Shares of Staples surged Tuesday following a report that the office supplies retailer was in talks with potential acquirers. Shares were up 12.9 percent to $9.78 in mid-morning trade after the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Staples had held talks with private-equity bidders. The talks are at an early … Read more
The feud sparked by Google’s failure to remove extremist content from its site Youtube could lead to the end of automated ad placement, experts have warned. Household names including Marks and Spencer and McDonald’s have pulled advertising from Google’s YouTube as part of a growing international boycott. Now analysts have predicted that brands could turn … Read more
Ghana’s senior national side the Rolling Rockets beat their Nigerian counterparts (Kanu Pillars) in a 5-goal thriller to win the first ever International Unity Skate Soccer Cup which came off at the Black Star Square on March 19. The event was partly sponsored by B5 Plus, the leading steel importer, manufacturer and distributor in Ghana. … Read more
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has come under strong criticisms from a renowned football administrator, Dominic Asabia, for the woes confronting the Bolga All Stars and the sudden ‘change’ of the Bolgatanga Stadium into a ‘donkey market’. In what baffled observers and upset residents of the Upper East region also have described as a huge … Read more
Google has responded to major companies withdrawing online adverts by promising to take “a tougher stance on hateful, offensive and derogatory content”. Philipp Schindler, the firm’s chief business officer, said Google would also tighten advertising safeguards. He added that as well as removing content, its YouTube team would revisit the guidelines on allowable videos. The … Read more
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to destroy the remaining jihadist strongholds in Iraq and Syria. US President Donald Trump has ordered his generals to come up with an accelerated strategy to “eradicate” the group’s so-called caliphate, and allied ministers are keen to … Read more
Google’s European boss has apologised after adverts from major firms and government agencies appeared next to extremist content on its YouTube site. It came after Marks and Spencer became the latest firm to pull its online ads over the issue, joining others such as Audi, RBS and L’Oreal. Google’s European chief, Matthew Brittin, promised to … Read more
A top Google executive on Monday apologised after UK company and government adverts appeared alongside extremist content on its Internet platforms. The apology from Matt Brittin, president of Google’s Europe, Middle East and Africa division, came after UK banks HSBC and RBS, along with major retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S), decided to suspend their adverts … Read more
Marks and Spencer has become the latest firm to pull its online advertising from Google’s platforms over fears it is appearing next to extremist content. It follows a UK government decision to remove its adverts from YouTube – which is owned by Google – after it emerged they had appeared alongside content from supporters of … Read more
It was a criminal enterprise with military-like precision run by a “general” — packs of thieves stealing merchandise worth up to $45,000 on a single mission, stuffing it into custom-made vests and disabling store security. New York prosecutors on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 people accused of stealing more than $12 million worth of … Read more
The Marwako case hearing has been adjourned till 16th March, 2017. The Lebanese supervisor at the Abelemkpe Branch of Marwako Fast Food Limited, Jihad Chaaban, who allegedly assaulted a female Ghanaian worker under his supervision, has been remanded into police custody following the first hearing of the case in an Accra Magistrate Court. Jihad Chaaban … Read more
The recent Lebanese Marwako Supervisor assault of a Ghanaian worker has indeed landed the fast food enterprise in the soup as very strong hands have decided to dig into her history to expose every dark side! It has been in the news for some days now, that a Lebanese supervisor at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Fast … Read more
A 25-year-old female employee of the Marwako Restaurant in Accra has been allegedly assaulted by a Lebanese supervisor for fidgeting with a blender and working slowly. The assailant, Jihad Thaabn, 26, a brother-in-law of the owner of the Marwako Restaurant, is said to have angrily grabbed the neck of the victim and dipped her face … Read more
SEVEN-member Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC), an umbrella body of journalists reporting from Ghana’s Parliament, has been sworn into office. The committee has a two-year mandate to steer the affairs of the corps. The seven were sworn in by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, at his conference … Read more
The decision by the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) Limited to establish GO Energy about two years ago to procure and distribute petroleum products to its retail outlets has increased the company’s market share to 23 per cent. According to GOIL officials, increased investment in the company’s operations through the setting up of GO Energy, coupled … Read more
The NSA debts has been there for the last four years The bank accounts of the National Sports Authority (NSA) have been frozen after one of its creditors obtained a court order in bid to retrieve monies owed it over the past four years. Starrsportsgh.com has gathered that the NSA is also immersed in a … Read more
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has had its bank accounts blocked after one of its creditors obtained a court order in bid to retrieve monies owed them over the past four years. Starrsportsgh.com has established that the NSA is also immersed in a $380,000 judgement debt to be paid to one Litina Travel and Tour … Read more
From the beginning of the competition, she was given no chance and to make matters worse, she comes from a town not associated with academic excellence or anything good for that matter – Ashaiman. Lily Ama Tugbah, the winner of the 10th edition of the Spelling Bee competition, proved all doubters wrong when she correctly … Read more
Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) was a sight to behold last Saturday as parents, teachers, head teachers, family, and friends as well as students from numerous schools across the country gathered to witness the finals of the competition. After seven (7) seven grueling rounds of spelling, twelve-year-old, Lily Tugbah, of the Solidarity International School in … Read more
12-year-old Lily Tugbah has emerged winner of the 2017 edition of the National Spelling Bee Championship. The JHS 1 student of Solidarity International School in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, beat 197 other spellers from across the country to win the ultimate. At the grande finale of the competition in Accra on Saturday [February 4, … Read more