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Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is likely to be implemented from January 2021, adding that the Centre and the BJP are keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal. BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government of not being sympathetic to the cause of the refugees, news agency PTI reported. “We are hopeful that the process of granting citizenship to refugees under the CAA will begin from January next year,” Vijayvargiya told reporters on the sidelines of the party’s ‘Aar Noy Anyay’…

Jim Hemenway: Trump policies: Media is still liberal I remember the debate decades ago over whether the media was liberal. By describing Trump’s immigration policies as “divisive” in the first paragraph of your front page census story (Daily Camera, Nov. 28), it’s clear that the answer is still a resounding “yes.” The administration is challenging the practice of allocating congressional seats according to the raw census count, which includes illegal aliens. Their position, and mine, is that it’s harmful to our political process to award congressional representation by including people who can’t participate in that process and are here in…

Italian police on Saturday announced the arrest of 19 suspects who were part of a criminal network abetting illegal immigration. Authorities described the ring as a criminal organization which illegally moved migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan into Italy and then helped them reach northern Europe by taking them across the border with France. The arrested, who organized sea crossings, fabricated documents such as housing and work contracts, and arranged night-time transport, were accused of “facilitating the entrance, stay and transit toward northern Europe of migrants,” the police said. The migrants each paid around 6,000 euros (7,274 U.S.…

The Ethiopian government has offered to the Sudanese authorities its plans to begin repatriating citizens who fled the conflict from the northern region of Tigray following weeks of clashes in the area. According to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ambassador Dina Mufti, the two countries have agreed for “immediate repatriation of the refugees.” back to Ethiopia. Mufti confirmed that the two countries are working on the final details of the repatriation program and that will kick off very soon. Speaking to the media following a public briefing on Monday, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said the Tigray forces, who…

Singer/songwriter, SSUE’s ‘Bome Nkomode’ track featuring Pat Thomas, won the Collaboration of the Year trophy at a virtual edition of the Emerging Music Awards held last Saturday, November 28. It was the second time in a fortnight that SSUE won a nation-wide award after clinching the Ghanaian Artiste of the Year honor at the Ghana Arts & Culture Awards 2020 held on November 14 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra. The Emerging Music Awards was launched in April 2019 to recognize and support up-and-coming artists. The initial awards night was held in September 2019. Acts in the…

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…