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 Kofi Ayim and Kwabena Opong, Newark, NJ Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker has warned, as a matter of urgency, that permanent recession of the United States is inevitable, if systemic problems of and in the educational systems are not confronted and resolved. He pointed out that the City of Newark spends approximately $20,000 to educate […]
By Kofi Ayim Community outreach has been a staple of the First Presbyterian Church of Irvington, New Jersey for the past several years. For the multicultural, multi-ethnic church most activities start on Friday evenings and climax with Sunday midday worship. Saturday afternoons are usually the busiest with preparations towards church service the following day. The […]
Kwabena Opong, New York West Harlem Local Development Corporation (WHLDC) on Friday, March 21 awarded $2 million in grants to 83 community-based organizations as a measure advancing WHLDC’s objective of promoting economic opportunities and quality of life in West Harlem. The funds were disbursed among organizations in the areas of arts and culture, community facilities, […]
By Lordick Mayabi Nairobi – Outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga who came second to Uhuru Kenyatta in the presidential election vowed on Saturday to contest the results in the Supreme Court alleging “massive tampering”of the March 4 vote. He said that every instrument deployed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) failed and that […]
By Kofi Ayim, New York Majority of Ghanaians are practically denied access to the justice system because of dire economic needs, and may suspects languish in cells and jails, some as long as 10 years for lack of legal representation. This gloomy picture was painted by Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba, Chair of Ghana’s Legal […]
Ghana at 56 was celebrated among Ghanaians in the Tri-state area with dances and parties . In Newark, NJ, celebrations began with flag-raising at the City Hall on March 6 and climaxed with a dinner dance organized by the Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey at the Ramada Hotel at the Liberty International Airport […]
The Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey (COGANJ) received on behalf of Nima Police Station in Accra a number of police paraphernalia from the Essex County Sheriff at Newark, NJ. The presentation made at the offices of County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura was a follow-up gesture to the visit of Police Superintendent Aduhene, commander […]
Newark – A medical student from Essex County went out of his way twice during the blizzard to try to find a homeless manm who had nowhere to go. Rameez Ulhassan has been providing aid and comfort to Paul Boateng for about a year. Boateng has been confined to a wheelchair anf living on the […]
MORRISANIA — Four members of The Bronx’s growing African community have entered a closely watched City Council race, delighting supporters who seek more political muscle, but worrying leaders who fear a fractured African vote. The African candidates in the contest for the 16th District City Council seat include a Nigerian medical researcher, a Guinean businessman […]
By Kwabena Opong The Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey (COGANJ) received on behalf of the Nima Police Station in Accra a number of policing paraphernalia from the Essex County Sheriff at Newark, NJ. The presentation made at the offices of the County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura was a follow-up to the visit of […]