The Obama administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U. S. immigration policy. The end of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which allowed any Cuban who reached U.S. … Read more
Mr Kwesi Pratt Jnr was a known avid NDC activist shuttling between radio stations as a guest speaker to radio programmes. He was vociferously defending every policy initiative and implementation made by then President Mahama and his NDC-led government regardless of how oftentimes such policy initiatives were totally irresponsible and damaging to the collective interests … Read more
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has reiterated his party’s solidarity with the “oppressed people of the world” citing Palestine, Western Sahara and Cuba. At the 105th anniversary celebration of the African National Congress in Soweto on Sunday, Zuma who is also the president of the party said they discourage travel to Israel in solidarity with … Read more
I am very Christian and incurably Presbyterian in my outlook and identity, though until the Presbyterian Church of Ghana wisely adapted its liturgy to our Traditional African Culture, with some necessary modifications, of course, I had delightfully worshipped my Christian God with a branch of the Assemblies of God Ministries. I believe in the verity … Read more
Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, the newly elected Speaker of Parliament of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic delivers his maiden address. Read the full text below Introduction Your Ladyship the Chief Justice, My Lords Spiritual and temporal, Hon. Members of Parliament-Elect, Your Excellencies, Nananom, Niimei, Naamei, Political Parties Representatives, Press Corp, Distinguished Ladies and … Read more
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today [Saturday], January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. His nomination as speaker was met with no opposition from both sides of the divide. In his acceptance speech, he pledged to create and maximize opportunities … Read more
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today [Saturday], January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. His nomination as speaker was met with no opposition from both sides of the divide. In his acceptance speech, he pledged to create and maximize opportunities … Read more
The current global political, and security environment remains chaotic, dangerous, and unstable. While the Obama Administration has done its best to address them, there is no doubt that the incoming Donald Trump Administration will inherit one of the most difficult and challenging set of problems since the end of the Second World War. Under Obama’s … Read more
Ghana’s president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced nine persons he would be working with as his core staff at the Flagstaff House in Accra from January 7 when he takes over the governance of the country. He also named two people to be in charge of Ghana’s national security as well as the … Read more
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday announced his first set of appointees ahead of his inauguration on 7th January as President of Ghana. The President’s appointees consist of people who – prior to their appointment – were acting in those roles. Details below: Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the names of persons making up his administrative staff at the Flagstaff House. He is expected to take over the administration of the country from January 7, 2017,. Announcing the staff at his Nima residence in Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo named Frema Osei-Opare as his Chief of Staff. … Read more
“My real agenda is to stop the sale of cocoa to the Ghana government, cocoa farmers create all the wealth in the country and have been carrying the country on their backs for years. It is time for them to stop that silly practice of collecting 70 cents on a dollar and cash in on … Read more
So every country manipulates their currencies either by easing and tightening interest rates or using stimulus to boast the market. Regulators have fined some of the financial institutions engineering bank and exchange rates. Both European and American regulators have come out to expose these deals because there were inside information that gives the well-connected an … Read more
Ghanaian medical students in Cuba have called for immediate restructuring of the Cuban-Ghana medical program after decrying what they termed “maltreatment” suffered under the programme for years. The 250 students who have spent four years in Cuba studying a 7-year programme in medicine, complained bitterly of government’s neglect, which have compelled many of them to … Read more
Ghanaian medical students in Cuba have called for immediate restructuring of the Cuban-Ghana medical program after decrying what they termed “maltreatment” suffered under the programme for years. The 250 students who have spent four years in Cuba studying a 7-year programme in medicine, complained bitterly of government’s neglect, which have compelled many of them to … Read more
I was listening to an interview of Madereka Nyerere, son of late President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, on Voice of America TV programme, hosted by Salim Amin in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, 25th December 2016, Christmas day in Amin’s usual programme, The Scoop. Madereka’s father, Julius Nyerere, had had a leadership style of selflessness, … Read more
Samantha Power, the Unites States ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has called for the release of a leading Ethiopian opposition member, Bekele Gerba. December 23 marks a year that Gerba – deputy Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress – is in detention, he has been held by authorities along with 20 others as part … Read more
The relations between unpredictable allies, Russia and Turkey, appear to have deteriorated in the past few years. The relationship between Moscow and Ankara have deteriorated since the Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet shot a Russian Su-24 bomber out of the Syrian skies, citing an airspace violation that did not take place. This is one … Read more