By Mark Hedin Federal courts have temporarily blocked the public charge rule change from going into effect, but its chilling effects continue to reverberate. The number of immigrants who, fearing the consequences of the rule change, have taken or plan to take steps to drop out of public services for which they are eligible far exceeds the actual number who would […]
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Last month, district courts blocked the Trump administration’s rule that attempted to deny green cards to immigrants who fail to meet tough income tests or use public programs. This victory for immigrants means that the rule that was supposed to take effect on October 15 will be stopped while the court battles proceed. It’s still […]
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by JOAN TAYLOR Everyone knows what Jesus looks like. He is the most painted figure in all of Western art, recognised everywhere as having long hair and a beard, a long robe with long sleeves (often white) and a mantle (often blue). Jesus is so familiar that he can be recognized on pancakes or pieces […]
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KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU As Osibisa’s “Welcome Home” played in the background, 126 African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, dressed in colorful traditionalcostumes, became Ghana’s newest citizens. The oath of allegiance was administered by a judge in a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of government. The ceremony is the biggesthighlight as Ghana marks 2019 as the Year of […]
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KOFI AYIM The immediate past Ambassador of the African Union to the U.S., Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, has tasked Africans with getting rid of their colonial mentality and demystifying their mindsets in order to forge ahead for economic emancipation. She argued that the psychological mind game Europeans played on the psyche of Africans, which […]
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KOFI AYIM Dr. Bossman E. Asare, Deputy Chairman, Corporate Services of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), has assured Ghanaians living outside Ghana that the EC has no choice but to forge ahead and implement the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA)- passed by Ghana’s Parliament on February 24, 2006, for Ghana’s 2020 elections. Article 699 […]
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by CHIDINMA NWOYE / DAN KOPF The Africa has the fastest-growing number of immigrants in the United States, according to a Quartz analysis of US Census Bureau data. The number of African migrants grew at a rate of almost 50% from 2010 to 2018. This is more than double the growth rate of migration to […]
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by ADEYEMI ADEPETUN Nigeria’s debts, both foreign and local has climbed to over N25 trillion based on latest data from the debt management office. The vast majority of Nigeria’s recent debt exposures stem from China. As per the most recent spending plan presented by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria will use nearly a quarter of its […]
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by Kofi Ayim The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Africans to tell their own stories because no other people would tell it like it is. He quoted one of Achebe’s popular sayings, “If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own,” to buttress his argument. The President made […]
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government used strong-arm tactics to force Robert Mugabe’s family to lift their objections to his burial at the National Heroes Acre burial, it was reported on Sunday.Mnangagwa’s emissaries, in negotiations with the family, threatened to seize various properties from the former president’s widow and children in a dramatic showdown that ended in […]
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