Archive for December, 2010

Sneak Peek At Sunderland Football Star John Mensah’s Crib….

Posted by on December 31, 2010 at 10:34 am in Football, Sports

Mensah’s Crib The Ghanaian International & Sunderland football star “John Mensah” invited Dentaa and her cameras into his crib. Check out the living space of John Mensah in the video below… <object width=”640″ height=”385″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/UQDNHXJqegk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US”></param><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/UQDNHXJqegk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”640″ height=”385″></embed></object> Source: ghanacelebrities.com

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‘Xenophobic Remarks Affect Investment’

Posted by on at 10:32 am in Business, Other Business Stories

A former President of the Ghanaians-In-Nigeria grouping has taken issues with what he considers the undiplomatic and xenophobic treatment of matters concerning citizens of Nigeria who invest in Ghana. Prince Begnaba Mba, who is now President of the Forum For National Equity, was reacting to a statement attributed to the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB) boss [...]

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Illegal Gold Mining Surges

Posted by on at 10:30 am in Business, Mining

The Manso-Nkwanta Traditional Council has raised concern about the upsurge of illegal gold mining in the area, which, it said, was fuelling the destruction of large swathes of the area’s vegetation. Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah, the Omanhene, said the activities of the miners in the Amansie West District had become a major source of discomfort and [...]

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UN Paints Gloomy Picture Of Economy

Posted by on at 10:29 am in Business, Other Business Stories

A United Nations report unveiled recently has painted a gloomy picture of the performance of the global economy next year, with growth projected to be a meager 3.1 percent, followed by 3.5 percent in 2012. These rates, the report indicated, were insufficient to spur the recovery of the jobs that were lost during the economic [...]

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Seven Arrested Over Election Boycott

Posted by on at 10:28 am in News From Other Newspapers, Other Top Stories

Four traditional areas in the Biakoye Constituency of the Volta region have boycotted the ongoing district assembly elections to register their displeasure with a government policy in the area. The communities are Worawora, Kwamikrom, Tapa Amanya and Apesokubi. DAILY GUIDE gathered that not more than 10 people voted in many of the polling stations that [...]

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Italy bans plastic bags

Posted by on December 30, 2010 at 9:34 pm in Other Top Stories

Italy is set to ban plastic bags from shops and supermarkets across the country on January 1 as shoppers eager for the New Year’s sales prepare to swap to biodegradable, fabric or paper bags. Italians are among the top consumers of plastic bags in Europe, using more than 300 per person a year, or around [...]

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Boney M Singer Bobby Farrell Dead

Posted by on at 9:31 pm in Entertainment, Music

Bobby Farrell, the energetic frontman of 1970s disco band Boney M, died on Thursday (December 30) in his hotel room in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the age of 61. Reuters reported that Farrell was found dead in his room the day after a show in the city where the band achieved some of its career [...]

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Stocking Up For a Better Ghana

Posted by on at 9:13 pm in Video

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