Grieving family and friends mourned an Indian engineer Tuesday whose killing at a Kansas bar has shocked the country and raised fears about the safety of Indians in America. A US Navy veteran was charged with the murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla last week in a case that American authorities are investigating as a possible … Read more
CNN and other news outlets were blocked Friday from an off-camera White House press briefing, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs. The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico and BuzzFeed were also excluded from the meeting, which is known as a gaggle and is less formal than the televised Q-and-A … Read more
CNN and other news outlets were blocked Friday from an off-camera White House press briefing, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs. The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico and BuzzFeed were also excluded from the meeting, which is known as a gaggle and is less formal than the televised Q-and-A … Read more
I love to boast of my shareholder status and proud membership of Ghana incorporated. I tout Ghana’s credentials when it comes to democracy and the freedoms that go with it as enshrined in the country’s 1992 Constitution. However, under the umbrella of freedom to talk, opine and move around freely as citizens, blackmails are gradually … Read more
Member of Parliament for Krachi West, Helen Adjoa Ntoso, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to tread cautiously in his bid to fix the “heavily indebted” economy and not rush to hit a snag. The president in delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address Tuesday said the economic situation of the country requires … Read more
The maiden State of the Nation address delivered yesterday by Nana Akufo-Addo, the fifth President of the Fourth Republic in parliament – which attracted two former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Jerry John Rawlings, the immediate past Vice President Amissah-Arthur and former speaker of parliament, Ebenezer Sakyi-Hughes among others – has been described by some … Read more
A 33-year-old Ghanaian migrant, Frederick Ofosu, who was facing deportation from Malta has committed suicide, according to The Times of Malta. According to reports, he was forced to “feel like a criminal” by a new immigration policy in that country. Ofosu who had stayed in Malta for over eight years was found strangled with an … Read more
Member of Parliament for Krachi West, Helen Adjoa Ntoso, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to tread cautiously in his bid to fix the “heavily indebted” economy and not rush to hit a snag. The president in delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address Tuesday said the economic situation of the country requires … Read more
A Ghanaian migrant who was facing deportation from Malta took his own life on Saturday after he was forced to “feel like a criminal” by a new immigration policy in that country. The Times of Malta reports that, Frederick Ofosu, 33, was found strangled with an electric cable in a Qawra building site on Saturday … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was statesmanly during the delivery of his maiden State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, 21 February, Professor Ransford Gyampoh, Head of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, has said. Mr Akufo-Addo on Tuesday February 21 fulfilled his constitutional duty as president of Ghana by presenting … Read more
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be back here again in this Chamber, where I spent some 12 memorable years as a Member of Parliament. I recollect … Read more
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has stated that the challenges confronting Ghana demand an immediate and concerted effort at addressing them. He said such challenges informed his decision to put his cabinet together in record time. Delivering his first state of the nation address in parliament Tuesday, the President called on Ghanaians to join hands with his government … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that he is a man in a hurry to achieve the promises made by his party 2016 elections. “I have heard it said that I am behaving like a man in a hurry. Mr. Speaker, I am, indeed, in a hurry, I am in a great hurry. … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has replied his critics who accuse him of being in a haste as far as his appointments are concerned, saying he is a man in a great hurry. He said he got to work to immediately after his inauguration by quickly putting his team that would help him govern because … Read more
The US Vice-President, Mike Pence, has said the US under President Trump remains committed to co-operation and partnership with the European Union. Mr Pence, speaking in Brussels, sought to reassure European allies worried by some of Mr Trump’s statements. Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said the EU was counting on unequivocal US … Read more
President Donald Trump pressed his attacks on US intelligence agencies Thursday, vowing to catch “low-life leakers” amid a battle over contacts with Russia that led to the ouster of his national security adviser. The latest flurry of presidential salvoes came amid reports that Trump plans to name a New York billionaire, Stephen Feinberg, to lead … Read more
President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US intelligence community and media after new reports of contacts between members of his team and Russia. Mr Trump accused the National Security Agency (NSA) and FBI of giving out information illegally. Some US media say top Trump aides were in constant communication with Russian officials in … Read more
Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia’s only hope of beating India in their upcoming series is by taming Ravichandran Ashwin, branding the record-breaking spinner “the Bradman of bowling”. After the off spinner became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets last weekend, Waugh paid Ashwin the ultimate Australian compliment by comparing him … Read more