Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By: Owusu A. Kizito, EA/MBA We know that the mortgage crisis is wreaking havoc on the stock market, on the housing industry, and on our economy as a whole. But there are 2 million voiceless victims of this crisis about whom we hear little. Largely over the next 2 years, an estimated 2 million children […]
An elephant from a forest reserve on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border has pulled down a 2012 campaign bill board of President John Mahama in the Ghanaian village of Bagli in the Laura Nandom area on Friday April 12, 2013. The vandalism by the elephant has left residents and spiritualists reading superstitious meanings into the incident […]
An elephant from a forest reserve on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border has pulled down a 2012 campaign bill board of President John Mahama in the Ghanaian village of Bagli in the Laura Nandom area on Friday April 12, 2013. The vandalism by the elephant has left residents and spiritualists reading superstitious meanings into the incident […]
By M. O. ENE “You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree – the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where […]
Anemia happens when your red blood cells are in short supply. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to all parts of the body, giving you the energy you need to do your daily activities. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cells that carries the oxygen. Anemia is commonly encountered in primary […]
By Kofi Ayim More than 300 people filled the spacious Newark Club to celebrate the Annual Parents Luncheon of New Jersey SEEDS March 23. “SEEDS is the acronym for Scholars Educators Excellence Dedication Success. In a brief welcome address Jamie McClintock, NJSEEDS Development Officer, Parents Program profusely thanked parents for their involvement in the program […]
It is a relief that Ghana’s Supreme Court has now set April 16 as the date to start hearing the petition filed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to overturn the results of the 2013 elections. The delays have already made the Ghanaian judiciary the butt of jokes in Kenya where a verdict was delivered […]
By Kofi Ayim and Kwabena Opong, Newark, NJ Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker has warned, as a matter of urgency, that permanent recession of the United States is inevitable, if systemic problems of and in the educational systems are not confronted and resolved. He pointed out that the City of Newark spends approximately $20,000 to educate […]
By Kofi Ayim Community outreach has been a staple of the First Presbyterian Church of Irvington, New Jersey for the past several years. For the multicultural, multi-ethnic church most activities start on Friday evenings and climax with Sunday midday worship. Saturday afternoons are usually the busiest with preparations towards church service the following day. The […]
Kwabena Opong, New York West Harlem Local Development Corporation (WHLDC) on Friday, March 21 awarded $2 million in grants to 83 community-based organizations as a measure advancing WHLDC’s objective of promoting economic opportunities and quality of life in West Harlem. The funds were disbursed among organizations in the areas of arts and culture, community facilities, […]