‘Venezuela Is A Mess,’ Says Trump
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was saddened by the crisis in Venezuela, where waves of anti-government unrest has claimed the lives of 29 people. "Venezuela is a mess," Trump said in...
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Cuba Gooding Sr Found Dead In LA
Cuba Gooding Sr, the lead singer of 70s soul group Main Ingredient and father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr, has died at the age of 72. The star was found dead in his car on Thursday in Woodland Hills,...
Meet Germany’s Forgotten ‘guest Workers’, From Africa
Long overshadowed by the more numerous and vocal Turkish "guest worker" community, Mozambicans who arrived in Germany decades ago still struggle to assert their rights in their adopted homeland....
Kwaku Sakyi-Addo To Chair NCA Board; Steps Down As Telecom Chamber CEO
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has announced the resignation of its CEO, Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, as he takes on a new responsibility as Chairman of the Board of the National Communications...
Living In Cuban Time
In Cuba, it sometimes seems time stopped in the 1960s. Despite a succession of sweeping changes in recent years -- rapprochement with the US, Fidel Castro's death -- the rhythm of life on the island...
Kwaku Sakyi-Addo Appointed NCA Board Chairman
Renowned journalist, Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, has been appointed the Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), the body that regulates Ghana’s communication industry. He has...
Kwaku Sakyi-Addo Steps Down As Telecoms Chamber CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kwaku Sakyi Addo has stepped down after being in the position for the past six years. He will take up a new role as the Board...
Suge Knight Claims His Ex-Wife Killed Tupac Shakur
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight claims that his ex-wife and former Death Row Records security chief Reggie White Jr killed Tupac Shakur, and insists he was the real target of the 1996 drive-by. Suge’s...
US Court Blocks Release of Guantanamo Force-Feeding Videos
A US federal appeals court on Friday blocked the release of videos showing a prisoner being force-fed at the Guantanamo prison in Cuba, citing national security. The three-judge court in Washington...
Over 200 Ghanaians Stranded On Costa Rica-Nicaragua Border
More than 200 Ghanaians are reported to be stranded at the Costa Rican-Nicaraguan border post of Penas Blancas in their attempt to transit into the United States of America (USA). A press release...
Beatlemania Blooms Belatedly In Cuba
While their American and European peers twisted and shouted to The Beatles in the 1960s, in Cuba childhood sweethearts Gisela and Hector kept their Beatlemania a naughty secret. Now, still...
Ghana Among Countries With Most ‘bounced’ US Visa Applications
Ghana is among the countries with the highest United States visa application denial rates, according to the U. S. State Department. Ghana was among the 13 countries with a denial rate of over 60...
Ghana Among Countries With Highest ‘bounced’ US Visa Applications
Ghana is among the countries with the highest United States visa application denial rates, according to the U. S. State Department. Ghana was among the 13 countries with a denial rate of over 60...
Japan Rout Israel, Advance To World Baseball Classic Semi-Finals
Two-time champions Japan routed Israel 8-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the World Baseball Classic, remaining unbeaten to book their ticket to the semi-finals. 'Samurai' Japan broke up a...
Israel Stun Cuba 4-1 In World Baseball Classic
Israel again pulled of a major upset Sunday, beating mighty Cuba 4-1 in the second round opener at the World Baseball Classic to continue its undefeated campaign. After battering South Korea, Chinese...
Boxing and Other Sporting Disciplines Should Be Revived – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged the support of his government towards the revival of boxing and other sporting disciplines in the country, during his tenure of...
Boxing, Other Sporting Disciplines Should Be Revived – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged the support of his government towards the revival of boxing and other sporting disciplines in the country, during his tenure of...
Prez Akufo-Addo Pledges Support For Boxing Revival
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says boxing under his tenure will receive maximum attention in order to put sporting disciplines other than football back on the radar. According to him, Ghana...
Akufo-Addo Urged To Support Production of Local Pharmaceuticals
The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Xavier Crespin, has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to support the local production of pharmaceuticals in the West African...
WAHO Seeks Akufo-Addo’s Advocacy For Local Drug Manufacturing
The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Xavier Crespin, has appealed for the support of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the local...