A section of the Jamaican press is apparently not happy about Dancehall star Sean Pul’s decision to be part of a line-up billed to perform for Pope Francis as he visits the capital of the United States. Below is a cull from 18karatereggae.com The piece was titled Reggae Dancehall has become a joke. Sean Paul […]
Last week on the X Factor UK, two Ghanaians, Reggie Zippy and Boli had the legendary Simon Cowell dazed. The two hiplifers who perform under the name Menn On Point are now domiciled in the United Kingdom where they wowed Simon Cowell and his panel of judges at the X Factor reality show following a
Of late a number of potential stars have appeared on the entertainment scene. The most notable among the lot was Yaa Yaa aka Bertha who featured on Okyeame Kwame’s award winning song ‘Faithful’. After graduating from the Stars of the Future reality show, Yaa Yaa was touted as one of the voices to watch; unfortunately
For sometime now the popularity of highlife has been contested with pundits questioning its attractiveness and ability to survive the changing trends on the music landscape. With the deluge of western music forms like reggae and dancehall along with the development of hiplife music, it appeared as if highlife was dying. Added to this is
The Ashanti Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Mission, Maulvi Abdul Hamid Tahir, has reminded Muslims that each of them has a right to join any political party of his or her choice or vote for anybody aspiring for a political office in the country. However, they have a religious obligation to refrain from any
The twice defeated flagbearer of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo has warned members of the party against playing the tribal card as they campaign to wrestle power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his view, the party can only win the 2016 elections if party supporters treat all ethnic
The television premiere of events leading to the last Anglo- Asante War of 1900 whose consequences led the Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II’s visit to Seychelles in April this year is set to be premiered at the Manhyia Palace on Friday September 25.The Return of a King to Seychelles, written and directed by Mr. Ivor
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Raymond Tandoh has debunked allegations that the Regional Youth Organiser of the party, Mr Brogya Genfi has been disqualified as a parliamentary aspirant for the Suame Constituency. This, he explained, was because the vetting committee led by Kofi Adams that would assess aspirants in
An Economist and a Member of Parliament for New Juabeng, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says Ghana’s thee-year US$918million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is woefully inadequate to revive its ailing economy. He is therefore, urging the government to reorganize itself and properly apply to the Paris Club for a substantial amount
Four (4) suspected cattle rustlers on Thursday dawn abandoned eight cattle they were transporting on a Kia truck with registration number AS 1786-11 from Waribogu, a farming community in the Tolon district to unknown location in Tamale. Youth of Nyohini, a suburb of Tamale metropolis who suspected the transported animals were stolen, tried trailing the
