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  • Highlights of Biden’s speech at Belfast

    Highlights of Biden’s speech at Belfast

    Here are the key moments from US President Joe Biden’s speech in Belfast:

    • Biden hailed the signing of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago this week and said “peace was not inevitable – we can never forget that”
    • He said that preserving the peace of the agreement was a “priority” for US Democrats and Republicans alike
    • He said he hoped the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive “will soon be restored”, but added, “that’s a decision for you to make”
    • He spoke about the recent attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh and said levels of violence witnessed during the Troubles must not be allowed to return
    • He said Northern Ireland’s GDP has more than doubled since the agreement was signed in 1998
    • Biden encouraged leaders in the UK and the EU to address issues created by Brexit in a way that serves Northern Ireland’s best interests.
  • Ghanaian nurses in Belfast excited over snow encounter

    Ghanaian nurses in Belfast excited over snow encounter

    A snow shower earlier this week gave Adwoa, Freda, and Richmond, who work at Kingsbridge Private Hospital on Belfast’s Lisburn Road, a taste of what winter is really like.

    The Ghanaian nurses danced amid the snowflakes with their eyes closed, dazzling smiles on their cheeks, and had as much fun as children.

    The trio hurried outside during their break to feel the snow on their skin without even putting on coats in their eagerness to be outside and experience the white stuff.

    Joy of Ghanaian nurses in Belfast as they see snow for the very first time
    Photo credit: Belfast Telegraph

    The nurses who all work at Kingsbridge’s new Diagnostic and Treatment Centre at the old King’s Hall Building, said they were delighted to see snow for the first time.

    Adwoa Aninkora, 26, who has been in Northern Ireland since October 2022 said: “It was beautiful. When you haven’t seen something before it is quite intriguing.

    “We missed the first session of snow that day, so when we heard it was snowing again we wanted to see what it was like, so we just ran out in our scrubs.

    “I have seen snow in movies, but it was so interesting to touch it.”

    Northern Ireland’s weather is, of course, very different to that of Ghana, which enjoys a tropical climate.

    “Back home we usually have the sun out most of the time – it rains, yes, but usually we are warm,” said Adwoa.

    “In Northern Ireland it rains a lot. It is usually windy and cold, so it was a bit of a change coming from a tropical country, but you get used to it. I have bought a lot of jackets.”

    Adwoa said she had sent the pictures of herself and her colleagues in the snow to her father back in Ghana.

    “I sent a post to my dad. He’s been in Northern Ireland before, but being his daughter he was happy for me to experience snow.”

    Credit: News Wires