Cowards Dont Throw Down Gauntlets
In the medieval days, the phrase “throwing down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone to a formal challenge or a duel. A gauntlet is a heavy armoured gloves worn by medieval...
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Colombia’s President Santos Tries To Save Peace Deal
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a team of senior government officials to launch talks with the opposition on changes to a peace deal with the Farc rebel group. Mr Santos made the...
Voters Reject Farc Peace Deal
Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting against it. The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and...
Hurricane Matthew Heads For Jamaica Packing Strong Winds
Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say. It is now a category four...
Hurricane Intensifies In Carribean
The most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic for nine years is moving towards Jamaica with wind speeds of up to 260km/h (160mph), strong enough to wreck houses. Weather forecasters have upgraded...
Historic Agreement Is Signed
The Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war. The rebel leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko,...
Colombia Peace ‘will Boost the Economy’
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says the peace deal with the Farc rebel group will boost economic growth and will enable the country to rebuild its social fabric. "War is always more costly...
Two Late Goals Hand Watford 3-1 Win Over Man United
WATFORD piled on the misery for Jose Mourinho as Manchester United crashed to a third successive defeat in an embarrassing 3-1 loss at Vicarage Road on Sunday. Mourinho’s side were rocked by...
An Important Announcement On Ghanas Gold Industry
Gold was discovered, (circa) ca. BC/BCE 6,000 in Egypt (Cramb, Alan W, A Short History of Metals, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University). It was the first and by...
Colombian Rebels Announce Ceasefire
The main leftist rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, has ordered all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (05:00 GMT Monday). The ceasefire brings to an end the group's...
Ghana to Build a $1.5 Billion Coal Power Plant at Ekumfi Aboano in the Central Region
Ghana is to build a $1.5 billion coal power plant at Ekumfi Aboano, in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region, beginning this second quarter.
The 2,000 megawatt power plant project is being...
How Ghana Compares to Other Emerging Markets for Foreign Property Ownership
Foreigners looking to buy property in Ghana will face some restrictions. Land ownership in particular is tightly regulated, with non-nationals able to acquire lands on a leasehold for a maximum...