Liberians living in America since a devastating civil war that took 250,000 lives are now in the crosshairs of the current Trump administration which is threatening to lift their protected status and deport them. Some five thousand people nationally are protected from deportation under the Deferred Enforced Departure or DED program which has been in […]
The Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Yaw Brogya Gyamfi has dragged government to court over the Ghana-US military cooperation deal. In a lawsuit filed at the Supreme Court at Accra on the 26th of March,2018, Mr. Brogya Gyamfi is asking the Court to, among other things, set aside the deal that was
For the past few days, Ghana has erupted in a frenzied discussion over prospects of signing a military cooperation agreement with the United States of America under which terms the latter country acquires a number of rights which security analysts suggest amounts to ceding space for a military base. The discussion has mostly been in
The Accra Human Rights High Court hearing the suit against the commercialization of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) has ruled that the parties go for the determination of the motion to stay proceedings at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, 28th March. The case, Food Sovereignty Ghana & 3 ors Vs National Biosafety Committee & 4 ors,
“Ghanaians may love Americans, but not to the extent of living with foreign troops on such a scale. Ghanaians have enough foreigners dominating their economic and social life. Former President Jerry John Rawlings has waded into the controversial military agreement between the Government of Ghana and the United States of America. According to the
A media exchange collaborative agreement has been reached between Imperial Media Concepts (IMC); publishers of Ghnewsnow and the management of OTEC FM in Kumasi, Ghana. Under the agreement, Ghnewsnow will produce a series of short video programmes with staff from OTEC FM for publication on their website and social media networks. Speaking at the signing, General
Last week the African Liberation Network (ALN), the largest conglomeration of liberal political parties in Africa held their 54th General Assembly in Accra, Ghana. The General Assembly was hosted by the Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) and called for the creation of a more free and fair market on the continent. Welcoming the delegates, Nii Allotey
By Jerry Kwabena Adinkra / Photos By Oko Nyaku (New York) On the occasion marking the 61st anniversary of Ghana’s Independence, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs.Martha Ama Pobee called for a minute silence in honor of Pte. Emmanuel Mensah, the Ghanaian-born US soldier who perished in the Bronx fire trying to rescue helpless neighbors
A monument to Robert Nesta Marley has been approved by the Marley family and will be erected in Zimbabwe, the only African nation he performed during his brief lifetime. Reportedly permission was granted by the Marley estate to erect a statue in honor of the singer, musician and cultural icon acclaimed to be the
