Ghanaian reggae sensation Blakk Rasta is in Zimbabwe at the personal invitation of President Robert Mugabe. Here are some photos of his arrival in Harare. Watch this space for more exclusive photos and updates.
Reggae Grammy nominee Rocky Dawuni played live at the Alliance Francaise, Accra. Here are some photos
President John Dramani Mahama has asked local manufacturers to put premium on the packaging of their products. Launching the made-in-Ghana goods campaign in Accra yesterday, the President said, “A lot of the time the quality of local products is good but the packaging is bad.” He also asked manufacturing companies to pay attention to marketing,
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has said the best way to retain Africa’s rural youth in their farming communities is by investing in the agricultural sector and making it attractive.“We must ensure that small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are supported to have accelerated access to improved farm inputs in order
The Minister of Education and Chairperson of the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been elected to serve a four-year term of office on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).This was announced at the just-ended special plenary session of the 38th General Conference of
A Chinese National identified only as Lee Fou alias ‘Soldier’ is suspected to have shot his Ghanaian in-law Kwaku Marfo, at Koko-Tabuom in the Atwima Kwanwoma district in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Reports say Marfo has lost his toes in the incident. Fou, who is engaged in some sort of mining in the area reportedly
About 120 persons have been killed in road accidents between first to third quarters of this year alone in the Ashanti Region according latest statistics from the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC). Out of the number indicated, 39 reported deaths were recorded within the third quarter with a total of 264 case involving 337
A 40-year-old woman has poisoned her two daughters to death at Essikado in the Western region.The incident has thrown the community into a state of shock.The woman, whose name was only given as Naana and is believed to be mentally challenged allegedly laced some pesticide with food to feed her innocent children late in the
The New Edubiase Government Hospital in the Ashanti region was Monday razed down by fire.The fire, according to an eyewitness account, started around 2am Monday dawn.It is not clear what caused the fire, but fire service personnel from the Asante Bekwai, New Edubiase and Adanse Fomena fire stations are reportedly still at the scene struggling
A deputy communications director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Abayifaa Karbo has given the strongest indication that the NPP would not be part of the 2016 election if the current “bloated” voters’ register is not changed.“We can’t go into an election with this register, that is foregoing, I can’t go into an
