Category archives for: Community News

Festival International Soninke (FISO) Nouakchott, Mauritania

When members of a community are mobilized to pursue a common goal with determination and work collaboratively with the full participation of all – only the sky is the limit. That is the message we should remember from the great success that characterized the third edition of the Festival International Soninke (FISO), which took place […]

Dreamland School Ghana

As the first country in West Africa to become independent, Ghana has achieved political stability and a democratic form of government in the 57 years since it broke away from British rule. The natural resources found in Ghana include some of the world’s richest sources of precious metals and crude oil. The country is poised […]

1st generation Ghanaian student accepted in 8 Ivy League Institutions

by Akosua Oforiwaa Ayim, NY Humble. Well-Rounded. Grounded. These were just some of the words that came to mind as I sat down and interviewed Kwasi Enin, the young man who has flooded mainstream media after applying to and being accepted to all 8 Ivy League institutions (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell, Brown and […]

WHO: Daily sugar intake ‘should be halved’

People will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet, under new World Health Organization guidance. The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO. The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar […]

Angry people ‘risking heart attacks

by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]

Censorship: The dilemma of journalists

by Uchenna Ekwo The attention- headline-grabbing on-air resignation of Liz Wahl who until Wednesday worked for Russia Today, the state-owned Russian news agency should provoke thoughts about the daily challenges faced by journalists in the discharge of their duties. “As a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges,” Wahl said at […]

New Yorkers Join Global Protests Against Nigerian, Ugandan Anti-Gay Laws

by Duncan Osborne Nine AIDS activists were arrested after they blockaded the entrance to the Consulate General of Nigeria while protesting that country’s recently enacted law with harsh criminal penalties for LGBT people and for advocacy of LGBT causes. “We have gathered today to demonstrate our solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community […]

AGLA honors Chief Justice of Ghana

On the eve of Ghana’s 57th Independence Day, the Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA), honored Ghana’s Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Mrs. Georgina T. Wood, at an impressive ceremony in New York.  In attendance were the New York State Commissioner for the Division of Human Rights, Ms. Helen Diane Foster, members of faculty of […]

Angry people ‘risking heart attacks’

by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]

Former Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr throws hat in West Orange Mayoral Race

In a statement released on Monday, March 10th, the former Mayor of a neighboring town, Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. announced his candidacy for Mayor of West Orange, a nonpartisan election now changed from May to November of this year (2014). Hawkins, son of civil rights attorney and former NJ State Assemblyman (D-Essex) Eldridge Hawkins, Sr., was […]

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