The year is 2013 and times have changed. Music is in constant motion and never ceasing to redefine itself. With change comes an opportunity for growth. Given the large number of African artists within the Diaspora, African music is surely … Continue reading →

Cleveland kidnap suspect Ariel Castro hung his head in shame as he made his first court appearance on kidnap and rape charges. The 52-year-old stared at the floor throughout the short hearing at Cleveland Municipal court. Castro, who was charged … Continue reading →

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in an undisclosed location outside the city of Worcester, police said Thursday after a frustrating weeklong search for a community willing to take the body. “As a result of our public appeal for help, a … Continue reading →

Police have arrested three persons believed to have stolen 22 bales of used clothing, shoes and other assorted goods belonging to traders whose wares were burnt in the last Sunday fire outbreak. The suspects are Abdulai Issah, Gariba Asowon and … Continue reading →

President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI) Dr. Seth Adjei Baah has charged government to set up a committee to investigate the Kantamanto fire outbreak, to ascertain the root cause. According to him, finding out the cause … Continue reading →

Presiding Judge in the Election Petition case, William Atuguba has ordered an audit into the pink sheet exhibits deposed by the petitioners. The audit is to be done by accounting firm KPMG with two representatives from all parties. The order … Continue reading →

Tempers flared at the ongoing hearing of the presidential election petition at the Supreme Court yesterday when Tsatsu Tsikata, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawyer was cut down to size by Philip Addison, lead counsel for the petitioners, who told … Continue reading →

GIGANTIC billboards of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly’s (KMA’s) new Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu, which have been mounted across the city, have raised eyebrows as they capture the attention of residents. The 5×10 feet-size billboards, with the inscription: “Asanteman Welcomes Mayor Kojo … Continue reading →

The Military High Command yesterday nullified the report on the assault of two photojournalists which occurred during the March 6 Independence anniversary at the Independence Square. The report was set aside because it did not contain the input of the … Continue reading →

A STAUNCH New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporter in Kumasi, Kwadwo Asamoah aka ‘Gawusu’, was shot and later butchered to death by some unknown persons who wielded guns and machetes on Wednesday afternoon at Ash Town in the Manhyia South Constituency. … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie, opened the gates of Burma Camp to the media in a bid to mend the damaged bridge linking the two. There could not have been a better way … Continue reading →

John Peter Amewu, Senior Analyst for Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has advised government to consider investing in the country’s real estate sector. He indicated that investing Ghana’s oil revenue into the real estate sector, among other viable ones, … Continue reading →

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has launched a collateral registry aimed at streamlining the credit delivery system in the country. The collateral registry, a body established by Parliament in line with the Borrowers and Lenders Law (Act  773, 2008), is … Continue reading →

Frank Adu Jnr., Managing Director of CAL Bank, says it will be suicidal for Ghanaian banks not to venture into the country’s upstream petroleum sector. According to him, Ghana’s economy has forever changed owing to the oil find. He said … Continue reading →

The 2013 edition of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant will kick off on May 30, with a three-day national audition. Auditions for Ghana’s most prestigious and respected pageant would take place at the Travel Express Hotel in Accra from May … Continue reading →

French flute genius Sabine Boyer, together with ‘atenteben’ dynamo Dela Botri , alongside the Ghanaian flutists, Sulemana Abu and Oscar Sanawayeri will, on Friday May 10, enchant jazz lovers at the Alliance Française in Accra. Alongside guitars and other Ghanaian … Continue reading →

Typical Ghanaian music is produced basically using the guitar, and this indeed, has helped to give Ghanaian highlife music good and wonderful rhythms. Contemporary musicians in Ghana today have, however, failed to recognize the contributions of great musicians like Koo … Continue reading →

Police in the Ashanti region are on the hunt for killers of two men in Ashtown in the Manhyia South constituency of the Ashanti region. On Wednesday, a number of unknown men shot and butchered the two people in the … Continue reading →

Gina DeJesus gave a thumbs up as she arrived home on Wednesday before being hurried into her mother’s home shielded by family. The 23-year-old’s homecoming came hours after Amanda Berry made an emotional return to her loved ones following the … Continue reading →