THE PARROTS

She is a jack of many trades: a model, TV show producer/host, actress, and entrepreneur, all at the same time. And before that; a bar operator, a farm help, and a cassava processor. But Philomena Esinam Afi Antonio is most famous for her Solar4Girls project which is lighting up several homes in rural Ghana, one community at a time. Throughout her rough and tough life, Afi learnt the hard way that you don’t need to have been born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be able to feed others with golden spoons; you shouldn’t necessarily own a river to be in the position to share a cup of water; and you don’t have to be rich before you can give to others. These are lessons she learned from others including strangers who invested all that they could in her, the fruit of which is a well-rounded career woman, striving to strike an unforgettable impact on younger generations. “Things got a bit tough after Secondary School so I had to work at a communication center to ...

Pressure is mounting on the head of the Electoral Commission to resign over what critics say is the needless humiliation the EC has suffered in court under  Mrs Charlotte Osei. Hours after the former Attorney General Martin Amidu began a crusade for the resignation of Mrs Osei, a Senior Law Lecturer with the University of Ghana told Joy News demands for her resignation are justified. Dr Opoku Adusei is convinced Mrs Charlotte Osei is leading her team of commissioners "astray" and any call for her resignation is not only acceptable but justified. The Electoral Commission has suffered a number of defeats in court barely a year after the EC boss was appointed into office. Notable amongst the defeats are the voter's register case involving the NHIS card registrants, the release of collation sheets to political parties, as well as the recent defeat suffered in the Nduom disqualification case. Critics say the EC may suffer several other humiliation in court...