Screen time 'may harm toddlers'
Letting a toddler spend lots of time using screens may delay their development of skills such as language and sociability, according to a large Canadian study. The research, which tracked nearly 2,500 two-year-olds, is the latest piece of evidence in the debate about how much screen time is safe for kids. In Canada and the […]
Nick Clegg: Facebook should pay more tax outside US
Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg has told BBC News Facebook should pay more tax outside the US, at his first public appearance as the tech giant’s head of communications. It was “unbalanced” that most of Facebook’s $4bn [£3bn] tax bill was paid in the US “even though the vast majority of Facebook’s users […]
Trigmatic holds ‘My Life Concert’ at Alliance Francaise
Trigmatic over the weekend put up a concert to honour some great musicians on the African continent. Dubbed ‘My Life Concert,’ it was held at Alliance Francaise on January 26, 2019 with a beautiful mix of highlife, reggae, dancehall and afrobeats in grand style. The show paid tributes to South African artiste Hugh Masekela , […]
US-Bangla crash: Nepal says pilot had 'emotional breakdown'
Reports say the pilot of a plane that crashed in Nepal last March had an emotional breakdown. The flight carrying 71 people from Dhaka in Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu, killing 51 people. It was initially thought that poor communication with air traffic control may have to be blamed. But investigators now […]
Tomato sellers now movie producers – Mr Beautiful
Kumawood actor, Clement Bonney popularly known as Mr Beautiful, has been missing in action more than a year and there has been speculation that he has probably quit acting but he has told Showbiz that he can never stop doing what he loves. “I can never stop acting, if you really want to see me […]
Ghana's Parliament reconvenes Tomorrow, January 29
Ghana’s Parliament will reconvene tomorrow, January 29 to begin the first meeting of the Third Session of the seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. A letter signed by the Speaker, Professor Mike Oquaye, said Parliamentary proceedings will begin at 10 am. The directive is in line with the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause […]
XXXTentacion's son born months after rapper's death
The girlfriend of the late US rapper XXXTentacion, Jenesis Sanchez, has given birth to a boy – seven months after the artist’s death. “We’re happy to confirm that Baby and Mother are healthy,” a joint statement from Sanchez and the rapper’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard, said on Saturday. They said they were “thrilled” at the arrival […]
Porter,26, arrested for allegedly abducting Girl
The Elubo Police in the Jomoro District of the Western region have arrested a 26-year old porter, Kasim Suleman, for allegedly abducting a 17-year old girl at Elubo, on January 20 this year. The Western regional Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Adiku, who confirmed the arrest yesterday, said the suspect […]
Black Panther wins top prize at SAG awards
Superhero film Black Panther has won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards (SAGs). The box office hit picked up best ensemble cast award in a motion picture, the SAG ceremony’s closest thing to a best film prize. Asked if Black Panther had changed the film industry, lead actor Chadwick Boseman replied: “My […]
KNUST consumes GH¢2.4m electricity monthly
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) consumes close to GH¢2.4 million worth of electricity on a monthly basis when students are on campus. The high electricity bill is largely due to the use of energy inefficient appliances and non-adherence to good energy conservation practices. This was disclosed by a lecturer at the Department […]
