Author Archives: larryehu

Giant headgear gives me headaches but I love it — Akumaa

Many people may have noticed Akumaa Mama Zimbi’s rather huge headgear but what they do not know is that it can be so heavy that it sometimes gives her headaches. Akumaa admitted to Showbiz recently that the big headgear which she has worn for the past 15 years can be very heavy. “It does feel very heavy, sometimes my head ...

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The unnecessary political twist and turn of ¢9.7bn bond

The ‘$2.25bn’ Templeton bond saga is a classic example of ‘PR motivated by political spin’ gone bad. I am a strong believer in institutional policy making and cringe when politicians seek to overwhelm the technical space of public relations. The art of PR makes one minded that your public is not restricted to your customers but include competition and other stakeholders. Needless ...

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Time, my frienemy

There she was wishing it was her before the crowd, the star of the day, owning it as they stand and applaud her. There she was like the salve who enjoys in his sleep the imaginary freedom and fears of being awakened when he suspect his liberty is no more but a dream. The tale of two girls began as ...

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New Juaben SHS Stds suffering from “spiritual attack” – GES

The Ghana Education Service is suspecting spiritual attack following the sudden collapse of female students at New Juaben Senior High School in the Eastern region. Several female students of the school in Koforidua have been rushed to different hospitals over suspected food contamination. According to Starr News’ Kojo Ansah, some of the students were rushed to the Eastern regional government ...

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BA boss ‘won’t resign’ over flight chaos

BA chief executive Alex Cruz says he will not resign and that flight disruption had nothing to do with cutting costs. He told the BBC a power surge, had “only lasted a few minutes”, but the back-up system had not worked properly. He said the IT failure was not due to technical staff being outsourced from the UK to India. ...

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The real reasons you’re attractive, according to science

Let’s be honest: Looks count. When you see that certain mix of eyes, cheekbones, hair, and je ne sais quoi from across the room, you’re drawn in. While there are plenty of tricks to making oneself more physically desirable, new research suggests that appearance is just window dressing when it comes to finding someone attractive. Beauty—or true appeal—is more than ...

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NDC looted state funds through sole-sourcing – Adwoa Safo

The Minister of State at the presidency in charge of Public Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has accused the Mahama-led administration of abusing the sole-sourcing element of the procurement laws. Speaking Monday May 29, 2017 at a training session on Public Procurement for Ministers and Agencies Ms Safo who is the MP for Dome Kwabenya revealed officials in the past administration deliberately ...

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Ablekuma residents protest over bad roads

A protest against the dilapidated nature of the main road linking Ablekuma-Manhean-Afuaman and Oduman-Nsakina in the Greater Accra region on Monday morning left hundreds of commuters in those areas stranded. Some commercial drivers who were part of the protesters, parked their vehicles and refused to pick passengers. Others, including landlords and tenants blocked portions of the main road to prevent ...

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