Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana
The ruler of Ghana’s Asante people has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to his country. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, recently met the museum’s director Dr Hartwig Fischer for discussions. The museum’s collection includes works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during the war with the British […]
St. Paul’s Technical School is first technical school to hold Certified Water Education Ghana Project
By Nana Achiaa Aboagye St. Paul’s Technical School (SPATS) has been selected to run a pilot on a Certified Water Education Ghana Project. The plan is to draw up certified Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) programs in solar water pumping and water system operations and maintenance, including labs. The Certified Water Education Ghana Project […]
Chief Executive of Grundfos and team inspect Abomosu Municipal Water System
By Nana Achia Aboagye Goal six of the sustainable development goals is, in part, about clean water. And as the deadline to meet the goals inches closer, Grundfos Industry, a company from Denmark, is supporting Ghana with a plan to ensure that 40 percent of people living in the country’s rural and peri-urban areas have […]
Otoase Water Utility Project to provide potable water for households at Ayensuano
By Nana Achiaa Aboagye The Vice President and CEO of Industry of Grundfos, Mr. Stephane Simonitta and his team have inspected the Otoase Water Utility Project located in the Ayensuano District of Eastern region. The primary focus of the project is to bring safe and clean water to 40 per cent of people living in […]
ChatGPT CEO says app is a tool, not a creature
By Seli Baisie Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT’s OpenAI, has addressed some misconceptions surrounding GPT-4, the latest iteration of OpenAI’s language model, describing it “as a tool, not a creature”. Altman, who testified before US lawmakers on Tuesday, May 16 said it’s important to think about GPT-4 “as a tool, not a creature”. […]
Highlife legend Akwaboah Snr is dead
By Seli Baisie Legendary Ghanaian Highlife musician, Kwadwo Akwaboah, widely known as ‘Akwaboah Senior’, has sadly passed away. The news of his demise was announced by his son, Akwaboah Jnr, via a heartfelt post on social media today, May 16. The music industry and fans alike are pouring in their condolences for the loss of […]
Don’t make this a competition – former Cookathon record holder pleads
By Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Indian chef and former Guinness World Record holder for longest hour of cooking marathon, Lata Tondoh has pleaded with Africans and Nigerians especially, not to make the record-breaking feat chalked by Hilda Bassey a competition between India and Nigeria, asking for peace among both countries on the internet. “A humble Request […]
Ghana to host over 5,000 religious dignitaries for international Eckankar seminar
By Jonathan Thompson Ghana is this year hosting more than five thousand dignitaries and personalities from various religious backgrounds across the world for the ECK African Soul Adventure Seminar. The seminar, which is slated from August 25 to 27, 2023, is one of the biggest international events organised by the Eckankar Society to educate people […]
I would be a better politician should I venture into politics – Zakia
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampon Former beauty queen and independent upcoming songstress, Zakia Kunge known in the entertainment circles as Zakia, says, if she should venture into politics in Ghana, she would be one who will chart the correct path for the benefit of the people she represents. “I believe in being real in whatever you […]
Ghana’s Efya bids to break world longest song record
By: Roberta Gayode Modin Africa is poised for a record-breaking spree as Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and actress, Efya also known in private life as Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor has expressed interest to break the Guinness World record for the longest song. In a tweet on May 15, 2023, they expressed curiosity about the nitty […]