Earthquake In Southern Philippines Kills Four, Damages Infrastructure

Four people died and more than 100 were injured Four people died and more than 100 were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines late Friday, damaging some structures and cutting power in many areas, local officials said. The 6.7 earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km … Read more

Mexico Warns Citizens In US After Woman Deported

Mexico is warning its citizens in the US to “take precautions” following the deportation of a Mexican woman who had lived in the US for more than 20 years. In a statement, the foreign ministry said the case of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos illustrated “the new reality”. The mother-of-two was detained on Wednesday when she … Read more

Peru Ex-Leader Faces Arrest Over $20m Bribe Allegations

A Peruvian court has issued an international warrant for the arrest of ex-President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction giant at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. Judge Richard Concepcion late on Thursday (local time) accepted a request by prosecutors that Toledo be jailed as they investigate allegations he … Read more

Trump Border ‘wall’ To Cost $21.6 Billion, Take 3.5 Years To Build

President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U. S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday. The report’s estimated price-tag is much higher … Read more

Trump’s Wall Won’t Deter Migrants, Say Mexican Official, Activists

U. S. President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along his country’s 3,200-km southern border with Mexico is unlikely to deter migrants fleeing violence, poverty or a lack of opportunities, a Mexican immigration official and activists said. “There is no way to stop a person who wants to migrate or to cross the border,” Rodolfo Figueroa Pacheco, … Read more

Actions of Akufo-Addo That Make Him A Silent Donald Trump

Motivated by their ambitions, Republican’s President Donald Trump and New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo both share some common denominators in their leadership styles and reaction to opposition. Apart from the basic political commonality that they both share such as, they were elected in 2016, share the same ideological position, and their … Read more

Ghanaian Gay Denied Asylum In Canada

.. he walked across USA-Canadian border Immigration and Refugee Board questions legitimacy of birth certificate A 29-year-old Ghanaian asylum seeker’s fate will remain in limbo for at least the next 10 months. On Tuesday, the refugee claimant’s application was denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. “He has been accused by the member … Read more

When Anti-Terrorism Becomes Terrorism (1)

A couple of weeks ago, the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, sacked the country’s Attorney-General, Sally Quillian Yates, for giving a direct order to her staff to ignore the executive order issued by the president against admitting people of specifically-named religion and countries into the US in the name of … Read more

Toyota Says Weakening Yen Will Help Profits

Toyota says its full-year profits will be better than expected thanks to a pick-up in sales and a boost from currency fluctuations. The Japanese firm expects net profit in the year to March of 1.7 trillion yen ($15.1bn; £12.1bn), compared with a previous forecast of 1.55 trillion yen. That is despite losing its top-selling carmaker … Read more

‘If Something Happens Blame’ the Judge

President Donald Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida, disconnected from White House staff and once again tweeting attacks on a federal judge. His ire was aimed at US District Judge James Robart, who last week put a nationwide hold on Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering … Read more

Trump’s Whirlwind Start Draws Admiration On French Far-Right

Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office have left some European politicians leaders aghast but are drawing cheers from France’s far-right National Front (FN) as its leader Marine Le Pen launches her own bid for power. Buoyed by Trump’s election and Britain’s shock ‘Brexit’ vote to quit the European Union, the anti-immigration, anti-EU FN hopes … Read more

Yo Gotti – I Remember Lyrics Ft. DJ Khaled

Posted in Foreign Lyrics [Intro – Yo Gotti] I remember, see I remember like yesterday Vividly, everything I went through [Hook/Chorus – Yo Gotti] I remember long nights, days Been f****d up on stepping my ice game Opening that door stages then the lights came Went to Mexico, met a plug, then my life changed … Read more

Tory Lanez – Dope Man Go Lyrics

Posted in Foreign Lyrics [Bridge] Do you know the dope man? I need some more Do you know the dope man? I need some more I must’ve forgot that I’m the plug I’m the dope man, I’m the boy Dope man, dope man, dope Dope man, dope man, go Dope man, dope man, dope Dope … Read more

Drug Lord El Chapo Guzman Complains About US Jail

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has complained in court about his conditions of custody in a US jail. Guzman is being held in a maximum security prison in New York after he was extradited last month. The notorious kingpin escaped twice from prison in Mexico, once in a laundry basket and most recently … Read more

Wall Street Stands With Two Fed-Hike Outlook For 2017

Wall Street’s top banks expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year and see only modest risk to the U. S. central bank being pressed into a more aggressive pace of monetary policy tightening, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The poll of primary dealers – the 23 banks that do business … Read more

Trump At National Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump veered off script at the start of the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday when he asked a room full of lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and religious leaders to pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger so that ratings of his show — NBC’s “The Apprentice” — would go up. Trump, who lauded the six-decade long traditional gathering … Read more

Papa Bakary Appointed To Officiate Ghana-Cameroon Match

CAF’s 2016 Referee of the Year, Papa Bakary Gassama, will officiate the second semi-final at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations between Ghana and Cameroon today. The 38-year-old Gambian referee has held the best referee title for the last three consecutive years and will be in Franceville having not been a stranger to Ghana games. … Read more

Asante Appointed Ghana Gas CEO

President Akufo-Addo has appointed renowned Engineer, Dr Ben K. D Asante as the Caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). Dr. Asante replaces Dr. George Sipa Yankey whose terminal leave took effect February 1, 2017, and terminates in May 2017. Dr. Asante is expected to act as the CEO … Read more

Ford, Goldman CEOs Criticize Trump Travel Curbs

The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group and Ford Motor Co joined the criticism of President Donald Trump’s order to halt arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries, as equity markets fell and the dollar slipped on Monday. The initial response over the weekend from U. S. corporate leaders to Trump’s order curtailing travel from seven Muslim-majority … Read more

Dr Ben Asante Appointed Caretaker CEO of Ghana Gas

Renowned Engineer, Dr Ben K. D Asante has been appointed as the Caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). His caretaker position means he will act as the CEO of Ghana Gas until a substantive one is approved. Under his acting role he is also not permitted to take … Read more