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."
By Steve Maggi As an immigration lawyer, and a former immigrant, President Obama’s June 15th press conference announcing the new initiative called Deferred Action was something I have dreamed of for years. Many of the readers of this newspaper may benefit from the new program, which is why it is important to explain it in […]
The death was reported of Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday, July 24, just three days after he had celebrated his 68th birthday. Ghanaians mourned until their president is buried on August 10 in the nation’s capital. The death of the president certainly came as a shock to Ghanaians as every death is, […]
The Larteh Ewuebi Association of North America was inaugurated on Saturday, July 28 at the Center in Newark, NJ. The organization, formed to increase networking among its members in the United States, Canada and elsewhere is principally aimed at the development of Larteh in the Eastern Region of Ghana. According to Mr. George Obiri Agyapong […]
The president of the newly formed Ghanaian Engineers & Architects of America (GEAAA), George Korley has urged members of the association to be guided by the acronym M.O.V.E. – , Momentum, Opportunity, Vision and Engagement. Mr. Korley was delivering his welcome address at the official launch of the GEAAA on Saturday, July 28 at the […]
China, one of the fastest developing countries plans to grant a loan totalling to $20billion between 2013 and 2015, a top official at the Chinese Embassy in Uganda has said. Speaking to The Independent in an interview on August 9, Zou Xiaoming, the counsellor at the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office said China is interested […]
A new report from the Tax Justice Network estimates that the global super-rich have at least $21 trillion in secret tax havens, the equivalent of the United States and Japanese economies combined. While these estimates presumably include funds such as those held by Mitt Romney in “offshore” accounts in the Cayman Islands, they also include […]
Pretoria — Newly-elected chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission and Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has been honoured for her contribution to the country’s democracy and efforts to advance women’s issues on the continent. She was the recipient of an award from TOPCO Media at its ninth year’s Life Time Achievers Awards at […]
Global diamond output in 2011 declined by 3,4 percent to 123, 989 million carats from 128,3 million carats the year before, latest statistics from the Kimberley Process show. The diamond industry has been struggling as major mines in top producing countries begin to age, coupled with the economic crisis in the eurozone, which has sapped […]
The African Union will further develop its relations with China and push co-operation between African media and Chinese media including Xinhua News Agency, said Dr. Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim, Acting Chairperson of the AU Commission, on Wednesday. The media could play a role of bridge in the promotion of friendship and understanding between the peoples […]
SEVEN convicted Somali pirates have been sentenced to 20 years each by a Mombasa court. The seven were arrested in October 2009 off the Gulf of Aden by Danish naval forces and handed over to the Kenyan authorities for prosecution. The pirates were attempting to hijack after they attempted to hijack a Sri-Lankan fishing trawler. […]