Tag: 2023

Ghana: President Urges UN to Consider Reparations for Slave Trade! (22.9.2023)

“Reparations must be paid for the slave trade,” Akufo-Addo said to an eruption of applause.

“No amount of money will ever make up for the horrors, but it would make the point that evil was perpetrated, that millions of productive Africans were snatched from the embrace of our continent, and put to work in the Americas and the Caribbean without compensation for their labor,” he said.

He also called for the illicit flow of funds from Africa to be returned to the continent.

While the current picture on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals “is not very bright,” Akufo-Addo expressed the hope that “it is within our capacity to turn things around.”

A good start would be to make the needed changes to the structures of the United Nations, “then we can rebuild trust and reignite global solidarity,” he said.

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Mooncakes Are in Town! (22.9.2023)

In 2023 this will fall on Friday September 29th! This coincides with what is termed the ‘Chung Yeung’ Festival – where the graves of the ancestors are cleaned and tidied! In Putonghua this is pronounced as ‘Chong Yang’ (重陽) and refers to the ‘Double Nine’ attribute common in the Book of Changes (essentially a ‘double-yang’ line in a hexagram implying incredible good luck – doubled). What all this means – and there are many more stories – is that we eat Mooncakes and pay respect to our deceased ancestors – either at their graves or at a shrine – where incense-sticks are lit. Meanwhile, there is a beautiful woman, a Jade Rabbit and even a Master-Archer – who is able to shoot-down false ‘Moons’! Like most cultural aspects in traditional China – there is a complexity of integration, contradiction, paradox and reconciliation! The main point is to wish everybody Good Luck for the future!

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DPRK: September 8th 1948 – the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the North Korean Socialist State! (15.9.2023)

All participants once again deeply embraced the conviction that proud victory, glory, and endless prosperity will unfold in the future of our Republic thanks to the excellent ideology and leadership of the Great Leader and the united power of the popular masses firmly united around the Party Central Committee!

The Central Reporting Conference to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea upholds the ideology and leadership of great Comrade Kim Jong Un with single-minded loyalty, raises the banner of our nation-first principle, further strengthens and shines with the dignity and national power of Socialist Korea – and builds a bright future for the Juche powerhouse. It powerfully demonstrated the Revolutionary spirit of the entire people and the soldiers of the People’s Army who will move forward together! (End)

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Russia: Kim Jong Un & President Putin Hold Constructive Meetings! (14.9.2023)

In addition, in a common front to crush the military threats, provocations, coercion, and tyranny of imperialists who seek to invade humanity’s independence, progress, and peaceful life, strategic and tactical cooperation between the two countries will become closer, and the two countries will join forces through strong support and solidarity. Both discussed openly the important issues and matters of immediate cooperation that arise in protecting the country’s sovereignty and development interests, regional and global peace and security, and international justice, and reached a satisfactory agreement and consensus of opinion.

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Redux: The Fujian Sword Incident Enlarged and Explicit! (23.8.2023)

The attacker, however, travelled by bus the 179 miles between Sanming in West Fujian – to reach Xiamen in South Fujian (with Xiamen being 57 miles Southwest of Quanzhou). Fuzhou, the coastal areas and the a number of in-land places are famous for Southern Shaolin Temples and gongfu styles which eventually formed the ‘Kata’ of Okinawan Karate-Do. What Chinese people are protesting about is the apparent ‘lose of control’ – rather than the violence – which was not much of an issue.

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Remembering the 97th Birthday of Fidel Castro: Symbol of Dignity, Liberation, Humanity & Solidarity! (13.8.2023)

The late Argentine football star – Diego Armando Maradona – described Castro as “the greatest in history” as he tattooed Castro on his body. In his message, Maradona admitted One day: “Fidel, if I’ve learned something with you over the years of honest and beautiful friendship, it’s that loyalty is priceless.”

Thanks to Fidel and his genuine Revolution in support of the poor and needy, Cuba is free from the misery that prevails in Latin America, as well as in the United States and in many places in Europe. There is not a single child in Cuba who sleeps on the street, suffers from hunger, or does not go to school, and despite all this, there are still many who describe Fidel as a Dictator and want to erase his legacy!

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