Brooklyn names street after Ghana

The Borough of Brooklyn in New York City in the United States of America has named a street at Bed-Stuy after Ghana to highlight the country’s leading role in building bridges among the global African Family. Bed-Stuy has been a centre of African American culture since the early 20th century and home to many cultural […]

US Authorities bust 6 Ghanaians involved in $50m Ghana-based cyber fraud

US Authorities have arrested six Ghanaians based in the USA in connection with their roles in a fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The six, said to be members of a criminal enterprise based in Ghana, allegedly laundered more than $50 million, which primarily consisted of proceeds of fraud schemes from business email compromises, romance scams […]

Farmers in North Dakota harvest 1,000 acres of neighbor’s crops after man suffers heart attack

A farming community in North Dakota has rallied together to support a neighbor who recently suffered a heart attack by harvesting the man’s crops, and fundraising for his road to recovery. Lane Unhjem was working on his farm near Crosby two weeks ago when his combine caught fire and he went into cardiac arrest while fighting the flames, KFYR reported. The […]

Senior US Democrats wear Kente cloth to present Police Reform Bill

What was the reason? On Monday morning top US Democrats introduced a police reform bill in response to nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd and countless other Black people at the hands of police. Before presenting the bill, several officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris knelt in silence for 8 minutes […]