Archive for: September, 2015

Understanding Admission to Top City Specialized High Schools

by Dr. Shahid Shaikh Admission to elite colleges and universities is an extremely arduous task for every student, including the top students. It is even rare to be noticed by admission officers of elite colleges simply by attending a high school. However, that’s not the case for students who attend one of the New York […]

The Middle School Effect

by Dr. Shahid Shaikh The academic quality of a middle school can have far-reaching effects on students’ future educational opportunities and ultimately their careers. In evaluating a middle school, parents should focus on at least two major factors: its Regents offerings and its number of eighth graders accepted into New York City Specialized High Schools. […]

Life still hard in northern Mali, despite peace deal

by By Katarina Höije, Bamako Many people in northern Mali had high hopes their lives would improve following the signing of a peace deal in June, but the ongoing fighting in the north of the country is increasingly threatening the livelihoods of millions, affecting everything from access to food, water, education and grazing. Since the […]

Fleeing to South Africa

Every day, thousands of refugees arrive in Germany. But many African refugees do not see the journey over the Mediterranean as their first choice: hundreds of thousands are hoping for a better life in South Africa. They travel thousands of kilometers in trucks, cooped up like animals in the small cargo area. The young men’s […]

European human rights court could put brakes on migrant deportations

By Kristy Siegfried OXFORD, 4 September 2015 (IRIN) In the face of a surge in migrant arrivals, the EU Commission has urged member states to take a tougher stance on rapidlyreturning migrants who don’t qualify for asylum, but a European Court of Human Rights judgement this week may make countries think twice about fast-tracking repatriations. […]

We Used Biometric Recognition Technology To Detect “Ecowas Voters” – NPP

The Vice Presidential candidate of Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says claims by his party that there are some Togolese and other West African nationals registered to vote in Ghana are not unfounded. He said contrary to the response given by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) suggesting that the NPP […]

Ghanaians Extol The Value Of Friendship At International Day Of Friendship In New York

As part of the International Day of Friendship celebration (held on August 2nd, 2015), Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adam led a parade of flags with Country delegates representing the 193 countries of the United Nations. The parade marched from the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Plaza Park. The UN-designated International Day of Friendship is celebrated […]

NDC itchy as NPP calls for new voters’ register

by Kwabena Opong The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has mounted a spirited defense against a new voters’ register as demanded by opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and other opposition parties. On August 18, the NPP led by the party’s flag bearer Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and his running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in […]

PAM’s Letter to Ghana’s Electoral Commission Made Public

August 7, 2015 To the Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana P.O. Box M214, Accra, Ghana Mailed and hand-delivered to the attention of Chairperson Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei. E-mailed to: Commissioners Amadu Sulley, Georgina Opoku Amankwa, Pauline Adobea, Ebenezer Aggrey-Fynn, Rebecca Kabuke Adjalo, and SA-Adatu Maida. Dear Honorable Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana: […]

Afoko and Agyepong must step down

The NPP is in the news again and for the wrong reasons again this time. This time it is about financial misappropriation in the party. Such issues, when they arise in a political party or an organization, are first tackled within the organization under internal party structures. They are not publicized and are not leaked […]

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