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."
The Nigerian army has done little to counter the advancing Islamist militia as they head towards the northern city of Maiduguri. With soldiers deserting, residents have fled towns and villages. Over one million people live in thecity of the northern Nigerian state of Borno and Boko Haram fighters are moving ever closer. Gwoza, Bama, Gulak, […]
Barely a week after a major debate about the dwindling quality of education in Ghana, a new survey has also revealed that majority of pupils in basic schools can neither read nor understand English or any Ghanaian Language properly. This was published in the National Education Assessment (NEA) report. The survey was carried out by […]
By Dr. Peter Ikre In less than two-and-a-half months, the 2nd Open Enrollment Period (OEP) kicks off on the 15th of November, 2014 for another round of marketplace-based registration of the remaining uninsured population. Although the exercise is particularly relevant to those without health insurance, it offers another opportunity for those wishing to make adjustments […]
By Carolina González, Voices of N¬Y Lizeth Hernandez’s son Alexander turned 4 in August. But amid the cake and balloons, the family had something else to celebrate. This week, (the first week of September) Alexander will start going to P.S. 1 in Sunset Park, thanks to the city’s new universal prekindergarten program. Alexander is excited […]
By JIM KUH¬HE¬¬ Caught between competing political demands over immigration, President Barack Obama will now wait until after the November election to take executive action that could shield millions of immigrants from deportation and ignite a clash over the extent of his presidential authority. Obama’s decision abandons a pledge he made June 30 to act […]
The recent special election that was held to select five out of seven prospects for the NPP’s flagbearership established tacitly that the candidate that is most likely to grab power for the party in 2016 is Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. His continued emergence as the party’s primary choice is an indication that Nana Addo […]
By Andrew Green Julie Francis’s self-imposed curfew starts when the sun sets. The widowed mother of four has been living at the UN base outside Malakal since December, one of more than 17,000 people who have fled there to escape episodic fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State capital. But the overcrowded camp is not […]
The Kantanka range of vehicles, built by Ghanaian inventor, Safo Kantanka will go on sale next month, according to the local manufacturer. The Ghanaian vehicle manufacturer says it now has the capacity to produce up to 120 cars a month. If next month’s commercial sale of the Kantanka vehicles comes to fruition, it will be […]
by Kwabena Opong, Accra, Ghana A728-member Special Electoral College of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana (NPP) Sunday, August 31st chose five presidential aspirants of the party for the primaries leading to the 2016 general elections. In the process, two of the seven were rejected while NanaAddo DankwaAkufoAddo emerged as the aspirant most in demand. […]
Mr. Kofi Osei Ameyaw, Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman has decided to pull out of the October 18 caucus to elect a flag bearer from the remaining four remaining NPP aspirants and throw his weight behind the leading candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. Mr. Osei Ameyaw was among the five selected out of the […]