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."
For five years as Ghana’s economy was flagging, government kept Ghanaians the impression that the economy was growing in leaps and bounds. In 2012, when the state of the nation’s economy was much better but jobs had started dwindling, a junior minister went on radio and told Ghanaians that his government had created 1.6 million […]
by Ernest Opong In his anger over issues of rigging in the 2003 elections that made him president of Nigeria, General OlusegunObasanjo, ex-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is reported to have snapped, “na democracy we go chop?” He was enquiring from journalists if democracy can put food on the table. Funny as the […]
Dr. Michael Nana Kofi Osei Kwakye was born and raised in Staten Island, New York in 1987. Both of his parents were born in Kwahu, Ghana and moved to the United States in the late 1970s. He is the oldest of five children, and has always tried his best to lead by example for his […]
By Dr. Peter Ikre In less than two-and-a-half months, the 2nd Open Enrollment Period (OEP) kicks off on the 15th of November, 2014 for another round of marketplace-based registration of the remaining uninsured population. Although the exercise is particularly relevant to those without health insurance, it offers another opportunity for those wishing to make adjustments […]
By Carolina González, Voices of N¬Y Lizeth Hernandez’s son Alexander turned 4 in August. But amid the cake and balloons, the family had something else to celebrate. This week, (the first week of September) Alexander will start going to P.S. 1 in Sunset Park, thanks to the city’s new universal prekindergarten program. Alexander is excited […]
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 […]