Dr Charles Wereko- Brobbey, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana@50 Secretariat, on Thursday appealed to Ghanaians to exercise restraint and support the Commission probing the secretariat to come out with its findings at the e…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Thursday urged Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Africa to operate within the context of the Economic Social and Cultural (ECOSOCC) setting for their activities to impact positively on the work of th…
The maiden public hearing of the Ghana@50 Commission of Enquiry commenced on Thursday on a slow pace, as evidence by witnesses had to be recorded manually, due to lack of a rapid voice recorder.
However, the Chairman of the Commission…
Participants at a capacity building workshop organized for civic groups in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region have expressed dissatisfaction at the failure of Assembly members to brief them regularly on the outcome of Assembly Me…
The Kwaebibirem District Assembly has failed to elect a Presiding Member after two rounds of voting.
After two rounds of voting on Thursday Mr Kwaku Ofori Abrokwah and Ms Christiana Bediako failed to secure the two thirds majority votes…
Mr Joseph Tetteh Angmor, the District Chief Executive for Upper Manya, has visited some communities in the district to acquaint himself with problems facing them.
He visited Poliwa, Terguanya, Anyaboni, Akatawia and Sekesua and in all th…
Former Chief of Staff and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Mr Kwadwo Mpiani said on Thursday that there was only one final Chinery-Hesse Committee Report (CHC), spiking a conclusion of the Ishmael Yamson Committee (IYC) Report that there …
Total debt of the Yilo Krobo District Assembly stood at 869,949.13 Ghana Cedis when the present Administration assumed office last January, the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Andrews Sodah, has disclosed.
Addressing the seventh o…
Mrs Pavelyn Tendal Musaka, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Ghana, on Tuesday said her country was making progress in her economic endeavours and thereby improving the standard of living of Zimbabweans.
Mrs Musaka said the country had record…
Out of the targeted amount of GHC 297,961.01 for its Internally Generated Revenue for the year, the Yilo Krobo District Assembly collected GHC 151,195.90 as at June, Mr Andrews Sodah, the District Chief Executive, had said.
Addressin…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday named more members of boards in consultation with the Council of State.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Mahama Ayariga, presidential spokesman.
The details are:
1. Rev…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, returned home last Tuesday night from Togo after attending the third Co-Prosperity Alliance Zone summit.
The alliance, which comprises Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana, seeks to foster cooperation am…
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been invited to Washington by President Barack Obama for the first state visit of his Administration and he will be there on November 24 in a sign of "importance" the US attaches to its ties with India.
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The five-day visit of US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton to India has resulted in significant expansion of relationship between the two nations,a senior US official said Tuesday.
"What you are seeing in the announcements that sh…
Ghana and Uganda on Tuesday entered into mutual agreement to collaborate and share experiences on the modalities for the implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
The mutual agreement ensures that Ghana, first among…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling that the Electoral Commission (EC) should go ahead to conduct and supervise elections in six polling stations in the Akwatia Constituency.
Party officials …
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has condemned road contractors who won contracts in the region but failed to perform.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the re-constituted Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) a…
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has called for the removal of the entire national executive of the party from office.
The continued stay in office of the current executive members, it said, was cou…
Nana Okofo Nyarko Gyabaa II, Chief of Busunya in the Nkoranza North District, has appealed to the district assembly to ensure fair distribution of development projects among all communities in the district.
He pleaded with workers a…
Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, former first lady, at the weekend accused some journalists of being manipulated by the New Patriotic Party government in the course of their duties.
She noted that responsible journalism was a prerequis…
Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Dwomoh, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive (DCE), has advised the youth not to allow partisan politics to divide them so that in unity they could join hands to initiate development programmes that would improve their …
US President Barack Obama Tuesday submitted to the Congress his first report on the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement, which was inked between the two countries in October last year.
"The report covers the period of October 4, 2008, to …
India and the US Monday agreed to move ahead towards a non-discriminatory, internationally and effectively verifiable Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and pledged to cooperate to prevent nuclear terrorism.
This was decided during the…
Acknowledging that differences does exist between India and the United States on climate change issue, a senior Obama administration official said the two countries are committed to reach successful a agreement in Copenhagen later this yea…
In office he ran a tight schedule. He came into office when the country was in dire straits. The economy was tottering at 3.6% of GDP a year. Fuel supplies were down to only a few days' supply. External reserves of only $233 million coul…
President John Atta Mills on Monday said the forthcoming election Cote d'Ivoire should be incident free.
He said even though the election, which would be carried out in the next few months, would be hectic there was the need to ensur…
The US Monday said a "significant" number of those behind the 9/11 attacks in New York are hiding in Pakistan and Washington was looking for "additional information that would lead us to them".
"With respect to the location of those…
Vice President John Mahama on Friday described as legendary, the level of support Ghana had received from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
He said the DFID support over the years had enabled Ghana to develop a n…
Mr Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader in Parliament, on Friday reiterated his call for the review of the 1992 Constitution, explaining that the conditions existing presently are different when the paramount legal document of the land was writte…
Mr Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader on Friday commended Members of Parliament for their commitment and dedication to work, saying "it is a demonstration of their commitment to the oath, which they subscribed before the Speaker."
He said…
The Women's League of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP), has honoured six members of the party for their long service, dedication and commitment towards the achievement of CPP vision, on Saturday in Accra.
Ms. Samia Yaba Nkrumah, M…
Government on Tuesday took a major stride towards the promotion of agricultural business, with the signing of a technical pact between the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of Ghana and the National Research Development…
President John Evans Atta Mills has called on members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to re-appraise the role of the movement on the world stage and adapt to the new realities.
President Mills made the call when he addressed the 15…
Mr Thomas Nuako Ward-Brew, Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) for Election 2008, on Thursday reprimanded the Peoples National Convention (PNC) for daring to challenge his stand against financial assistance offered…
There is something wrong with the women's movement in Ghana. Indeed, one gets the feeling that the lobby group no longer appreciates the success of their decades-long advocacy efforts; if not they should not be focusing narrowly on politic…
President John Atta Mills has urged developing nations to work assiduously with the South Commission and other international bodies for viable options that would make them more resilient in their quest for reforms in response to emerging g…
The 53-member Fanteakwa District Assembly on Thursday failed to elect a new Presiding Member (PM) after two rounds of voting.
In the first round, Mr Adjabeng K. Ntori, the incumbent PM, and a retired educationist, polled 20 votes as a…
Prophet Francis Akwaboah JNR, Head Pastor of the Christian Hope Ministry, has urged the country's political leaders, to be spurred on by the visit of the US President, Barrack Obama and work towards genuine national reconciliation, peace a…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, on Thursday said government had targeted 2016 for the implementation of biometric voting system in Ghana.
"Government is ready to ensure that e-voting becomes a reality in 2016 but if th…
A Roman Catholic Priest has advised the leadership of the state to be God-fearing and to acknowledge the role of the church in nation-building.
Reverend Father Eric Awuah Gyamfi, Parish Priest of St. Michael Catholic Church at Kukuom…
Mr Kwadwo Adjei-Dwomoh, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive, has urged parents to reduce expenses on social events.
Instead, he advised parents to use their resources to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme to enabl…
The Director of the Chinese State Council of Information (SCIO), Mr Jiang Weiqiang has called on journalists in developing countries, to deepen their world view through frequent interactions with each other and not through the lenses of th…
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), on Thursday urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to adopt an open registration system to capture statistics for the compilation of the voters' register for future elections.
The pe…
Mr. Mahmud Khalid, the Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to assembly members to avoid trivial issues and divisiveness that could derail the development agenda of their districts.
He urged them to concern themselves with pr…
Parliament on Tuesday adopted a report of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, which recommended that the Minister of Chieftaincy takes the appropriate steps to recover an amount of GHC 7,930 that was not fully accounted for by the…
The Ministry of Health has concluded work on the Mental Health Bill and is expected to forward it to Cabinet for consideration before the end of July.
Dr George Sipa Yankey, the Health Minister, told Parliament on Tuesday that the Mi…
Petroleum tax collection by Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) in the Upper East Region fell short by 81.82 per cent during the first quarter of the year.
It collected 387,351 Ghana cedis out of its target of 473,400 Ghana …
Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP)for Suame has provided GH¢10,000 from his share of the District Assemblies' Common Fund towards the construction of a clinic at New Suame in Kumasi.
M…
President John Evans Atta Mills will attend the XV Non Aligned Movement meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, this week, a statement signed in Accra on Monday by Mr Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Spokesperson, said.
It said President Mill…
Japan's powerful lower house, which is controlled by the ruling parties, easily voted down a no- confidence motion against Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet on Tuesday, but a censure motion against Aso is expected to pass the upper house l…
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