How To Prepare ‘Etor’ the Ashanti Way
Etor is a delicacy originating from the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Recipe Palm Oil Salted fish (momone) Onion Pepper Egg Groundnuts Avocado pear Watch the steps below:Join GhanaStar.com to receive...
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McDonald’s Serves ‘McLizard’ To Pregnant Indian Woman
Would you like some fries with that lizard? A pregnant woman in Kolkata in eastern India has complained of finding a lizard in the french fries she bought at her local McDonald's restaurant....
Pastor Mensa Otabil, You Were Wrong
At a recent programme organized by Legacy and Legacy, Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer o the ICGC spent between five and 10 minutes in what clearly indicated a direct ‘bastardising’ of a...
Provocative Conscience
By: Tse, Frederick K. Kofi I have been following the Fufu controversy with keen ears and I must admit that my own appetite has been threatened by the challenging thoughts the old man shared. Pastor...
NPP To Revive ‘operation Feed Yourself’
Government will launch an agricultural campaign this year akin to Acheampong’s “operation feed yourself” to beef up Ghana’s food security, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta announced....
AB InBev Suffers First Core Profit Decline On Brazil Slump
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, suffered its first decline in core earnings since its formation over a decade ago as recession-hit Brazil depressed beer sales by even more than...
Cocoa Grind Margins Will Fall In 2017
Cocoa processing margins are expected to fall throughout 2017, despite low bean prices and recovering demand, Olam boss Sunny Verghese told investors. Mr Verghese said the cocoa processing business...
Traders Ban Pepsi, Coca-Cola To Support Local Products
Traders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned the sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in favour of local products. The ban, which was proposed by the state's top two associations of traders,...
What Ghana Can Learn From Indian Traders Move To Promote Local Products
As to why the southern state of India bans Coca Cola and Pepsi, Ghana surely has something to learn… It may seem impossible, but a state in India has made a brave move to ban the purchase of some...
There’s No Capital To Revive Komenda Sugar Factory
About $16 million will be needed to revive the factory Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has expressed disappointment in the previous government's failure to raise the much-needed capital to...
MP Wants More Support For Staple Crop Farmers
Former Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has urged government to provide more funds to staple crop farmers whose produce directly feed the nation. He...
Komenda Sugar Factory Needs GHS6m Resume Production – Minister
Central Region Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has revealed the Komenda Sugar Factory requires a minimum working capital of GHS6 million before production it can begin producing sugar. Briefing the media...
Komenda Sugar Factory Needs GH?6m Resume Production – Minister
Central Region Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has revealed the Komenda Sugar Factory requires a minimum working capital of GH?6 million before production it can begin producing sugar. Briefing the media...
Towns of Hope and Despair
A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge Village is a place of industry and desperation. Posters on the wall offer easy money...
We Are Destroying Ghana
News that some fishermen are using the cancer-causing agent, formalin, to preserve salted tilapia, popularly known as ‘Koobi’, is, indeed, disturbing, particularly since this is not the first...
What Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics. Last week South Sudan was declared the site of the world's first...
Drought-Resistant Maize Seeds Introduced In Northern Region
Four varieties of hybrid maize have been introduced to farmers in the Northern Region to boost maize production in the region. The drought-resistant maize varieties, introduced by the Savanna...
Trump Immigration Policies Have Farming Industry On Edge
President Donald Trump's tough new immigration measures are sending shudders through the US farming industry, which largely employs a low-wage foreign workforce. Since taking office on a "America...
‘John Mahama’ Beer Turns Gari To ‘gold’
A surging demand for a beer unofficially named after John Mahama, Ghana’s immediate-past president, is on the verge of disastrously throwing the cost of gari beyond the reach of the poor class in...
Health Claims About “aluguntugui”
Soursop or graviola also known as “aluguntugui” in Ghana, is well-known for some health benefits; especially in recent times, the use of parts of the fruit and even parts of the tree that...