Day: March 16, 2017

Headlines

New York Mayor Avoids Charges, Moves Toward Re-Election

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio bolstered his bid for re-election after federal and state prosecutors decided not to...

International

Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump

Britain's communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the...

Headlines

Trump Budget Chief Defends Aid Cuts For Children, Elderly

President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children...

Top Stories

Imitate Tanzania’s Magafuli; Downsize Your Government – CDD To Akufo-Addo

The Center for Democratic Development (CDD), has implored President Akufo-Addo to cut down on the size of his...

Headlines

From Syria To Paris, Music Provides Haven For ‘Refugees of Rap’

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from...

International

UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

Headlines

Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...

Headlines

Activist Defiant In Her Quest For ‘free, Just’ Zimbabwe

She bears scars from police beatings, has been arrested many times, detained for months, and become the first person to...

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EC Commends STAR-Ghana’s Role In December 7 Elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday commended STAR-Ghana; a donor pooled funding organization, for playing a...

International

Venezuela Arrests Brownie and Croissant Bakers In ‘bread War’

Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro's...

International

Halfway Into 2017’s Oil Supply Cut, Asia Remains Awash With Fuel

Halfway into an OPEC-led oil supply cut, Asia remains awash with fuel in a sign that the group's efforts to rein in a...

International

Snap Shares Drop 4 Percent, Fall Below $20 For the First Time

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hunging on the front Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday...

International

I Want To Finish My Career At Barcelona

Barcelona star Andres Iniesta wants to finish his career at the club, as long as he is considered important. Iniesta,...

Sports

What’s Caf New Man, Ahmad, Bringing To African Football?

Leicester City. Rostov in Russia. Wa All Stars in Ghana. Sofapaka in Kenya. And now, Ahmad Ahmad. The 57-year old...

Sports

I Wouldn’t Be Surprise If Olympics Decide To Sack Me

After six games without a win in the Premier League, Accra Great Olympics coach, Godwin Attram, has predicted an end to...

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NDC Members Hold Executives ‘hostage’ Over Election Defeat

Some foot soldiers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region, on Thursday prevented their...

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Why Is GPRTU Allowing Drivers To Act With Impunity?

By: Obed Attah Yeboah The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) was formed to ensure the efficient management...

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Akufo-Addo’s Government Size Is A Departure From Competence

By: Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) The Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) has been dealt a huge...

International

Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious...