Author: Krobea

Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) Dr Emmanuel Akwetey has said he expects shortage of food items including rice and tomatoes because the country is no longer importing these commodities as it used to before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. He, however, suggested that to be able to deal with the possible shortage of the food items, the government will have to pay particular attention to the agricultural sector of the local economy to grow the sector. Speaking on Joy FM’s News File programme Saturday, August 8, in relation to the impact of the Covid-19 on…

Non-governmental organisation Child Rights International (CRI) has appealed to the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to intervene in the dismissal of 14 candidates of the ongoing WASSCE by the Ghana Education Service (GES). CRI views the sanctions as “too harsh”. “CRI believes that any disciplinary measure that undermines the best interest and welfare of students, as provided for in the Children’s Act 560 should not be countenanced,” the organisation said in a statement issued by its Executive Director, Bright Kweku Appiah, on Saturday, August 8. GES on Friday dismissed all the students involved in scattered riots across four…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has pointed at the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as cause of the recent violence by some final-year students. He says when education is politicised, “the result is what we are seeing”. For him, to refer to the current final-years as ‘Akufo-Addo graduates’ was the beginning of the troubles being recorded currently. The unrests in some senior high schools including Ndewura Jakpa SHS and Tweneboa Kodua SHS has led to the Ghana Education Service (GES) meting out the heavy sanctions to students involved. Some of them recorded a video to cast aspersions at the president.…

International leaders will hold talks on Sunday to raise aid for Beirut after the massive explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital on Tuesday. The virtual conference – set up by France and the United Nations – will begin at 1400 Lebanon time (1100 GMT). US President Donald Trump has said he plans to join the call. Officials estimate the blast at the warehouse, which stored 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, caused up to $15 billion (£11.5bn) in damage. The explosion left at least 158 people dead, 5,000 injured and 300,000 homeless. On Saturday several thousand people took to the streets,…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has launched investigations into reports of some Ivorians registering for Ghana’s voter identity cards. The 66 Ivorians were intercepted at the Dorbor border in possession of the new voter ID cards. They had claimed one Yaw in Tempi in Ivory Coast contracted a Kia driver by name Kwame Krah to bus them to Banda Kabrono to register. In a statement issued by the EC on Saturday, August 8, serious consideration is being given the issue. “The Commission has launched a full scale investigation into the matter, and will not shield any staff (permanent or temporary)…

Telecommunication companies in Ghana have rejected claims by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, that they under-declared taxes. The Minister made the claim in Parliament on Friday. She told the legislature that: “The introduction of the CP has uncovered that, prior to the introduction of the CP, ¢470 million in taxes was lost from potential under-declarations between 2015 to the first quarter of 2017. “An estimated amount of ¢300 million in taxes was saved between Q1 of 2017 to date as a result of the announcement of the implementation of the CP on March 8th, 2017 and its actual implementation…

For the first time in many months, Ghana’s coronavirus active cases have gone below the 3,000-mark In the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website on Saturday, August 8, the active cases reduced from 3,253 to 2,625. This has been largely due to the increase in recoveries-cum-discharges, which currently stand at 37,702 with the deaths remaining 206, same as the last update. Notwithstanding, a total of 436 new cases were confirmed, lifting the country’s cumulative total to 40,533. Regional breakdown Greater Accra – 20,413 Ashanti – 10,097 Western – 2,796 Eastern – 1,846 Central -…

Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as manager to replace the sacked Maurizio Sarri, a week after hiring the former midfielder as Under-23 boss. The Italian giants sacked Sarri after just one season despite winning Serie A following the club’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Lyon on Friday. Pirlo, 41, has signed a two-year deal until June 2022. The former Italy midfielder was only named the club’s Under-23 manager on 30 July. Juventus said the decision to promote him is “based on the belief that Pirlo has what it takes to lead from his debut on the bench, an expert and…

The PTA Chairman of Sekondi College (Sekco), Isaac Cobbinah, who also doubles as the Western Regional PTA Chairman, has rendered an unqualified apology to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the insubordinate act of some final year students of the school. The 2020 West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) has been characterized by violence as some students claimed the Integrated Science paper they wrote on Monday was too difficult coupled with strict invigilation, among others. So far, students of Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School and Juaben Senior High School, both in the Ashanti Region, as well as their mates…

Editorial stylist of the Already video Nana Kwesi Wiafe has debunked rumours that Beyoncé’s horn in the video depicts something demonic. He says the cow horn means power; it connects to Disney’s Lion King movie, which talked about power in the animal kingdom. In an interview on Sunrise on 3FM, Nana Kwesi Wiafe noted that the Already video was inspired by Africa. “Most of the inspiration started from Africa and it could be seen from the video – the animal skin, the cow horn, child birth which connects to the story Disney told ‘The Lion King’.” He expressed revel for…