The world of extreme sports has received good news in recent weeks, with the United States confirming the schedule for World Cup freestyle skiing and snowboarding events this (Northern Hemisphere) winter, although the Alpine Skiing World Cup will not have its usual North American events. Viewers on DStv can enjoy...
Lawyers for US President Donald Trump are seeking to stop the release of a book containing damaging allegations about his administration. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is due for release on Tuesday. It cites former top aide Steve Bannon as describing a meeting with a group of Russians...
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has joined dignitaries across the globe to console the people of Ghana and family of the former President Jerry John Rawlings on his death. A statement issued by the American Embassy in Ghana to the press on behalf of the government...
The US government has said it is committed to supporting the country to achieve a ‘malaria-free society’ while encouraging healthy living, including the use of mosquito-nets and early testing and treatment of malaria. The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, said whereas the latest country data show some remarkable...
President Joe Biden’s announcement that the US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every American by the end of May has contributed to a rising tide of optimism about the country’s economic prospects this year. This, and other good reasons to be hopeful about the economy, opens a valuable...
Dr. Bawumia attends UN Security Council meeting
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Ghana for the United States of America, to attend a United Nations (UN) Security Council Meeting. He is expected to deliver a statement during the Open Debate of the UN Security Council on behalf of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana was...
When a bank fails, attention inevitably turns to its regulators. Who was asleep at the wheel? Who failed to spot the warning signs? The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is no exception. In the United States, these questions are often directed at many different agencies, since the system is...
US president Donald Trump continued his funding threats to the World Health Organization, WHO; with a May 18 letter that threatened outright withdrawal of the US from the organization. The four-paged letter addressed to the WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the body had 30-days to undertake needed reforms. “I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding...
With Donald Trump and the Republican establishment refusing to accept defeat in the face of a clear election result, democracy in the United States is under unprecedented attack. If Americans had confidence in their democratic institutions, there would be little reason for concern. Trump’s behavior could be dismissed as...
Certainly, it can be described as an irreversible historical landmark as United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his administration are set to renew their commitments and hold discussions relating to the global economy, democracy and governance, climate change, health and security, women, youth, and education during the...