As Belarusians are entering the New Year, one thing is certain – they will be celebrating the New Year with their Culture Code, as President Alexander Lukashenko who in 1994 said that the Belarusian Language was a pitiable one, flabby for conveying anything impressive, appended his signature on the Culture Code, which the House of … Read more
The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his children and wife of 73 years. Glenn is best known for circling the earth in 1962 aboard a space capsule dubbed Friendship 7. His achievement marked the moment the US caught up with … Read more
THE MEANING OF MMM – In truth, MMM is a Ponzi scheme. Wikipedia defines a Ponzi scheme as “a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profits earned through legitimate sources.” Ponzi scheme promises … Read more
The man is as sleek as the serpent. Like Mikhail Gorbachev, John Dramani Mahama is a sheep in a wolf’s cloths. Right from the beginning of his political career, Mikhail Gorbachev avowed aim was to destabilize the Soviet Union by bringing communism to its knees. In a similar mien, John Dramani Mahama’s singular ambition in … Read more
As Ghana joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Disability Day tomorrow, December 3, the Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has urged persons with disability not to allow their situation to be obstacles to their dreams and aspirations. “It is the spirit that controls the human body. Anything is possible … Read more
Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And Mourning On The American Right is an important book and a delight. It’s a sociological – almost anthropological – foray into the minds, hearts, and lives of the Tea Party — my own Tribe. Prof. Hochschild’s jacket biography describes … Read more
Children carrying framed images of Castro and Che Guevara in 2015. Havana, Cuba – Fidel Castro, a titan of the Cold War who defied 10 American presidents and thrust Cuba onto the world stage, is dead at age 90. The US government spent more than $1bn trying to kill, undermine or otherwise force Castro from … Read more
After Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections (which was, by the way, a surprise only to those indoctrinated, seduced or simply bought), Europe, or to be more precise: the European Union is behaving like an orphan, abandoned by its strong father, whose hand it held and whom he(she) followed wherever he went. Europe … Read more
By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Sunday, November 27, 2016 Folks, a friend of mine sent me a private message, expressing serious concerns at the reaction of “Americans” to the death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. He was unhappy that the “Americans” were jubilating instead of feeling sad at the loss of such an illustrious figure. … Read more
Cuba is mourning its revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, whose death was announced late on Friday and has plunged the country into nine days of mourning. The body of the 90-year-old was due to be cremated at a private ceremony in Havana on Saturday. Some world leaders have been paying tribute to the … Read more
on behalf of Organization for the Victory of the People, Guyana, South America Fidel Castro can never die. Today he departed the physical plane but he will live on forever. His intellectual prowess and wisdom were extraordinary among mortals. His legacy and influence is global and monumental. This humble man, from a small Caribbean country, … Read more
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro was a legendary survivor — besting what Cuban officials say were more than 600 attempts to kill him. He lived much of his long life in the spotlight — and much of it in the crosshairs — surviving a half century of assassination plots. Castro died Friday, his brother Raul … Read more
The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted celebrations among the country’s exiles in Miami , but expressions of sorrow from several current af former world leaders. Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday hailed Castro, who died aged 90 on Friday, for “strengthening” his island nation. “Fidel stood up and strengthened his country during … Read more
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said. “The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening (03:29 GMT Saturday),” President Raul Castro said. Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took … Read more
As human beings, we have been blessed with an incredible nervous system that enables each individual to live a superior life than all biological life forms. Unlike analgesics, we experience pain, and we do everything within out power to terminate it. It is not human to do otherwise. I am aware that the above caption … Read more
Putin was informed about the case when the investigation was first launched against Ulyukayev. Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on Tuesday over allegations he extorted a $2 million bribe from top oil producer Rosneft, a case which could expose fault lines in the Russian leader’s inner circle. Ulyukayev, a 60-year-old technocrat … Read more
The results of the US Presidential election 2016 took the public, and many pollsters and pundits by surprise; they were stunned, I was too. Though the media had informed us that the race was close, it reported that Hilary Clinton had about 70% chance of winning and was far ahead in the electoral votes. The … Read more
Pro-Russian candidate Igor Dodon has won the second round of Moldova’s presidential election. With almost all the ballots counted, Mr Dodon, who wants to restore close ties with Russia, had 52.37% of the vote. His rival, pro-European candidate Maia Sandu, polled 47.63%. The national vote marks the first direct presidential election in Moldova for 20 … Read more
For more than two decades, Russia has been trying to regain its Soviet-era economic influence in Africa, but such efforts have regularly hit stumbling blocks. Policy experts and Russian authorities attribute this to inadequate knowledge of investment and economic possibilities on the continent. “As before, we cannot deny that Russian business structures have insufficient knowledge … Read more
President elect Donald Trump’s victory has got the world talking Donald J. Trump’s stunning election victory on Tuesday night rippled way beyond the nation’s boundaries, upending an international order that prevailed for decades and raising profound questions about America’s place in the world. For the first time since before World War II, Americans chose a … Read more