NPP's Presidential Hopefulls Replaced

The Group of 8 cabinet ministers - a.k.a the G8 - in the Kufuor Administration, who have been pushed out of office to pursue their presidential aspirations/ambitions have finally been replaced.
The Chief of Staff and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Kwadwo Mpianim, presented a list of the first batch of their replacements to the Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday. They are:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Akwasi Osei-Agyei (now Deputy)
Minister of Information and National Orientation: Ms Oboshie Sai-Coffie (pictured; now Deputy)
Minister of Communications: Dr Aggrey-Ntim
Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment: Nana Akomea (ex-minister)
Minister of Public Sector Reforms: Samuel Owusu-Adjei (former deputy Minister of Health)
Minister of Trade, Industries and President’s Special Initiatives: Mr Joe Baidoo-Ansah (now Deputy Minister of Tourism)
Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance: Dr Akoto Osei
Minister of State at the Attorney Generals Dept.: Ambrose Dery (now Upper West Regional Minister)
Minister of State at the at the ministry of interior: Nana Obiri-Boahen
Minister for Housing & Water Resources: Madam Cecilia Dapaah
Upper West Regional Minister: Joe Benson
Eastern Regional Minister: Kwadwo Affram-Asiedu (now Deputy Minister of Trade)
Upper East Regional Minister: Alhassah Sumari Kwamena Bartels, current minister of information, is not on the list
Speculation (Yet to be CONFIRMED)
Parliamentary Affairs: Abraham Ossei Aidoo (MP for Tema West and deputy Majority Leader)
Interior: Hon. Kwamena Bartels
Information and National Orientation(Deputy): Frank Agyekum (now Spokesperson on Governance)
Tourism and Diasporan Relations: Hon. Stephen Asamoah-Boateng
Defence: Albert Kan-Dapaah
Education, Science and Sports: Prof Dominic Fobih
Source:GHP

Failure to convict Ghanaian "suicide bomber"

The jury in a major terrorism trial in Britain Tuesday failed to convict two men charged with an attempted bomb plot on London's transport network on July 21, 2005. The jury was discharged after members remained deadlocked over whether to convict Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, from Ghana, and Adel Yahya, originally from Ethiopia, who are now facing a re-trial.

On Monday, Woolwich Crown Court found four co-defendants guilty of having planned the attack, which would have come exactly two weeks after the suicide bombings on London's transport network that killed 52 passengers and injured more than 700.
Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were found guilty of conspiracy to murder. They will be sentenced Wednesday, the court announced.

Asiedu, 32, had been accused of being the "fifth" bomber who lost his nerve and dumped his device. He has said he was "duped" into getting involved.
Yahya, 23, who is from Ethiopia but had British citizenship, had always denied any knowledge of the conspiracy.
The prosecution alleged he was part of the "inner circle" of the group who planned the attacks.
Source:GHP

Italian President to visit Ghana

The President of the Republic of Italy , His Excellency Giorgio Napolitano, will arrive in Ghana on Sunday, July 8, 2007 to begin a three-day official visit.Whilst in Ghana , President Napolitano and his delegation will hold bilateral talks with President Kufuor at the Castle, and later address the Ghanaian Parliament on Monday, July 9, 2007.

He will also visit the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and tour the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium to interact with the Italian workers at the construction site. On Tuesday, July 10, Mr. Napolitano will visit the Kofi AnnanInternational Peace-keeping Training Centre and interact with staff of the Centre before departing for his home country. On the heels of the Italian President's departure will be the arrival of the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mrs.

Micheline Calmey-Rey for a two-day official visit.She will also hold bilateral talks with President Kufuor and members of his government at the Castle, Osu. She returns on Wednesday, July 11, 2007. 07 July 07

Gahna---78 Receive State Honours