Author: Amnewsworld

Everybody knows how poisonous and dangerous the snake is, but no one ever thought it could wreck the fortunes of a nation. This thought caused me to fast and pray for my country, and suddenly, the Spirit of God came upon me, and I started speaking in tongues: Hri babababa, ooosh, corruption, yakatababa, massive rot bababa, Agyapa sokoto babababa, change, kai, kai, kai, kai, kai, kai, kai. I have been “raptured” in the spirit. I see a huge “angel” standing beside me weeping. I asked him why he is weeping. He screamed, “Afrane my daughter, I’m weeping for Ghana.” I…

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations against political vigilantism has blamed President Akufo-Addo for the recent violent political activities in the country. According to the group, President Akufo-Addo has been silent and refused to implement the the recommendations of the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry, a situation that has emboldened such individuals who engage in political violence and vigilantism in the country. The group also cited reported violence and killing of a young teacher in Banda during the recent Voter registration exercise noting that “all these have gone by without the perpetrators being brought to book.” Speaking at a media…

A Policy Analyst and Campaigns Coordinator at Integrated Social Development Centre, Dr Steve Manteaw, has revealed that the government is unable to account for oil revenue totaling GHC2,132,188,611.01. In a Facebook post, Mr Manteaw gave a breakdown of the total amounts of oil revenue that has not been accounted for under the NPP government since it assumed power in 2017. Below is the breakdown for the unaccounted oil money 2017 = GHC 400,914,441 2018 = GHC 251,377,870.01 2019 = GHC 1,479,896,300.00 Total amount of oil money the government has been unable to account for = GHC2,132,188,611.01 In June this year,…

Threat of child marriage is far greater when communities suffer economic shocks and have limited access to health, education and child protection services, all of which are being hit by COVID-19. COVID-19 has upended the lives of children and families across the globe and adversely affected programmes to end child marriage. The pandemic is having a devastating effect on families, communities and economies. In the medium to long term, the threat of child marriage is far greater when communities are affected by economic shocks and have limited access to basic services such as health, education and child protection, all of…

This appeal is a 35 per cent increase over funds requested for 2020, and a reflection of expanding humanitarian needs globally amidst protracted crises and the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF today issued its largest ever emergency funding appeal for US$6.4 billion to reach 300 million people, including more than 190 million children, with essential support and services through the end of 2021. This appeal is a 35 per cent increase over funds requested for 2020, and a reflection of expanding humanitarian needs globally amidst protracted crises and the COVID-19 pandemic. “When a devastating pandemic coincides with conflict, climate change, disaster and displacement, the…

In Shire in Tigray, UNHCR staff, together with partners, have already distributed water, high energy biscuits, clothes, mattresses, sleeping mats and blankets to an estimated 5,000 internally displaced. The agreement was reached recently between the UN in the country and the Federal Government to facilitate access to aid organizations to provide assistance to civilians affected by the month-long conflict. In Shire in Tigray, UNHCR staff in the town together with partners have already distributed water, high energy biscuits, clothes, mattresses, sleeping mats and blankets to an estimated 5,000 internally displaced. However, we continue to receive disturbing reports regarding the Eritrean…

“The impact of the UN’s famine predictions will be disastrous, and even fatal, for IDPs and migrants, who are already greatly suffering as a result of limited access to food and humanitarian assistance.” New United Nations data showing record levels of acute food insecurity in Yemen raise major concerns over the impact of hunger on particularly vulnerable groups, especially internally displaced people and migrants. Millions of people are displaced across Yemen, with over 166,000 newly displaced this year alone, while at least 14,500 migrants are stranded in the country — both groups worryingly cite access to food as among their…

BuzzFeed News said on Friday it refused a demand from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reveal anonymous sources the publication used while reporting on a deportation program. ICE reportedly issued a subpoena to the outlet earlier this week, demanding the identities and contact information of sources. “BuzzFeed News emphatically rejects any requests for information about possible sources and methods of our reporting,” Editor-in-Chief Mark Schoofs said, according to the outlet. “We do not confirm or discuss confidential sources, and this subpoena is an outrageous overreach by the federal government,’ Schoofs said. “It’s fundamentally at odds with the US Constitution and will not…

The judge ordered DHS to post a public notice by Monday prominently on its website to accept first-time applications. A New York federal judge on Friday restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — which President Donald Trump has tried to end — in a court ruling that would swiftly grant thousands of immigrants whose parents brought them to the U.S. as young children the ability to continue to work and study in the country. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said in his six-page ruling that he was fully reinstating the DACA program based on the terms established under former…

Taipei, Dec. 5 (CNA) Prosecutors in Yilan have filed human trafficking charges against a Taiwanese labor broker and two others for allegedly contracting migrant fishermen using fake employment applications, and then profiting off their placement in jobs where they worked long hours for little pay. In a press release on Friday, the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office said the main suspect, a labor broker surnamed Huang (黃), had used fake employment applications to contract 15 migrant fishermen since 2017, and then send them work illegally in the local fishing industry. In 2018, after he allegedly reported one of the migrants as…