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."
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday August 29, 2013 upheld John Mahama’s presidency as valid. The nine-member panel of Justices gave Mr. Mahama a clean ‘gavel of health’ by a majority decision. The Bench’s final verdict means Mr. Mahama can see through his full four-year term as President. Petitioners’ case The Petitioners in the case – […]
The Borough of Bronx on Thursday, July 25 honored some leaders in the Islamic community in the Borough at a Ramadan breakfast. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. recognized the contributions made by the Islamic community in the borough in general and the individual honorees in particular in the borough. He acknowledged the presence of […]
MoneyGram International organized a press conference in New York July 19 for a number of bankers visiting from Liberia. The bankers included the Liberian Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI), Ecobank, International Bank and First International Bank (Liberia) Ltd and were in the country as guests of the money transfer conglomerate to meet and express […]
The Bronx chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s Nation Action Network (NAN) gathered on Saturday, July 22 on the steps of the Bronx Borough Hall to demonstrate against the not-guilty verdict in the murder of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida. The hour-long program was attended by elected officials of New York City and Bronx […]
By Osmond Ekwueme George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the murder of the unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin is an example of those instances the courts may give you justice but not peace. Yes, Zimmerman got a non-guilty verdict from the criminal justice system but an overwhelmingly guilty verdict in the court of public opinion, further exacerbating the […]
Harare — ELECTION rigging allegations involving Nikuv International Projects (NIP), a shadowy Israeli security company which deals with voters’ rolls and handling of election results, deepened this week amid revelations the former Mossad spooks used several methods, including producing different copies of the voters’ rolls and setting up sneaky polling stations, to fix elections in […]
By Adu Domfeh, AfricaNews Reporter in Accra, Ghana The first-ever genetically modified (GM) crop to be planted in Ghana is the Nitrogen Use Efficient (NUE) rice. The Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is presently conducting the field trails in the Ashanti region. Other crops like sweet […]
By Evelyn Latse For many Ghanaians in the U.S., the real home-ownership dream is the Ghanaian Dream, that is, to acquire property in Ghana. In recent times, however, the Ghanaian Dream has for many, become the Ghanaian nightmare. The Ghanaian in the Diaspora’s road to his or her dream home in Ghana can be particularly […]
By Kofi Ayim A deadly multiple vehicular accident claimed the life of Hannah Ayeh-Brachie, 56, a Ghanaian entrepreneur July 23 along the Tappan Zee Bridge of route I-87, New York. Ms. Ayeh-Brachie who was in the passenger seat was reported to have died on the scene. Several people were seriously injured, including the husband of […]
By Kofi Ayim Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, a law professor at Seton Hall University, New Jersey has highlighted the need for attorneys of African descent practicing in the US to look toward home and foster collaboration with their counterparts in light of the new African renaissance. Professor Prempeh was the keynote speaker at the first […]