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In spite of the proliferation of radio and TV stations, the payola phenomenon still exists although it is not as talked about as before. Payola is the practice where artistes pay money for their songs and videos to be given airtime. It has been reported recently that Martin King Arthur, known is showbiz circles as Kofi Kinaata, in a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz, said he has grown beyond paying payola because he makes only quality music, a statement that has come across as irking to many radio DJs and presenters. But speaking on Takoradi-based Connect FM, Kofi Kinaata expressed…

Demand for more readymade meals and fast food services in Ghana is expected to rise as the country’s middle class population increases over the next few years, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report has said. It said the demand for prepared foodstuffs, canned goods, bottled drinks, and sauces are currently on the rise. “Similarly, global snack food imports by Ghana are expected to increase as Ghanaian households desire more readily-accessible food products,” the report said. It revealed the rise in disposable income of Ghanaians has increased their demand for Western goods, especially protein-rich products, but said the country’s…

Demand for more readymade meals and fast food services in Ghana is expected to rise as the country’s middle class population increases over the next few years, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report has said. It said the demand for prepared foodstuffs, canned goods, bottled drinks, and sauces are currently on the rise. “Similarly, global snack food imports by Ghana are expected to increase as Ghanaian households desire more readily-accessible food products,” the report said. It revealed the rise in disposable income of Ghanaians has increased their demand for Western goods, especially protein-rich products, but said the country’s…

Some customers of Menzgold Ghana Limited are already at designated centres to validate their documents for settlement of their locked-up funds. The gold-dealership company announced last Wednesday that it will begin validation of customers from Monday, October 28 to Thursday, November 28 in order to achieve a “desired outcome” of settling them all. The exercise has been scheduled to take place in four regions – Greater Accra, Central, Western and Ashanti regions. At Adum, one of the two centres for the exercise, anxious customers were at the designated centre before 9:00am, when it is scheduled to start across all the…

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia left Accra on Sunday, October 27 for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the 3rd Session of the International Conference of the Public Investments Fund’s Future Investment Initiative (FII), to be held from October 29 – 31, 2019. The Public Investments Fund, a sovereign wealth fund owned by Saudi Arabia, is considered to be among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of about $320 billion. Established in 2017, the Future Investments Initiative is an international platform for expert-led debate between global leaders, investors and innovators, with the power to…

Secrets of serving the Queen have been revealed in a new book by one of Her Majesty’s closest aides. Angela Kelly has written a behind-the-scenes account of her years as the Queen’s official dressmaker and friend. Unusually, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, The Dresser and the Wardrobe is authorised by the monarch. Its blurb says: “The Queen has personally given Angela her blessing to share their unparalleled bond with the world”. Interesting titbits from the book are serialised this week in celebrity magazine Hello. So what have we learnt? 1. The Queen has someone to wear in…

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has called off its strike after weeks of laying down tools to press home demands for improved condition of service. The decision to call off the strike follows a meeting convened by the National Labour Commission which was attended by the leadership of TUTAG, the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, Deputy Employment and Labour National Relations Minister, Dr. Charles Wireko Brobbey and other  stakeholders. On October 7, 2019, TUTAG declared an indefinite strike with a call on authorities to implement conditions enjoyed by public university lecturers…

Sunday’s live performance saw contestants appear on stage bearing proverbs and appellations loaded with deep meanings in their local languages. For their tenth-week performances, all 7 ladies remaining in the competition were expected to come up with stage plays or acts infused with traditional proverbs and appellations peculiar to their respective regions of origin. First on stage was ‘returnee’ Afia. She made a comeback into the show weeks after being evicted. GMB 2019: Evicted Ashanti & Ahafo reps brought back! Afia, who represents the Ahafo Region, appeared on stage as a poet at a Women’s Conference and used some Akan…

Sunday’s live performance saw contestants appear on stage bearing proverbs and appellations loaded with deep meanings in their local languages. For their tenth-week performances, all 7 ladies remaining in the competition were expected to come up with stage plays or acts infused with traditional proverbs and appellations peculiar to their respective regions of origin. First on stage was ‘returnee’ Afia. She made a comeback into the show weeks after being evicted. GMB 2019: Evicted Ashanti & Ahafo reps brought back! Afia, who represents the Ahafo Region, appeared on stage as a poet at a Women’s Conference and used some Akan…

They were so close, yet driven far away from the grand finale of the 13th edition of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant. Unfortunately for Ahafo Region’s rep Afia and Northern Region’s Zara, the final eviction sword landed on them as they became the last contestants to exit this year’s competition, two weeks before the finals. For the past ten weeks, Zara gave off her best with each one of her weekly performances while representing the people of her region, but she had to walk away from the show due to low public votes. Afia, who returned to the show last…