A large number of both Ghanaians and foreign nationals, on Sunday September 27, thronged the Manhyia Palace to pay homage to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu to commemorate the last-but-one Akwasidae of this year. Among the dignitaries who used the occasion to show solidarity to Asantehene were the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin […]
President of Breast Care International, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has observed that lack of breast cancer awareness and education was seriously hurting Ghanaian women as the number of infection keeps increasing. According to her, due to the lack of education about the disease, many women find it very difficult to detect early signs of
Some Ghanaians living in the United Sates are threatening to petition the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations over police brutalities against Let My Vote Count Alliance demonstrators.The group describes the attacks on the demonstrators last week as an affront to democracy.Director of Operations for the Group Kwame Agyeman-Budu told Starr News that his
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in New York, USA, to attend the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s Session is on the theme, “The United Nations at 70- The road ahead for peace, security and human rights.” Ahead of the opening of the General Assembly on Monday, President Mahama will
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
