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 JIM KUH¬HE¬¬ Caught between competing political demands over immigration, President Barack Obama will now wait until after the November election to take executive action that could shield millions of immigrants from deportation and ignite a clash over the extent of his presidential authority. Obama’s decision abandons a pledge he made June 30 to act […]
Andrew Kitchenman Health commissioner promotes WIC as way of reaching 40,000 potential clients currently outside of program For Trenton resident Linda Bailey, the vouchers for fresh food and baby formula that she receives from a federally funded nutrition program are essential to making ends meet. “It’s very expensive nowadays,” Bailey said, adding that she spent […]
By Uchenna Ekwo As the international press corps waited for President Barack Obama’s press conference inside the State Department auditorium to zip the three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, I was engaged in a discussion with two journalists from Nigeria and Cameroon who came to cover the summit. Both reporters —Amarachi Ubani, Chief Foreign […]
25-year old Akosua Ayim (also known by her stage name, Sillage), recently published her first book, entitled “Sometimes the heart breaks”. The 63-page book consists of 27 poems and is a collection of her original poetry that she has written over the past 10 years. The poems range from full-blown spoken word performance pieces to […]
by Dr. Owusu Okizito Here’s a look at a few important facets of the housing market that will shape the environment in 2014 and beyond. The buyers: Demand sizzles in Boston, despite higher interest rates In some local housing markets, there are simply more buyers shopping than there are sellers with “for sale” signs at […]
Dr. Kofi A. Boateng New York The nonpolitical Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM) was inaugurated on Saturday July 12, 2014 at the historic Riverside Church in New York City. PAM’s purpose is to rally Ghanaians Living Abroad (GLAs) to improve their own living standards in their host countries, while contributing their talents and resources to the […]
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,” […]
by Kofi A. Boateng, Phd There is a political party in Ghana that claims to be brimful of highly educated people. This party does not hesitate to scorn the appointees of the ruling party as clueless and not up to the task. You wake up any of their leaders at any time and they can […]
by Kwabena Opong The New Patriotic Party’s decision not to attend the four day economic forum at Akosombo on May 13, has been variously described as unfortunate and well thoughtout. While some believe the NPP with its intellectual muscle could make a meaningful contribution there are yet others who opine that it is a disastrous […]
by Kofi Boateng, PhD In December 2014 NPP’s delegates will choose their 2016 presidential candidate. Even before the contestants are officially announced, it is shaping up to be a three-peat between Alan Kyerematen and Nana Akufo-Addo. As in all contests, there is always room for surprises. A less talked-about candidate may win NPP’s primary race. […]