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Aretha Franklin: Funeral Date set for 31st August at Detroit

Aretha Franklin’s funeral will take place on 31 August in her home town of Detroit, Michigan. The late singer’s publicist confirmed the service will take place at the Greater Grace Temple and will be attended by family and friends. The 76-year-old died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday and will be buried at Detroit’s Woodlawn cemetery. […]

ECOWAS moves to develop regional strategies for AGOA, TIFA

A Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising of focal points from Directorates of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recommended that regional and national strategies be developed in order to optimize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with the aim of boosting the economy of the region through trade. In […]

Nestlé Ghana appoints New Managing Director

Nestlé Ghana has appointed Mrs. Philomena Tan, Business Executive Officer (BEO) for MILO® in Malaysia and Singapore as its new Managing Director. This follows the recent appointment of outgoing Managing Director, Mrs. Freda Duplan who has been promoted Market Head of Nestlé Pakistan and is the First African Female to achieve this rank within the […]

Late J.H. Mensah buried

Burial and final funeral rites have been held for the late Elder statesman J.H Mensah. President Akufo Addo in a tribute to a man he described as his mentor said the country has lost a great iconic son who served the nation unreservedly. He said the late elder statesman will be remembered as one of […]

Beauty contestant dies during photo shoot at beach

Tragedy hit a group of beauty contestants when a strong wave hit them while they were taking a photo shoot at the Oasis beach in Cape Coast Thursday evening leading to the death of one of them. One of the ladies is still missing while two of them and a gentleman are on admission at […]

Fitness guide for new-age women

In the process of losing weight and staying fit, women often end up making mistakes like eating too less, not working out as per their body type and expecting instant results. It is essential to concentrate on having a balanced diet comprising all the nutrients, and compliment it with regular workouts by making exercise a […]

Android gets streaming support for hearing aids

Google has made its Android OS a little more accessible to those with hearing disabilities. The company has finally added support for streaming via hearing aids. Google has released an open specification for hearing aid streaming support on future versions of Android. This basically means, if you are using a hearing aid, you will be […]

YALI Leadership Center commences onsite training of young Africans

The YALI Regional Leadership Center (RLC) West Africa, Accra, has commenced an onsite training of 127 young Africans at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration GIMPA, Accra. The initiative, which forms part of the Emerging Leaders Programme and funded by USAID, Mastercard Foundation and other partners, is the eleventh to be held in […]

List of 400 Senior High Schools for double track system

Government has released a list of 400 out of the 696 public Senior High Schools that will be captured under the double-track system of enrollment. Beginning September 2018, second cycle schools in Ghana will run a semester module. Find below the List of Schools. DoubleTrackSchools