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Ghana: 2011 GMA Artist of the Year goes to VIP

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By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – This will be their second time taking this award and they by all imagination definitely deserved it with their huge international following beyond all. Ghana’s probably most sensational groups to have hit the music scene in Ghana, VIP, walked away proud winners of the top award of the night ‘Artiste of the Year’ award at the 12th MTN- Ghana Music Awards festival in the early mornings of Sunday 10th April 9. VIP -Vision In Progress (VIP) group chanting “The myth is broken” on stage with their larger followers from the Nima... Continue Reading

Haiti: Housing crisis in Haiti

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The author, Lucien BONNET, from Montréal of Haitian origin, graduate in Communication Sciences from the University of Montreal, explains here that the shortage of residences in Haiti is so serious that even Haitians of the Diaspora, generally more fortunate, who would like to return to the country or to go there for visit, cannot find there suitable housing. HOUSING CRISIS IN HAITI. Following in Haiti of the Preliminary results showing Michel Martelly elected next Haitian president, many Haitians of the Diaspora propose to return in their native country where, among other challenges, the possibilities of comfortable dwellings do not fail... Continue Reading

Gambia: Biosafety as Gambia moves to open doors to GMOs

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By Femi Peters – Biosafety measures are generally known as measures used for ensuring the safe development, transfer and application of modern biotechnology. The relationship between the biosafety and modern biotechnology are closely linked as pronounced by Minister of Forestry, Honourable Jato S Sillah as he was quoted saying “The need for safe application of biotechnology was recognized in 1992 during the Earth Summit on Environment and Development.” Preceding this recognition and  the provision of the convention on biological diversity”, “the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to regulate the transboundary movement, transfer and handling of living Modified Organisms resulting from Modern... Continue Reading

Winners of the Zimbabwe Achievers Award held on Saturday

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By Misheck Mberi – The Zimbabwean Achievers Awards ceremony which was hosted in the lush Mermaid Conference and Events Centre in the heart of London was a success in terms of bringing together Zimbabweans who have excelled in their respective fields. [imagebrowser id=7] The turn out and the atmosphere for the event was good and despite what many considered an excessive cost to spend on one night, the number of people who attended the event where a lot. As a foreign based Zimbabwean, I feel this event has been successful in terms of promoting the message that the event organisers... Continue Reading