http://maizebreak.com/index.php Africa's Most Outstanding Source for News and Information! en malaka@maizebreak.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-21T13:39:33-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/harriet_otoo_fired/ http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/harriet_otoo_fired/#When:13:39:33Z In June of this year, Senior Staff Writer Harriet Otoo wrote a riveting report on the conditions of Ghana’s premier beach in Accra: La Pleasure Beach. Three months after the report, the backlash has been unforgiving. REGIONAL 2008-08-21T13:39:33-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/obama_encouraged_to_rig_2008_elections/ http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/obama_encouraged_to_rig_2008_elections/#When:15:41:25Z Hoping to duplicate Africa’s successful political campaign management model, many of the continent’s presidents are encouraging Barak Obama to tap into his Kenyan roots and rig the 2008 US elections. POLITICS 2008-08-15T15:41:25-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/breast_ironing_takes_the_fun_out_of_fun_bags/ http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/breast_ironing_takes_the_fun_out_of_fun_bags/#When:21:09:26Z Abasi has suggested that the people stop referring to breast as “breasts”, but rather adopt Power’s terminology and call them names like ‘fun-bags’, ‘dirty pillows’, or ‘juice bowls’. He believes that peoples’ attitudes towards the female anatomy will change to a more favorable one with the modification in jargon. REGIONAL 2008-08-14T21:09:26-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/business/article/recalled_toys_shipped_to_africa_christmas_comes_early/ http://maizebreak.com/business/article/recalled_toys_shipped_to_africa_christmas_comes_early/#When:16:23:02Z In a stunning move of generosity, the Chinese government has shipped millions of recalled toys to Africa’s shores, ringing in the yuletide season early. BUSINESS 2008-08-07T16:23:02-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/an_impassioned_plea_for_re_colonization/ http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/an_impassioned_plea_for_re_colonization/#When:14:21:19Z In this open letter to Britain's Prime Minister, a young Ghanaian implore the PM to implore the Queen to make all Ghanaians her royal and loyal subjects once again. It's a mesmeric piece; and may convince many African nations to retract their claim to independence. POLITICS 2008-07-23T14:21:19-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/business/article/immigrant_children_confound_tooth_fairy/ http://maizebreak.com/business/article/immigrant_children_confound_tooth_fairy/#When:13:48:02Z Immigrant African children in the Diaspora have presented a unique challenge to the Western fairies. Faithful to their forefathers’ practices, they have been tossing their old teeth on roof tops of their adopted homes… with little or no results for the last 5 years. Here's why. BUSINESS 2008-07-01T13:48:02-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/pray_for_leaders_to_die_devout_citizens/ http://maizebreak.com/politics/article/pray_for_leaders_to_die_devout_citizens/#When:21:33:00Z Mr. Tembo is personally hoping that Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, dies of scrotal cancer. POLITICS 2008-06-23T21:33:00-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/green_card_emboldens_gas_attendant/ http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/green_card_emboldens_gas_attendant/#When:02:15:19Z On June 17th, he decided to flex his new American muscle at the BP gas station on Windy Hill Rd where he puts in long hours every day. REGIONAL 2008-06-22T02:15:19-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/lifestyle/article/ghanaians_unwittingly_swimming_in_raw_sewage/ http://maizebreak.com/lifestyle/article/ghanaians_unwittingly_swimming_in_raw_sewage/#When:22:08:52Z I will only go back to Labadi beach if I die and return to the earth as a turd. LIFESTYLE 2008-06-13T22:08:52-05:00 http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/soaring_fuel_prices_alter_diasporan_lifestyle/ http://maizebreak.com/regional/article/soaring_fuel_prices_alter_diasporan_lifestyle/#When:20:27:00Z Some have hypothesized that the U.S. government has intentionally increased gas prices to force Africans back into their old ways, and perhaps even return home. REGIONAL 2008-06-13T20:27:00-05:00