Tag Archives: BRITISH

A leading Nigerian artist tells writer Molara Woods why his new installation at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral is important, as the world-famous building re-evaluates its memorials to historical figures including the admiral who led the campaign that resulted in the looting of the Kingdom of Benin. Spotlights pick out the …

In December 2019, as Kenya marked the anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule, two communities in the Great Rift Valley asked the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab. The Kipsigis and Talai communities of Kericho county say the British brutally evicted them from their ancestral land …

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E Iain Walker, has encouraged Ghanaians and tourists to visit Adaklu Traditional Area and climb the famous Adaklu Mountain. He said this through a Twitter post after visiting Adaklu on Saturday, May 29. H.E Iain Walker tweeted some pictures of his trip to Adaklu …

A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail for breaching strict rules around identifying witnesses in the Alex Salmond trial. The former Dundee University rector breached a strict court order passed to protect …

Aaron Cook remembers the tears in his eyes as he thinks back to that historic day for British taekwondo: 9 August 2012. It was a moment he’d dreamt of since being inspired to take up the sport as a five-year-old. It was one of the iconic moments of the London …

The British Council Ghana has announced the “sudden” death of its Country Director Alan Rutt. The organisation noted that he died last week. Eulogising the late Rutt on Facebook, the British Council Ghana indicated: “Our staff are completely devastated by the news. Alan Rutt was a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, a …

Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused the British royal family of racism, lying and pushing her to the brink of suicide in an explosive televised interview that looks set to shake the monarchy to its core. The 39-year-old, whose mother is black and father is white, said she had …

British Airways is said to have reversed its decision to move Accra – London route from Heathrow to Gatwick. According to Aviation Ghana, the decision comes on the back of lots of negotiations between the government and officials of British Airways. British Airways had planned to commence the Accra – …

Sergeant Jonathan Biney, a Ghanaian-born British army officer, has been awarded as the Army Military Communicator of the Year 2020. Sergeant Biney was handed the recognition following his exploits on social media, particularly Instagram, where he uses his platform to give people insightful tips and glimpses into the activities of …

A 68-year-old British woman has been revealing to the British Press about how a Ghanaian man in his thirties managed to fleece her of £18,000 and more despite the endless bouts of hot sexual intercourse in a well-executed romance scam. Beth Haining, who retired having worked as a probation officer …