Archive for: March, 2013

Chris Brown must be arrested – Rashid Pelpuo

  Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Wa Central Rashid Pelpuo has condemned American R&B star Chris Brown for allegedly smoking in public. He said the act was appalling and unacceptable and Brown must be cautioned or arrested for it. His comments come shortly after the “With you” hit singer allegedly smoked on […]

Oil firms still don’t pay corporate tax

Oil receipt for 2012 did not include a pesewa of the projected GHC384.11 million as corporate income tax; the 2013 budget statement has shown – reviving the debate as to why government continues to make projections in that regard, and when the country is likely to begin earning from the same. The fact that the […]

Hope City project takes off

By Patrick PAINTSIL The sod has been cut for the construction of ‘Hope City’, an ultra-modern edifice that will serve as an information technology communication cluster for Rlg, a leading telecoms company in the country. The project is an initiative of AGAMS Group in collaboration with Government as part of the national development policy framework […]

Nigeria: 83 Percent of Nigeria Oil Blocs Owned By Northerners – Senate Committee Chair

The various oil blocs that were awarded to Nigerians in the past should be revoked, and a new oil bloc allocation that would ensure federal character principle carried out, a senator has said. The senator insinuated that many of the oil blocs allocated in the past were done to favor persons from Northern Nigeria, many […]

Black Stars ranked second-best in Africa

Ghana has moved up places on the February edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released Thursday. The Black Stars who finished fourth at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa climbed up 7 places to the 19th position in the world rankings behind former number one, Brazil. Ghana, who were pushing for their fifth […]

Ghana Black Stars: Where is the luster?

Ghana’s national soccer team, the Black Stars went into the 2013 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) games in South Africa as the hot favorites. The basis for the pundits’ choice of the Ghanaians is murky and spurious further to the performances of the Black Stars in earlier meets. The kind of performance the Stars put […]

An Evolving West Harlem, Portrayed in a First Wave of Grant Request

As Columbia University redevelops large swath of Manhattanville, it is required to five $76 million to the West Harlem Local Development Corporation to address neighboring needs By Kia Gregory Some of the requests conjure images of a worn-down West Harlem: efforts to revive the arts in faltering schools; raise reading and writing skills for kindergarten […]

Kenya: Odinga to Contest Result, Appeals for Peace

By Lordick Mayabi Nairobi – Outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga who came second to Uhuru Kenyatta in the presidential election vowed on Saturday to contest the results in the Supreme Court alleging “massive tampering”of the March 4 vote. He said that every instrument deployed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) failed and that […]

Legal Aid Scheme in Ghana Underfunded – Justice Atuguba Decries

By Kofi Ayim, New York Majority of Ghanaians are practically denied access to the justice system because of dire economic needs, and may suspects languish in cells and jails, some as long as 10 years for lack of legal representation.  This gloomy picture was painted by Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba, Chair of Ghana’s Legal […]

Cory Booker open road to us senate

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