Author: Krobea

Tanzania has banned three more Kenyan airlines as a standoff between the East Africa neighbours over Covid-19 escalates. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) nullified the approval granted to Fly 540, Air Kenya Express and Safarilink Aviation. The airlines operate daily flights to the tourist destinations of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. “The basis of the decision to nullify our aproval for the three Kenyan airlines is the ongoing dispute between the two countries,” Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority director general general Hamza Johari is quoted as saying by the Citizen newspaper. Earlier, the national carrier Kenya Airways had been banned after Nairobi…

Two children have been caught for stealing GH¢150 and also poisoning the soup and water of one Godwin Martey at Sekyere-Krobo in Wassa East of the Western Region. This incident was reported on the Omanba-pa morning show on Connect FM Wednesday morning. The Unit Committee Chairman for Sekyere-Krobo, Jewel K. Ameyaw, who narrated the incident, said  the two children, aged 10 and 12, managed to enter the residence of Godwin Martey and made away with a cash of ¢150 and poisoned his water and soup with Cocoa Akatse, which is used for cocoa farms. “These children stole ¢150 cash and…

The Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has indicated that her ministry will not hesitate to terminate the contract of any caterer who fails to cook for the BECE candidates. The Minister made the remarks on Wednesday, August 26 when she visited some junior high schools in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region following complaints of non-compliance with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s one-hot-meal-a-day directive. On Sunday, August 16, President Akufo-Addo in his 15th televised address to the nation mentioned that government through the Gender Ministry will provide one hot meal for all BECE candidates across…

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian soul musician, Sherifa Gunu, has joined national politics with her peace campaign. She has consequently announced her intention to develop a programme line-up required to promote peace in northern Ghana ahead of the December 7 elections. The regular hitmaker announced she would be performing with parliamentary candidates and constituency executives of the various political parties during this peace campaign tour. Speaking in an interview, the top Ghanaian artiste pointed out why it is crucial for creative art personalities to use peace campaign in promoting governance, development and democracy in the country. She believes it is vital for…

Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has called on governments around the world to support women affected by the ramifications of Covid-19. Foreign Minister Botchway spoke last month in Israel`s MASHAV International Women Leaders E-Conference representing women leaders across the globe. Speaking on the topic ‘Building Resilience through Cooperation and Partnerships’, she re-emphasized the global impact of Covid-19 especially in developing countries. She said “various governments have had unintended negative consequences of the pandemic, especially in developing countries. In most cases, women are the most affected, some have lost their means of income, particularly self-employed…

The Roads and Highways Ministry has terminated the road contract between the government of Ghana and Messrs Engineers and Planners contractors. The contract, which had the contractors working on the Tamale-Salaga-Makango road in the Savannah Region, according to the Ministry, was ended based on what they described as unnecessary delays in its completion. In a letter dated August 17, 2020, the Ministry directed the Savannah Regional Highways Engineer to terminate the contract. Fast forward August 25, 2020, a letter from the Savannah Regional Highways Engineer confirmed the termination of the contract. Work on the 59.12-kilometer road was awarded to Messrs…

Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo has been barred from running for the presidency in upcoming elections after a court upheld the electoral commission’s decision to remove him from the electoral list. His lawyer Claude Mentenon told AFP news agency that there was no further legal recourse inside Ivory Coast. The country’s electoral commission struck him off the list of candidates because he was convicted of a crime. The president of the electoral commission, Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, had in August said that anyone convicted of a crime would not be allowed to stand. He made the announcement while revealing the revised…

Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has taken an exception to a tweet by the Founding President of IMANI-Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, over comments attributed to him on the controversial Agyapa deal. Mr Cudjoe had tweeted on Tuesday, August 25 that the Minister had effectively indicated that views of civil society organisations (CSOs) do not matter, before or after, in any type of deal reached by government. It was in reference to an interview on TV3’s News 360, where the Ofoase/Ayirebi Member of Parliament insisted the agreement to have Agyapa Royalties Limited to raise between $500 million and $750 million for…

The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, says her trip to Ghana had a profound impact on her. Mrs Trump described her four-nation tour of Africa in 2018 as a defining moment and referenced it as one of the moments that could inspire people to attempt at being at their best. She was one of the speakers who delivered speeches to round up events on Day Two of the ongoing National Convention of the GOP. The First Lady described the US first family’s 2018 visit to Africa where they made the first stop in Ghana as…