A New York-based Ghanaian couple Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae have been found guilty of murder in the second degree after a jury trial for the tragic beating to death of Valerie’s five-year-old son, King Owusu. District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the verdict, highlighting the brutality of the crime and the extensive suffering endured […]
The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations and the Consulate-General of Ghana is seeking information on Ghanaians who may have died from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The Mission says it is making frantic efforts to track the welfare of the Ghanaian Community in […]
A man broke into the Rochester, New York, U.S. home of an 82-year-old grandmother. It didn’t end well — for him. Willie Murphy said she was getting ready for bed Thursday night when a man began pounding on her door, urging her to call an ambulance for him, CNN affiliate WHAM reported. Murphy told WHAM she […]
A woman’s paramour has been ordered to pay $750,000 in damages to her ex-husband. On Aug. 19, a Pitt County, N.C., Superior Court judge decided that Greg Jernigan must pay Robert Kevin Howard for sleeping with his wife, according to court records. “I filed the case because I felt it’s very important that people understand […]
A man is in custody after he attempted to bring containers of gasoline into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Wednesday night. A spokesperson from the Archdiocese of New York told CNA that “the individual was stopped as he tried to come into the cathedral” before he was turned over to the police. The […]
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization’s funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and refugees, especially those arriving into Europe. Soros’ announcement, made in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, comes as the United Nations convenes for its General Assembly in New York City. On Monday […]
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the delegation that travelled with him to the United States have escaped what could have been a fatal accident with the Presidential jet in Washington. Citi News sources indicate that the incident occurred after one of the engines of the aircraft went off 30 minutes after take off on […]
The only son of late United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan has promised to follow in his father’s footsteps as a humanitarian. Kojo Annan while delivering a tribute to his father at the United Nations Headquarters in New York said his father’s path has been made clear and he was more than willing to step […]
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the determination by some elements within the National Democratic Congress to “review the Free Senior High School policy if voted into office” only means the eventual collapse of the policy. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Ghanaian people should be alarmed by the proposal of the NDC and its […]
Ghana and the United Nations Office for Project Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (UNOPS) for the construction of a 100 thousand affordable housing units in the country. The move is part of government’s efforts at bridging the housing deficit in the country. The signing ceremony took place on the fringes of the 73rd […]
Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has met counterparts from across Africa for further discussions on their contribution to the health and well-being of children, the youth and women on the continent. The meeting which took on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) underway at the UN Headquarters in New York, […]
Some Ghanaian resident in the United States of America have expressed confidence in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led administration. The placard wielding Ghanaians yesterday thronged the streets of New York while the President attended the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations, where he called for reforms of the UN to suit contemporary need. […]
