Putin did it to demean Clinton and help elect Trump – JAMES CLAPPER So much has been written about former acting Attorney General Sally Yates since President Donald Trump fired her in January for declining to enforce his travel ban, that her testimony to a Senate judiciary subcommittee Monday was met with great anticipation. And … Read more
Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian football’s governing body said Wednesday. “There is an appeal from FAM. We are looking into it,” said Windsor John, secretary-general of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) made the appeal after … Read more
UPS announced a partnership Tuesday to provide logistics at the 2020 World’s Fair in Dubai, a venture it sees as a springboard to a bigger presence in the Middle East. UPS expects to hire 1,000 people to work at “Expo 2020” and will manage more than 27,000 square meters of warehouse space. The event, the … Read more
South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacked his powerful, hardline army chief Paul Malong on Tuesday, a government spokesman said. General Paul Malong, long regarded as an ethnic nationalist of Kiir’s majority Dinka tribe, was replaced by General James Ajongo Mawut, a career soldier. “The decrees are two: one for the relief of Chief of General … Read more
An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced Monday, despite strained ties over an assassination in Kuala Lumpur. The killing of Kim Jong-Nam — the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un — in February sparked a diplomatic row which saw both … Read more
President Donald Trump’s amended travel ban will face a key test on Monday, when a US appeals court is set to take on a case that has stymied the administration’s controversial efforts to bar travelers from six Muslim-majority countries. A Richmond, Virginia-based federal court will hold a crucial hearing to scrutinize a Maryland judge’s ruling … Read more
After what he called a “very productive” first 100 days, President Donald Trump is vowing to roll out a new health plan and to completely renegotiate the NAFTA continental trade pact. His remarks, in a CBS interview broadcast Sunday, touched on daunting challenges domestic and foreign, from his vexed effort at health-care reform to a … Read more
A deputy minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has added his voice to the growing development on the barring of four Members of Parliament from the UK for indulging in what has been largely described as “visa fraud.” The MP for Tema West noted that he was disappointed at the turn of events and … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for North Dayi, George Loh has criticized the four Members of Parliament (MPs) who have been barred from entering the UK for indulging in what has been largely described as “visa fraud.” The alleged visa fraud came to the fore after the sighting of a confidential letter the British High Commission … Read more
The former MP has called on Jon Benjamin to reverse the UK visa ban placed on him or meet him court The former lawmaker for Asunafo South George Boakye has called on the UK High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin to reverse the UK visa ban placed on him or meet him court. According to … Read more
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Asunafo South in the Brong Ahafo Region, Mr George Boakye, who is alleged to have engaged in visa fraud by the British High Commission has threatened to sue the commission if a 10-year travel ban imposed on him is not reversed. The High Commission, in a letter addressed … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South constituency, George Boakye, who has been cited in a visa fraud case, has threatened legal action against the British High Commission in Accra should the Commission fail to reverse a travel ban imposed on him. The High Commission in a letter to the Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament announced four … Read more
A former presidential staffer under the John Mahama administration, has described the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin as a “media whore” who enjoys being the center of discussions in the media. According to him, the diplomat deliberately leaked a letter he sent to the Speaker of Parliament informing him of the UK’s decision … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye, is urging the public who have shown much interest in discussing the alleged UK visa by four Ghanaian MPs to be temperate in their language. According to the Speaker, since Ghana and the UK have long standing good relations, it is only through diplomacy that … Read more
Lawyers for embattled former MP for Asunafo South constituency, George Boakye have asked the British High Commission to reverse its travel ban imposed on the former legislator. According to the lawyers, the grounds for the imposition of the ban were unfounded. The British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin, in a letter leaked to the media earlier … Read more
A former presidential staffer under the John Mahama administration, has described the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin as a “media whore” who enjoys being the center of discussions in the media. According to him, the diplomat deliberately leaked a letter he sent to the Speaker of Parliament informing him of the UK’s decision … Read more
A former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, George Boakye, has denied engaging in acts amounting to visa fraud for which a 10-year travel ban to the UK has been imposed on him by the British High Commission in Accra. According to him, he cannot be blamed for visa fraud just because his adult daughter … Read more
The four Ghana MPs cited for UK visa fraud, as well as all other Members of Parliament would be facing dire consequences for the alleged misconducts… Four Ghanaian MPs were blacklisted by the British government for visa scams; actions that confront each of them them with at least, a ten-year travel ban from the United … Read more
Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye has said he takes the allegations of visa fraud brought against three sitting MPs and one former legislator “very seriously”. They include: Richard Acheampong, MP for Bia East in the Western Region; Joseph Benhazin Dahah, MP for Asutifi North (Ntotroso) in the Brong Ahafo Region; Johnson Kwaku Adu, MP for … Read more
Since entering office, President Donald Trump has used Twitter to issue declarations on everything from America’s geopolitical rivals to his personal feuds with the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger. As Trump prepares to mark 100 days in office this weekend, AFP looks back at 10 Tweets that have characterized the opening phase of his presidency: “We … Read more