Former President Rawlings on Friday December 31 symbolically ‘held fire’ to commemorate the fallen heroes of the 31st December Revolution. The occasion was the 29th
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In commemoration of the unconstitutional overthrow of Dr. Hilla Limann by Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings some 29 years ago, the Youth Wing of the People’s National Congress (PNC), has hit hard at the Rawlingses and the ruling NDC saying it is absurd for anyone to even try and offer reasons for toppling Limann’s administration,
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It appeared as an “Editorial” on the website of Peacefmonline.com; and it was fully captioned “In The Unlikely Event That Akufo-Addo Becomes President…” (7/27/10). What
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I had almost forgotten the meaning of the word “rictus,” which I learned some three decades ago, at Okwawu-Nkwatia’s St. Peter’s Secondary School (PERSCO), until
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The economic and emotional toll of seeking answers continues for families of more than 1,000 missing during Nepal’s decade-long civil conflict which ended four years ago. While legal answers are proving elusive, widow-headed households are turning to NGOs for economic help. Eight years ago when Belrani Tharu’s husband applied for a job with the army,
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Build camps and run the risk of long-term dependence, or build nothing and watch basic needs grow: this is the dilemma facing aid workers in
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While political rivals in Côte d’Ivoire trade barbs, diplomats make declarations and regional groups issue warnings, many Ivoirians are eating less so they can feed their children, as prices for basics like cooking oil, rice and flour climb, in some cases doubling. For now the crunch is hitting mostly poor families, Ivoirians in the commercial
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Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has explained that the recent meeting he held with President John Evans Atta Mills at the Flagstaff House was not about
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The First National Conference of the Democratic Left (CDL)will be held in Johannesburg from 20-23 January 2011. It is a call to social movements, trade unions, progressive mass and civil society organisations and supportive individuals to come together in order to build a left response to the crisis in South Africa. This conference is a
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A Deputy Minister of Information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has dismissed media reports of an imminent reshuffle by President Mills as pure speculation. The Statesman reported
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