Archive for: March, 2013

Ghana’s December 2012 Election Saga

Over 240,000 registered outside Ghana but did not vote – E.C. By Kofi Ayim More than 240,000 Ghanaians on official duties or assignments outside Ghana that registered to vote in the December Presidential and Parliamentary elections did not vote, according to Ghana’s Electoral Commission. These include officials and family of the about 60 or so […]

Cancer: The seven letters nobody ever wants to hear!!!

By Andrew Baddoo, MD “Doc, do I have cancer?” is a question that is asked around the world in most doctors’ offices and hospitals. Cancer is a diagnosis nobody would wish on their worst enemy but it is something most of us are not doing enough about or taking the necessary steps to prevent. Cancer […]

Ghanaians in New Jersey Celebrate Ghana at 56

Ghana at 56 was celebrated among Ghanaians in the Tri-state area with dances and parties . In Newark, NJ, celebrations began with flag-raising at the City Hall on March 6 and climaxed with a dinner dance organized by the Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey at the Ramada Hotel at the Liberty International Airport […]

The National Health Insurance Scheme – To be or not to be? An open letter to The President of the Republic of Ghana

By K. Ofosu-Barko, FGCP Your Excellency, I bring you greetings and extend a warm and hearty congratulations to you on your election to the highest office of our beloved country. I join my fellow Ghanaians to wish you the best of luck in the execution of your duties. Mr. President may I respectfully state at […]

Chinua Achebe Dies

By Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributor Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, whose 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart” addressed colonialism on African society, has died. His publisher, Penguin, confirmed his death, at age 82, his publisher said Friday. Achebe’s breakthrough novel focused on the clash between Western and traditional values. It told the story of […]

Kenya on the threshold of democracy

Answering questions about what he would do if he lost the then upcoming elections in early March 2013, Raila Odinga, the scion of a prominent Luo political family put Kenya and the world on notice stating as a matter of fact, “If I lose, of course it will be because of blackmail and intimidation and […]

Essex County Sherriff’s Office Donates Equipment to Nima Police Station in Accra

The Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey (COGANJ) received on behalf of Nima Police Station in Accra a number of police paraphernalia from the Essex County Sheriff at Newark, NJ.  The presentation made at the offices of County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura was a follow-up gesture to the visit of Police Superintendent Aduhene, commander […]

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