Reports reaching ghnewsnow.com indicate that there was near commotion yesterday at the Best Western Hotel in East Legon, Accra after the screening of Rachel Boynton’s critically acclaimed documentary Big Men. According to our sources, editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt who was featured extensively in the documentary was seen in a heated argument with David […]
The northern Ghanaian city of Tamale yesterday witnessed an unprecedented protest by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to express their disapprobation with the introduction of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in the country. Over 500 farmers marched through some principal streets of the city to the Regional Co-ordinating Council, where they presented a petition to the
In the run-up to the World Cup, every country represented is making frantic final preparations. They are also counting down the minutes to the June 2 deadline set by FIFA for all participating teams to submit their final team sheets. It is typical at this point for pundits to put out their own versions of
08/22/2013 President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office. This follows a massive win over rival Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC after which a petition was filed by the MDC praying Zimbabwe’s Supreme court to annul the polls. However, the MDC subsequently withdrew the petition citing lack of faith
08/23/2013 Failed Zimbabwean presidential candidate and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai risks being summoned before the country’s highest court to answer charges of contempt for “disparaging remarks” he made about the judiciary.Mr Tsvangirai had said there was little difference between the judiciary and Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party. He alleged that even though he was in office
08/29/2013 Ghana’s Supreme Court has thrown out the election petition filed by the opposition New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo against President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress(NDC). Reading the verdict, Justice William Atuguba gave the breakdown of the main issues in contention and how the judges individually ruled
08/31/2013 Christians have been admonished to avail themselves to God’s call and to commit to His command of spreading the Good News to all nations. The call was made by the resident pastor of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church in the Bronx, New York and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
09/14/2013 The Musicians Union of Ghana, MUSIGA has signed a contract with the Council for Technical and Vocational Educational Training (COTVET) for the commencement of the MUSIGA Academy. The contract was signed by the MUSIGA President Bice Osei Kuffour in the presence of the Fund Manager, Ato Simpson of the Skills Development Fund (SDF) of
10/01/2013 Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama says he is not taking the supposed terrorist threat on his country lightly. President Mahama was speaking at an event organized in his honor by the New York University (NYU) at the Kimmel Center in Manhattan, New York on Friday September 27. In a reaction to questions from the
10/05/2013 A group of Egyptians resident in New York Saturday took to the streets to protest the military intervention and ousting of former president Mohammed Morsi. The group carrying placards and chanting pro Morsi slogans converged outside the Egyptian embassy on 42nd Street and 2 Avenue, Manhattan. Clad mostly in yellow, the group comprised a
