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."
Barack Obama has told the leaders of more than 50 African nations that they have control of their countries’ financial futures. Obama also announced billions of dollars in private investments in Africa. Addressing 50-plus African leaders in Washington on Tuesday August 5, Obama said US companies were at the ready to invest. “It is the […]
By K. Buadu, Washington D.C. A large crowd of Ghanaians matched in front of the United States Department of States in Washington DC in August 6, 2014 against the government of President John Mahama for its incompetence and corruption. The crowd chanted, “stop borrowing and fix the economy” , “John Mahama is more deadly than […]
by Kofi Ayim The government of Ghana has indicated that it would slice a chunk of a $156.00 million World Bank loan to purchase sanitary pads for distribution to school girls in rural areas. This, the government argues, would help stem school dropout for girls. The measure was approved by Ghana’s Parliament in early July. […]
By: Dr. Peter Ikre As we make plans toward the commencement of the second Open Enrollment Period (OEP) scheduled from November 15, 2014 to February 15, 2015, it is prudent to revisit the outcome of the recently concluded enrollment process that took place between October 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Although the first OEP […]
By Sarah Gonzalez : Reporter, WNYC/NJPR When Ras Baraka ran for mayor, his campaign slogan was, “When I become mayor, we become mayor.” When he took his oath outside of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Tuesday, hundreds of people in the crowd repeated the oath along with him. “We’re the mayor,” […]
Once again Ghana made headlines in World Cup 2014 in Brazil, this time, however, for the wrong reasons. In 2010 in South Africa Ghana for the first time in a second appearance in a World Cup meet was able to progress to the quarter finals. The team’s ouster by Uruguay was an unfortunate episode. The […]
by Kwabena Opong, Accra The expectations of most members of Ghana’s premier opposition New PatrioticParty (NPP) after the election of a new national executive appear to be mixed as current developments point more to a party in distress and imminent implosion. No sooner had the elections ended did speculations and rumors began flying about issues […]
by Kofi Ayim, Harlem, New York Ghana is at a crossroads and either it moves forward or risks retrogressing into an unending abyss. This assessment was made by Mr. Kwame Fosu, chair of a newly formed organization, the Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM) July 12 at the Riverside Church, New York. PAM formed in 2011 in […]
Rank Team Pts +/- Pos 1 Spain 1485 0 Equal 2 Germany 1300 0 Equal 3 Brazil 1242 1 Up 4 Portugal 1189 -1 Down 5 Argentina 1175 2 Up 6 Switzerland 1149 2 Up 7 Uruguay 1147 -1 Down 8 Colombia 1137 -3 Down 9 Italy 1104 0 Equal 10 England 1090 1 Up […]
The title of Michael Ofori-Mankata’s 21st book is understandably poetic. But “Quality Beads Don’t Jingle” is not meant to be understood by only those well-versed in the Akan culture. Originally written in Twi (the language of the Akan people of Ghana) as Ahene Pa Nkasa “Quality Beads Don’t Jingle” is an accessible work of elder […]