September 1 marked the popular Labor Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. The parade also called the West Indian Parade is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day (the first Monday in September) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Thousands of revelers lined the Eastern Highway as paraders filed past in colorful and resplendent costumes. West Indian and some […]
As Ghana’s largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party prepares to elect its candidate for the country’s 2016 presidential election, the campaign of front-runner Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo received a boost. Referred to as ‘Super Delegates’, members of the National Executive Committee and Chairpersons for the 20 NPP-USA Chapters voted in a special exercise
The President, Leadership and Members of the Musicians Union of Ghana across the Country wishes to congratulate the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu Agyare and her able Deputy Minister. Honorabe Dzifa Abla Gomashie for their hard work exhibited so far in steering their Sector ministry. This goes
The Marketing Director of Tigo Jesse Agyapong has assured the music community of Tigo’s determination to assist them to drive sales and improve their exposure to the global community with the introduction of the Deezer app in Ghana. Deezer is an app that allows musicians to upload their music onto the app for music lovers
Veteran musician Peter Kwabena Yamoah aka P.K Yamoah of Serwah Akoto fame is dead. The 86 year old veteran died yesterday after a short illness at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. P.K Yamoah nurtured many a musician in Ghana and was gave Nana Kwame Ampadu his break in the early 60s prior to
Veteran Ghanaian filmmaker Kwaw Ansah of ‘Love Brewed in An African Pot’ fame says Ghana has no movie stars in the true sense of the word. Kwaw Ansah was speaking at a seminar on the Culture and Creative Industries organized by the Institute for Music and Development (I.M.D) at the British Council Hall on Tuesday.
Renowned Philanthropist, Naa (Princess) Asie Ocansey, who recently received the prestigious AU Diasporan Bridge Builders awards during the just completed US-Africa Leaders Summit, was honoured at the CNN Center by CICA International University and Seminary, who conferred upon her the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human Letters (Honoris Causa) at the Omni Hotel, CNN Center
The government of Uganda has issued a directive removing all 14 kings from the official list of recognized traditional and cultural leaders in the country. In a letter to Jacqueline Kaggwa, Managing Director of the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC), official publishers of the Uganda Gazette, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Mary
A group of Cameroonians identifying themselves as the Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC) is calling for a separate state to be carved out of the Republic of Cameroon and named Southern Cameroon. They say they feel marginalized by President Paul Biya’s policies, which according to them relegates them to the background in national affairs.
MUSIGA URGES 5-MEMBER COURT APPOINTED INTERIM TEAM TO FOCUS ON ‘CLEANING’ GHAMRO The leadership of the Musicians Union of Ghana (Musiga) wishes to congratulate the Court appointed Interim Management Team of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) and urges them to work assiduously to deliver on the mandate the court has given them. The Human
