Washington, DC – On August 4th at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, the African Diaspora’s most prominent ‘Bridge Builders’ who have made contributions in the areas of development, strengthening relationships and providing opportunities for returning Africans, will indulge in a star studded evening of dinner, dancing and music. The event will feature awardwinning actors […]
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
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
08/31/2013 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
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
03/02/2014 “We will make a lot of noise; they can’t sleep…if this one fails which I wonder, we will chant them down spiritually. When they start getting cancer, they will think twice” Maverick Ghanaian radio personality and activist Blakk Rasta says Ghanaians will use every trick in the book to prevent genetically modified (GM)
03/02/2014 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to sign the anti-gay bill passed by the parliament into law. Mr. Museveni said he signed the bill because he initially thought that some people were homosexual by nature and it would be wrong to punish them, but after conducting some research into the ’causes’ of
