Archive for: March, 2015

ObamaCare: What’s in Stock for the Taxpayer? (Part Five)

by Dr. Peter Ikre This article marks the culmination of a 5-part series on the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), aka ObamaCare, on taxpayers and businesses around the country. Following the conclusion of the 2nd Open Enrollment Period (OEP) three weeks ago (02/15/2015 to be precise), it is appropriate to […]

Election Violence in Nigeria

Election violence in Nigeria is nothing new but expectations this year are evoking fears that are sending out the country’s business and political classes. It is reported that they are emigrating in their numbers in anticipation of violence during the election of March 28. It is difficult to understand why mere elections should lead to […]

Talented autistic artist’s future hangs in the air

by Kofi Ayim Amoako Buachie was born autistic in Brooklyn to Ghanaian parents some 23 years ago. A self-taught talented artist, Amoako Buachie graduated from a special program at Public School 370 in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. His first major work, a watercolor painting called My friend Andre in honor of his close friend, won the […]

New Book Spotlights Akan People

By Ben Alexander Four years ago, Kofi Ayim published Jack Cudjo, in which he pieced together the life of a once-enslaved man from Africa who fought in the American Revolutionary War and then established himself as an entrepreneur in the city of Newark. In that book, Ayim traced Jack Cudjo’s lineage to the Akan of […]

Accra goes agog with NPP’s “Wongbo” demo

by Kwabena Opong Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party hit the streets of the nation’s capital February 18 with a massive demonstration against the ongoing energy crisis in some parts of Ghana. Led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the party’s flag bearer for the 2016 presidential elections accompanied by his running mate […]

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