SEPANG: With no new details, the search for MH370 has now been pushed further east into South China Sea and into the Indian Ocean, said acting transport minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. "The priority remains finding the plane," he told ...

M-Net Africa Director for Special Projects, Biola Alabi, has given the assurance that the organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have not closed their doors to African indigenous language filmmakers whose movies are not presented in Swahili, Yoruba or Hausa. The Swahili language or Kiswahili, according to Wikipedia, is the mother tongue ...

Affail Monney    The Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) has vehemently condemned the attack on Justice FM in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, by some irate youth last Tuesday. The last incident, which followed a litany of others across the country, according to the GJA, was a serious blot on Ghana’s democracy and freedom of expression. “Freedom […]

The practice of motorcycle riders leading burial convoys is creating a nuisance in the Accra Metropolis. In recent times, it has become the practice for scores of motorcycle riders to escort burial convoys, while enthusiastically demonstrating their riding prowess on the road with hair-raising manoeuvres that often border on recklessness.  They flash their lights and blow their horns in their bid to honour the deceased on their last journey. Such activities, which invariably are dangerous hazards

Some of the beneficiaries Students Bridging the Information Gap (SBIG), a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Accra, on Wednesday donated items worth GH¢5,000 to New Life Orphanage at Ansapatu in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Central Region. The items included footballs, shoes, bags, t-shirts, books and water bottles. Presenting the items, the Chief Executive […]

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was fastest in a practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, as Formula One teams get used to new engines that may undo Red Bull's dominance. Hamilton posted a lap time of 1 minute, 29.6 seconds in Melbourne, 0.16 ...

Otiko Afisah Djaba Members of a women wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the North, ‘Yaayi’ which literally means ‘Has happened,’ have declared their support for Otiko Afisah Djaba, who is vying for the position of national Women’s Organizer of the party. Speaking at a press conference, the Secretary of the movement, Hajia […]

US President Barack Obama talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a town hall style meeting at Facebook headquarters on April 20 in Palo Alto, California. Obama held the Facebook town hall to answer questions about the deficit and the ...

Ms Sherry Ayittey and Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan being taken through the dialysis unit of the Police Hospital. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, has joined the campaign for awareness and regular tests for kidney disease with a call on the public to undergo regular check-ups to know their status. He said, “I […]

Journalist Jerome Otchere wants a cessation on talks about Ghana's ''PHANTOM" US$ 20 m World Cup budget.

Many women scoff at the idea of dating shorter men — and a poll claims it’s actually the vast majority of women. According to a survey by High And Mighty, 70 percent of women say a man under 6 feet wouldn’t stand a chance with them. Ouch! For starters, society has taught us that men ...

Samuel Atta Kyea going through screening to donate blood for Kibi Government Hospital on the 57th Independence Day in the Abuakwa South Constituency, Kyebi Samuel Atta Kyea, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South in the Eastern Region has led members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) within his constituency to donate 20 units of […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Police investigating the shooting of model and lawyer Reeva Steenkamp by her boyfriend, South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, had to open another investigation into themselves -- over the theft of a valuable watch when ...

A Legal Practitioner, Mr.Egbert Faibille has reiterated calls to hold the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) responsible for the collapse of the uncompleted hotel building at Nii Boi Town. This he said was because; the AMA had failed to notify the owners of the property to follow the right procedure before putting up the structure. According ...

A Scene from the movie Silverbird Cinemas, Ghana’s number one entertainment hub, has partnered Vodafone Ghana to premiere ‘300: Rise of an Empire’, a 2014 American fantasy action film on Friday,  March 14 and Saturday, March 15 at the Silverbird Cinemas in Accra Mall and Weija respectively. ‘300: Rise of an Empire’, is a sequel […]

First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has on behalf of her organization, the Lordina Foundation, presented an ambulance to the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra. Thursday’s presentation, according to Mrs. Mahama is in response to a request from the hospital and in line with her commitment to improved health service delivery in Ghana. ...

 Members of Ghana Dance Ensemble on stage The Ghana Dance Ensemble will today present ‘Bukom’, a dance drama choreographed by Prof F. Nii Yartey as part of Celebrating Accra Arts Festival (CAAF). The piece, which would be repeated on Saturday, March 15, is set in Bukom- one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Accra. […]

Sessime The 2014 edition of Francophonie Festival will on Friday, March 14 open with fashion shows and a variety of performances as well as a spectacular spinning by DJ BBrave at the Alliance Française in Accra. French singer, Mouron, with support from pianist Terry Truck would give a modern artistic coherence to French chanson by […]

Social media and tech blogs have been ablaze with hype about a new speed-reading technology called Spritz.