by Dr. Kwasi Sarpong Afrifa Fruitful Provocation to Part the Veil of Exclusion: A Call to Reform Ghana’s Dual Citizenship Law as Progressive Political Development. Many Ghanaian Americans wake up and log on to www.ghanaweb.com, www.modernghana.com and other websites where they catch up on the previous day’s events in Ghana and in ethnic Ghanaian communities […]
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Dr. Owusu A. Kizito, EA/MBA/EA ( Tax Expert) Now that the tax laws for 2014 have been put to bed, it is time to start gathering your tax records for 2014 and taking steps to get your tax house in order for 2015. Here are some ideas to help you. Look for your tax forms. […]
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Kwanzaa, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1965 is a celebration of Family, Community, and Culture.It is celebrated from December 26 to January 1. The celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, culminating in a feast and gift-giving. Kwanzaa has seven core principles (Nguzo Saba). It was first celebrated in 1966–67. Umoja – Unity. To […]
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By Melissa Noel Outrage. That’s what protesters across New York City expressed Wednesday evening after a Staten Island grand jury chose not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. At Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, the West Side Highway and elsewhere, people turned out in force. They repeatedly chanted “I can’t […]
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[Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was published on Dec. 1 in The Haitian Times, two days before a grand jury on Staten Island decided not to indict a police office in the death of Eric Garner.] by Cameron Pierre-Pierre When you turn on most U.S. cable or network news channels, a lot of what […]
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A public-private partnership called the New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium has been formed to coordinate a response to President Obama’s announcement of administrative relief for nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants. Representatives of different members of the consortium were on hand Dec. 4 at a news conference held jointly by the New York Immigration Coalition and […]
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By Ben Brumfield and Bharati Naik They brave the risk of drowning, drifting endlessly or dying of thirst to make it illegally to a better life in Europe. Migrants traveling, often on overfilled boats, usually make it. But last year, 3,419 didn’t. They perished in the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations Refugee Agency said Wednesday. […]
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Ghana’s opposition has called for a parliamentary inquiry into allegations that a suspected cocaine trafficker had access to the presidential lounge at the country’s main airport. The alleged trafficker was arrested in the UK, while three officials have been charged in Ghana. The case has gripped Ghanaians, as the opposition and governing party trade accusations […]
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By Patricia Alex It costs more than $44,000 in tuition to attend Kean University for four years, and many of the school’s students struggle to pay the bill. But the taxpayer-supported school in the township of Union spent $219,000 so far and has authorized up to $270,000 — about the average price of a house […]
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By: Efua Idan Osam The leadership of Parliament has explained that it imported furniture from China because it was impossible for a local company to produce the over 300 furniture pieces within a limited time. The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alfred Kwame Agbesi stressed that Parliament in no way ignored the President’s directive to […]
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