Unionise To Protect Your Interest
Labour expert Austin Gamey has urged workers of Marwako Fast Food Limited to form a union that protects and sees to their welfare. This comes on the back of a recent abuse of kitchen staffer Evelyn...
Tag: Social Issues
Trump Cabinet Member Ben Carson Calls Slaves ‘immigrants’ In Speech
Ben Carson appeared to liken slaves to immigrants who choose to come to the United States while addressing employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development Monday. Carson, who was...
Trump Signs New Travel Ban Directive
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. Iraq – which was covered in the previous seven-nation order – has been...
Social Vices In Wa In the Upper West Should Be Checked
By Mohammed Abdul-Basit Since the beginning of January, Wa the Upper West Regional capital has been trending on social media for the wrong reason. A sex tape involving a supposedly married lady and...
Traditional Rulers Institute Fines To Stem Child Marriage
Henceforth, any parent in the Jirapa District who gives out his or her daughter who is less than 18 years for marriage would be reported to the security agencies for action to be taken against them....
‘Hormonal’ Women Need Protecting, Indian Minister Says
Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said, sparking ridicule on social media. Many Indian universities inflict curfews on...
Ghanaian Women’s Role In Development Since Independence
Since Ghana’s independence in 1957, the country has been exploring measures to increase women’s participation in governance. This is in recognition of the fact that women’s contribution to...
Facebook Case Brought By Syrian Refugee In Germany Heads To Verdict
A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel fuelled fake news linking him to terrorism. Online...
Republicans Unveil Plan To Repeal, Replace Obamacare
US House Republicans unveiled long-awaited legislation Monday that would repeal and replace the health care reforms known as Obamacare, largely under the framework that President Donald Trump laid...
Indian State Flags Nation-First Pension For Widowers
Monthly cash handouts could be given to men whose wives have died in a groundbreaking new policy in the state of Haryana. Widowers could benefit as early as next year, according to state Chief...
Trump Cabinet Member Carson
President Donald Trump's housing secretary provoked a firestorm Monday by saying slaves brought from Africa were "immigrants" who dreamed of success for their families in the United States. Ben...
War-Scarred Syrian Children May Be ‘lost To Trauma’
Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up to be a generation "lost to trauma," Save the Children warned Monday. Interviews...
Indian State Flags Nation-First Pension For Widowers
An Indian state said Monday it was considering giving monthly cash handouts to men who lose their wives, a first for a country that traditionally only provides such payments to women. Haryana state...
Supreme Court Sends Transgender Rights Case Back To Lower Court
The US Supreme Court on Monday sent a key transgender rights case back to a lower court for reconsideration, after the administration of President Donald Trump withdrew guidance to schools that was...
Migrants Get Three Mins To Call Home
After an 11-month journey across desert and sea, Mohamed finally hears his mother's voice once more thanks to a Red Cross camper that travels across Italy to help migrants call home. From the border...
Ghanaians Must Rise Above Ethnic Interests – Akufo-Addo
As Ghana celebrates 60 years of nationhood, President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to rise above ethnicity as the country strives for national development. Whilst acknowledging the...
Ghanaians Must Rise Above Ethnic Interests
As Ghana celebrates 60 years of nationhood, President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to rise above ethnicity as the country strives for national development. Whilst acknowledging the...
Nigerians Told To Avoid Non-Essential Travel To US
Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the United States because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules, the government said on Monday. A special adviser to the...
Trump To Sign Revised Executive Order On Immigration Monday
US President Donald Trump is to sign a revised executive order on immigration Monday, after his first version was blocked by federal courts, senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway said. Conway told...
Lordina Mahama Is 60 Years Today
Former First Lady Lordina Mahama turns 60 years today, Monday, 6 March 2017, the day the nation celebrates its 60 years of independence. Her husband, former President John Dramani Mahama, wished her...