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
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
Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta – two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. The man and woman, thought … Read more
Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta – two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. The man and woman, thought … Read more
Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 African migrants attempted to storm a border fence. The migrants were attempting to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Only two were successful, but both were injured scaling the six-metre (20 ft) fence and needed hospital treatment. One guard lost an eye, officials … Read more
WatsUp TV, organisers of the WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards have announced winners of the maiden edition of the pan African entertainment awards at meant to boost and encourage the production of quality music videos across Africa and beyond. In a short winners announcement press conference in Accra on December 28, 22 winners emerged … Read more
Book Review: Traditions and customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana By Gyau Kumi Adu Traditions and Customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana: Descendants of Authentic Biblica. By Gyau Kumi Adu l Hebrew Israelites – Book Review by Gyau Kumi Adu Book Review: Traditions and Customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana: Descendants of Authentic Biblical Hebrew … Read more
Econet Media, new owners of Labone-based Viasat 1 Television (owned by Modern Times Group) will retain all existing staff, the former has said. Under the deal, Econet Media has also acquired all of MTG’s assets in Ghana as well as assets at its Modern African Productions operations in Ghana and Nigeria. The new acquisition will … Read more
A man burst into a Muslim prayer hall in the Swiss city of Zurich on Monday and started shooting, injuring three men, according to police, who have launched a manhunt for the shooter. A body was found a few hundred metres (yards) from the scene, an AFP photographer said, but it was unclear if it … Read more
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has raised concern about increasing reports of Ghanaian female migrants being abused in the Middle East. The organisation says 2,000 women departed from Ghana to work in the Middle East between September 2014 and January 2015 alone but over 350 of them have returned from countries like Kuwait and … Read more
EU leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for six more months. Earlier, France and Germany complained that the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine was still not being fulfilled. Russia’s military interventions, first in Ukraine, then in Syria, were high on the EU summit agenda in Brussels. But Italy and Slovakia want sanctions, … Read more
This is going to shock you as to who you are as a Ghanaian and what is to happen to this modern Egypt Is Egypt and Ghana in the bible? What is God saying about us? We are going back to the biblical history and know how God dealt with Ghana in the past, what … Read more
A Tunisian captain has been found guilty of causing the sinking of a boat in which 700 migrants died in April 2015. Mohammed Ali Malek, who had denied being the boat’s captain, was given 18 years in jail. He was also convicted of manslaughter and human trafficking. A Syrian was handed a five-year sentence. The … Read more
Irregular rain has ruined crops, and the country is experiencing both droughts and floods Sudan’s ecosystems and natural resources are deteriorating. Temperatures are rising, water supplies are scarce, soil fertility is low and severe droughts are common. After years of desertification, its rich biodiversity is under threat and drought has hindered the fight against hunger. … Read more
About 22 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the print industry have received training in new imaging technologies and software. The 10-day capacity building training, which was held between July and November this year, was organized by Canon Central and North Africa, a global leader in imaging solutions, in partnership with Invest In Africa (IIA) … Read more
It is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will be. We have plenty of examples of US presidents who – after coming into office – did not follow through on their electoral campaign pledges. Even though Obama did actually conclude the agreement with Iran – as promised during his … Read more
Twenty two small and medium (SME) print companies in Ghana received the necessary skills to meet international standards through in-depth training by Canon Central and North Africa, a leader in imaging solutions and Invest in Africa. The Professional Print Excellence programme was held in partnership with Invest in Africa, a cross-sector partnership of companies with … Read more
By 146 B. C., the Mediterranean Sea, a hotbed of endemic battlefield between ancient navies had successfully become the imperial Roman “Mare Nostrum” – our common sea. Rome’s hegemony around its “Mare Nostrum” reconfigured the map of various nations-states and ethnic groups under one economic and military security umbrella. Thus, the imperial Roman republic found … Read more
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, is a land-locked largely Saharan Desert country in the center of western Africa, bordered by Algeria to its north, Mauritania to its west, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger to its southern part. … Read more