Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said indigenous cultures had a right to defend “their ancestral relationship to the earth”. He did not specifically name the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes, who are opposing the pipeline in North Dakota. It came as … Read more
Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies has pushed asylum seekers to take long, risky routes that in one case cost two Ghanaian men several fingers to frostbite A growing number of asylum seekers are braving freezing cold temperatures to walk into Canada from the US, … Read more
The company building the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline says it plans to resume work immediately after getting permission from the US Army. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) said the remaining work on the pipeline would take about three months to complete. The $3.8bn (£3bn) project had stalled for months due to opposition from Native American … Read more
US President Donald Trump has infuriated environmentalists by signing executive orders that support two controversial oil pipelines. The new Republican president backed the Keystone XL and Dakota Access projects, provided American steel is used. The Obama administration in late 2015 halted Keystone, which would carry crude from Canada to Texas. The Army decided last year … Read more
Ghanaians living in Canada are saddened with the very bad news of two Ghanaians who suffered frost bites as a result of fleeing Donald Trump’s deportation from America. These two Ghanaians were among thousands of Ghanaians who are living in fear in U. S. because the President Donald Trump has already served notice that he … Read more
Two men from Ghana are recovering in the burn ward of a Winnipeg hospital after getting lost near the Emerson border on Christmas Eve while fleeing the United States. The men, aged 24 and 35, were found on Highway 75 just north of Letellier, Man., on the morning of Christmas Eve after walking in the cold … Read more
A Ghanaian refugee who almost died during a trek to cross the U. S.-Canada border into Manitoba on Christmas Eve will lose all of his fingers, a toe and possibly his arms. “It’s very bad news,” Seidu Mohammed, 24, told CBC News in an interview at a Winnipeg hospital where he is being treated for … Read more
“There is a crisis looming in the air, very much like that of Greece and other turbulent economies worldwide, yet an un-budging bunch of ‘I-know-it-all politicians’ exhibit nonchalance towards the suffering of the masses” (Fadi Dabbousi) Leadership is influence according to John C. Maxwell. It is in this regard that I want to particularly acknowledge … Read more
A man from Ghana expects to lose most of his fingers after nearly freezing to death last month while trudging from North Dakota to Manitoba through hip-deep snow and biting cold to claim refugee status. Seidu Mohammad is recovering in hospital after trying to reach the Canada Border Services Agency crossing at Emerson on Christmas … Read more
The Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, the Army’s assistant secretary for civil works announced Sunday. Jo-Ellen Darcy said she based her decision on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing. This comes three weeks after … Read more
North Dakota’s governor has ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and solidarity activists camped on government property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to stop, citing hazards posed by harsh winter weather as a blizzard bore down on the area. The “emergency evacuation” order from Governor Jack Dalrymple came days after … Read more
The Obama administration is planning to give a final approval needed for the Dakota Access oil pipeline as soon as Monday, Politico reports. The approval would be a major defeat to environmentalists, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its American Indian allies, just days after Republican Donald Trump’s election to be the next president. Opponents … Read more
When the UK voted in June’s EU referendum, people ticked one of two boxes – leave or stay. When the US went to the polls this week, voters were faced with a much longer process. They voted on a range of issues, not just whether they wanted Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to move into … Read more
Republican candidate Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead over Hillary Clinton in the key swing states that will decide the White House election. He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, while Democrat Mrs Clinton took Virginia and Nevada, ABC projects. Pennsylvania is too close to call. New Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin – which … Read more
The presidential race was extremely close on Tuesday evening, with Republican Donald Trump — who entered the night as an underdog – seizing the advantage over Democrat Hillary Clinton in a series of battleground states. By 11 p.m. Eastern time, voting had ended in 49 states, everywhere but Alaska. Together, they represented 535 of the … Read more
On Tuesday, November 8, Americans will decide whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton will be handed the keys to the White House. The first polls will close at 6pm EST in Indiana and Kentucky and the last, in Alaska, at 1am EST. In between, results will trickle in, state by state. Key states … Read more
It is undoubtable fact that many Ghanaians do not use their correct date of birth in their day to day endeavor. Especially politicians, they often swore affidavit of support to reduce their age whenever they get to retirement age. Sheikh I. C. Quaye of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2005 when he was being … Read more
Gari soakings for breakfast, noodles for super. I need to eat proper, but my pocket isn’t dapper! This is the cry of the innocent soul particularly unemployed graduates and the current state of our nation provided you decide to remove the party hat you’re carrying. The incumbent government has proven to Ghanaians that majority of … Read more
Gari soakings for breakfast, noodles for super. I need to eat proper, but my pocket isn’t dapper! This is the cry of the innocent soul particularly unemployed graduates and the current state of our nation provided you decide to remove the party hat you’re carrying. The incumbent government has proven to Ghanaians that majority of … Read more
Protestors gather near a pipeline being built at a construction site in North Dakota. More than 80 protesters were arrested on Saturday after clashing with police near a pipeline construction site in North Dakota, according to the local sheriff’s department, which said pepper spray was used on some demonstrators. The 83 protesters were arrested near … Read more