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 Uhurutimes Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh on March 7 shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would shift the country’s language from English to a local language. “We no longer subscribe to the belief that for you to be a government you should speak English […]
By Fiifi Anaman A full-scale statue of Ghanaian Arthur Wharton, the world’s first black professional footballer, is set to be unveiled by the Football Association (of England). The statue, the FA announced on Monday, is set to be unveiled at St George’s Park, the FA’s National Football Center (Ghana’s equivalent is the Ghanaman soccer center […]
by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]
In a statement released on Monday, March 10th, the former Mayor of a neighboring town, Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. announced his candidacy for Mayor of West Orange, a nonpartisan election now changed from May to November of this year (2014). Hawkins, son of civil rights attorney and former NJ State Assemblyman (D-Essex) Eldridge Hawkins, Sr., was […]
By Osmond Ekwueme Legislation imposing repressive sanctions on gays have recently been adopted in Nigeria, Uganda, and some other African countries. In Nigeria it was signed into law by President Jonathan Goodluck, at the beginning of the year 2014 just like President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. It was really a momentous decision and entering into […]
The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong has revealed that, he prefers the youth of the country to take advantage of the cyber crime business to the narcotics business since it is more lucrative and important and fetches quick money. He maintained that those in the drug business are ‘stupids’ and do […]
by Kwame Akonor Africa’s recent economic performance is impressive, but major obstacles remain. African governments lack political will, while the landscape of international institutions is crowded and confused. Moreover, the UN development system’s support for Africa and its institutions is disjointed. Under these circumstances, meaningful coordination is elusive – perhaps even a fool’s errand. The […]
Ghana is making international headlines for the use and production of marijuana as well as the trafficking of the deadly methamphetamine substance, a narcotic drug, according to a UN report. The UN report released on Tuesday, painted a gloomy picture for the country as far as narcotics is concerned. Meanwhile, the Narcotics Control Board has […]
By Adam Green Donors are distancing themselves from Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni signed a new law imposing heavy penalties for homosexuality. Their decisions will be watched closely by other African countries where homophobic sentiment runs high. The signing ceremony on Monday, which follows years of debate since a draft bill was tabled in 2009, […]
List Rank Company Name No. of US Employees Job Growth 1 Google 42,162 20.1% 2 SAS 6,588 […]