By Hezro I. Caandoy
On Jan. 20, 2021, former United States Vice-President Joseph R. Biden was finally sworn in as the 46
th President of the United States of America. However, his path towards the presidency was not without its challenges. Aside from the campaign obstacles brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden had to face the most unorthodox modern-day politician, former US President Donald J. Trump, who, even before the elections, declared that the only way to lose his seat would be through a large-scale election fraud. After losing the elections, Trump filed numerous cases based on conspiracy theories questioning the integrity of the elections in the battleground states where he trailed President Biden, but to no avail.
Myanmar military frees regional, state CMs after coup
By IANS |
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Tue, Feb 2 2021 13:57 IST |
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Myanmar military frees regional, state CMs after coup. Image Source: IANS News
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 2 : A day after seizing control of the country, the military in Myanmar on Tuesday released a majority of the detained regional and state Chief Ministers, but there was no word on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.
Confirming the development to Xinhua news agency, a military official said: There may be a reshuffle among chief ministers by appointing qualified ones.
MPs belonging to Suu Kyi s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party were also among the freed government official, the source added.
LANSING Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the following appointments to the State Officers Compensation Commission: Robert L. Emerson, of Lansing, previously served as a state representative, state senator, and state budget director. Following his public service, Emerson worked as a consultant with McAlvey, Merchant & Associates until his retirement in 2015. He succeeds Nancy Jenkins whose term has expired. Vincent Gregory, of Lathrup Village, most recently served as a state senator and state representative. Gregory has also served as an Oakland County commissioner and a detective with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. He succeeds James Hallen whose term has expired. Sheryl Y. Kennedy, Ph.D., of Davison, most recently served as a state representative for the 48th House District. Prior to elected office, Kennedy served as an educator, principal, and lecturer at the University of Michigan. She succeeds Dan DeGrow whose term has expired.
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A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampoh is of the view that equating formal dressing to only suits typifies a colonial mentality as Ghanaians.
For him, “No nation anywhere in the world develops without its own culture, and culture is simply a way a group of people live, including how they dress.”
In a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon, February 2, 2021, Prof. Gyampoh said “I am looking forward to a leader who would help us institutionalize our own way of dressing.”
According to him, late former President Jerry John Rawlings tried to encourage the wearing of Ghanaian attire during his administration as a way of changing people’s mindset toward Ghanaian way of dressing, but had little impact.
Is Ranjan Ramanayake Disqualified?
Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama
According to a newspaper report, the Attorney-General has advised the Secretary-General of Parliament that Ranjan Ramanayake’s seat in Parliament has fallen vacant following his “conviction and sentence” for contempt of court. According to the Attorney-General, Ramanayake was “convicted” by the Supreme Court “of the offence of contempt of court punishable under Article 105(3) of the Constitution and sentenced to a term of four years rigorous imprisonment” and is therefore not qualified to remain a Member of Parliament under Article 89(d) of the Constitution. In my view, the Attorney-General has misdirected himself on the law.