Archive for: September, 2015

Teach our children their culture

by Kofi Ayim The Vice President of the Gonjaland Association of North America (GANA) has challenged his folks to instill in their children the sense and history of their proud heritage. Mr. Adam Abdul Solo made this remark at a gathering of the indigenes of Gonja at Scotch Plains, New Jersey September 5, 2015. He […]

Bribery and corruption rock Ghana’s judiciary

by Kwabena Opong The judiciary in the West African nation of Ghana is on the verge of suspense and fear as judges, magistrates and other workers of the judicial service are caught on video negotiating and taking bribes to drop and set culprits free, among other things. This follows a painstaking, investigative report by Anas […]

69,000 children work full time

by Kofi Ayim More than sixty-nine thousand children, between the ages of 7 and 14 are full time workers in the second smallest administrative region of Ghana. The Upper East Region of Ghana, is surprisingly, the most culturally diverse. These statistics were given by Dr. Gabriel Ayine at the inaugural ceremony of the Upper East […]

Don’t be afraid- Baraka

Kofi Ayim The Mayor of the City of Newark, Hon Ras J. Baraka has challenged the immigrant African community to get involved in the processes of New Jersey’s largest city. He said it is not enough for African immigrants to spend their money in the city without getting their share of the socio-economic, educational, and […]

NPP: Council of Elders wants Afoko out

The council of elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ghana’s largest opposition party has recommended that the party’s national chairman, Paul Afoko be suspended until 2016 after the general elections. This is after the council has met to consider complaints and events that have unfolded after the election of new executives of the party […]

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