Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as an MP for Bole-Bamboi, that I began my political career. Or, better said, it was when I first held … Read more
Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as an MP for Bole-Bamboi, that I began my political career. Or, better said, it was when I first held … Read more
President John Mahama today [Thursday], January 5, 2017, delivered his Final State of the Nation Address today [Thursday] to usher in the end of the life of the sixth Parliament of the fourth Republic, which would officially be dissolved on the midnight of January 6. In his address, President Mahama touched on eight key areas; health, education, … Read more
The outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has done more investment in the road sector than any other government in Ghana’s history, President John Dramani Mahama has said. Delivering his final State of the Nation Address on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, 5 January, Mr Mahama said before he took over office as president, … Read more
Your Excellency the Vice President, Right Honourable Speaker, Your Ladyship the Chief Justice Honourable Members of Parliament Mr. Speaker, Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Myanmar’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority threatens to undermine the region’s security and stability, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister said Monday at a rare international meeting to tackle the crisis. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Yangon, Myanmar following multiple reports from NGOs that the army has burnt down Rohingya villages and attacked … Read more
A collection of moments subtle and grand of the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Yangon International Airport on Friday in Yangon, Myanmar, for the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. President Barack Obama, right, laughs as he holds a koala next to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on … Read more
The second round of Special Voting ended with frustration and anger as members of security agencies, journalists and some polling officers could still not cast their ballot. The names of thousands of these eligible voters could not find their names in the voters register despite assurances by the Electoral Commission. About 34,000 individuals were expected … Read more
The Military High Command has made special arrangements to enable officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), who could not vote on the two designated days for special voting to vote on December 7, 2016. A special form has been placed at the Burma Hall voting centre at Burma Camp to enable affected … Read more
Investigators are inspecting his computer and cell phone and talking to family and associates. Authorities believe the Ohio State University student responsible for Monday’s attack on campus was inspired by terrorist propaganda from ISIS and deceased Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, two law enforcement sources said. The sources point to Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s Facebook posts … Read more
Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told the BBC. Armed forces have been killing Rohingya in Rakhine state, forcing many to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, says John McKissick of the UN refugee agency. The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, has … Read more
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer Buckle has called on Ghanaians to desist from voting on tribal lines. He admonished Ghanaians to rather cast their ballot based on their conscience. “Voting is a civic duty, and we must exercise it in a peaceful manner.” The Archbishop of Accra made this remark … Read more
It is turning out that many soldiers serving on peacekeeping missions abroad are reluctant to exercise their franchise in the impending general election. A few of them are said to have reluctantly given their voter ID particulars to the military hierarchy for onward transmission to the Electoral Commission (EC) to prepare the special voting register. … Read more
The NDC under President John Dramani Mahama has carried out massive infrastructural projects in Ghana. This unprecedented achievements have no doubt earned Mr. President applause from Ghanaians who value genuine developmental projects. But political opponents wouldn’t have none of it. They began to tag him Mr. Incompetent, but -really – who is incompetent? Those who … Read more
As you take office in the forenoon of 7th January, 2016, I want to present to you the development and political participation challenges of Ghana’s Youth to add to your in-tray and the priority areas you must focus on. The youth of Ghana face increasing marginalization in national development and political participation. We have created … Read more
Morocco eliminates trachoma – the leading infectious cause of blindness Transmitted through contact with eye and nose discharge of infected people, particularly young children, it affects populations in 42 countries, and is responsible for blindness or visual impairment in around 1.9 million people Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged the elimination of trachoma as … Read more
Commander JSK Dzamefe, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the 37 Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC), has charged parents to take interest in their children’s education. He said parents needed not to only pay their children’s school fees but rather take active part in their educational cycle. “As parents, you are not … Read more
He went out drinking in the city of Yangon said by his wife. In a statement seen by the BBC, his wife said he had been out drinking with another man in the city of Yangon on Friday night before his death. The Foreign Office said it was investigating the death of a British national … Read more