Easter celebration in the Akwamu area of the Eastern Region was this year taken to another level as Accra-based local radio station Onua FM joined hundreds of revelers in and around the area for a four-day jam-packed event. In a year that the overhyped Kwahu Easter festival saw a dip in patronage, the Onua FM … Read more
When I wrote on the high expectations over 2017 Hajj, I was just trying to prophesy from experience the nitty-gritty that has over the years controlled the fares paid by Nigerian pilgrims for their holy journeys to Makkah. May be it did not attract the attention of the authorities or the public because that was … Read more
Not few, not some, every Ghanaian is well informed about the seeming beef between movie industries; Kumawood and Ghallywood. In Ghana, there is always a sense of contrast that comes whenever the two industries are mentioned. In the Ghanaian movie industry, there is an elite sector known as Ghallywood and a local sector known as … Read more
Farmers and other stakeholders are being encouraged to explore the business potential of sweet potato along its value chain. Besides its rich in Vitamin A content, potato is said to have other benefits which remain unutilised. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Crops Research Institute and the International Potato Centre are spearheading an initiative … Read more
The government has directed all schools, hospitals and other state institutions to mandatorily buy foodstuff from local farmers. They can only import food into the country if local producers indicate they do not have the capacity to supply such foods. Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to sign a Memorandum of Understanding … Read more
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD) has embarked on a campaign to promote the cultivation and consumption of local food crops and vegetables. The campaign is to encourage and support the collection, conservation and sharing of local and indigenous seeds. In addition, the CIKOD is promoting crops that are not dependent on … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) fears factories under the1-district, 1-factory policy will collapse if government officials and Ghanaians refuse to consume products that would be produced by them. “Our leaders are preaching the use of made-in-Ghana goods, yet we print our T-shirts outside Ghana. We design clothes, books, diaries outside”, the General Secretary, Rev … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) fears factories under the1-district, 1-factory policy will collapse if government officials and Ghanaians refuse to consume products that would be produced by them. “Our leaders are preaching the use of made-in-Ghana goods, yet we print our T-shirts outside Ghana. We design clothes, books, diaries outside”, the General Secretary, Rev … Read more
A recent court case in Nigeria has highlighted concerns that locally made soft drinks may be considered unsafe for human consumption elsewhere, as Ijeoma Ndukwe explains. There has been uproar in Nigeria after it emerged that the company that manufactures Fanta and Sprite, the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), has been ordered by a court to … Read more
Health authorities have declared cholera outbreak in the Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region as scores of residents have contracted the disease within a week. Of the 54 cases reported at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital within the week, a total of 36 have tested positive of the cholera bacterium, and authorities … Read more
Accra has a multitude of restaurants and hotels serving the populace and international tourists. Whether its food, accommodation or a happy hour, most provide some sort of service to bring back their guests and customers to keep their businesses afloat. But the question is which restaurants or hotels have good tasting food with customer service … Read more