional Area on Friday called for an end to the stalemate over the removal of the statue of Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia, Ghana's late Premier at the Sunyani Jubilee park.
The Busia Foundation is contesting in court, the repla…
An Assembly member has pleaded with President John Evans Atta Mills to nominate a District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Atwima-Nwabiagya District.
Mr Francis Bobie-Ansah, Chairman of Social Services Committee of the Assembly, said t…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Wednesday signed the Letters of Commission and Credence for five newly appointed Heads of Ghana's Diplomatic Missions.
A statement issued in Accra on Wednesday and signed by Mr Koku Anyidoho, Head …
Vice President John Mahama on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to the parties in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict to work towards reaching an amicable solution rather than initiating unilateral actions that will further exac…
Despite the global conventions and frameworks that Ghana had signed on gender and women issues, government still has a long way to go to responding to the issues.
Government and its agencies, the political parties and relevant public…
Participants at a forum in Tamale called for an amendment of the Local Government Law, Act (462) of 1993, to reduce the powers of District, Municipal and Metropolitan Chief Executives (DMMCEs), to ensure more accountability in local level …
The youth have called for the adoption and implementation of a "pragmatic" national youth policy, including the National Youth Parliament, to nurture the youth in political tolerance.
They also called on the government to enforce pol…
The "One Ghana Unity Flag Parade", received poor reception when it arrived at the Tamale Jubilee Park, in the Northern Region on Monday.
The GNA observed that only some government officials, personnel of the security services and a f…
Mr. Fuseini Alhassan, 49, was on Monday sworn into office as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Gushiegu District Assembly in the Northern Region.
The Assembly earlier failed on two occasions to endorse the President's nom…
Mr. Lee Ocran, the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency, says he will no longer contest for the seat in the 2012 general election.
"I will no longer contest but will support a new…
The vision of a united, peaceful and prosperous Africa has been a long cherished but elusive ideal whose early advocates included Marcus Garvey; George Padmore; W.E.B. DuBois; Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia; Gamel Abdul…
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday sounded a wake up call to Ghana to strengthen her law enforcement agencies to fight the envisaged rise in crime rate that will come alongside the country's oil discover…
The Cuban Solidarity Campaign, Socialist Forum of Ghana and the International Socialist Organization on Tuesday demanded the unconditional release of the five Cubans arrested by the US government in 1998.
Gerardo Hernadez Nordelo, Ram…
A number of companies on Tuesday demanded various sums of money from the Ghana@50 Secretariat for jobs they had executed for which payment had not been made.
They were made up of construction firms and a public relations company.
…
Human Rights advocates and governance institutions on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure speedy ratification of the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture (OPCAT) and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treat…
The leadership of three political parties has reaffirmed commitment to the 2008 Code of Conduct to ensure a peaceful conduct before, during and after the bye-election at Chereponi in the Northern Region on September 29.
The document,…
The Institute of Democracy in Africa (Idasa) on Monday called on political leaders on the continent to take up the challenge of strengthening and supporting democratic governance systems within Africa.
In a statement received in Accr…
President John Evans Atta Mills has nominated Mr Isaac Kingsley Ahunu-Armah, as Gomoa East District Chief Executive.
This was contained in a statement issued in Accra on Monday and signed by Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister of Local…
Mr. Fuseini Alhassan, 49, a former officer of the Audit Service in Salaga in the East Gonja District was on Monday sworn into office as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Gushiegu District Assembly in the Northern Region.
…
The Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, Mrs. Lucy Awuni at the weekend, reiterated the need for all Ghanaians to use the occasion marking the centenary birthday of the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah, to champion the cause of unity and togetherness…
The first Town Hall Meeting would be held on Wednesday, September 16 at the Teachers' Hall in Tamale in the Northern Region.
An official statement signed in Accra on Friday by Mr Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Spokesperson, said the in…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday reassured Ghanaians that his administration would judiciously utilize the nation's resources to improve upon the living conditions of all citizens.
He said his government was elected to se…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Friday assured Ghanaians of better times ahead, and urged them to exercise patience since his administration is on track to meet their aspirations.
"Definitely things will be better. by the end of o…
Mrs Lucy Awuni, Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, at the weekend reiterated the need for all Ghanaians to use the occasion of the centenary birthday of the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah to champion the cause of unity and togetherness.
Ho…
Alhaji Gado Sulemana, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called for tenacity of purpose and understanding among members of the party at all levels.
He said it was important they worked together as a team …
Ghanaian journalists can now access the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for overseas training, a government minister said on Thursday.
"Even though government does not wish to interfere with the work of the media, we have made i…
The Electoral Commission (EC), on Thursday presented a memorandum on the recommendations for the funding of political parties to President John Evans Atta Mills, at the Osu Castle, Accra.
Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of EC, two dep…