Seattle Judge Issues Nationwide Block
A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. Federal Judge James Robart ruled against government...
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Trump In ‘worst Call’ With Turnbull
A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called the conversation...
Travel Ban On Muslims To Include Social Media ‘vetting’
Travellers to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries singled out for "extreme vetting" will face scrutiny of their social media activity and phone records, the new US Homeland...
Prof. Aryeetey Prescribes Antidote To Microfinance Challenges
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has advised the Bank of Ghana to emulate countries such as Sri Lanka and Kenya in the regulation and supervision...
New Asantefuohene And Asantefoohemaa Of Washington Metro Area Sworn In
Saturday January 28th would be a day to remember in the history of the Asanteman Association of the Washington Metro Area as a new Asantefoohene and Asantefoohenmaa were sworn into office. Nana Kwame...
US Protests Grow Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Ban
Protests against right-wing US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries have been held in cities across the US, including in New York City and...
Solving Funding Needs of SMEs Will Curb Unemployment in Ghana – Prof. Aryeetey
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey has advocated innovative measures in meeting the funding needs of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country....
Solving Funding Needs of SMEs Will Curb Unemployment In Ghana
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey has advocated innovative measures in meeting the funding needs of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country....
Protest At JFK Airport Over Trump’s Refugee Ban
Protests have broken out at the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City as immigrants, including US green card holders, are detained following right-wing President Donald Trump's...
World Leaders Condemn Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
European leaders, the United Nations and international groups have condemned US President Donald Trump's measures against refugees and travellers from several Muslim-majority countries. The chorus of...
Pena Nieto Cancels Trump Meeting Over Border Wall Row
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto cancelled on Thursday a scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening dispute over a border wall promised by America's new leader....
Trump Slams Mexico As Leader Cancels Trip
Donald Trump has hit out at Mexico after its president announced he had cancelled next week's trip to the US. The US president said meeting Enrique Pena Nieto would be "fruitless" if Mexico didn't...
We Will Not Pay For Trump Border Wall
Mexico will not pay for Donald Trump's border wall, the country's president has said in a message to the nation. Enrique Pena Nieto said he "lamented" the plans for the barrier, adding that "Mexico...
Trump Backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
US President Donald Trump has infuriated environmentalists by signing executive orders that support two controversial oil pipelines. The new Republican president backed the Keystone XL and Dakota...
Gov’t To Pursue Economic Diplomacy
The Minister of Foreign Affairs designate, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has said that Ghana’s foreign missions will pursue an economic diplomacy policy to attract foreign direct investments and...
Power Compact II A Concession, Not A Sale of ECG
The Minister nominee for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has described the Millennium Power Compact II as a concession and not an outright sale of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Millennium...
Deeper Consultantation Vital – Agyarko
Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has underscored the need for wider stakeholder consultation in the deal to support the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the second compact...
Power Compact II A Concession, Not A Sale of ECG -Agyarko
The Minister nominee for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has described the Millennium Power Compact II as a concession and not an outright sale of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Millennium...
Woman Thrown Off Plane For Berating Trump Supporter
A passenger was removed from a flight in Baltimore after scolding the passenger next to her for being a Trump supporter. Video of the incident uploaded to Facebook has gone viral with more than 3...
Trump’s Turn
From Friday, January 20th 2017. the United States have a new President – for many, not only in America, still at least controversial and in the extreme version: totally unacceptable Donald John...