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“Yentie Obiara – We Go Vote 2016” The Progressive Alliance Movement

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 […]

Newark’s New Leader: “Yeah! We Need a Mayor That’s Radical!”

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,” […]

Ghana’s National Economic Forum – A Missed Opportunity for NPP

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 […]

NPP and its refusal to attend Mahama’s forum

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 […]

2016- The Dilemma of NPP

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. […]

Could 2014 be the year the housing market really recovers?

by Owusu Kizito From all indications and statistics available, the housing market recovery is well under way but not yet complete. Spring is the housing market’s time of greatest activity, and in 2014 the story of US real estate varies by location. Spring in the United States means it’s time for the housing market’s months […]

Ghana: Brilliant Bawumia was spot on with his economic diagnosis – Kwesi Botchwey

Ghana’s longest serving Finance Minister Prof Kwesi Botchwey has described as “brilliant”, a lecture by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia which painted a gloomy picture about Ghana’s economy. Far from the assertions of critics, mostly government spokespersons, who described Bawumia’s lecture as lacking substance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey said the Bawumia’s diagnosis of the country’s economy was apt. […]

Community and Ethnic Press Feted at Ippies Awards

Nearly 200 people gathered at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism the evening of June 5 to celebrate the thriving community and ethnic media in the New York City area. More than 25 Ippies awards were distributed to honorees in this community of more than 300 media outlets, showcasing the excellent […]

A New Jersey doctor embarks on a solo mission

Dr.Yaw Ofori-Behome a medical doctor in the United States recently embarked on a medical mission to his native country of Ghana to help out with the needy. The New Jersey-based board certified family physician with practices in South Amboy and Newark embarked on the one-man project after persistent questions and enquiries from his weekly radio […]

Biography of Ras J. Baraka

Ras J. Baraka has served as South Ward Councilman since May 2010 and is running for Mayor in the 2014 election. A native of Newark where his family has lived for over 70 years, Baraka was educated in the Newark Public Schools and went on to receive a BA in Political Science from Howard University […]

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